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Originally Posted by Zigy
It does get obsessive.
People should not weigh themselves every day and count tenths of a pound. You should weigh yourself every week at most or just twice a month. Weight fluctuations of couple of pounds daily are normal.
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The data tells a different story about frequent weighing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...ubmed_RVDocSum
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36.2% of participants reported weighing themselves at least once per day, and more frequent weighing was associated with lower BMI and higher scores on disinhibition and cognitive restraint
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When I weighed infrequently after hitting goal, I had gained several pounds before I realized it. Then it became a decision to start dieting again, not just adjust for a couple of days and I put it off, gained more and then it seemed so far away I gave up again for a while.
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