I have been thinking about weight, weighing in, etc. I reckon that losing 0.3 to 0.5 kg a week is a reasonable effort. Last night, I weighed my wallet and keys, which sometimes I have taken out, sometimes I have left in: 0.425 kg. Clothing differences (eg shorts and T-shirt vs full body armour) would have variations as well. Other than the first week (when I got charged with pub(l)ic indecency) I have made an effort to be consistent about the clothes I wear, but as the weather changes, this may not be feasible.
My theory is this: weigh in every week, but compare your weight to what you weighed in at four weeks earlier, not the previous week. This will give you a good idea of how you are trending, and there is enough scope in there for weight loss (typically 1.2 – 2.0 kg) to cover any clothing differences for the week. Then make this a rolling four week comparison (eg week 5 comapre to week 1, week 6 cf Week 2, etc).
Thoughts? Or am I way off the mark here?
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