How often do YOU weigh in?

pchesnut

Daily? Weekly? Bi-Weekly?

How often and Why?

theepervette

daily. just want to make sure im not gaining anything

legreene515

I weigh weekly. I'm a little OCD, so weighing daily makes me down for some reason. Weekly is perfect for me!

chitownsweetie2

I weigh in every Monday

bodiva88

On the days I swim so that I weigh in on the same scale each time. So, typically Sun, Tues, Thurs. And I don't worry about a few pounds either direction. Just about the trend. If I were a worrier, I think I'd just weigh Sun.

RAEQ127

Daily. It gives me motivation to do right, but I do offical weigh ins weekly on Tuesdays. And body measurements monthly.

horsewhisper91

I am a constant checker....At least three times a day to see the water weight and such differences. Though that might be my excuse for just weight in since it is there.

I only believe the scale at 7am for a true weight in

tatasmagik

Monthly. Scales are lame.

jenschroll

Every Tuesday morning after I get out of bed and before I eat anything. I'm the type of person who'd obsess over every little ounce, but once a week is just perfect for me to keep tabs on my progress.

shadow2soul

I weighed daily for about the first 3 months. I did this so I could get an idea of what causes my weight to fluctuate, etc.

Now that I've established patterns, I weigh when I think about it. Although, my scale is malfunctioning right now, so it will probably die soon and I won't be weighing for quite awhile. I'm planning on replacing it with the Fitbit Aria scale eventually.

KristyAnn81

1-2x a month do a do a serious weigh in. I don't want to be discouraged by seeing constant fluctuations or if it's a few ounces up higher than it was the day before or god forbid more, (cause I'm crazy like that) so I only do my serious weigh in 1-2x a month ... on the same day.... at the same time of day..

soysauce6626

Everyday when I wake up. I take the week average and look at the past week and assess how to manipulate my calorie intake.

jkdehoff

Every morning, that being said I take into consideration changes due to water weight and times of the month. I stay on top of it but don't over stress over a lb or two.

lorelei68

I have only been weighing in every 3 weeks or so because I did not have a scale at home and was using the one at the gym. But seeing as I finally broke down and purchased one I think I'm going to try weighing in every two weeks. I get too bummed if I don't see change so maybe this will give it time to show up in the numbers.

:blushing:

quiltlovinlisa

Officially once a week, every Monday morning. Sometimes during the week, I do step on out of curiosity, but Monday morning is the only one I record.

iwantodance

I facilitated a weight loss group about 15 years ago. The plan at the time was that we only weighed every six weeks. It was hard to stay off the scale for the first six weeks but the drop in weight was big, if people were sticking to the program, so it was very inspiring to stick with it after the initial loss.

I was trying to lose weight earlier this year and was successful with about a 10 lb. loss in the first 6 weeks. I was weighing every day though, and when I hit a plateau I got discouraged when I didn't see the scale showing a loss. I started eating more and "bad", a little at a time. I gained back almost all of the weight I'd lost in just a few weeks.

I'm kind of a compulsive person in some ways but instead of weighing every day or every six weeks I think I'll wait two weeks between weigh ins this time. The loss should be big enough to inspire me and hopefully won't be teeny tiny or none at all to discourage me.

I've decided to treat myself to some new clothes after each 15 lb. loss.

larodriguez02

I officially weigh in (meaning logging here) once a week usually, but I find myself getting on the scale almost daily.

Patti1023

Weekly, Friday mornings when I get up before getting ready for work. Weight can fluctuate a bit day by day, so it doesn't make sense to me to check more than once a week, & it's about more than just weight so I don't care to check more often.

MDBKTSmith

I weigh in every Tuesday...as soon as I get out of bed...I dont have a problem with water weight anymore since my doctor change my bp meds yay!!!!....I also take my waist and hip measurements for extra encourgement...because lost doesnt always show up on the scales....especially with me adding in strength training....

welly5

Daily, and I write it down + enter it into MFP. It makes the weight jump around a lot but after doing it for month and months and months (actually.. probably over a year) its given me a really good idea of what makes me gain weight and what my weightloss pattern is.

Lots of people don't like weighing in everyday because they are upset when the loss isn't consistent or by small gains, but if you chart it long term then it's easy to see that small gains are the normal and generally it's moving in a downward pattern

When I was maintaining, weighing in helped keep everything in check. Small gains were fine, but if they stuck around for over a week and a half then I'd either up my workouts for a bit or eat more moderately. Stopped the weight from creeping up without having to actually count calories.

TheExquisiteAuren

I usually do my weigh-ins on Monday mornings, after I use the restroom but before I shower. It's the most accurate time of day, after all!

I constantly want to do weigh-ins on a daily basis, but I know it can be bad for me. I see a drop and I think, "Oh good! I can have an extra helping of (insert food here) tonight", or some nonsense like that. At the same time, if I see the same or higher than my previous weigh-in, I feel a bit bad about it and don't watch myself as closely the next day.

It's hard to find a good balance.

RonnieLodge

Every Monday morning I weigh in and record my measurements (bust, waist, bellybutton, hip, Body Fat) on MFP.

Started doing it on Thursdays as well since I made some major changes to my diet.

Weight is fluctuating by up to 2kg/4 pounds a week, but measurements over the past year have all been going down.

Have been thinking that I will cut it back to weighing in once a week, but am undecided which day (as I will generally be bigger & heavier on a Monday than I am on a Thursday morning - ah, vanity).

MoRiv1986

Nowadays once a week. It used to be only twice a month. I don't own a scale, so I just do it at my gym.

spectralmoon

Whenever I lose and am able to keep that weight for two days.

KAYRRIE

I do my official weigh ins on Saturday's just so I keep better logs of it, but I weight myself at least every other day (only cause I forget everyday), just to monitor my fluctuations.

SutapaMukherji

Officially on Friday mornings.. that is the one I record here on MFP.

Else, I weigh myself every few hours a day. I kind of like watching how my weight fluctuates through the day.... but then again the important thing is I don't let it get to me and thankfully, I have a super supportive husband to helps me humor the loss/gain throughout the day.

The only numbers I take seriously are the ones I see on Friday morning.


Hush Hush: I try and have a low sodium meal on Thursday

Ejourneys

I wrote the following on another thread:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/999355-how-often-to-you-weigh-yourself

I weigh myself daily but I take the long-term picture into account. I got into the habit of daily weighing in 2001-2002. During that weight loss I took a weekly average:



The averages give a smoother decrease than either daily or weekly numbers because the fluctuations are evened out.

These days I log only a decrease in weight. This shows my progress from Sept. 2012 to Feb. 2013:



(To update to the present day, just continue that line at a bit shallower angle.)

The long stretches between diamonds represent plateaus and are where my scale numbers go up and down and up again for a while, until they continue to go down. I just make sure I'm doing the right things and remain patient.

jetlag

Daily, and I write it down + enter it into MFP. It makes the weight jump around a lot but after doing it for month and months and months (actually.. probably over a year) its given me a really good idea of what makes me gain weight and what my weightloss pattern is.

Lots of people don't like weighing in everyday because they are upset when the loss isn't consistent or by small gains, but if you chart it long term then it's easy to see that small gains are the normal and generally it's moving in a downward pattern

When I was maintaining, weighing in helped keep everything in check. Small gains were fine, but if they stuck around for over a week and a half then I'd either up my workouts for a bit or eat more moderately. Stopped the weight from creeping up without having to actually count calories.

This.

I've been badly bitten by only weighing myself weekly, when i first started trying to lose weight. I saw a gain of 2lbs making me want to jack it in (and clean out the fridge). Anyway, still deep in a funk, I weighed myself the next day and, lo and behold, I had lost 4lbs on the previous day, meaning I actually had a 2lb loss on the previous week.

So, I've decided I need to weigh daily to learn how my body reacts to different foods. I've found that even a moderate amount of booze results in a temporary gain, for example. As long as the trend is down, I'm happy. If the scales don't move, then I remind myself that I'm still 16 lbs lighter than I was and that's something to be proud of.

For me, weekly weighing is setting myself up to fail, because I have no idea if it's a phantom gain or not.

mile626

I weigh myself daily using a scale that sends my weight and body fat percentage to an online service via wifi.

The benefit of this is that it can show a trendline of my weight, and it also smooths out the bodyfat readings which can be erratic.

wfp76

I try to wiegh in every thursday or friday morning. I work 12 hr nights and days so some weeks its thurs, some its fri. never after work always after sleeping for an offical wieght then every now and then during the week to satisfiy my curiosity. when ever you do it try to do it around the same time because wieght can flucuate.

joetalk

i try to keep it once a week this allows me a little breathing room as i know my largest loss's are early week and my few treats fall on the weekends, so monday is the day to anti up and see if i need to moderate those treats better \