Weight is more trackable, Losing weight may be less effective, but sometimes, one needs to see the numbers.
Another number is ‘length of measuring tape wrapped around my stomach’. That’s a better number to track. A measuring tape costs under $2 including postage on ebay so it seems to qualify as plenty trackable.
IME breathing in or breathing out, changing posture, pulling the tape tighter or less tight, etc. can easily change the number by a few per cent, so if anything that’s more noisy than the total body weight (provided you always weigh yourself right after out of bed in the morning). (Maybe I’m doing it wrong?)
(I was also under the impression that the very same pair of trousers that fit me tightly the day before yesterday fit me loosely yesterday. No idea what the hell was going on there.)
(I was also under the impression that the very same pair of trousers that fit me tightly the day before yesterday fit me loosely yesterday. No idea what the hell was going on there.)
Changes in what you eat from day to day will alter the amount of water your body is retaining. The water bloat can have surprisingly big day-to-day effects.
I know that the amount of water in my body varies from day to day, so… how comes I was surprised that that water actually occupies space, rather than being stored in the fifth dimension but somehow still detected by my bathroom scale? :-/
(I was also under the impression that the very same pair of trousers that fit me tightly the day before yesterday fit me loosely yesterday. No idea what the hell was going on there.)
Some cotton fabrics shrink in the wash and stretch when worn. I have a pair of jeans that is quite uncomfortably tight immediately after washing, somewhat tight the day after, and fits reasonably until the next wash. Your body may not be what is changing here.
Another number is ‘length of measuring tape wrapped around my stomach’. That’s a better number to track. A measuring tape costs under $2 including postage on ebay so it seems to qualify as plenty trackable.
IME breathing in or breathing out, changing posture, pulling the tape tighter or less tight, etc. can easily change the number by a few per cent, so if anything that’s more noisy than the total body weight (provided you always weigh yourself right after out of bed in the morning). (Maybe I’m doing it wrong?)
(I was also under the impression that the very same pair of trousers that fit me tightly the day before yesterday fit me loosely yesterday. No idea what the hell was going on there.)
Changes in what you eat from day to day will alter the amount of water your body is retaining. The water bloat can have surprisingly big day-to-day effects.
I know that the amount of water in my body varies from day to day, so… how comes I was surprised that that water actually occupies space, rather than being stored in the fifth dimension but somehow still detected by my bathroom scale? :-/
FWIW, I’ve also experienced the same thing.
Some cotton fabrics shrink in the wash and stretch when worn. I have a pair of jeans that is quite uncomfortably tight immediately after washing, somewhat tight the day after, and fits reasonably until the next wash. Your body may not be what is changing here.