Hi Mummymonster!
I've just copied some advice from CDC KD who wrote a lovely long advice post for life after CD (in the CD maintenance forum). I only weigh myself about once a week - and mainly with my CDC at the mo - but I look at the long term pattern and not the day to day ups and downs cause we're funny bodies - just funky bags of salt water that change size and shape and content all the time - I agree with you - we don't need to understand the bio-chemistry - we just need to know that we are not robots and our bodies fluctuate - weight and size aren't the same thing so we can get bigger and smaller, heavier and lighter and the two don't always match xx
By KD:
Weighing:
Daily. The National Weight control registry recommends it,and that's probably the best research department we have. I always weigh daily, though what the scales say can take a bit of deciphering LOL. They don't tell the true story as you probably know. Daily flutuations, hormone response, perhaps a little extra salt in some food and so on can make the scales give a false fat reading. Don't panic, but always be honest with yourself. Eaten too much the day before...move more and be a little more aware over the next few days.