A study conducted by PLOS One magazine tried to determine the frequency
which is needed to track your weight. The results of the study can
surprise many people.
The study
Scientists found out participants which went on a diet and tracked their
weight every day lost the most weight. The average period for measuring
weight without the tendency of increasing it is 5 to 8 days. The study
had 2838 tries of 40 people which wanted to lose excess weight.
Interesting fact is most of the participants who have lost excess
weight, regained it after a period of 3 to 5 years.
Additional Studies
Other studies have been dealing with the same thematic. A study
conducted by New England magazine have been monitoring the weight of 314
participants, revealing that those who have determined their weight
every day had lower chance of gaining 2-3 kilos or more in the upcoming
18 months.
Another study which was revealed by magazine Obesity studied the results
of 3 000 people who have tried to lose weight. The results showed
frequent track of body weight has much better chance for you to succeed
in your mission. The ones which tracked their body weight daily, had
lower tendency to gain weight compared to those which tracked their
weight on a weekly basis.
Irrespective of the studies, the body weight tends to change throughout
the week. It varies because we don’t eat equally throughout the week and
the physical activity is not the same. We weigh the most throughout the
weekend because we eat more. Sunday and Monday are worst while the
weight tends to even out throughout the rest of the week.
After all it’s only natural for the body weight to fluctuate throughout
the week. The authors of the PLOS One study, showed that people whose
body weight fluctuates throughout the week maintained their body weight
successfully.