How often does everyone weigh themselves?

pilotsroo

I try weighing once a week but I am wondering if weighing everyday will help keep myself accountable?

pilotsroo

I mean weighing everyday.

ryry_

Pretty good article on the topic.

http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/weighing-yourself/

malibu927

Some people can't handle every day due to the constant fluctuations. What's more important is that you're consistent in when you do it (generally first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom and before eating/drinking, wearing the same amount of clothes).

juggernaut1974

When I was in the throes of weight loss, I measured every day, but only paid attention to the long-term trends, not day to day fluctuations.

Since I've been in maintenance, I typically only weigh once every 2-3 weeks, to ensure I'm still within my target range.

cassandranken

I weigh daily, first thing "my morning" (5-6pm. I work night shift), naked, after using the restroom.

Actually, sometimes I weigh before and after I use the restroom...because I'm obsessive like that lol

Jruzer

Daily. I plot my weight and use multiple tools to keep track of long term trends. I like data. Daily weighing only works if you can handle the fluctuations. Some people freak out when they see that they've gained a pound overnight.

But I recommend daily weighing because fluctuations can be present on a weekly basis as well, and sometimes weekly weighers will think they haven't lost anything for a whole week due to these fluctuations.

wizzybeth

Weighing yourself every day can be dangerous to your peace of mind. Our weight fluctuates many times throughout the day - and often we retain water but think we "put on" weight.

For instance, my friend felt bad because she "put on 4 lbs" over Thanksgiving. There is no way she did that unless she ate more than 12,000 calories ABOVE her maintenance...what she did retain was some water weight. She may have put a little weight on.

Some people like to weigh themselves every day because they are tracking those fluctuations - and as long as you have a general downward direction - even if today you're up 1 lb tomorrow you're down a half, up a half, down a pound, no change, down a half, down a half, up a half, up a half, down a half, down a pound, ...etc.

I like to weigh myself every day just because I'm wired that way, but I also do not freak out if I see a gain esp. when I know I've stayed on track.

Dreysander

I weigh every day then average it.

ki4eld

I weigh every day throughout the day to see fluctuations, but my official weight, the one I log for the doctor and the one I pay attention to I take on Tuesday morning at 5a after peeing and before eating or drinking anything.

oolou

Every morning before my first cuppa tea. I log the results into a tracker that shows the general trend of weight loss/gain over 10 days to keep myself sane when there is an odd increase for no apparent reason *grins*

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ew_david

Daily. I'm interested in seeing the trend over time.

5 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to do this because I would not have been okay with seeing the fluctuations.

ultrahoon

I go with daily. I like to see the fluctuations and see if I can spot patterns etc.

noobletmcnugget

Once a week. I used to try to weigh daily but got too obsessive about fluctuations so stopped.

Lounmoun

Weighing once a week is enough information for me.

Asher_Ethan

Mentally I hate weighing every day... But I'm also a nerd and I love graphs. I'm getting over my fear of weighing every day by logging my weight every day so I can play with the data.

StacyChrz

I weigh myself daily but don't record every day. It's helpful for me to know if something causes me to retain a lot of water by seeing how I fluctuate. I can avoid or at least limit certain foods if I notice a trend.

strong_curves

I weigh every day and log my weight into happy scale.

nossmf

Another once-per-week vote.

PeachyCarol

Everyone needs to find what works best for them. For some people this is daily weighing, for some this is weekly, for others it's monthly.

The most important thing is that regular weight monitoring is happening.

I personally prefer to weigh daily because the fluctuations have just become meaningless. I used to have a dysfunctional relationship with the scale and hid from it for years. I've forced myself to move past my issues by looking at my weigh ins as data points, not judgments. In collecting data, I like having more data points.

Someone else might weigh daily and obsess over the fluctuations.

Different strokes and all that.

scolaris

I'm a convert to daily. And I like to use the weekly average that Fitbit gives me as that week's magic number.

successgal1

I weigh myself twice a day. Morning to see what I lost if any, and at night just to see how high it is and how much I'll "lose" overnight. I do like to see how water retention, food weight, etc can affect the nighttime number. After a big night it usually takes me 2 mornings to again see a loss...water retention or food still in my system. I generally weigh more or show no loss the day after a workout.

It may seem obsessive, but knowing all these little details and how different foods and workouts affect me can keep me on track. I know not to panic if I see a 2lb loss suddenly disappear overnight after a big meal, especially if its more salt laden then I'm used to, for example.

jeepinshawn

Daily, the fluctuations used to drive me nuts, but daily keeps me accountable!

007Aggie

Daily. The weight fluctuations don't bother me. In fact, I find them helpful sometimes. This past week I was gaining .5 lb a day while consuming a large deficit in calories. I knew to throw some feminine products in my bag.

100df

Daily. I don't want to hide from the scale anymore. The fluctuations are kind of cool once you get used to it. I use Libra to record daily and MFP to record weekly.

Wynterbourne

Even though I completely understand the facts regarding daily fluctuations and the reasons behind them, I still can't mentally turn off the fact that they bother me, so for me personally, I'm happiest just weighing weekly. Do what works for you.

rankinsect

Daily. I have an engineering background so I love having more data - the fact the data is "noisy" is nothing new to me, so is basically everything else.

I'm half tempted to calculate out some digital filter coefficients and smooth my weight with it but I haven't done that yet. I just graph it and look at trend lines.

SteveMFP123

Every Saturday in the morning.

Christine_72

I weigh every morning and then sync my weight with trendweight.

GreenValli

I weigh myself almost every morning and without clothes. However, my weight does waver up and down during the week, and I don't let that bother me a bit. I am looking for an average of 1-2 lbs a week downward. One is fine, 2 is spectacular!

But I think it is fine to weigh once a week. It just depends on the person.