when to weigh?

a_gerisch

Hi Everyone, How often do you guys weigh yourself and is it smart to weigh first thing in the morning without clothes? I find if I weigh everyday I get obsessed and disapointed but if I weigh weekly I'm not motivated.

Camo_xxx

When ( frequency ) isn't as important as how. Consistency is the key.

queenliz99

I weigh daily, first thing in morning. Daily fluctuations do not bother me.

malibu927

That is the best situation, yes. How often you do it is personal preference...I weigh daily and see how the fluctuations are affecting the number, but I don't let it get to me.

Christine_72

I weigh once a week on the same day, first thing in the morning

shaunsmoot

An article that I read a while back from Jillian micheals said to weigh yourself 1x per week on the same day & same time each week. This will be more accurate in your true weight loss.

livrerie

There's no scale in my house, so I don't weigh myself often. However, if I find happen a scale casually placed in the corner of my friend or grandma's bathroom I'll probably take advantage. When you choose to step on the scale is a very personal decision and you should do what motivates you most. If you are going to be weighting yourself daily just make sure to remember that weight fluctuates everyday!

Cc215

I weigh daily - every morning I the buff after visiting the toilet. Even doing that's weight jumps around all over the place because my body likes to hoard water!

I do it this way because it means I see the new low weights I get to - and that keeps me going. If I only weighed weekly I'd often miss those lows - and would probably suffer motivation wise. Other people can't handle the fluctuations - and so weigh themselves much less often.

So there are two things here - pick a frequency that works for you. Then be consistent about how - same set of scales, wear the same clothes, at the same time of day (there's no point comparing a morning weight to an evening one), and with comparable food levels (no point weighing yourself on an empty stomach one day - then after 3 courses the next).

In addition to all of that accept that your weight is not a static thing. Time of the month, salt intake and exercise all impact on mine massively. I look for a downward trend - I don't expect to see new lows every day / week.

scookbey

I weigh once a week on the same day and first thing in the morning. During my journey of up & down weight loss, I experienced a time where I would weigh everyday or every two days...the inconsistencies (due to weight fluctuations) just made me upset and discouraged. I KNEW better, I just didn't FEEL better. I can't let my weight rule me so once a week is what I am trying to stick to!

susanrechter

I weigh every morning

susanrechter

every morning,same scale, no clothes, before I start the day.

TimothyFish

You'll get the most consistent weight if you weigh first thing in the morning, after you empty your bladder. I usually weigh once a week, because I don't really care what I weigh at any given time, as long as I'm making progress.

a_gerisch

Thanks so much everyone, I really appreciate your input

Familyguyfan2390

Every morning after using the bathroom and doing some bodybuilding poses in the mirror for comedic effect. It's when you're going to weigh your lightest during the day (assuming you slept a normal 6-8 hours, and didn't just wake up an hour after a long night of drinking)

Spocky

Every morning after I went in the toilet. This way I can see the differences in losing weight on workdays or on free days.

deniztuzu2

I weigh every morning but take the number of one day of the week(Sunday) as a reference point to my weight loss progress.

fr3smyl

I usually weigh every two to three days. But i like to see the ups and downs after seeing those charts people have showing up and down trends.
I have recently tried to remember to weigh daily our twice daily to put on the trend tracker "Libra" app.

chelsmaee7

I personally step on the scale almost every time I go into the bathroom just because it's such a habit but I've learned that when I see the scale go up through the day that it isn't my true weight. Most people seem to weigh themselves in the morning without clothes after they go to the bathroom. Some do it every day, some do it only on the same day every week. For some reason I've noticed that I often weigh less before I go to bed which is the opposite of most people. Weighing myself daily has helped me notice the differences in how what I eat affects my weight though.

fr3smyl

@chelsmaee7, yeah me too. I weigh less in the evenings. That's one of the reasons I begin to weigh myself more often.

chelsmaee7

fr3smyl wrote: »

@chelsmaee7, yeah me too. I weigh less in the evenings. That's one of the reasons I begin to weigh myself more often.

I wonder why that is for some of us!? I rarely see people that weigh less at night.. Maybe not as many people weigh themselves at night so they just don't notice it?

Gska17

I weigh weekly. Thursday mornings.

joshuapowell1989

I weigh everyday in the morning in my boxers. but use Monday mornings as my main weigh day (for weight loss groups etc)