How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • Joanjett88
    Joanjett88 Posts: 87 Member
    Typically I do once a week, but right now I'm doing everyday as a log because I'm doing the 30 day shred. Just curious to see how my body is changing. I also keep in mind that if I had a meal high in sodium or if I added another work out that day that my numbers might lie do to water retention.
  • sjeannot
    sjeannot Posts: 143
    Don't obsess with weighing yourself. If you weigh everyday, you will see your weight going up and down even if you know in truth you are losing weight. Once every two weeks or month is good. That would give you something true to celebrate.
  • SunshineKimL
    SunshineKimL Posts: 18 Member
    I weigh myself almost daily first thing in the morning after I have gone to the bathroom. Friday is my weigh in day and if I happen the have weighed less on Thursday I still log the Friday weight. Doing this helps keep me motivated but it doesn't work for everyone. If I do happen to have an increase that lasts more than a day I will not weigh for a couple of days and focus on my calories in vs. calories out. I have my measurements taken including BF% about every 3 weeks with my PT.
  • kaelica
    kaelica Posts: 1 Member
    900 calories sounds awfully low: don't forget that not getting enough nutrients actually backfires when it comes to sustainable weight loss :) I understand the desire to see the numbers drop but slow drops usually mean long-term benefit :)
  • MsSashaFire
    MsSashaFire Posts: 49
    I weigh myself everyday, mostly out of habit, but it also keeps me on track.
  • laceyjjj
    laceyjjj Posts: 53 Member
    I weigh myself in the morning, sometimes at night out of curiosity. I don't feel like it's obsessive or I "shouldn't" check so much. If the number looks higher than I'm used to in the morning, I don't despair - it actually keeps me on track for the day and more mindful.
  • tar0809
    tar0809 Posts: 122 Member
    I weigh myself every morning before I eat or drink anything. It all depends on you. I do it for motivation not to beat myself up and stop what I'm doing. If I see that I go up 1-3 lbs within a day I tend to say hmm is it water weight or what did I eat yesterday and it makes me work that much harder at the gym.
  • mswoodsy
    mswoodsy Posts: 91 Member
    Everyday after the morning bathroom run. I however only log once or twice a week and its purely for accountability this in no way affects my day.

    This is basically what I was gonna say. Every day, same time, after the bathroom, before any differing factors (food/exercise). That was when I was heavier and losing weight quickly. Now that its slowed to 1lb/w I just do it on Mondays. Sometimes measuring will show you more progress than weighing... I strongly recommend it if "slow" weight loss frustrates you.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    I've posted this before: If you're an every day weigher, it's important to understand the data. If you weigh every day, look into tracking your weight with some kind of moving average to give you an accurate trend line. If you're drinking 8 cups of water a day, remember that there's 4lbs of water moving through you every day just from that. Your exact number on the scale is more of an indicator of hydration state than anything else. It's that trend line that will tell a story closer to the truth.

    Something like this (this shows an actual 1lb weight loss with daily measured weights showing as much as 5 lbs of variance):

    hackers-diet-chart-20140501-20140531.png
  • peachie2013
    peachie2013 Posts: 15 Member
    Once a week.
  • LexytheNerd
    LexytheNerd Posts: 44 Member
    I weigh myself every morning around the same time
  • wideturn
    wideturn Posts: 108 Member
    I work at a place that has a scale (meant to weigh dogs but..) and it's super accurate so I can't help myself but weigh every time I work. I also weigh whenever I go to the gym.. I don't have a scale at home so it kinda makes me excited when there is one haha

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