Keeping track of weight loss is essential to knowing if your diet and exercise plan is effective. It also can help boost your confidence as you see the results in front of you.

What kinds of things do you track on yourself? Just your actual weight, or do you track measurements and clothing size as well? Any other items you track?

How often do you weigh yourself to check for weight loss? Why did you choose that particular schedule?

Do you only keep track mentally, or do you have some kind of diary or record where you write your readings down? Which method is best?

I'm of two minds when it comes to using the scale. If regular weighing in is positive, then weekly weights are a good way to keep track of what we're doing without driving ourselves crazy. But if using the scale is negative, such as driving us to donuts if we don't lose weight, or making us feel like we're not seeing any progress, then I skip it.

I always like to have other goals that don't involve the scale. Sometimes I keep track of number of steps per day, using a pedometer. Or I might keep track of the number of "extras" I eat in a week. If I stick with these types of goals, then I know I'll lose weight.