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I have no idea if it works or not, but I want to point out two things. 1: It seems that this is a correlation study rather than a causality study. 2: Your weigh

I have no idea if it works or not, but I want to point out two things. 1: It seems that this is a correlation study rather than a causality study. 2: Your weight can fluctuate on a day to day basis, especially depending on what you've eaten recently, how much water you've drank, the time of day, whether you've gone to the bathroom, etc. The overall trend over a larger period of time is what's important. Still, this 2nd argument may be irrelevant if the point is just to keep you motivated rather than to track your weight.

char 16y ago
Yes, but if you keep track of it, you learn how much weight a glass of water adds, for example, and you can calibrate for that. I'd say you learn more about how to control your weight in the long run if you keep track of these daily fluctuations.
- johnswamps 16y ago
  But these fluctuations are often just noise. Having a glass of water before you step on the scale isn't going to help you lose or gain weight, but it still shows up on the scale. You're just micro-managing things that don't matter on this point. And then are just some things you can't control. If you have bowel movements at the same time every day, then that's not an issue; but if you go at different times every day (or not even every day), you might register as having gained two pounds one morning, when in fact you ate at a caloric deficit the day before. But if you are going to weigh yourself every morning, keep this in mind and try to keep the exact same conditions every morning. Do it at the same time every day, either eat breakfast before weighing yourself every time or after every time, etc., otherwise you'll be worrying about changes in weight that don't mean anything.
  - ebiester 16y ago
    The excel graph will take into account those little things. As long as the direction continues downward, the daily numbers don't matter.
Evgeny 16y ago
I found that weighing myself in the morning, after going to the bathroom but before eating or drinking anything gave the most consistent results. Seems logical to me, the body has been given enough time to process / eliminate the results of your latest food / drink intake, so there would be the least amount of 'fluctuation'.

char 16y ago

Yes, but if you keep track of it, you learn how much weight a glass of water adds, for example, and you can calibrate for that. I'd say you learn more about how to control your weight in the long run if you keep track of these daily fluctuations.

johnswamps 16y ago
But these fluctuations are often just noise. Having a glass of water before you step on the scale isn't going to help you lose or gain weight, but it still shows up on the scale. You're just micro-managing things that don't matter on this point. And then are just some things you can't control. If you have bowel movements at the same time every day, then that's not an issue; but if you go at different times every day (or not even every day), you might register as having gained two pounds one morning, when in fact you ate at a caloric deficit the day before. But if you are going to weigh yourself every morning, keep this in mind and try to keep the exact same conditions every morning. Do it at the same time every day, either eat breakfast before weighing yourself every time or after every time, etc., otherwise you'll be worrying about changes in weight that don't mean anything.
- ebiester 16y ago
  The excel graph will take into account those little things. As long as the direction continues downward, the daily numbers don't matter.

Evgeny 16y ago

I found that weighing myself in the morning, after going to the bathroom but before eating or drinking anything gave the most consistent results. Seems logical to me, the body has been given enough time to process / eliminate the results of your latest food / drink intake, so there would be the least amount of 'fluctuation'.