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  • buxbert
    buxbert Posts: 244 Member
    every day! couldn't bear not to. try not to get frustrated when weight goes up a bit as it is just natural but it keeps me going to see how the weight goes down.
  • Rave1966
    Rave1966 Posts: 19 Member
    Friday mornings. Weekends are difficult so I focus on weekdays for fitness and calorie control, and hopefully get a boost at the end of the week. I found daily weighing too "variable". All I'm looking for is a downward trend.
  • BluGnat
    BluGnat Posts: 35 Member
    Pretty much every day, even though I know there's many reason (and many ranges) of fluctuations. Keeps me on my toes.
  • LadyScorpio67
    LadyScorpio67 Posts: 247 Member
    I weigh daily to keep myself in check and I use the WeighBot app for that. It's a simple app that keeps the basic details, (pounds lost, to go, etc. My official logins are Tuesdays with the one group I'm in and Fridays on MFP. I find it helps keep me on track, especially over the weekends when I'm more tempted.
  • JoeNavy2015
    JoeNavy2015 Posts: 1 Member
    I weigh daily, but don't get upset or discouraged over minor upticks in my weight. My MFP log shows the downward trend over a long period of time and that is far more motivating!
  • michelle1173
    michelle1173 Posts: 158 Member
    For the past few weeks I've been weighing myself daily as a reminder of my goals. However, I realized that it is not useful to enter the numbers on here. When the number changes from day to day, I don't want to get too excited or depressed. I agree that the you see progress after several weeks or months. However, I'll keep weighing myself daily to stay focused.
  • TomfromNY
    TomfromNY Posts: 100 Member
    My weight fluctuates a lot (I can go up or down 2-3 pounds in a day). So what I like to do is weight daily, put it in a spreadsheet and then focus on the previous 3-day or 5-day average. This helps me identify any trends, smooths out the results, etc...

    I know a lot of the advice is to weight yourself weekly, but I find that they could be discouraging (if on that particular day I'm up 2-3 pounds) or over-optimistic (if I'm down 2-3 pounds on that particular day)

  • carole4000
    carole4000 Posts: 50 Member
    Everyday at the moment but record my weight on Fridays.
  • MarchKrolik
    MarchKrolik Posts: 12 Member
    I weigh myself every other day. I am amazed at how much my weight fluctuates! I can go up and down 4 pounds in a day so I can't weigh in everyday I'd go crazy!
  • MikeDubya74
    MikeDubya74 Posts: 29 Member
    Surprised by the number of daily weigh ins. I'm an every couple of weeks guy. If I do it daily I start to obsess over it and get mad when the scale climbs because of the daily fluctuations.
  • donsbetterhlf
    donsbetterhlf Posts: 40 Member
    I generally weigh twice to three times a week. But, I "officaly" weigh on Monday's. The other one -two times is just to get an ida of how I'm doing during the week.
  • opalle
    opalle Posts: 234 Member
    I think I will try limit it it to weekly. Its only been since Friday that I had my OMG moment on the scale. I've been tempted to go back on it since, hoping some was bloat, but haven't yet. Was thinking Monday is a good weigh in day. It will help me stay motivated on the weekends.
  • nzotwana35
    nzotwana35 Posts: 1 Member
    I think Monday is a good day to weigh, cos it keeps you away from naughty foods during the weekend. I weigh daily, but record my weight on mondays
  • Brandi92116
    Brandi92116 Posts: 3 Member
    Aztec4Life wrote: »
    I recently asked this exact question in the Weight Loss Surgery group I'm in. I only weigh when I go to the doctor's office (I don't own a scale or have a gym membership yet). Many of the folks in the other group weigh daily.

    If you're going to weigh daily, be aware that your weight will flucuate for MANY REASONS (water retention, hormones, stress, sleep, day of the week, etc) It's best to keep a running 7 day average and then you can get a more accurate picture of where you're at. :-)

    I don't have a scale either. I just pop on at my Dr office every 2 - 3 weeks and she lets me borrow her scale. I focus on overall health: counting calories, improving nutrition, and increasing exercise. Que sera sera.
  • traveling12015
    traveling12015 Posts: 26 Member
    I weigh on Sundays & Wednesdays. I participate in Dietbets so those are my days there too most of the time. In the past I would avoid weighing myself for fear of the number. I find weighing this often keeps me accountable. I've learned not to get upset over fluctuations. The scale is my accountability partner and so far it is working :wink:
  • Jad31te
    Jad31te Posts: 73 Member
    I weigh in once a week :smile:
  • ProudVetMom
    ProudVetMom Posts: 12 Member
    I weigh daily as an accountability thing. If I miss a day or two though I dont sweat it. I am in the move program through the VA and they weight me every Tuesday. That is the only recorded number.
  • earningmybeer
    earningmybeer Posts: 26 Member
    I weigh every day as well and am fully aware that my weight will fluctuate up and down, and that it's the long-term trend that matters most. I usually look at my weight loss trend from a two- or three-month perspective to get a better picture of where I'm at and where I'm headed.

    Here's a typical three-month view for me (LOTS of ups and downs):
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