^ core assumption of this article is that people weigh themselves multiple times a day, and only keep the minimum weight. Maybe this is the case in the first few days, but I’d be surprised to hear most people weigh themselves _many_ times a day.
As stated in the article:
“One were to weigh themselves every day and throw away all of the results which showed an increase in weight.”
Imagine I weigh 190 today, and I measure 180 tomorrow, 185 the day after, and 170 the day after that. The graph of values would be 190->180->170, ignoring the day when we increased from 180 back up to 185
Maybe the more misleading part of the article is that the number of data points is relatively constant. I would think there's some rough constant on frequency of data points (ie, 1/d), and as you get closer to a true minimum, you have much fewer data points. Having fewer data points as time goes on makes the inaccuracy more obvious, and thus this article less interesting.
Def an interesting read tho.
But I also track every medication, beverage, food consumption, junk I put in my body.
For me, more data provides more insight and control over my body. Maybe I’m just nuts?
So it's hard to imagine how weighing yourself multiple times per day can provide any insight whatsoever. It sounds more likely to hurt, and not help, body image issues.
I mean it can be the decision maker between a coke and a water for me. Regardless if the data is not sane.
Probably I should just only drink water and only eat whole grains, veggies, and fruits. But who doesn’t love a coke?