How often to you weigh yourself?

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  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,067 Member
    I weigh in daily, and since getting introduced to Libra, have been using that. Before using the app, I was tracking my daily weigh ins and averaging the week - but the app just makes that method a lot easier LOL.

    My weight flucuates a LOT day to day, so only an occasional weigh in (weekly or less frequent) can give pretty "false" readings in both directions. I much prefer the overall trend method.
  • GOT_Obsessed
    GOT_Obsessed Posts: 817 Member
    I try to weigh myself weekly but I often crack and check the scale on the 5th day, not the 7th. But I don't weigh in if I had a very salty day the night before. I know me and if I see an up number it could start my day off in the wrong direction. I avoid that if I can.
  • NHDaisy2
    NHDaisy2 Posts: 151 Member
    I also weigh daily. I used to record every loss in MFP since re-joining I've started only recording my weight 1day a week.
  • Just_Jon
    Just_Jon Posts: 108 Member
    I used to weigh myself every day, because I liked tracking the daily fluctuations.
    Now they're too annoying, so I just weight once a week.
    The scale moves more dramatically than the daily weight, and gives me something to look forward to.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
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  • peggy_polenta
    peggy_polenta Posts: 325 Member
    4 times per day. 1st thing in the morning. (this is what i consider my real weight) right b4 my workout. right after my work out and sometime b4 bed.
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    I weigh myself every day and track in the Libra app. It actually stops me from obsessing. Seeing the fluctuations and the day to day reminds me that weight loss is not linear and a pound up is not always a pound of fat. I know what to expect at certain times of the month, I am learning what foods may cause me to bloat ect...Now that I am very close to my goal it's helpful for me to make sure that I am not under eating. I lost at an average of 2 pounds a week for most of my weight loss. I've slowed to .5 pound a week and as I approach maintenance I think weighing myself daily is beneficial for monitoring things.
  • goatg
    goatg Posts: 1,399 Member
    Once per week when I'm good. 2-3x/wk when I'm micromanaging.
  • WillingtoLose1001984
    WillingtoLose1001984 Posts: 240 Member
    LittleCub144 wrote: »
    As the title says, how often do you weigh yourself?

    I'm not planning on weighing myself more than once a month. I have a history/reality of EDNOS and I figure it's best not to become obsessed with the scales again and head down that route, so I'm sticking to less regular weigh ins and relying on the logic of 'If I burn more than I take in then I have to be losing weight' in between weigh ins.

    Does anyone do a similar thing and it's working out for them?

    I weigh about every other day. I start getting kind if lax when i dont weigh frequently. I need to see a good result from my efforts.
  • Lesscookies1
    Lesscookies1 Posts: 250 Member
    I weigh myself every single morning because I don't calorie count or use a food scale to track my food intake, and it's been working for me. Weighing myself every morning gives me a chance to see how what I eat the day before affects my weight.
  • Eelkov
    Eelkov Posts: 88 Member
    Every morning. I used to do weekly, but daily is working great for motivation...
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,110 Member
    I weigh every day but I do this because I found, for me, that using a trend tracker helps me to not freak over fluctuations and obsess less
  • lucerorojo
    lucerorojo Posts: 790 Member
    I weigh weekly, except if for some reason I don't get to the gym. I weigh at the same scale at the gym. I do not have a scale at home. Once a month would not be enough for me. I got fat in the first place when I stopped weighing myself.

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