When do you weigh yourself... I'm scale obsessed now!

Solar07

EMTFreakGirl wrote: »

I am a dedicated Daily Weigher, for all the reasons mentioned above, HOWEVER, I can be a bit obsessive, so I've joined a challenge "No Scale November" and won't be weighing until Dec 1st. I was starting to twitch a bit, seeing the scale taunting me from it's corner in the bathroom, so it now is on a vacation....in the trunk of my car.

I'm an obsessive weigher too, everyday - 1st thing in AM after bathroom, and must be naked. Going to try this "No Scale November" starting in the morning. Even if its only for a couple more weeks. Thanks for the challenge.

corpseskank1

I weigh every morning when I get up, before I've eaten breakfast. I don't focus on the number it shows, though - I add it to MFP's graph and look at the trend line, taking into account the past week or two. Draw an imaginary straight line through all the points - if it's going down or holding steady, great! Your weight fluctuates wildly, though, so if you stare at each day's and only compare it to yesterday's, you're going to be bummed a lot.

I also skip weighing for the week before my period and the first few days of my period. I find that during this time I tend to gain, then suddenly lose a few pounds during my actual period, which just all feels like a big fat nope. So I start up again as my period tapers off and go right back to each morning and looking at the graph.

TimothyFish

I weigh on Saturday morning. Always in the morning because some weight has evaporated overnight, and some has disappeared in other ways. Actually, I also weigh Friday night because I don't want to be surprised on Saturday morning. It's nice to look at the scale the next morning and see that it dropped even more.

PokeyBug

peachyfuzzle wrote: »

I wonder if anyone has ever figured out the exact weight of a "crap ton"...

Yes, it's actually 250 kilos more than a metric ton, so that would make it 1,250 kilos, or just over 2,755 lbs.

NSDM (op) - I weigh myself in the morning before I work out, in the morning after I work out, and then I eat. And I don't weigh myself again, because the scale will lie from that moment forward. I honestly don't even know why I do it in the mornings, since I only keep track of my Saturday morning weight. OCD, yes, but I find that it keeps me honest with myself and a bit more on track than when I don't. I don't weigh during my TOM, though, because that would just depress me for no good reason.

nonstopdancemom

Thanks everyone!

LTGPSA

I weigh just about every day; 1st thing in the morning.

257_Lag

Wake, pee, weigh and most importantly record it! (Lots of apps and whatnot)

As for weighing less in the morning that's normal. The main reason is all night long you are breathing in dry air and exhaling moist air so you are losing a lot of water.

SueInAz

257_Lag wrote: »

Wake, pee, weigh and most importantly record it! (Lots of apps and whatnot)

As for weighing less in the morning that's normal. The main reason is all night long you are breathing in dry air and exhaling moist air so you are losing a lot of water.

Now that's an interesting thought. I hadn't heard that before. And here I was hoping that my body went into some sort of super metabolic overdrive overnight which causes me to lose a pound or so.

malibu927

Every morning first thing after I use the bathroom. I log it in my phone app to keep track of the trends/fluctuations, and Wednesdays I log to MFP.

lemurcat12

Almost every morning. What I try to do is use it to teach myself to see patterns (as others mentioned) and to not take the fluctuations too seriously. I write down my weight every day, but only log it at MFP once a week. I just want to know if the weekly weigh-in day happens to be an outlier. One of my problems when I was gaining lots of weight was that I refused to weigh myself since I knew the number would depress me, and I built this up into a fear of getting on the scale and then an emotional attachment to the weight--down meant happy for hours, up meant down for hours. I wanted to get over that and look at it more clinically, as just a source of information, so that I can use it regularly as a maintenance tool too. And I pretty much have.

MaxPower0102

I weigh myself every morning at 7am and log it into MFP. It serves as both positive and negative reinforcement for my choices the day before. I have found that some nights when I can feel the urge to go in the kitchen and 'graze", I have thought "What will that do to the scale # tomorrow morning" and it has stopped a Snack Attack before it happens. The trick for me is to not get discouraged if I had a good eating day but my # doesn't change the way I expect the next morning (I blame water weight fluctuation). I use that as motivation for the day to make sure the dials moves in the right direction tomorrow.

harlanJEN

I haven't weighed since April. I use other gauges for where I am instead of my relationship with gravity. I stay on course much better. With that said, when I was in active weight loss mode (70lbs) I weighed weekly then moved to monthly. Weighing more often doesnt serve you well. I recommend focusing on being consistent with food and activity and let the body changes happen. If you get too obsessed with scale, then it takes emphasis over what REALLY matters. Emphasis and your mental energy needs to go toward making lasting lifestyle changes to the way you eat & move. If you are consistent & persistent with THAT - the weight will fall into place.

smantha32

You do gain water weight over the course of a day. I weigh one day a week early in the morning, after using the bathroom but before I eat anything. If you're consistent you should see a downward trend if you're doing everything right. Though one week a month I put on 3 pounds of water weight because of tom, but it's usually gone the week after.

ntnunk

Every morning. Wake up, go to the bathroom, weigh myself. I log the weight into a Google Docs spreadsheet via my phone and the spreadsheet automatically generates an average weight for the week. The weekly average weight is what I use as my guide to what's actually going on so I don't stress about day-to-day fluctuations.

Plus, the spreadsheet gives me a nice graph to look at when/if I start getting discouraged. I don't know why, but looking at the downward trend really helps me mentally.

pensierobello

Once a week, same time, same place, same kind of clothes. There is a set of scales at my gym which come up a bit beneath where I have been weighing for months - I was tempted as they're free but then the Boots scales are calibrated better, in my mind, and so I will keep paying my 50p per week and having my 'individual slimming club' moment after Pilates!

csever82

I weigh every Saturday morning, and I put the scale in a hard-to-reach place the rest of the week so as to make it a chore to do it any other day. I get up out of bed immediately upon waking (usually about 7:00), go to the bathroom, and then take off all clothes. I make sure the scale is in the same spot every time. I step on, get my weight, step off and let it reset, then step on again...just to make sure it's accurate. Then the scale is put away again until the following week.

For weeks that I have a big dinner out on Friday night...I still weigh on Saturday morning. For trips away from home, I plan for it. For example, we went up north over Labor Day weekend, leaving on Friday. I weighed on Friday morning that week, but went back to Saturday when we returned.

feralkitten1010

I weigh every morning but only log on Fridays. I actually really enjoy observing my daily patterns.

TheRealKit

I am prone to retain water water , so I weigh myself every morning. I started the lipotropic injections last week and was 9 lbs lighter this morning. I also have urinated like a hundred times! I won't log this weight loss because I know it is water.

I weigh to keep up with the amount of water retention I have . By measuring daily I can see a pattern . I refuse to get too worried about it unless I have a crazy weight gain.

gothchiq

Every 2 weeks or so, first thing in the AM, without clothes, after using the bathroom. I don't want to weigh my food, drinks, and clothing; only my body. Fluctuations freak me out so I have decided every couple weeks is a good interval.

leesa_08

I've done it every mornig but the fluctuation got to me. I know your weight fluctuates and all but I was always curios. I've now put my scale away and will do weekly weigh ins. I've recently started measuring and I'm hoping to see changes there as well I'll probably do measuring once a month though

otter090812

I weigh every Friday morning. Moving from daily to weekly weigh-ins was one of the best things I ever did for my mental health! But that's just me of course...

CoolBeans520

The scale will fluctuate few pounds here and there(water weight, muscle loss/muscle gain etc). Body fat percentage would be the most accurate to determine your overall health and fitness, which is the ratio of lean muscle mass to body fat. once you determine that you can google the chart it will tell you what ends of the spectrum you fall in as. Guys and girls have different charts because naturally girls tend to store more fat in certain regions(genetics) than guys do. For example a guy could be 16% body fat and not have a 6 pack but a woman can.

JazzFischer1989

I used to weigh myself everyday but started getting obsessed as well so now I do it once a week. Much better way of determining whether or not you actually gained.

Elsie_Brownraisin

Monthly, same day, before breakfast and in the gym. The last condition means I have to wear clothes, fortunately for the other patrons.

_lyndseybrooke_

Every Saturday morning, after I use the bathroom, butt nekkid. Sometimes I'll randomly weigh in during the week, but usually not. I don't get the point of weighing in every day. With all the normal fluctuations, I don't think it matters how much I weigh on Tuesday vs. Thursday. The number on the scale isn't all that important to me at this point anyway.

Pattinan

I weigh every day and try not to worry about fluctuations. It keeps me on track. When I do not the days and weeks go by...I don't want to see the number. For me, every day keeps me honest. It is what it is. Can't deny when you see it every day. I am at goal and need to be reminded of how far I've come and how hard I've worked for it!

mrsgoof

I am currently weighing in every mrningvwehen I get up, but find I get down on myself if my weight has increased slightly :-\ I too think I'm a bit "scale obsessed". I'm going to try and change to once a week, Friday morning.

ASG_21

I weigh once a week, every Monday morning (because MFP resets on Mondays, so I like to be able to go over the last week and check on my intake/exercise/macros if I got an especially good or bad week). As everyone else said, I weigh first thing in the morning, after potty and before food. It's the most accurate picture you'll get!

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EvaL01

I weigh in once a week in the morning after using the restroom and before eating and exercising.