How does weight logging work and how should I read trends?

Pick a routine you can sustain—often mornings after the bathroom, before food. If you sync Apple Health / HealthKit (iOS) or Health Connect (Android), confirm what HeyOakley reads versus what you enter manually.

Look at multi-week direction and rolling averages when available. One high day after dining out is normal; the goal is pattern recognition.

A useful weight trend combines several signals: how consistently you logged, whether calories and protein matched your plan, changes in workouts or steps, and whether the scale direction makes sense over multiple weeks. One spike after takeout or travel is usually water and food volume, not instant fat gain.