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Website: http://www.xanga.com/tom

Location: Chicago

About: Chicago Renaissance man-about town; creator of recipes, giver of parties, dedicated restaurant patron

Favorite foods: sushi, steak, duck, grilled vegetables, roasted chicken, barbecue, vodka cocktails, bittersweet chocolate, breadsmith bread, cheese, butter, foie gras, shellfish, seafood, pork

Last bite on earth: Grilled lobster tail with garlic potato at Chicago's Taste of Chicago, July 2008

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 24: How Often Should I Weigh Myself?

I recently hit a milestone weight loss of 25 lbs. I have convinced myself that the first 10 was from increasing my water intake to at least 2 litres per day. I weigh myself daily so that, like you, I can monitor my progress, but my official registry of my weight [in a simple word document I created myself] is on Monday mornings. I find that the official weigh-in day is important to my success. I also know that weight loss can vary widely from day to day, but that a weekly weigh-in gives you enough of a look at how you're doing overall. I hope my experiences help, and congratulations and keep up the good work!

tomsaaristo at 12:41PM on 07/05/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 24: How Often Should I Weigh Myself?

I weigh myself once a week, so that I don't get too obsessed with the numbers. First thing in the morning, after going to the bathroom, no clothes. I also take my measurements every couple of weeks, because even when I'm not losing pounds it helps to know if I'm getting any smaller.

I also just got back from a week-long vacation that involved drinking every day and eating most meals out. The scale was not happy. It is time for a detox - no drinking or eating out for a couple weeks at least.

Charise at 2:08PM on 07/07/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 24: How Often Should I Weigh Myself?

I'm in the "weigh myself every day" camp. I see the scale move upwards and I can adjust quickly instead of waiting a whole week and seeing it's gone to sh*t and I haven't been able to stop it. It's also kind of like, I shame myself into "OMG, how did I gain 3 lbs. in one damn day???" It is misleading sometimes because though I try to weigh myself at the same time every day, that is just not always possible and ... sorry if this is gross... but if you haven't 'eliminated' yet, you may weigh more, and for those of us on a high protein diet... well. Yeah.

feistyfoodie at 11:18AM on 07/07/08