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How often do you weigh yourself

stephenhopkins2
stephenhopkins2 Posts: 14 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
As title says. How often do you weigh yourself?
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  • Mandy_1982
    Mandy_1982 Posts: 160 Member
    Two or three times a week, usually.
  • Vegplotter
    Vegplotter Posts: 265 Member
    Every day. I'm doing what my slim friends do. .i.e exercising a moderate obsession.
  • 157isgoal
    157isgoal Posts: 21 Member
    every morning.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,241 Member
    Daily, first thing in the morning after using the toilet and before eating or drinking anything. I track it on Libra to watch the trend.
  • sjg2205
    sjg2205 Posts: 2 Member
    Every morning. I started doing this for medical reasons and have continued as I know I can put weight on very quickly if I lose focus. This seems to be working for me.
  • songbird13291
    songbird13291 Posts: 120 Member
    I have an "official" weigh in day, but I'll get on the scale 3-4 times a week to see how I'm doing.
  • LVNF04
    LVNF04 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I don't do it regularly, it usually when I feel I lost weight or feel fat.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Every morning, after going to the bathroom, before eating or drinking. Step on the scale, enter the number into my phone, I'm done in a minute or two. I have a graph stretching back more than a year.

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    Obviously I don't bring my scale on vacation.
  • vismal
    vismal Posts: 2,463 Member
    Daily in order to view trends. Trends are so much more valuable then weekly check ins that can fluctuate quite a bit due to water retention and many more things. For instance my current goal is to gain between 1-2 lbs in a month. Using weekly weigh ins that would be almost impossible to monitor. Just between last week and this week I "lost 2 lbs" if I only look at the numbers from today and last wednesday. What my trend tells me is that I am gaining 0.4 lbs/week which is exactly on track for me. So if I went by weekly weigh ins I might be inclined to eat more due to my "weight loss" but because I follow trends I know no adjustment is necessary. Trendweight.com is an excellent way to track weight.
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
    Wake, pee, weigh. Every day. I track in libra.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    pretty much everyday right before I jump in the shower...it's part of the daily routine.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    I see my doctor every 6-8 weeks for other stuff, so thats when I get weighed. i dont own a bathroom scale (but I sure as heck own a kitchen one and use it religiously!)
  • SolotoCEO
    SolotoCEO Posts: 293 Member
    I'm one of the odd ones out here. I weigh weekly. Daily weighing has too many variables for me - plus .2 lb loss just doesn't motivate me. I've lost well over 100 lbs with weekly weigh-ins.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Once a day in the same fashion as the day before..

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    every day, log daily in Happy Scale, log new lows in MFP. This helps me see my body's natural fluctuations. I plan to keep doing this after I reach maintenance because I think it will help keep me on track.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Weekly. more than that and I start getting kind of crazy. lol
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    Every morning. I have a Aria Fitbit scale, and it automatically syncs to MFP & trendweight.com.
  • mysticatgal1
    mysticatgal1 Posts: 106 Member
    daily and log a weekly average in MyFitnessPal.
  • svel713
    svel713 Posts: 141 Member
    Daily. But I only count and input my lowest weight of the month. I'll input more than one weight if I fall in weight more than once that month. This way I'm less scared of time of the month and sodium fluctuations.
  • cgvet37
    cgvet37 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Once a week. If I change my calorie intake, I'll do so once a day for a period of time, then go back to once a week.
  • MeganCannon
    MeganCannon Posts: 29 Member
    I weigh every morning. It keeps me grounded to know my bodies fluctuations and just how quickly weight can be put on.
  • blackaheep4288
    blackaheep4288 Posts: 41 Member
    My official weigh in day is the 18th when I'm at my dr apt. I do weigh in daily at home but don't count any weight loss until I see it my drs scale.
  • MalkinMagic71
    MalkinMagic71 Posts: 1,433 Member
    Once a week is plenty for me. I'm not quite the numbers/stats nerd that others are I guess haha.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,609 Member
    Daily. Right after I get up and right before bed, always. Occasionally through the day if I'm curious. Patterns are interesting! I've noticed I tend to be heaviest in the evening. Makes sense to me; after sleep it's been hours since I last ate!
  • TypingToaster
    TypingToaster Posts: 4,110 Member
    I started weighing every day to look for patterns, but I have an official weigh day once a week and I measure myself weekly as well.
  • JeffreyOC
    JeffreyOC Posts: 810 Member
    When I first started my diet I weighed myself every day to follow the patterns however now I just do it 2-3 times a week.
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