How often do you weigh yourself?

douglernerold

How often do you weigh yourself?

I know a lot of people say you shouldn't, but I can't resist weighing myself every day.

On a day I lose even a little I'm elated and my will-power is strong. On a day weight doesn't change I'm subdued. On a day I gain weight, even a teensy bit, I get depressed and think it's all over and I might as well go off my diet.

I know it's dumb. But I can't help but check my weight every morning.

doug

Spitfirex007

I weight myself about once a week. Unless I'm bored, then I will go weight myself haha.

I try not to though. Sometimes the scale is going to go up because of building muscle. So I don't want to get discouraged.

rachel303

I weigh myself every day too. I'm trying to change that though.

kylie78

hmmm... do I admit to this... about 3 or 4 times....a day!!! LOL! Every time i walk past my scales I jump on them, but tbh I don't really care if it is up or down or whatever, I just get excited if I hit a new 'low'. I find it amazing how much it fluctuates in a day, I can fluctuate about 2kg in a day depending how hydrated I am etc.

supertempdonna

I used to be like that but I'm trying to break the habit. I set myself a goal of two weeks between weigh-ins. So far I've only cracked once...

arwamya

I was scale obsessed too and it got me nowhere. Like you said one day when you weigh less you're elated and other days you feel like crap which in turn makes you eat more, atleast that was the case with me. so i quit the whole scale obsession and just concentrated on working out and eating healthy. i weigh myself either once a week or once in two weeks as compared to my earlier weigh ins of 5 -6 times per day.

tacmedic2209

Once a week. Doing it every day will just drive you crazy. Your body will change day to day between building muscle and burning fat. The same day every week is the best way to look at your results.

trud72

Hi ya i'm afraid i'm a twice a day person!!!!
morning and night,,,just to keep an eye on it make sure no one has added on a extra 10 lbs!!!! lol

sibbers

I don't do it that often because it's usually just going to tell me that I've not achieved what I'm kidding myself into thinking I'm doing... trouble is if I leave it too long, then sometimes it can be a bigger shock and also I've noticed that drinking lots of water can make a huge difference. I'm scared of it it in the same way I'm scared of looking at my bank balance

oneof9

I weight myself once a week. I can't do it everyday. I keep wanting it to move faster LOL.

SWorthington

Good morning,
I look at the scale every other day. I love it when I see an ounce or so gone. It keeps me motivated. If I know I ddin't do well I avoid the scale. If I avoid it more than a week, then I know I am way off track. So I have to look at it to keep on track.

yoghurtand

Weekdays, once in the morning and once when I get back from school to get an idea of where I'll be the next day. On weekends, once in the morning and once after every meal.

cj1234cj23

I was doing it every day. This week, I was determined to do it just twice a week! I did it and it worked. There was a lower difference each time and it was such an encouragement. When I do it every day and it get stucks one day, then I figure "What the hey!" and I'm eating what I want. I stuck to it this week and now the scale is my treat.....a scary treat.....I'll try for once a week this coming week but if I can't, then I'm shooting for Thursday! LOL

ForTheFam

Once a day for me. Same time when I wake up in the morning. I need the daily news to stay current. I go through the exact same emotions as you but that is exactly what I need to fix in my brain. I believe we need as much info we can gather about our body and reactions to food and exercise. On bad days I go to MFP and report my weight for the last 90 days then I recover. I also think about how I felt eating the foods I did before I started this journey. We've come too far to turn back now :drinker:

lynoble

I work in a womens gym and you should try and just weigh yourself once a week. You will fluctuate anythin between 3-5 pounds a day. In the long run it will keep you motivated! Well done on the weight loss so far!

anna0978

I weigh myself everyday. If I see a loss I'm motivated to lose more. If I see a gain I'm motivated not to make yesterdays mistakes. If it's the same I work a bit harder than the day before. Without constant updates I fall off the wagon real quick.

hajjcomb

2-5 times a week. Sometimes daily. I disagree with people who say not to weigh yourself daily. I think more frequent scale use is a good thing. In fact there are studies that have shown that people who weigh themselves more often lose more weight. I think it helps to keep you more honest and in check.

The key is your psychology around weighing yourself though. You cannot get negative, regardless of what the scale says. Weight loss is great. No weight gain is very good. A little weight gain can happen and just means it's time to be a little more mindful and steel your resolve. No need to get upset and feel defeated. The human body does not always act/respond in a linear and graduated manner.

Shwauren

I hate weighing myself because the scale never changes. one day I realized that my scale was off by 5 pounds. it was nice to findout i weighed 5 pounds less than i did. stress off my back!

I would once a week. I do every wednesday morning before i eat anything.

backinthenines

Once a week, usually on a Sunday.

I want to maintain a natural relationship with food / exercise / body image and have absolutely no intention to drive myself mad over this and become all preoccupied with 'weighing'. :huh:

wpij25

I weigh myself everyday. If I see a loss I'm motivated to lose more. If I see a gain I'm motivated not to make yesterdays mistakes. If it's the same I work a bit harder than the day before. Without constant updates I fall off the wagon real quick.

I weigh myself everyday and use it as a motivator like Anna there...I also measure myself every other day...and that helps on the days when the scale doesn't move. :happy:

Nigel99

I started out weighing myself every day, but after everybody mentioned the daily fluctuations, I just decided to stick with a weekly weighing.

droppin_lbs

EVERY Day!! lol....

I was actually doing it about once a week but I was not losing weight as fast as I'd like ( 1 pound a week is my goal) so I starting experimenting by upping my calories etc.. so I starting weighing and logging it everyday to get tabs on what's working and what's not....

I like it though I like knowing where my progress (or not) is at everyday. Of course you have to keep in mind the normal fluctuations.

Best of luck!

marybelmontez

I weigh myself once a day. I always do it in the morning before I eat. I've learned a lot about my body doing this. I know that if I go overboard on fried or salty food I'm going to gain at least 2-3 pounds from one day to the next. However, this weight is not permanent because it just means that my body is retaining a lot of water. However, if I gain a pound and it sticks around for a couple of days, that's when I have to change something in my workout or nutrition. During the holidays I gained and regained between 5 pounds. Staying at a constant overall. I looked at my food and exercise and noticed that I was consuming more calories some days and then combating it with more exercise on others, but the constant tracking helped me maintain my weight. I wasn't losing during the holidays, but at least I didn't gain weight. Once the holidays were over, I started only losing again. Knowing my weight on a daily basis keeps me on track. If I gain weight, I look at my food dairy and analyze to see what I ate that could have caused the gain, however, most of the time I know what I did. Just like I track my food, it's important to track the weight everyday. If the scale doesn't move in a couple days, that's fine, I might just need to modify something, let it be exercise or food. Sometimes this small modification will show a quick loss in a couple pounds. It could because there was too much sodium from processed foods, or I might not be drinking enough water. In conclusion, weighing myself everyday keeps me on track. Just learn not to get frustrated with the numbers, and be proud of yourself when you start feeling your clothes lose, you start having to pull your pants up every 5 minutes, and/or you begin to get complements from family an friends all the time. These should be the true measures of your success not just the numbers on a machine.

neebelung

I'll admit, I probably weigh in at least once or twice a day, but I try to only LOG one weigh-in per week (i.e. Monday morning weigh-ins).

MemphisMarly

I weigh daily. Helps keep me motivated.

Natolee72

I also weigh myself everyday in the morning as soon as i wake up :ohwell: i keep a journal right next to my scale so that i can keep track of my daily weight. I also write down if I exercised or not. I know it's obsessive but I can't help it :grumble: oh well :bigsmile:

TexasTKD9

I weigh myself everyday too! Just can't help it I wanna know how i'm doing.... I guess its a bit obsessive but keeps me on top of things!

kateopotato

I vary. Sometimes every day sometimes every 3 days, sometimes once a week... sometimes 2 times a day (one in the AM and one in the PM before bed to get an idea of what it will be in the morning, since I know it's less in the morning)