Do you log gains?

Lounmoun

Yes. I log gains or losses. I want to have a record and only recording losses doesn't give me an accurate picture to look back on. I've been recording my weight weekly for years even when I wasn't succesful and I'm glad to have it to look back at.

PeachyCarol

I would track a lasting gain, but I add water weight every time I do something in the gym with weights. Since I weigh daily, my numbers would be fluctuating all the time. I don't bother with the small water weight muscle repair gain.

rosebette

I did log a 2 lb. gain last summer to hold myself accountable, then ended up losing it. I've actually gained about 5 lbs. over XMas holidays, but I don't want to log it because I don't consider this part of my typical eating pattern. However, if the weight sticks 1 week post- holiday, I will log it to make me accountable for staying on track.

WalkingAlong

MakePeasNotWar wrote: »

Laurend224 wrote: »

3laine75 wrote: »

Yes, every single one - stops you from becoming disheartened the following month if you get to know your body's trends.

I'm gaining at the moment and the notification celebrating losses is getting old

I know that feeling. I have a few friends on here who are logging pound plus losses daily. It was getting so I would be afraid to check my news feed! They were doing awesome while I was just.....not.

The thing is, only your losses get shared with your MFP friends, so if you lose a pound, gain two, then lose one again over the course of a few days (easy with water weight fluctuations), it will look like like a two pound loss to anyone following your feed, even though your weight is back to where it started.

I've stopped logging small gains because of this. Anyone looking at my feed would think I'm losing 2-3lbs a week. Truth is, I am maintaining, but every time there is a temporary fluctuation, only one side of it ends up getting shared.

Yeah, when I got the wireless scale I noticed that so I turned off my sharing of losses, so no one's affected by that noise anymore.

CA_Underdog

Yup, I log gains, then I post them for others. They're part of the journey. I weigh daily but only log weekly, though, as I don't want friends inundated by every +0.2lb or -0.2lb!

melimomTARDIS

I log my weight every morning, I am maintaining, and I use that info as a guide for overall trends. If I eat a ton of salt, Im up 3 lbs. After a week of overeating (holidays, lunch out, whatever) I went up a pound. I tracked that, saw that it was a "real" pound, and then spent the next week losing that pound.

When I was in the process of losing weight, I only weighed myself once a week, always in the morning, before I ate anything.

Christine_72

As soon as I go over on my tdee, my mfp pounce!! There's no way I'm posting any gains

Carlos_421

Yup. That way the future losses are more significant.

NoelFigart1

I log everything. If I do not have accurate data, I cannot make accurate adjustments.

Christine_72

That should say my mfp *friends* pounce!!

annette_15

I never logged gains, but I never had any real gains over 1lb throughout my 45lb weightloss

vgnfarmer

I have a wifi scale so it records to MFP automatically if I get on it. That being said I usually don't get on it after a high sodium day but I do weigh in at LEAST 2x per week and sometimes up to 4x per week

starryphoenix

Only if I haven't logged for a while and am doing a fresh start.

MummyKate85

I log all gains, however big or small they are.

gabrielleelliott90

Nope. 9/10 the gains are waterweight. Once I did log a gain, but then it was gone quite quickly and I was able to put it back to the previous weight I was. It's only a downer if you log a gain, leave it as it already is and only log when you have lost.

BlackStarlight

I log all changes, keeps me honest besides I know Im not gonna be perfect all the time but it just makes sure that I can correct it in the next week x

avskk

I log gains if they're greater than three pounds or last longer than three days. I know my weight fluctuation patterns really, really well, so I'm comfortable with these metrics for assessing true gains vs water weight.

jpaulie

I look at my weight every day but log once a week roughly regardless of where I am.
To really track my weight I weight and log on the first of every month religiously also with measurement, body fat etc

MsJulesRenee

I only log after about 10lbs or if my fat percentage goes down a lot. You should get a scale that also shows your body fat, water, and bone - weight watchers makes one for a reasonable price. I bought mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It gives you an idea if you are just bloated or if you actually put fat weight on. I would go crazy with the up and down numbers on the scale if I weighed myself all the time - once a month is good for me as long as I am eating right. I also go by how my clothes fit, jeans do not lie.

seltzermint555

AngryViking1970 wrote: »

Nope. Being able to see a lag time between check-ins is enough for me to know I've stalled out or put on some water weight.

This for me. I never log gains. Now that I am getting closer to maintenance sometimes there's a whole month between check-ins because I have fluctuated 1-2 lb for weeks. I only log a new low, when it's sustained for 3 days or longer.

Since joining the site I have only had one gain that I probably could have/should have logged, I went on vacation and was up about 8 lb due to tons of rich food and tons of hiking & other exercise, so I was pretty out of whack. It evened out within a month, though so I see no harm.

The only way I'd log a gain is if it was a number on the scale I saw repeatedly for weeks.

mrsKOrtiz

I log it all.

brianpperkins

CurvyToFit wrote: »

I only log after about 10lbs or if my fat percentage goes down a lot. You should get a scale that also shows your body fat, water, and bone - weight watchers makes one for a reasonable price. I bought mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It gives you an idea if you are just bloated or if you actually put fat weight on. I would go crazy with the up and down numbers on the scale if I weighed myself all the time - once a month is good for me as long as I am eating right. I also go by how my clothes fit, jeans do not lie.

Most of those scales are extremely inaccurate.

DaivaSimone

I don't. Weight fluctuations are normal and happen on a daily basis. I use another app (Libra) to track my weight fluctuations and to keep an eye on my "trend" (which the app calculate with your overall stats, so you may see your trend going down at the same time you log a slight gain). I log losses when they are significant (more than a pound maintained for a couple of days), and if I have a significant gain (more than a pound for a couple of days), then I work harder to make it down again. It usually don't happen (gain are usually water weight for me), but maybe after the Christmas-New Year's Eve marathon I'll have a real gain, but it will take a week or so to take care of this, so no logging required.

scottacular

I don't log weight increases because if I put on 2 kg, and then lose 1 kg I don't want any likes from people when it says on their feed that I've lost 1 kg. It feels wrong.

DaivaSimone

CurvyToFit wrote: »

jeans do not lie.

Love this!

MarziPanda95

I don't log my gains as they dishearten me and make me feel like there's no point. Besides, my gains have only ever been 1-2lbs of water weight until now, though I've now gained about 2-3lbs of actual weight due to a couple weeks overeating. I feel like it would encourage me more to see a loss in my graph after a long flat line, rather than seeing my graph go up and then back down to what it was at before.

oORosadaOo

MarziPanda95 wrote: »

I don't log my gains as they dishearten me and make me feel like there's no point. Besides, my gains have only ever been 1-2lbs of water weight until now, though I've now gained about 2-3lbs of actual weight due to a couple weeks overeating. I feel like it would encourage me more to see a loss in my graph after a long flat line, rather than seeing my graph go up and then back down to what it was at before.

Couldn't have said it better.

tbcrocks

I originally logged in as 217 only to realize my scale was messed up and I was actually 222. I'm 217 now and do not log in gains. I don't see the point. I just motivate myself harder to lose since I want

tbcrocks

tbcrocks wrote: »

I originally logged in as 217 only to realize my scale was messed up and I was actually 222. I'm 217 now and do not log in gains. I don't see the point. I just motivate myself harder to lose since I want to only encourage myself

brianpperkins

Those who don't log gains are using a similar logic to those that don't log binges ... if I don't log it, it didn't happen ... in reality it did happen.