How often do you weigh in?

chriseles
Posts: 10 Member
I hate to say it, but I think I'm addicted to weighing myself, and that's not always a good look. I tend to weigh in each morning. Sometimes it's awesome, other times not so much! I'm trying to decide if I want to log my weight each day on here or just once a week. I doubt I'll be able to get out of the habit of my daily weigh in, but do I want to make it official? How often do you weigh in? What works best for you?
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I weigh daily & track it on a personal spreadsheet. I weigh in here each Monday. Daily helps to see the overall downward trend, and I can see the weekly/monthly averages as well. I also graph the daily weights as well. It's a big spiky graph, but the trendline is a smooth downward slope.4
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I weigh daily, but I use Libra weight trend app. Trending helps to mitigate the aggravation of the ups and downs of daily weighing.1
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I weigh daily first thing in the am. I actually like doing it. It helps to keep me motivated and to evaluate the day before (what I ate, activity, emotions, ect.) I've learned a lot about my body by doing this.3
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Agree with @Shull_Rachael. Every morning, for better or worse, to gauge what's working and where I've stumbled. Surprisingly, tequila may make me stumble home, but seems to have little effect on the scale.5
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I only log it every Wednesday. I do step on the scale in between, but don't record it. It helps to keep me on track.7
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Wednesdays! Weigh-in Wednesdays are what I call it
I only let myself do it once a week so I don't let the number control my emotions, ie being down about gaining some.2 -
Weight fluctuates, so weighing yourself daily doesn't provide a clear picture of weight loss. Weighing yourself once or twice a week in the morning is best.8
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I used to be really bad about stepping on the scale constantly, but I'm trying to control my bad habit to every Monday.3
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Once a week as I am not in the right mental place to handle the daily fluctuations right now and fluctuations, even knowing logically that they are normal, would impact my mood for the day.6
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Every two weeks. I used to be OBSESSED with the scale so I am trying to change my ways. I don't own one so I get weighed elsewhere - it helps - and I don't do it every week so I see bigger results. I just love how my clothes fit better, how much my mobility has changed and how much confidence I have gained, those things are more important to me than how much I weigh. Your weight is just a number - focus on you, and being a better you everyday.8
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dropkickkoby wrote: »Weight fluctuates, so weighing yourself daily doesn't provide a clear picture of weight loss. Weighing yourself once or twice a week in the morning is best.
It does if you use a trend weight app. "Best" is relative. That would not be best for me at all.2 -
The first thing every morning.2
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I record every day when I can.1
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Every day and track in both Happy Scale &Libra.
Daily provides me "clearest" picture because I know what's happening with the fluctuations. Otherwise, if the number is not what I prefer, I don't know if it's true weight or just water retention.1 -
I used to weigh myself every day, but I noticed a pattern where I would get defeated and upset if I gained or lost a lbs., half a lbs. Etc. I since donated my scale and have not weighed myself in almost 3 months. I lost two dress sizes and have been basing my results of clothing sizes from NY and Co. Which has the closest to neutral sizing for my body type. I also take measurements once a month. That's it. Weighing yourself can become addicting like anything else. So, since the scale has been gone, it's kinda like out of sight, out of mind.4
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I do most everyday...but fluctuations kind of make me anxious. However, I do find that I will be more diligent through out the day if I see a number that I was hoping was lower.2
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I try to do it every week but I forget often.1
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I weigh every morning before I've eaten or drunk anything.4
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I seem to weigh in weekly but no set days. I like to see a pound gone and will wait to weigh myself until I think I lost one. Sometimes I'll wait a day or two extra even. I like the anticipation. I then log each time I lose.3
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Dang I meant to weigh myself this morning and forgot again! I seem to have the opposite problem as everyone else lol1
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