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How often do you weight yourself?

lookslikevanessa
lookslikevanessa Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Every day? Every week?
I feel like I'll get anxious waiting a whole week. I'm an impatient person
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  • melodysing
    melodysing Posts: 4 Member
    I only weigh once a week. Usually on Friday. I cannot obsess over pounds or I will go nuts!
  • StacyChrz
    StacyChrz Posts: 865 Member
    I weigh in every day. I like to have more information on my graph. I track the ups as well as the downs. It helps me to get a better picture of how I react to certain foods or that TOM. I only share on my newsfeed when I am at a new low.
  • olymp1a
    olymp1a Posts: 1,766 Member
    I weigh in every day and use a trend weight app to watch the flucuations.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    I weigh and log it everyday (but I use my own calorie calculations outside of MFP so it is not constantly adjusting my calories).
  • HappyGirl2012
    HappyGirl2012 Posts: 12 Member
    Every morning as soon I wake up. Helps me stay focused on the goal.
  • savingfatsamira
    savingfatsamira Posts: 30 Member
    Every Saturday morning after I pee and what not.
  • red99ryder
    red99ryder Posts: 399 Member
    weigh everyday , but log once a week ,, even if i dont like what i see
  • Lulaica
    Lulaica Posts: 63 Member
    I casually weigh myself in the morning (not at a consistent time, scenario, etc.). But I'm doing official weight, measurements, and progress photos Saturday mornings post-workout, pre-breakfast.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,881 Member
    Every day.

    I have been weighing myself every day since I was ... I don't remember exactly ... maybe 17 years old. That's for 30+ years now ... with a few short-term exceptions, like when I'm travelling.
  • Ploofs
    Ploofs Posts: 59 Member
    I weigh myself on weekdays. On weekends I'm not home... or I would :)
  • zimazoom
    zimazoom Posts: 34 Member
    olymp1a wrote: »
    I weigh in every day and use a trend weight app to watch the flucuations.

    What app do you use? I would like to give it a try.
    Thanks.
  • olymp1a
    olymp1a Posts: 1,766 Member
    zimazoom wrote: »
    olymp1a wrote: »
    I weigh in every day and use a trend weight app to watch the flucuations.

    What app do you use? I would like to give it a try.
    Thanks.

    I've tried a couple but I prefer Happy Scale. It even gives you the possibility to break down your goal weight to smaller milestones and it really keeps me motivated. :smile:
  • ScotsLass78
    ScotsLass78 Posts: 248 Member
    louann_jude wrote: »
    Daily. I helps me stay focused and it helps me see when a plateau has started. After about a week at the same weight I can start my game plan instead of waiting three or four weeks.

    ^^ Same. I used to weigh weekly, but I started to find a weekly "weigh in" was too much pressure, but I'd heard weighing yourself daily can become obsessive so I didn't ever do this. Then I joined MFP, read the boards and realised so many people weigh daily, and now I do too. It's not for everyone, but I've found I actually worry less about the numbers than I did when I weighed weekly. Seeing an increase means I can see what's going on and notice trends and react earlier than I would with a weekly weigh.
    olymp1a wrote: »
    zimazoom wrote: »
    olymp1a wrote: »
    I weigh in every day and use a trend weight app to watch the flucuations.

    What app do you use? I would like to give it a try.
    Thanks.

    I've tried a couple but I prefer Happy Scale. It even gives you the possibility to break down your goal weight to smaller milestones and it really keeps me motivated. :smile:

    I'd also recommend Happy Scale. I love that you can choose your little milestones and take the focus off the big one (especially if like me, the end milestone is pretty huge! lol!)
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    lookslikevanessa wrote: »
    Every day? Every week?
    I feel like I'll get anxious waiting a whole week. I'm an impatient person

    Once a week. Every Sunday morning.
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited September 2016
    Every Sunday, either at midnight because that's technically, when a new day/week begins or as soon as I, go to the bathroom; after I awaken. If I was asleep, during that time!
  • lil_br_98
    lil_br_98 Posts: 17 Member
    Every Saturday morning, right before I get in the shower. The only time I'll switch it up is if I'm going away then I'll usually weigh in the morning before I leave.
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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    Daily, in the morning, before I eat. It takes all of a minute. And knowledge is power.
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    Usually once a week, in the morning before I step into the shower. I used to weigh myself daily, but it started getting obsessive for me--I would freak out over the slightest gain even though I know sometimes it's hormonal or whatever. So now, once a week works for me. I take my measurements every time I go down 10 pounds.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    I weigh weekly.

    Some weigh every day to track trends and whatnot but for me, that's a bit much. I'm not too fussed about trends and patterns, I just like to know I'm staying on track and remaining healthy. Other's swear by daily weighing. It is personal preference :)
  • louann_jude
    louann_jude Posts: 307 Member
    jdhcm2006 wrote: »
    Every day. First thing. I'll use the toilet, rinse my face off with water to help wake me up and then I step on the scale. I have a wifi scale, so it directly syncs it to MFP.

    It's nice to be able to see the changes, did the weight go up b/c I didn't drink enough water? ate something with a high amount of sodium? am I ovulating? is it my TOM? are my muscles retaining water b/c I did a new workout? or did I get out of control with my eating enough to warrant a gain? Normally, it's always something to do with retaining water and not actual pounds. Weighing daily is what helped me realize that I "gain" during ovulation. I never realized that until I started daily weigh-ins.

    I notice I have a slight gain during ovulation as well. I find it funny that I now have more pms sign during ovulation than TOM. I am trying to figure out if for me it's due to age, almost 40, or weight loss.
  • Jessie24330
    Jessie24330 Posts: 224 Member
    Every day. I enjoy it. I only log what I weigh on Tuesdays. I also measure weekly (or when I feel like it) and log it once a month. I like to look at the numbers lol.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    I simply don't. Considering feeling depressed when I do I just do what should be done :smiley:
  • rebaisett
    rebaisett Posts: 62 Member
    Every single morning without fail. I will goes as far as to get naked lol
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