New here and I have a question

[Luydog14]

How do you not go crazy watching your weight? I have been exercising and trying to eat healthier but not feeling good about my progress.Yesterday I weighed 192 lbs. This morning I weighed 197.5. Like wtf? I ate really healthy and walked for an hour and now I'm up 5.5 lbs. I'm so discouraged.

 

[M2M]

It's easier said than done, but don't sweat the daily ups and downs. It happens. For some, weighing every day can be discouraging.
I weigh every day but I only write it down once a week. It's easier to see a down trend that way

One day at a time Luydog

 

[Luydog14]

Yes I am eating for weight loss. I've been journaling what I eat.Thanks for the link.

 

[Cate]

It can be frustrating but is usually water weight. Hang in there & don't give up. This is a long-term thing. Stay off the scales for a while. They do my head in too

 

[overlandflyer]

just water can easily change your weight +/- 5-6 lbs over the course of a single day. i have been hovering at a 24 BMI for about 4 months now. a few days ago i made a really big pot of soup. because so much of what i have been eating is liquid, i weighted myself toward the end of the day yesterday and then again first thing this morning. i dropped 5 lbs overnight merely from getting rid of all that water weight.

when i was on my major loss streak (-50 lbs over 5 months), i kept track of my weight and logged it at least 3x a day. in any one day my weight varied, but consistently over weeks and months, it gradually went down at the rate of about 2-2.5 lbs/week. every few days i would see a new low and eventually there were also highs i would see for the last time.

 

[bodyweightwithbrian]

Get your eye off the scale and start thinking about how you feel. Weight loss and getting trim will be a by product of a healthier lifestyle. Make it a choice for life but make the decisions one day at a time. You can do this, we got you and are here to support you.

Find what nutrition approach works best for you and go get it...you got this...WE GOT THIS!!!

 

[Truffle Monster]

Get your eye off the scale and start thinking about how you feel. Weight loss and getting trim will be a by product of a healthier lifestyle. Make it a choice for life but make the decisions one day at a time. You can do this, we got you and are here to support you.

Find what nutrition approach works best for you and go get it...you got this...WE GOT THIS!!!

I love this post. Well done and very well said.