How often should I weight myself?

NurseNatalie2011
NurseNatalie2011 Posts: 281
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Good morning all!

Should "weigh ins" be done weekly or monthly? I do not think that I can weigh myself monthly....that is too long to wait!!! I know weighing myself in the morning first thing and with the same type of clothing is best, right?

Thanks! Happy hump day!

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  • kmtetour
    kmtetour Posts: 300 Member
    I do my weigh-ins once a week on the same day. I think once a week gives you a good view of exactly how you're doing, whereas once a month doesn't show you "this was a bad week" and such, and therefore doesn't help you learn.
  • lastchance2010
    lastchance2010 Posts: 494 Member
    HAPPY HUMP DAY!! I'm an ex-slave to the scale...used to weigh myself 2x's a day...made me NUTZ! :huh: so now I weigh in once...ok...twice a week. Once on Monday and today...hump day...woooo...Monday's just feels right first thing after i relieve myself and i strip down and get on the scale...and then on Wednesday cuz well..I think watching BL the night before just gives me the urge to weigh in first thing again on Wednesday...:laugh: strange...I know...but hey..it works for me. Good luck!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
    I do mine once or twice a week, before eating, after going to the bathroom, and without clothes. But really, its all personal preference. I definitely think you can weigh too much, and that tends to make people obsessive.
  • NurseNatalie2011
    NurseNatalie2011 Posts: 281
    Thanks everyone! I will plan on weighing myself once per week...in the nude right after I wake up and use the bathroom!
  • jonjoyner83
    jonjoyner83 Posts: 16
    I weigh myself daily, every morning when I wake up and before I shower (after I use the restroom). I have seen fluctuations, but the trend has been downward. I know this is a bad habit, but the scale is right there when I wake up. I operate my digital scale before any other electronic device in my house.
  • margie_77
    margie_77 Posts: 693 Member
    I weight myself everyday as well. I only post it when it shows a loss. My weight changes quite a bit day to day. It would suck if I only weighed myself once a week and it just happened to be the lowest weight one week and the highest weight the next. I would be super discouraged. Seeing it everyday and taking the lowest weight for the week works pretty well for me.
  • nezeray
    nezeray Posts: 34
    I weigh and record my weight every day, but I don't stress over it. When I go to the reports and see a downward trend, I'm happy. :)

    James / Nezeray
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