When to Weigh Yourself

I weigh myself every single morning after I have a large glass of water and my morning poop (bowel movement) before breakfast.

I have been losing weight since January and I swear by this method because it helps keep me on track each day. This is because my goal is to make the numbers go down just a little each day. I have a scale that measures by the half pound and every couple of days or so (or 3 or 4 or 5) my weight drops another half pound, which feels victorious. Weighing once a week did not work for me because then it made it easier for me to lie to myself about what I was eating, for example I'd overeat Monday Tuesday Wednesday because I knew I wouldn't weigh myself until Saturday. Or I'd trick myself that I could play 'catch up' with my exercise by the end of the week to see some progress by the end of the week. Didn't work. When I weigh myself everyday it really forces me to be aware of what I'm eating on a daily basis and how much I'm actually exercising/moving my body.

It's such a powerful motivator for me in so many ways. It helped me to figure out why my weight fluctuated so much, I was able to zero in on figuring out how salt affected my water gain and therefore my weight, as well as caffeine. I no longer add salt to my food and I no longer drink coffee, and my weight does not go up and down on a daily basis anymore, just down (the exception being my period of course). This may not work for you but it couldn't hurt to try it for a couple of weeks.