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Weight Tracker

Log daily weight entries with trend line chart, goal tracking, and BMI calculation over time.

Tested tool guide Tested browser tools Checked August 16, 2026

What Weight Tracker does, with a checked example

Weight Tracker logs a date and weight for each entry you type in, plots them on a time-series chart, and draws a trend line through the scatter so short-term ups and downs don't obscure the overall direction. Enter your height once and it converts each logged weight into a BMI value alongside the raw number. Set a goal weight and the chart marks how far you currently sit from it. The most common surprise: the trend line is a smoothed line through many points, not the literal value for any single day, so one unusually high or low weigh-in shifts it only slightly rather than snapping the whole chart to match.

Worked example

A concrete input and expected output from the current implementation.

Input

Height: 70 in (5'10"); weight entry: 180 lb

Expected output

BMI = 25.8

Using the standard formula BMI = 703 x weight(lb) / height(in)^2: 703 x 180 = 126,540, divided by 70^2 (4,900) = 25.8245, which rounds to 25.8.

How the result is produced

1

Entry log and chart

Each entry (date and weight, sometimes a note) is saved and plotted as a point on a time-series chart. Points accumulate as you log more days, and the x-axis spans your full entry history, so gaps between weigh-ins are visible on the chart just as clearly as the values themselves are.

2

Trend line, goal marker, and BMI

A trend line is drawn through the logged points to show the underlying direction of change rather than the daily zig-zag caused by hydration, sodium, or timing of the last meal. A goal weight you set appears as a reference line on the same chart, and each entry's BMI is recalculated from the height you supply, paired with that day's weight.

Good uses

  • Watching whether a diet or training block is actually trending down (or up) over several weeks despite normal day-to-day fluctuation
  • Recording weigh-ins over months and getting a BMI reading next to each one without opening a separate calculator
  • Setting a target weight and checking at a glance how much of the gap to goal remains

Limits and checks

  • The trend line smooths out normal daily fluctuation, so an unusual weigh-in barely moves it - don't read the trend line as if it were that day's actual recorded weight.
  • BMI is computed from weight and height alone; it cannot distinguish muscle from fat, so it can read high for muscular people and misleadingly normal for someone with low muscle mass and high body fat.
  • Entries live in the browser you used to enter them; there is no account or server-side sync, so switching browsers or devices, or clearing site data, loses the log unless you export it first.

Common questions

Does my weight history sync between my phone and my computer?

No. Entries are kept in local storage on whatever browser and device you used to log them, so there is no automatic sync between devices. If the tool provides an export option, use it to move your log manually to another device.

Can I get a BMI number without entering my height?

No. BMI requires both weight and height. Without a height on file, the tool can still log and chart your weight and trend, but it has nothing to divide by, so the BMI field stays blank for those entries.

References and verification

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