Interesting way to weigh

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within my points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea as to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC" wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous 7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7 bits of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol

I weigh myself every day, too. It's not that I'm obsessed with it,
and I do realize that being up or down two or three pounds isn't
significant. I have spikes and lulls all the time that last a day or
two.

This is exactly why I *do* weigh in every day. I'm not as formulaic
about it as Carol's friend is, but I do like to have a sense for the
general trend, and seven data points are better than one for that. If
I step on the scale on my weigh-in day and I'm up two pounds from the
week before, but I know that I'm up three pounds from the day before,
it's no reason to panic. It's water, it will drop off, and I'll
probably lose three pounds by the next day.

Stan


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:51:24 -0500, Joyce wrote:

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within my points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea as to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC" wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous 7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7 bits of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol

It does cut down on the frustration level. I hate to say how many times during my
weightloss venture I weighed myself the day before my official day, and was a
pound or so lighter than the next day. I recorded the heavier weight, only to
find it disappearing again the next day. sigh I never thought about the
averaging or taking lowest weekly reading scenarios - but they do make a lot of
sense.

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:30:24 -0500, Stan wrote:

I weigh myself every day, too. It's not that I'm obsessed with it,
and I do realize that being up or down two or three pounds isn't
significant. I have spikes and lulls all the time that last a day or
two.

This is exactly why I *do* weigh in every day. I'm not as formulaic
about it as Carol's friend is, but I do like to have a sense for the
general trend, and seven data points are better than one for that. If
I step on the scale on my weigh-in day and I'm up two pounds from the
week before, but I know that I'm up three pounds from the day before,
it's no reason to panic. It's water, it will drop off, and I'll
probably lose three pounds by the next day.

Stan


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:51:24 -0500, Joyce wrote:

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within my points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea as to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC" wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous 7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7 bits of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol

That is a good way to weigh. Then you know that the two pounds up,
was not there yesterday and don't worry that it is a permanent up and
more serious. Whereas if you see up 1, down 1, up 2, down 1, you know
that the range is still pretty right-on. Good justification for me as
I do weigh each morning.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:30:24 -0500, Stan
wrote:

I weigh myself every day, too. It's not that I'm obsessed with it,
and I do realize that being up or down two or three pounds isn't
significant. I have spikes and lulls all the time that last a day or
two.

This is exactly why I *do* weigh in every day. I'm not as formulaic
about it as Carol's friend is, but I do like to have a sense for the
general trend, and seven data points are better than one for that. If
I step on the scale on my weigh-in day and I'm up two pounds from the
week before, but I know that I'm up three pounds from the day before,
it's no reason to panic. It's water, it will drop off, and I'll
probably lose three pounds by the next day.

Stan


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:51:24 -0500, Joyce wrote:

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within my points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea as to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC" wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous 7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7 bits of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol

I've started using weight commander as well as WW online, and I think I've
become more relaxed about the numbers on the scales since using it.

Thanks to whoever first recommended the program. It has a lot of nice
features and it is easy to adapt to WW.

Carol

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"Fred" wrote in message
...
That is a good way to weigh. Then you know that the two pounds up,
was not there yesterday and don't worry that it is a permanent up and
more serious. Whereas if you see up 1, down 1, up 2, down 1, you know
that the range is still pretty right-on. Good justification for me as
I do weigh each morning.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:30:24 -0500, Stan
wrote:

I weigh myself every day, too. It's not that I'm obsessed with it,
and I do realize that being up or down two or three pounds isn't
significant. I have spikes and lulls all the time that last a day or
two.

This is exactly why I *do* weigh in every day. I'm not as formulaic
about it as Carol's friend is, but I do like to have a sense for the
general trend, and seven data points are better than one for that. If
I step on the scale on my weigh-in day and I'm up two pounds from the
week before, but I know that I'm up three pounds from the day before,
it's no reason to panic. It's water, it will drop off, and I'll
probably lose three pounds by the next day.

Stan


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:51:24 -0500, Joyce wrote:

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record
weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per
week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the
ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within
my points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a
similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea
as to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs
daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He
weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he
writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He
does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the
actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also
says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous
7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7
bits of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on
point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS
had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains
were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not
at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol

i am the same way i weigh myself almost everyday, but it's for the same
reasons that u all stated to keep better track of things.

also to see where i need to improve on.
angie
"Stan" wrote in message
...
I weigh myself every day, too. It's not that I'm obsessed with it,
and I do realize that being up or down two or three pounds isn't
significant. I have spikes and lulls all the time that last a day or
two.

This is exactly why I *do* weigh in every day. I'm not as formulaic
about it as Carol's friend is, but I do like to have a sense for the
general trend, and seven data points are better than one for that. If
I step on the scale on my weigh-in day and I'm up two pounds from the
week before, but I know that I'm up three pounds from the day before,
it's no reason to panic. It's water, it will drop off, and I'll
probably lose three pounds by the next day.

Stan


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 01:51:24 -0500, Joyce wrote:

This is really interesting Carol, and might not be a bad way to record
weight if
you are on the maintanence plan. I am finding that the specific day per
week
isn't giving me much of a clue anymore, other than if I am in the
ballpark (which
I guess isn't all bad). I flucuate all over the place, am well within my
points
range for the week and exercising 5 or 6 times a week. If I adapt a
similar
approach as this man did, it would probably give me a much better idea as
to
whether I am maintaining, losing or gaining. Thanks for sharing!

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:30:25 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

A guy on the 100 pounds to lose board of WW posted that he weighs daily.
His reasoning was very sound, and I'm thinking of adopting it. He
weighs
daily and writes it down. Then when he weighs in, once a week, he
writes
down the lowest weight he's had for the week on his online tracker. He
does
this because of the fluctuations, and to take pressure away from the
actual
weigh in day. He also says he gets two or three new rewards each week,
instead of one MAYBE award, depending on what his body does. He also
says
that if he does post a gain (out of the whole 7 days over the previous 7
days) it probably IS a gain. His reasoning is that statistically 7 bits
of
data are more accurate than only one.

I'm seriously thinking of doing this myself. I've been completely on
point
since I started and have had a few gains on weigh in days, but ALWAYS
had a
low point each week (not necessarily on weigh in day.) Those gains were
very depressing, since I've always been on point and exercising.

Of course, it would only work for those doing WW online or at home, not
at
meetings.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Carol





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