Weigh yourself Daily

Hmmmm..... Weigh daily?

There is a lot of controversy behind this one. Let me start by saying I do not believe that this one is for everyone. 

Let me start with my rationale and then you can make your own decision about what is best for you from there. 

When I started my journey, I decided I was going to weigh myself everyday. There is one thing that is critical in this weight loss strategy:

This is my weight loss graph. 

Across the bottom is the dates. On the left is my weight. Starting at the top is one pound higher than my current weight (no, I don't plan on going higher than I start but sometimes reality happens. Then I go down the left in 1/2 pound increments. Everyday that I weigh, I plot a new dot. I create a "trend line" that goes down at a chosen rate. Early in my weight loss, I make my trend line aggressive, losing 2 pounds per week. I make my personal goal to stay under this line. When I go above the line, I need to evaluate my food and workout plan to make sure I am on the right track. I am not talking about one dot above the line, I am talking about a long period of time over the line. 

Notice something....

There are spikes (upward), on my graph.  Some of those spikes are due to hormonal reasons, others are after a cheat day, some are just because. This is where I say that this isn't for everyone. If you are going to freak out every time you graph spikes or goes over the line and become self destructive, this is not for you. If you understand that this happens in your body and you use it as a tool to understand your body, this is a great tool for you. 

I have done this for over a year and I feel like this tool has helped me be reflective, stay on track, learn my body. 

Benefits to this system: 

- Learn how my body reacts (overtime) to certain food plans I have for myself

-When I see cookies, pizza, etc during the day, I think to myself "where will my dot be tomorrow?" This works!

- If you are seeing a trend of weight gain (more than should be) or a plateau, it prompts you to evaluate your food plan and your exercise plan. It keeps you on your feet all the time. 

So, what do you think? Will this help you?