The below tip is from today's USA Today. Among other things, my current weight spread sheet includes a column that generates a Yes/No telling me if I am at/below my target/flag weight. I figure it's harder to fudge/ignore a target weight if there is a "No" staring me in the face.
"Step on the bathroom scales.
"It's important to weigh yourself regularly and have a 'flag' weight," Jackson says. "This is a weight that, once you see it, you spring into action: Start drinking more water, putting less on your plate, using meal replacements, walking more."
She tells patients they can expect to gain weight occasionally because "we live in a culture that is a recipe for weight gain. But you choose how much weight you gain. Do you want to gain 2 pounds and spring into action to get it under control?
"Or do you want to gain 25 pounds and then spring into action to lose it?"
