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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop weighing yourself every day. It’s going to go up and down-that’s normal. Weigh yourself once a week MAX.[/quote]

This advice never makes sense to me, from a mathematical perspective.  If something is variable then you want more data points, not  fewer.  With fewer data points, you run the risk of getting a statistical outlier.  My weight varies between 148 and 152 on a regular basis.  If I onlyvweigh once a week, I may get 152 one week and 148 the next, making me think I’ve lost 4 pounds when in fact I really haven’t lost any weight.  If I’m weighing every day, I can smooth out the natural hills and valleys in the data.   [/quote]

For many (most?) though, you have situations like the person who weighed a pound more the next day after eating cauliflower. This isn't really helpful. True weight gain/loss is really measured over a month, not a week. [/quote]

I don’t understand your point. There isn’t a magic day where you wake up with no undigested food in your system. Measuring everyday shows you that’s noise and allows you to see overall trends.[/quote]

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