Weighing in?

nickisa28

When and how often do you weigh yourself? Just want to get an insight to how others do it.

CattOfTheGarage

Daily, and I put it on a chart with a trend line so I can see the overall trend. It stops me stressing over the random fluctuations as I can see the overall downward slope.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

Twice a week, on the same scale at the same time of day and naked.

caradack1985

Every morning after I've used the loo. I put the weights in Libra which gives me a tracking line.

displaced1

Daily. It took a few weeks to stop stressing over fluctuations. For me they are frequent. I use happy scale to look at trends vs my weight loss peaks and valleys.

Bxqtie116

CattOfTheGarage wrote: »

Daily, and I put it on a chart with a trend line so I can see the overall trend. It stops me stressing over the random fluctuations as I can see the overall downward slope.

displaced1 wrote: »

Daily. It took a few weeks to stop stressing over fluctuations. For me they are frequent. I use happy scale to look at trends vs my weight loss peaks and valleys.

^ what they said

zyxst

Weigh and log it daily, losses and gains.

cbstewart88

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

Twice a week, on the same scale at the same time of day and naked.

Same here!!

RainaProske

Daily, if I think of it. My weight stays basically the same, so I don't know why I bother. But I'm scared to death of getting fat again!

capaul42

Daily. When I first started on MFP, for *kitten* and giggles, I weighed myself every 2 hours for one day. I wanted to see what my weight did over the course of a day and what things affected it.

The fluctuations don't bother me anymore. Just more data points. I know, for instance, that I'm retaining water from exercise the last few days but it is starting to drop off again as of this morning (went up last 2 days).

MelaniaTrump

Studies show that those that weigh themselves daily lose the most weight:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/01/03/weight-loss-scales-daily/77584478/

mysticatgal1

Daily. I take an average weekly to log into MyFitnessPal to stay on top of it.

happyfeetrebel1

First thing in the AM. Before eating, after potty time and buck nekkid. I weigh on my Aria scale, then log in to Fitbit (to tell it I'm up), log in to Trendweight (for the graph), and MFP. In that order

Wolfena

I weigh myself every morning when I wake up out of habit - I don't record my weight but once a week... after a night of good sleep, before breakfast, after using the bathroom and while still undressed.

lindarpolk

I agree with what everybody else said. A lot of people say once a week, but when I did that I found myself thinking, "I can eat this and enjoy it now, then work out hard later. I have __ days until I weigh in. I can work it all off by then." Of course, that hard workout never happened and I didn't lose much weight. I also was too impatient to wait until my weigh-in day. Weighing every day keeps me more accountable, so I make better choices every day. I know there will be many days when I have a loss instead of a gain, and I'm ok with that. There will always be ups and downs in weight loss. Seeing little losses often is more encouraging and motivating to me because losing inches takes a lot longer to see progress. Not everybody feels the same way. Do whatever you feel comfortable with and whatever works for you.

eIIekay

new to this - again- and i am constantly weighing (at least once a day). i find the numbers going down really motivating. i know that plateaus will hit as well, but im trying to see what affects them. I only record the lower weights (yes, some are slightly higher). i am excited by the downward trend.

jpsgirl96

Daily but I generally record it once a week on Thursdays - longstanding habit to keep the weekend in check - I find the daily step on the scale keeps me honest, and I don't expect a drop every day.

Jelly_Beaner

I used to do it daily..but that's my person downfall, if the number doesn't change the way I want It to I'll get discouraged, so now I do it once every 2 weeks! Every Saturday morning! I do it on Saturday so that I'll be more reluctant to binge out on the weekends!

zdyb23456

3 mornings a week, after my run, right before jumping in the shower. It's probably the lowest weight I'll ever be

CJsf1t

Daily. I use the Libra app too to plot the trend. I only put in my losses here on mfp.

markdolanmoore

1. Wake up 2. Pee 3. Poo 4. Wipe 5. Strip 6. Weigh 7. Shower 8. Shave 9. Slamdance

nowine4me

Daily, but I only save the recoded weight for the 15th of every month.

BruinsGal_91

Daily. Get up, pee, weigh, record it in Happy Scale. Then on Fridays I log it in MFP as well.

I also record my daily weight into a whizzy Excel spreadsheet with conditional formatting, lots of graphs, and smiley faces for whenever I hit one of my targets (these are my mini goals and are split into short-term, mid-term, long-term, and 'anything else is gravy').

And I also export all my FitBit data into the spreadsheet so I can see how my CICO numbers are doing, and I can average them out over a month or week.

rebel_26

once a week for recording purposes Monday after morning pee, but im trying to add not lose so for me the daily doesnt matter , but I dod step on the scale sometimes other morning but I dont record it. To me the scale is misleading hence why I dont pay too close of attention to it.

oolou

Daily, first thing in the morning. I use weightgrapher to follow the trend of my weight. I report my weight once a week to a group here on MFP that I joined for support and accountability.

I like to weigh myself daily so I can keep track of the changes that occur for reasons other than fat loss. I've noticed a pattern where I lose for two weeks, and then bounce around the same weight for another two weeks. It's annoying when the weight stops going down and seems to plateau but I know it will eventually move again after about a fortnight. Weighing daily has given me a more positive attitude towards the scale.

SingingSingleTracker

nickisa28 wrote: »

When and how often do you weigh yourself? Just want to get an insight to how others do it.

Every single morning. I've been doing that for years. Like about 21 years at this point. It's the same as looking at your fuel gauge in the car when you start it up. You need to know where you stand as part of your routine before you set off on your day's journey.

In the summer with the heat and humidity, I also weigh myself before and after a long bike ride or hard day of yard work to monitor how much water I lose from sweating. This helps make sure I am drinking enough fluids to replenish the loss. This has been crucial for me as I can easily lose up to 6 pounds of water weight out in the heat even while drinking fluids during my exercise or yard work. That is approaching the dreaded 4% level where performance drops off, heat cramps occur, and my endurance suffers. Dehyrdation is not fun, so I use the scale to help monitor that and hydrate appropriately.

The scale is an excellent tool to use.

johnnylakis

Two kinds of people have scales. Fat people and drug dealers.

jebr76

First thing in the morning, right before brushing my teeth. Keeps me honest throughout the day, and I know exactly where I stand as far as my weekly mini-goals. It has also allowed me to realize that I lose weight Monday-Friday, gain some if it back, and it takes me till Tuesday to return to my past Friday weight. I now ease up on weekends if I'm trying to string together a positive week.

bbordner

Once a week on Fridays. I'll step on the scale two or three times throughout the week, but don't log it.

xvolution

CattOfTheGarage wrote: »

Daily, and I put it on a chart with a trend line so I can see the overall trend. It stops me stressing over the random fluctuations as I can see the overall downward slope.

Pretty much this for me. My weight fluctuates a lot due to most of my exercises being strength training, so using TrendWeight helps to see the big picture. That and I'm easily prone to water retention.