Should you weigh yourself daily? Weight Watchers and some other programs say, "No". In this podcast episode (player below), you'll learn what research tells us.The “Weight for Wellness” podcast and blog are for people on a weight loss journey for health and wellbeing. Rather than promote a specific program, we look at what science based research has to say about weight loss and health enhancing approaches.
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Episode Show Notes
If You’re attempting to lose weight, should you weigh yourself daily?
In this episode we tackle a question many of us struggle with: How often should I weigh myself?
Weight Watchers and some other popular programs say weighing weekly or even monthly is the right frequency, but what does science say? What does the research tell us?
We look at two studies, one from 2005 published in the “Annals of Behavioral Medicine”, and a second presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in November 2018.
These studies looked at the effects of weighing yourself frequently. One study followed participants for two years and the second for a year. Results: Participants who weighed themselves daily or near daily lost or maintained weight while those who rarely or never weighed themselves gained weight.
Steve Carter, the podcast host and CEO of Stress Solutions, LLC identified probable reasons why for most people daily or near-daily weighing helps to keep you focused on your ultimate target weight and on the behavioral practices you’re choosing to do that keep you on track.
Steve also shares other measures and ways to assess weight and health progress along with suggestions for staying focused on those health goals.
Citations / Resources:
“Weight for Wellness” blog. https://WeightForWellness.blogspot.com.
“Daily weighing may be key to losing weight”. Includes study citation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-daily-key-weight.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
“To Weigh, Or Not To Weigh...That Is The Question”. Includes study citation. https://www.medicinenet.com/to_weigh__or_not_to_weighthat_is_the_question/views.htm
