How often do you weigh in?

Darling_Jay

I've heard that it's not good to weigh too often as body weight fluctuates so much it can get confusing. I was wondering how often you weigh in??

Jenks

I weigh myself daily, actually twice a day. In the morning before a shower and at night before bed. Yes, the weight fluctuates, but I've been doing it for so long that I know I will be approx. 2lbs lighter the next morning compared to my bed time weigh in.
I only update my weight on here once a week and that's my Sunday Morning weight.

JustAmy

I have started weighing in only once a month, I was getting much too obsessed with the darn scale:blushing: and to make sure I don't cheat, I give my scale to my husband to hide until the month is up:bigsmile:

Best of luck!

StarryEyedGirl

I log in once a week but I do weigh in everyday! I read somewhere that if you weigh yourself everyday you can monitor how food effects you. example: if you had too much sodium yesterday it will show on scale today. I admit I am a bit obsessed with the scale but it helps keep me in check! strange thing I noticed is after exercise my weight it up like 2 lbs or more but I think its because of retention during the work out because later the same day I am back down... weird...

Edestiny7

I weigh in every morning, nude, after going to the bathroom. That way the circumstances are the same every time. And I agree with the person about the sodium. If I do not get the minimum 8 cups, my weight goes up, but as soon as I am drinking enough, it goes back down.

decemberg

Pick one day of the week and do a weigh in. When you weigh in do it right away in the morning before breakfast and after your first bowel movement. Don't over do it...one day you could be heavier due to the water your body is holding etc. Don't get obsessed. Also go by how your clothes are fitting. You could also be losing inches.

Jenks

I weigh in every morning, nude, after going to the bathroom.

Yup, that's how I do my mornings as well.

Precious_Nissa

I weight in ever monday....at first i weighed in every friday but i'd realize that over the weekend was my highest days of fluctuating and then monday would be back to regular, so I began weighing in on Mondays.....

RushinBruisette

Once a week, usually Fridays, as soon as I wake up and use the restroom. Some weeks, I may peek and see how I'm doing after a bad weekend or mid week, but I never log it here.

OpalFruitJam

I weigh officially every Sunday, when I will usually records it on here. That will be my number then.
I do tend to weigh once on a Tuesday and once on a Friday as well, just to see if I am on a downward trend. If it has fluctuated by one or two pound that is fine, but I would just like to see if the scale is going down throughout the week and if it is, I know I'm still on track for a successful Sunday weigh in! ^_^

HOSED49

I weigh in every morning before a shower and every night before bed. It really has become more of a habit. Yes it can be disheartening sometimes, but then some days it surprises you in a good way!

LainMac

My plan is to weigh myself on every other Sat morning. Tommorrow is my first weigh in. I picked every two weeks because historically I've been a slow loser so by doing it every other week, I am hoping that the losses will be in the whole numbers. While intellectually I know that .5 pounds add up, it isn't very emotionally satisfying.

I do jump on the scale in between periodically and like others notice the 2 to 4 pounds shift between morning and night.

I am in the school of weigh in post shower nude, after going to the bathroom.

My advice as an old lady is that scale is but one tool in your arsenal to get healthy. Exercise, making good food choices, accurately logging in those choices, and taking care of yourself are just as important as "Mr. Scale.".

KathleenAGarrity

I weigh myself every morning - but I only record my weight once a week as Friday's weight.
I like be aware of where my body is and if it goes up more than it should I know to watch what I eat that day!

I'd be afraid to weight myself once a month - a month is a long time and I'd be worried that I'd be doing something wrong and then its a whole month wasted.

JustAmy

I'd be afraid to weight myself once a month - a month is a long time and I'd be worried that I'd be doing something wrong and then its a whole month wasted.

but since it is a lifestyle change and not a diet, I know I'm not wasting anything , see what I mean?:happy:

jdsouthernbelle

I weigh every Friday....at 7am.. no clothes, after I use the bathroom.

PoeRaven

:bigsmile: I weigh myself twice a week. Monday mornings and Friday mornings. I took the scale out of the bathroom and put it in the basement. If I want to weigh in, I have to go down 2 flights of stairs to get to it and back up 2 flights. This keeps me from becoming obsessed..

misslizz6958

I post once a week but I weight myself 4 to 5+ times a day

anikab

I've been trying to weigh in every 2 weeks. I see better results and don't get discouraged that way. if I keep myself busy I won't get on the scale. for a while I was weighing myself every day and then realized I was obsessing over it so I started hiding it so it wasn't visible to me every time I walked in the bathroom. that helps a TON.

LotusF1ower

I weigh and measure myself once per week, sometimes Saturday, sometimes Sunday (once it was even a Friday! :laugh: )

I used to be a multiple weigher, weighing many times per day, that had to stop though, it is obsessive and anything obsessive is unhealthy mentally - I have enough bad habits as it is without the scales adding to them! :laugh: