We recommend weighing yourself every day.

Your weight will naturally fluctuate from day to day, even when you’re following your prescription closely. Changes in hydration, sodium, carbohydrate intake, digestion, exercise and other factors can all cause the number on the scale to move temporarily.

That’s why we aren’t looking for your weight to go down every single day — we’re looking at the trend over time.Having consistent daily measurements gives you and your coach much better information than an occasional weigh-in.

For the most consistent results:

• Weigh at approximately the same time each day, preferably first thing in the morning after using the restroom and before eating or drinking.
• Use the same scale in the same location whenever possible.
• Log your weight in MyFitnessPal each day, including the decimal (for example, 150.4 rather than rounding to 150).
• Take a progress photo on Monday morning as part of your weekly progress tracking.
• If you’re traveling and don’t have access to your normal scale, don’t worry about missing those weigh-ins.Resume your normal routine when you return home.

Most importantly, don’t let one day’s number determine how you feel about your progress. A sudden increase doesn’t mean you gained that amount of body fat, just as a sudden decrease doesn’t necessarily mean you lost that amount of body fat.

Your daily weight is simply another piece of data. The trend is what matters, and your coach will use that trend along with the rest of your progress to determine when your prescription may need to change.