Is it a bad idea to weigh myself everyday?

n_green_l

I've been weighing myself everyday, on the same scale and the same time in the morning. Is this okay? Or should it only be once a week? Im finding weighing myself makes me more controlled with my eating during the day? Whether that's good or bad I don't know...

LaauraLoses

I weigh myself every week but once a day isn't bad either. You will see the fluctuations day to day so just don't get bothered by it

malibu927

As long as the constant up-and-down fluctuations don't discourage you, it's fine

breahremington1987

Totally a personal preference! I do it now to look at trends, but several months ago it didn't work for me because I would get too emotional if I saw a number I didn't like.

BlueSkyShoal

It depends on the person. Your weight will fluctuate from day to day based on water weight and such, which means you will sometimes randomly weigh more, even if you are sticking to your calorie goals.

Some people are demotivated by that, so for them it makes more sense to weigh once a week.

I do weigh every day because I just get even more determined when the scale goes up, LOL.

Tacklewasher

I weigh daily. Personal preference. If the number gets you down, then don't. But you should use some kind of trending app. I use Trendweight.com, but there are others. Depends if you want mobile or web access.

DietPrada

It's neither "good" nor "bad". Entirely up to you. As long as you know that being up 300g on the scales from yesterday is not a reason to plunge into a fit of depression for the day. I weight daily and use an app called Happy Scale which smooths out the daily weights and shows a trend over time.

Bob314159

Once a day - who wants to wait a week to find that weight is sneaking back on

Tacklewasher

EbonyDahlia wrote: »

It's neither "good" nor "bad". Entirely up to you. As long as you know that being up 300g on the scales from yesterday is not a reason to plunge into a fit of depression for the day. I weight daily and use an app called Happy Scale which smooths out the daily weights and shows a trend over time.

300 g. LOL

Try 3 lbs

Seffell

Weighing every day is the only way to monitor your fluctuations and be able to tell if what you're doing is working as expected before it's too late.

Hoshiko

I do it and log it just so I can look at the nice graph on Libra.

Like others have said, if you do weigh every day I highly recommend a trend app like that or happyscale. Helps me to see my natural fluctuations depending on my workout schedule and food choices.

Jthanmyfitnesspal

I typically record my weigh every morning after using the toilet and always in the same level of dress. I will commonly see up to +/- 1lb variations, sometimes more. It doesn't bother me much.

Sometimes, I weigh before bed out of curiosity.

I think it's an essential metric that you should know.

Nikion901

Love weighing in everyday ... and keeping track of the daily weights. I do the MFP check-in for my daily weight, then I can see the graph in the reports part of the website. It shows all the little ups and downs from my reporting ... and I can easily see the trends. The only thing I wish it did was go back further than 1 year.

dfwesq

gebeziseva wrote: »

Weighing every day is the only way to monitor your fluctuations and be able to tell if what you're doing is working as expected before it's too late.

I agree this is true for some people. Others may attach a lot of importance to each day's weighings. I recently saw someone who posted weight in fractions of a pound and was fretting over weighing half a pound more than the day before and trying to figure it out.

It can be helpful to figure out which kind of person you are - someone who can keep it all in a larger perspective, or someone who tends to worry about details. If you're the latter, it's a good idea to either adjust your thinking or, if you can't do that, just weigh less often.

Mini_Medic

Nikion901 wrote: »

Love weighing in everyday ... and keeping track of the daily weights. I do the MFP check-in for my daily weight, then I can see the graph in the reports part of the website. It shows all the little ups and downs from my reporting ... and I can easily see the trends. The only thing I wish it did was go back further than 1 year.

MFP does go back as far as you have been a member! There is a box on the progress tab where you can expand or shrink the graph based on 1, 3, 6 months, a year or all time. All your data points should be there for as long as you've had MFP.

Seffell

dfwesq wrote: »

gebeziseva wrote: »

Weighing every day is the only way to monitor your fluctuations and be able to tell if what you're doing is working as expected before it's too late.

I agree this is true for some people. Others may attach a lot of importance to each day's weighings. I recently saw someone who posted weight in fractions of a pound and was fretting over weighing half a pound more than the day before and trying to figure it out.

It can be helpful to figure out which kind of person you are - someone who can keep it all in a larger perspective, or someone who tends to worry about details. If you're the latter, it's a good idea to either adjust your thinking or, if you can't do that, just weigh less often.

I was like that person an year ago when I started using MFP. I remember posting about gaining some 300gr or something. But then I learned thanks to the other members.
Weight loss is a long game of patience. It's better if people learn the rules early on.

TxTiffani

I weigh daily in the morning, naked, after peeing....I feel like it helps me stay on track and see what affects my weight:)

Kellm1218

I weigh myself every morning and track it in this app called "happy scale." It shows you your moving weight loss. Itallows you to gauge actual fat loss/gain and smooths out for water retention and the like.

amyk0202

I weigh every day & track it in Libra as well. I generally have about a 2 lb swing either way, but sometimes it can be up to 5 lbs depending on the TOM & sodium intake. I'm in maintenance now so having the app track my average is useful. I can see if I'm trending up or down over time & make adjustments. I'm a dysfunctional eater, so I do sometimes have to step back & have a reality check about what the scale shows. Being able to see the stats & chart is helpful.

lthames0810

I used to weigh weekly, but have changed to daily because of an incident.

After a particularly good week, I got on the scale with high hopes. I was terribly disappointed to see weight gain after all that hard work. It really threw me off my game. It turned out that my weight varies greatly from day to day and that particular weigh in day was one of those up ticks.

Now I just note the daily fluctuations and I usually know what caused them. Not disturbing. I only record new lows in the progress section, because I don't like my friends to give me atta girls for losing the same pound over and over.

healthylisa38

I did research and I found that picking one day of the week is the best and I have chose every Wednesday to weigh in.

cdkelly

It's not bad at all if it's working for you. I weigh myself every single morning before eating. Keeping the time of day consistent. I find that it keeps me on track better. If I see I gained anything then I know right away that maybe I need to adjust something. If I lose then it lets me know I'm doing the right things and it motivates me to keep going that day too!

I say whatever works for you. There's no right or wrong when it comes to tracking your own progress.

ccrdragon

It's a personal preference. I weigh 5 days a week (M-F) and track the results in Libra because that allows me to see the trend across a given period of time (daily fluctuations do not bother me) - the only thing that I really pay attention to is the trend and not the daily numbers.

JeepHair77

I like to weigh every day, because I'm a geek and I find the fluctuations interesting.

People always think that the fluctuations will be discouraging, but for me, it's the opposite. Weighing once a week, I didn't trust the numbers, because who knows if I'm weighing on a day when I'm slightly up or slightly down? That would generally make my weekly weigh-in completely meaningless to me. Not enough data.

dfwesq

Bob314159 wrote: »

Once a day - who wants to wait a week to find that weight is sneaking back on

Keeping track of calories and exercise would accomplish the same thing, wouldn't it?

Tacklewasher

dfwesq wrote: »

Bob314159 wrote: »

Once a day - who wants to wait a week to find that weight is sneaking back on

Keeping track of calories and exercise would accomplish the same thing, wouldn't it?

It would if you were certain your tracking is accurate. One way to be sure your tracking is accurate is to compare it to expected results (your weight) over a reasonable period of time.

AgidGirl

So if you weigh in everyday, how often do you 'track it' here on MFP?

WrecklessRob

I weigh myself twice a week (Wed, Sun)... it's far enough apart that I usually have at least a little loss and I don't have to wait a full week for another weigh-in.

Tacklewasher

AgidGirl wrote: »

So if you weigh in everyday, how often do you 'track it' here on MFP?

I picked up a Withings scales on a clearance table, so anytime I step on it it updates MFP, Garmin, and Trendweight. If I step on it more than once a day, Trendweight ignores the new weight and MFP and Garmin toss out the first weight, but they all only record one a day. I did this as an experiment and don't step on it more than once a day.

Even before I got this scale, I put it in MFP, which synced it to Garmin.

pikachuFL

I like to weigh myself every morning to start the day off with my weight loss goals in mind. It helps me get in the right frame of mind to do my exercise, drink my water, and log everything in. I don't get discouraged by temporary ups and downs because I've been doing this long enough to expect them. The only weighing that really matters is the one at the end of the week!

PrincessMel72

I can't weigh myself every day or even every week anymore. The fluctuating numbers disturb me. I'm down to once per month! So far, that's working well.