What it Looks Like to Weigh Yourself Everyday

Daisey4522

How often do you weigh yourself? Everyone I know weighs themselves at maximum once a week. I weigh myself every single day so I can be able to recognize normal fluctuations (see link below of my report for the last 90 days).

If I waited an entire week to weigh myself and then the number was higher or the same, I would get frustrated.

I have learned what is normal for my body and do not get frustrated weighing myself everyday. I am kind of obsessed with weighing myself actually... I even weighed myself with and without my dog the other day... Haha okay I was just trying to see how much he weighs

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Note: I followed my nutrition and fitness routine 90-95% of the time. I went on two vacations during these last 90 days (although I worked out and watched what I ate). Also, I noticed that a particular time of the month for women can affect the number on the scale.

I hope this helps to show how much your weigh can fluctuate from day to day so you do not get discouraged if you see an unexpected number

MysticRealm

I weigh every morning and record every friday.

Daisey4522

What is the most you see your weight fluctuate from one day to the next?

nikkohli

I do the same thing. Once I see a weight for 3 days in a row, I count it as a true loss. From there I still may vary 3lbs either way but I consider that my "true" weight. For awhile I was weighing every Friday only and not seeing a loss but my clothes were getting looser. By tracking I realized that for some reason every Friday I am 1-2 lbs heavier than the rest of the week! Also, I can see fluctuations I have because of low water intake or my period.
I have been plateaued for 4 weeks now and am starting to get frustrated from that but weighing every day lets me see it as a plateau and not think I am truly gaining-which I could think if I only weighed once a week because of my fluctuations. I like weighing every day and it doesn't panic me if I see a 2-3 lbs gain.....usually it is gone in the next day or so.

Peejer2001

I weight every day too, and don't count it until I see it three times! It flucuates so much!

pkw58

Weigh every day.. I have been at maintenance for almost a year and it goes up or down just about every single day. I don't record it and less it continues to climb up or down for more than three days. which hasn't happened it yet.

Daisey4522

Oh good to see other people do the same thing as me! I actually just record every time I see a new "lowest" number. So it may not be my TRUE weight, because I like to drink wine sometimes and I know I am dehydrated the next morning, but it still helps show the trend and I am sure it's only a lb or so off from my true weight.

Daisey4522

I completely agree Pu

OMGeeeHorses

I weigh myself every morning after using the restroom. I normally won't follow my weight more my measurements that I do every week. They to me show the true loss, I mean if the scale says I am down I am super happy, but if it shows same or a gain of 2lbs I know that its my body fluctuating. People say you fluctuate 5lbs up and down, my body is 2lbs up and down lol

ncmedic201

I weigh every day because it keeps me motivated...even if I see the number go up. It reminds me that I've lost 12 lbs so far and to keep going. To each his own though. Some people prefer once a week and that's fine too.

ckmama

I read that people who are on the national weight loss registry (people who have maintained a weight loss for more than 5 years) weigh daily or more often than once a week.

If you can see the number on the scale as a tool not a definition of who you are as a person or the hard work you've put in then weighing daily is awesome.

I weigh daily, only once a day. I am like you and if I weighed once a week I wouldn't see progress on the whole.

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bregalad5

I weigh every day as well. I should really track my day-to-day weight so I can see true patterns instead of the ones I think I see in my head How did you track yours?

One strange thing I have found is that I usually weigh less at around noon than I do if I weigh myself at about 8am (I typically don't eat until 12-1pm). I checked several days in a row, and my weight will vary up to 2lbs in those 4 hours!

I record my Saturday weight, even if it's higher than other days.

ashlbubba

I weigh myself everyday too- I aim to weigh in at around the same time of morning.. my "official" weigh in is usually around 930 AM.. I feel like it keeps me accountable but it only counts if it's a loss. If I feel like I'm really dehydrated or it's a huge drop from one day to the next I don't count it either.

This morning I weighed in at an all new low for me and a full pound below what I've recently seen.. seemed off.. tomorrow will confirm if it's a true weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bajoyba

I weigh every day as well, or at least a few times a week. I think it actually helps keep me on track, and it's helped me understand how my body reacts to things like alcohol, high sodium levels, hard workouts, and natural hormone fluctuations. As long as you're mentally prepared to see those fluctuations on the scale, I think it can be a great tool.

mindyrae22

I weigh daily for most of the reasons stated, but there is another that I have relied on heavily. When I weigh in I take note of what I ate the previous day. The morning after I eat beans or salty foods I am a pound or two up. I make note of this because when an event comes around I like to know this so I am not bloated and at my lowest weight. For example, my wedding was a month ago. When it came to the two or three days before my wedding, I knew what foods to avoid to not bloat and stay at my lowest weight on my big day.

jwdieter

I weigh every day and my weight goes up at least 3 times/week. Also goes down at least 3 times/week. I can see how people who think weight should only go down would get discouraged. I just find it amusing to watch.

sarahsedai

I like to weigh myself daily but I only record it once a week. I'm used to seeing some ups and downs (especially around my time of the month... I've jumped up as much as 5 or 6 lbs the week before but then during the next week it falls back off and sometimes will drop an extra pound), and I know that if I've been eating right and getting my workouts in that it's just normal fluctuations.

ldrosophila

daily is frustrating for me because I vary as much as 5lbs in a day

cwolfman13

I weigh daily...I like data. I analyze data for a living.

tequila09

Oh good to see other people do the same thing as me! I actually just record every time I see a new "lowest" number. So it may not be my TRUE weight, because I like to drink wine sometimes and I know I am dehydrated the next morning, but it still helps show the trend and I am sure it's only a lb or so off from my true weight.

I do this as well! Any time I have a lower number I also record it. Whether its my true weight it not I use it for motivation to get lower!