How often do you weigh in?

alligatorrawr

As of now I plan on doing a weekly weigh in and monthly taping. I sometimes get anxious and weigh in early and (like today) when the weight is a little bit higher I get so discouraged! (don't worry I am behaving) But I was just curious as what other people do so I can try that

gallifreyfallsnomore1

"I plan on doing a weekly weigh in and monthly taping"

That's what I've been doing.

Scott_2025

I weigh in nearly every day. I don't worry about fluctuations. I know as long as I maintain a deficit the scale will drop. And also, if I behave badly the scale will go higher.

Some can't deal with fluctuations and only weigh weekly or monthly. I am afraid I might slack off on my calorie watching if i was only held accountable by the scale once a month.

I think it is best to do what suits you.

missyERnurse

I'm usually a once a week weigh in type of girl. I feel if I weigh in every day I would get discouraged. I still have yet to measure myself, but I need measuring tape for that. Once a month for measurements is definitely a great idea. I'd love to hear from others about how often they weigh in.

Also I hate weighing in a few days before that time of month. The sadness I get from the bloating that happens. Uber evil!!!

cwolfman13

I weigh myself daily...data points are important to trend analysis. I don't care about the actual numbers, just the overall trend...which has been maintaining for around 17 months now with natural body weight fluctuations giving me a range of about 180 - 185 with my 17 month average being 182.5

asha8907

I weigh weekly and measure monthly(or bi-monthly, sometimes I forget!) as well.

KelseyBee2014

I'm an every day-er. I found I didn't like weighing in once a week because what if I was just bloated? I weigh in every day and I don't get discouraged by the fluctuations. In fact, I like knowing what something I eat or exercise does to my body. I usually use the lowest weight during the week to record my weigh in.

libbydoodle11

Monthly.

macfaydengirl

This is what works for me. Use the same scale, the same day of every week and roughly under the same conditions (sounds like an experiment, I know). My same conditions I mean: on an empty stomach? n a full stomach, BM? No BM? Hope this helps :-)

nzchikky

I have gone from weighing everyday to maybe twice a week. I can't help myself! But am trying for weekly

ajnb88

I don't measure; I find that it's next to impossible to get accurate readings doing it myself. Maybe once a month I'll try on some clothes that were too small/fit me well to see if there's a difference.

As for weighing, I'll do it every now and then, but only really pay attention/track on Sunday mornings.

alligatorrawr

You should really try taping!! Body fat is so much more accurate than BMI! My goal is based on body fat, and scale is just kind of it's buddy to keep me entertained, Scott I've heard a lot of people doing the weigh in daily but I tried it and what ended up happening with me was I'd fluctuate 1-2 a day. So I would workout even harder and eat the bare minimum of calories, then the next day it was back where it should be so I do the same thing, to lose a pound. but at the end of the week I would feel terrible, weak and exhausted and the scale would be up or down a pound of two hahaha. I was thinking for me maybe every 5 days, every week, every other week. Or maybe just having official weigh ins biweekly (not near PMS time haha!) not sure what I want to do yet.

SerendipitySkye

I weigh in every day and do a taping once a month. It works for me to keep me on track for that day, I find. :flowerforyou:

alligatorrawr

This is what works for me. Use the same scale, the same day of every week and roughly under the same conditions (sounds like an experiment, I know). My same conditions I mean: on an empty stomach? n a full stomach, BM? No BM? Hope this helps :-)

I don't measure; I find that it's next to impossible to get accurate readings doing it myself. Maybe once a month I'll try on some clothes that were too small/fit me well to see if there's a difference.

As for weighing, I'll do it every now and then, but only really pay attention/track on Sunday mornings.

great ideas! I kind of try to do that but I need to more. I picked wednesdays because it's the middle of the week so I can't blame it on dehydration from weekend activities (I don't drink that much but when I do it's usually when I am exploring and walking a lot haha) first thing in the am, in the same clothes. or before a shower or something. and I think I need to find a good outfit to measure by, ( I generally wear lose fitting clothes) maybe I will just draw marks on my belt Measuring myself isn't so bad right now because I need my neck, waist and butt and (always measure on the left side!) the tape kinda sits in all those spots. But I am definitely going to get help for my starting measurement! Thanks everyone!

asia1967

"I plan on doing a weekly weigh in and monthly taping"

That's what I've been doing.

^ Me three!

Cortneyrenee04

Whenever I'm certain that I've lost weight

I do measurements once a month and plan to officially weigh once a month also.

melissay28

I weigh myself daily but only record weight and measurements on Monday.

sdelo7

I weigh every morning - just because I like to see! - but record weekly.

Cortneyrenee04

great ideas! I kind of try to do that but I need to more. I picked wednesdays because it's the middle of the week so I can't blame it on dehydration from weekend activities (I don't drink that much but when I do it's usually when I am exploring and walking a lot haha) first thing in the am, in the same clothes. or before a shower or something. and I think I need to find a good outfit to measure by, ( I generally wear lose fitting clothes) maybe I will just draw marks on my belt Measuring myself isn't so bad right now because I need my neck, waist and butt and (always measure on the left side!) the tape kinda sits in all those spots. But I am definitely going to get help for my starting measurement! Thanks everyone!

I would do measurements and weigh ins naked!

jjaylynn

I rarely weight myself, and I don't measure. My clothes are my scale! I've weighed myself recently in the past month twice simply because I went to the Dr. and they insist! :-/ I find the scale depressing if I don't weigh what my 'goal weight' is.

melissay28

great ideas! I kind of try to do that but I need to more. I picked wednesdays because it's the middle of the week so I can't blame it on dehydration from weekend activities (I don't drink that much but when I do it's usually when I am exploring and walking a lot haha) first thing in the am, in the same clothes. or before a shower or something. and I think I need to find a good outfit to measure by, ( I generally wear lose fitting clothes) maybe I will just draw marks on my belt Measuring myself isn't so bad right now because I need my neck, waist and butt and (always measure on the left side!) the tape kinda sits in all those spots. But I am definitely going to get help for my starting measurement! Thanks everyone!

I would do measurements and weigh ins naked!

I measure and weigh first thing in the morning after I pee..and naked.

runeatrunlive

I weigh myself every Friday morning before I shower. I don't really feel the need to stand on the scales anymore often than that as when I've tried it previously the little fluctuations started to annoy me!!

In terms of measurements I don't own a tape measure but what I've done is the past is tried on a dress that I know is tigh fitting on me and check to see whether it has got any looser. It really helps with motivation when the scales aren't showing a loss!

ajnb88

great ideas! I kind of try to do that but I need to more. I picked wednesdays because it's the middle of the week so I can't blame it on dehydration from weekend activities (I don't drink that much but when I do it's usually when I am exploring and walking a lot haha) first thing in the am, in the same clothes. or before a shower or something. and I think I need to find a good outfit to measure by, ( I generally wear lose fitting clothes) maybe I will just draw marks on my belt Measuring myself isn't so bad right now because I need my neck, waist and butt and (always measure on the left side!) the tape kinda sits in all those spots. But I am definitely going to get help for my starting measurement! Thanks everyone!

I would do measurements and weigh ins naked!

I measure and weigh first thing in the morning after I pee..and naked.

^This.

xMaryEllenx

Ditto! Weekly weigh in, often with a cheat sneak peek. However, rather than feel discouraged when I do not see what I hope for, I use the information to drive a little harder. Measurements I do monthly as well.

alligatorrawr

I rarely weight myself, and I don't measure. My clothes are my scale! I've weighed myself recently in the past month twice simply because I went to the Dr. and they insist! :-/ I find the scale depressing if I don't weigh what my 'goal weight' is.

my only problem with clothes is I don't have any clothes that fit perfect now, and lycra stretches clothes out, cotton shrinks, and things get messed up anyway. That's why I'm thinking marking my belt may help.

So far what I have from this is, Weekly weigh in, after I wake up, pee and am naked, pre-shower. preferably mid-week. monthly tape, with help, and marking my belt

melissay28

I measure around my belly button, hips and thigh. Those are the places I "care" about seeing a change the most. I know you can't spot lose but those areas I am most self conscious about.

jmculp

every friday for me...if i let myself get to worked up i will step on the scale like 3 times a day so that not good.

bwogilvie

I recommend daily weigh-ins, with a huge caveat: you need to do some math to find the difference between your actual weight loss and the daily fluctuations, which are much larger.

Your weight fluctuates depending on water, salt, and fiber intake, and other factors having nothing to do with calories. Using an exponentially smoothed moving average can help you filter out the noise and focus on the trend, as John Walker explains in "The Hacker's Diet" (http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/). The chapter on "The Rubber Bag" explains, briefly, the source of these fluctuations. The chapter on "Signal and Noise" explains how some simple math can filter them out. Walker explains how to do the math, but you can also set up a free account on his server to do it for you, or use a service like Beeminder or TrendWeight.com.

If you're going to be all "OMG! I'm bloated!" if you see the number go up by 2 lbs. from one day to the next, then daily weigh-ins aren't for you. Personally, I'm not bothered, because it's the trend that matters. Once I'm at maintenance, in a month or two, I'll continue, so I'll have an early warning system if my weight starts creeping up again.

kikityme

I'm also an every day-er. But I don't get discouraged, it helps me to know that there are ups and downs. Also, it's helped me time my TOM. If I go up 5 pounds one day? I know it's time to be prepared!

Kalikel

First forty pounds lost - no scale, didn't weigh in.

Since I bought the scale - daily, sometimes more.

I'm hooked on weighing now, but there is a LOT to be said for just losing without it.

VelveteenArabian

I weigh in almost daily. I like to keep track of my trends and fluctuations and make connections (oh that day I spiked because of this, so I need to watch out for that). It was hard but it really gives a nice graph to look at.