If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Weigh early, weigh often
While some advise against frequent weigh-ins, four years of low carbing
have convinced me that I do better with them. I get to see when I'm drifting back up in weight, and see what my progress is. Yes, you see a lot of day to day variations, but you can easily plot out the data, and filter it out. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I have anything to eat. I've weight myself a few times during the day as well, and I typically see about a 5 pound variation between the lowest and highest values, with the morning weight being the lowest. Most likely because I have the least amount of excess water at that time, after not drinking anything (or much) overnight. So weighing at the same time each day reduces a lot of the variation. Several months of recent data shows that typically the variation is only +/- 1 pound between days. I started low carb at 248 pounds in October of 2000, getting down to about 188 pounds a year later. I then stopped weighing myself, wasn't quite as careful with what I was eating, and drifted back to around 205 this summer. I caught myself, and am now back down to 188. My original goal was 175, I now think I'd like to try for 170 or 165, but we'll see how I look and feel at 175. Surprisingly my rate of loss has been fairly steady, and doesn't appear to have started to level off - yet! It's running about 1 1/4 pounds a week. Obviously it won't continue at that rate mich longer. For those interested, here's a graph of the last four months, since I re-started low carb eating: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight.gif The red line is the actual data, the blue line is a smoothed average. The missing two weeks during September is while I was on vacation at the Outer Banks, surprisingly I only about 2 pounds during that time, even indulging in the occasional ice cream and milkshake. My first year when I went from 248 to 188 is also available he http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight0.gif You can see the initial water loss during the first week or two. I know that frequent weigh-ins don't work for some people, but they do for others, and some might want to give it a try. -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Me, too. It really helps me to keep the focus on my woe.
-- Linda LC since Oct. 13, 2003 296/188.2/160 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html http://community.webshots.com/user/mslewtoo "Are you telling me there are dead people in my living room watching videos?"--Nina (Truly, Madly, Deeply) "Ignoramus7414" wrote in message ... I weigh myself every morning and it is helpful and entertaining. -- 223/172.8/180 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Chris,
I've been maintaining for about a year and a half. I currently am still at my lowest weight. I have found that a daily, morning weighing is essential for successful maintenance. A couple times over the course of the past year my weight has started to creep up. When stringent adherence to a low carb diet did not reverse the weight gain, I ended up going to an endocrinologist who put me on a drug that has really helped. Another drug I tried (a blood pressure med) caused significant weight gain within 3 weeks, so I stopped taking it. I generally fluctuate within 2 lbs depending on how much I've eaten, but if the weight gain goes up to 4 lbs it's an alarm bell that requires immediate response. Once you have reached goal, it can be extremely tough to lose weight since your body requires so much less food to keep going. I can lose two or three pounds with the kind of effort that used to result in losing 10 lbs. So it is really important to never get to where I need to lose more than those 2 or 3 lbs! -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Chris Smolinski" wrote in message ... While some advise against frequent weigh-ins, four years of low carbing have convinced me that I do better with them. I get to see when I'm drifting back up in weight, and see what my progress is. Yes, you see a lot of day to day variations, but you can easily plot out the data, and filter it out. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I have anything to eat. I've weight myself a few times during the day as well, and I typically see about a 5 pound variation between the lowest and highest values, with the morning weight being the lowest. Most likely because I have the least amount of excess water at that time, after not drinking anything (or much) overnight. So weighing at the same time each day reduces a lot of the variation. Several months of recent data shows that typically the variation is only +/- 1 pound between days. I started low carb at 248 pounds in October of 2000, getting down to about 188 pounds a year later. I then stopped weighing myself, wasn't quite as careful with what I was eating, and drifted back to around 205 this summer. I caught myself, and am now back down to 188. My original goal was 175, I now think I'd like to try for 170 or 165, but we'll see how I look and feel at 175. Surprisingly my rate of loss has been fairly steady, and doesn't appear to have started to level off - yet! It's running about 1 1/4 pounds a week. Obviously it won't continue at that rate mich longer. For those interested, here's a graph of the last four months, since I re-started low carb eating: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight.gif The red line is the actual data, the blue line is a smoothed average. The missing two weeks during September is while I was on vacation at the Outer Banks, surprisingly I only about 2 pounds during that time, even indulging in the occasional ice cream and milkshake. My first year when I went from 248 to 188 is also available he http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight0.gif You can see the initial water loss during the first week or two. I know that frequent weigh-ins don't work for some people, but they do for others, and some might want to give it a try. -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
"Chris Smolinski" wrote in message ... I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I have anything to eat. I've weight myself a few times during the day as well, and I typically see about a 5 pound variation between the lowest and highest values, with the morning weight being the lowest. I don't bother with anything other than the morning weighing, because your scales can't distinguish between you and you plus the drink you just had. I only write down my weight on Mondays, the rest of the week's "unofficial" weights are just for interest... Mondays is also waist measurement day, plus fasting blood sugar day. Nicky. -- HbA1c 10.5/6.4/6 Weight 95/81/72 1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
"Nicky" wrote in message ... "Chris Smolinski" wrote in message ... I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I have anything to eat. I've weight myself a few times during the day as well, and I typically see about a 5 pound variation between the lowest and highest values, with the morning weight being the lowest. I don't bother with anything other than the morning weighing, because your scales can't distinguish between you and you plus the drink you just had. I only write down my weight on Mondays, the rest of the week's "unofficial" weights are just for interest... Mondays is also waist measurement day, plus fasting blood sugar day. Nicky. -- HbA1c 10.5/6.4/6 Weight 95/81/72 1g Metformin, 75ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 I've been weighing every mornng and now I can usually tell when my TOM is going to start about 2-3 days before it does. I put on about 3 pounds water weight and the extra 3 poounds stays through the TOM and then drops. Weighing daily helps you know your body and what it's going through. You can understand why the weight goes up and do something about it before it becomes a bigger problem. Diane |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
I too weigh every morning. I feel it is important to maintain my database
in Fitday to see the trend. Sometimes I weigh myself in the evening to try to predict what the next morning's number will be. There is a lot of noise in the signal. Those who expect instant results will be disappointed. Cubit 311/208/165 I don't "Ignoramus7414" wrote in message ... I weigh myself every morning and it is helpful and entertaining. -- 223/172.8/180 |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
I too weigh every morning. I feel it is important to maintain my database
in Fitday to see the trend. Sometimes I weigh myself in the evening to try to predict what the next morning's number will be. There is a lot of noise in the signal. Those who expect instant results will be disappointed. Cubit 311/208/165 I don't "Ignoramus7414" wrote in message ... I weigh myself every morning and it is helpful and entertaining. -- 223/172.8/180 |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Chris Smolinski writes:
I know that frequent weigh-ins don't work for some people, but they do for others, and some might want to give it a try. Exactly. Daily weigh-ins give the most accurate data when viewed over a period, but it's tempting to look at progress from day to day, which really doesn't make sense. I weigh daily as well (every morning), and then use a linear interpolation model based on one week's worth of data in order to get something actually useful. -- Stefan Holm 289/252/170 @ 2004-11-04 LC (Atkins) since 2004-08-07 http://lowcarb.algebra.dk |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Actual data, smoothed average - you sounds like some financial analyst!
Looking at your figures, it seems like you put on 7 lbs over the course of 3 years - that's not overly bad. I'm glad you're back on the wagon. I also weight myself almost daily - mainly to make sure that I'm not putting on weight... although I'm trying to lose. I lost 2 kilos back around early October within about 2 weeks and then nothing has happened since. I talk myself into thinking that these "nothing happening periods" as time that my body are adjusting and securing the loss, so that I don't just give up and run off and feast on pasta and cakes. Enough with my nonsense so I shall stop - and good luck to your new low carb adventure and please stick with it for the rest of your life this time round. "Chris Smolinski" wrote in message ... While some advise against frequent weigh-ins, four years of low carbing have convinced me that I do better with them. I get to see when I'm drifting back up in weight, and see what my progress is. Yes, you see a lot of day to day variations, but you can easily plot out the data, and filter it out. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before I have anything to eat. I've weight myself a few times during the day as well, and I typically see about a 5 pound variation between the lowest and highest values, with the morning weight being the lowest. Most likely because I have the least amount of excess water at that time, after not drinking anything (or much) overnight. So weighing at the same time each day reduces a lot of the variation. Several months of recent data shows that typically the variation is only +/- 1 pound between days. I started low carb at 248 pounds in October of 2000, getting down to about 188 pounds a year later. I then stopped weighing myself, wasn't quite as careful with what I was eating, and drifted back to around 205 this summer. I caught myself, and am now back down to 188. My original goal was 175, I now think I'd like to try for 170 or 165, but we'll see how I look and feel at 175. Surprisingly my rate of loss has been fairly steady, and doesn't appear to have started to level off - yet! It's running about 1 1/4 pounds a week. Obviously it won't continue at that rate mich longer. For those interested, here's a graph of the last four months, since I re-started low carb eating: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight.gif The red line is the actual data, the blue line is a smoothed average. The missing two weeks during September is while I was on vacation at the Outer Banks, surprisingly I only about 2 pounds during that time, even indulging in the occasional ice cream and milkshake. My first year when I went from 248 to 188 is also available he http://www.blackcatsystems.com/pics/weight0.gif You can see the initial water loss during the first week or two. I know that frequent weigh-ins don't work for some people, but they do for others, and some might want to give it a try. -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Ray - Wi early + low-carb | ray miller | Weightwatchers | 4 | October 3rd, 2004 04:45 AM |
Question about Lifetime Weigh In | SPOONS | Weightwatchers | 14 | September 8th, 2004 09:40 PM |
early weigh something told me...... | Angie | Weightwatchers | 24 | July 31st, 2004 02:12 AM |
udate. weighed in early...... | Angie | Weightwatchers | 5 | June 19th, 2004 11:47 PM |
Weigh in 1-28-04 | Kristine Quilici | Weightwatchers | 14 | February 5th, 2004 04:04 PM |