Weigh ins?

Helpbrittgetfit1224

im wondering how often I should weigh myself. Ive been told to do it every week and someone told me I should only do it once a month. I don't know what to do. Help me?

sweatinfortheweddin

It all depends on what you're the most comfortable with. Weighing everyday can get discouraging seeing your body's daily fluctuations. I, personally, weigh myself every morning after I use to restroom. I like to see the fluctuations so I can better understand my body!

Long story short: there is no right answer. Do what you are most comfortable with.

Helpbrittgetfit1224

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll do it every Monday

Timelordlady85

I like once a week, but its really a personal preference. I don't wanna weigh daily because that will make me crazy from the fluctuations but weighing monthly would be too long for me. so I compromised and weigh once a week on Sundays.

zinaramos

I am not going to weigh myself for a while, I asked my husband to hide all the scales. I get discouraged when I see I only lose 1 or 2 pounds and then give up and end up gaining 15 more pounds. This time it is going to be different, I am going by how I feel and how my clothes fits. I am not going to focus on the numbers, not yet.

NJCJF

I weigh every morning but log on Sundays

kg047

I weigh in on Mondays. Those NSV (non-scale victories) are important also.

Aceydeal

I was just wondering about this. I also weigh daily in the morning before I eat, but my weight fluctuates a lot. If you do daily weigh ins, do you log it each time? I "lost" 2 lbs since yesterday, and I don't want to record it if it isn't real.

Firefly0606

At the moment, I'm weighing daily. I have decided to do that for a while because in the past the fluctuations have made me give up. I am in a different head space now so want to kill that fear and see if I can see any trends between what I am eating and those fluctuations.
I have read heaps of advice on here about weight loss being all about calories in / calories out, but by weighing daily there seems to be a BIG link for me between those upward fluctuations and sodium intake. This might be obvious to others - but learning this for myself is part of my journey.
I don't think I'll weigh daily forever....maybe. I'll stop if I get bored of it I guess. The scale is one of many tools for you to use to track your progress, not the only thing, so use it how it suits you.

Good luck

MondayJune22nd2015

I weigh myself, when there's an event (which is very often); that I expect will cause me to gain weight because of potentially consuming food, that's immeasurable. If I am making great progress, it helps me to focus on the current results rather than the food & thus I'll consume less, none at all or if it's something that I can take with me, I'll either share it with others or spread it over the next few days.

Livenonstop

When I was attending WW meetings they were pretty strong on stating you should weigh once a week, and at a consistent time of day each week. It may be higher or lower than other days of the week, but it gives you a set baseline to record your ups & downs.

Personally, I like checking in at home more often, but I do take the 1 time a week as my "official" that gets logged.

hila_13

I weigh myself everyday but have recently decided only to log it once a week. I don't like when mfp congratulates me on a weightloss that is only a fluctuation. By logging only once a week I don't record the minor ups and downs.

North44

I ususally weigh myself every day at the same time- first thing in the morning- but only log on Mondays.