Does Weighing Every Day Keep Pounds Away?

Since my Surgery I weigh my self daily (once in the morning) I found this has kept me in check. Does Weighing Every Day Keep Pounds Away? Get a better read on your progress. by Selene Yeager The news: Daily weighing speeds loss When University of Minnesota researchers monitored the scale habits of 1,800 dieting adults, they found that those who weighed themselves daily lost an average of 12 pounds over 2 years; weekly scale watchers lost only 6. The once-a-day group also was less likely to regain lost weight. But respected programs such as Weigh****chers--and Prevention experts--caution against daily weighing Scale obsession has been linked to eating disorders, and some experts argue that the distress and discouragement brought on by a daily weight check could cause people to go off their diet; however, there's been no research to prove this. Bottom line: Try it if you're healthy and motivated By serving as a regular reminder of weight loss goals and allowing dieters to nip weight gains in the bud, daily weighing may help. But the practice may not be the reason the study subjects lost more, says Prevention weight loss advisor Kelly Brownell, PhD. "This may just prove that people who are doing well like the feedback, so naturally they weigh themselves more often than those who are struggling." If you do a daily check-in, be sure to also log your results in a journal to track your long-term progress. And don't weigh yourself daily if you have a history of an eating disorder. Mary 415/160 We write our own destiny; we become what we do. ~ Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

Hey Mary, I think weight oneself everyday is ok for some people, it's just not right for me. To be honest most obese people do have eatting disorders..thats how they became obese..or in my case SMO. I might start to weight myself daily when i'm at goal....but right now in this stage of the game..it would just drive me bonkers. scott.

Thank you Mary for this post... I have always held a personal belief about this, but nice to see that research backs up this belief. It becomes hard to do after a while, but it is a lot easier to let a few pounds slide when you are not aware (or do not want to be aware)!. b