Weighing myself everyday....

10byJune21

good idea... or bad idea? i've been doing it, not sure if its helping with motivation or confidence.

what do you guys do?

megrrt

I weigh once a week try for same time same scale.
I have not done it with mfp yet i will on thurs...
I think not seeing the scale move everyday can be a neg thought process.
good luck

SOUTLO

Once I started weighing everyday I stopped losing weight, I think it is a bad idea.

jimennis

I am going to quit it also to keep my sanity..

vsetter

Bad idea (in my opinion). Not see the scale move OR seeing that 2-3 pound fluctuation is discouraging!

vsetter

Oh....and I weigh once per week

P90XCertifiedCoach

I use too, but it would either be real depressing or really good, so now I just do it once a week and at the same time on the same day.

ser0630

good idea... or bad idea? i've been doing it, not sure if its helping with motivation or confidence.

what do you guys do?

I used to weigh myself everyday. I've discovered that is a bad idea. It didn't help motivate me. It made me more frustrated.

Now, I weigh myself a couple of times a week.

Jbauer41

I'm a glutton for punishment -- I am scale-addicted. Always have been. Would love to be able to break that cycle.......can't.

aflane

I weigh every day to keep track on how I'm doing, but I log the weight only once per week.

6Janelle13

I am a daily and or multiple times a day person. It is a horrible habit that will be changing by force soon (the scale is not moving with me) I only count my weight once a week so i can see the changes.

kayleeblue

I weigh myself everyday. I go up and down but only document on Fridays...It's gone up 3 pounds and down also..but I only stick with the one weight on Friday.

Rklane

I weigh everyday except the weekends. That's because I use the scales at work. We don't own scales at home! Luckily I haven't seen the big up and downs. I've been pretty steady except for my plateau of 3 weeks. It makes me focus when I do see an increase. You gotta figure out what works for you. Try 2 weeks weighing daily and then 2 weeks of only once a week. See how you feel.

WifeMomDVM

Ha! I'm really bad... I weigh every morning and every night before bedtime. I like to track how my weight fluctuates - it doesn't fluster me at all. If I know my night time weight is down I can expect a pleasant "surprise" in the morning. I record my weight on MFP after my Friday morning weigh in only though.

Maybe bad for my mental health, but I have no hard feelings towards myself for doing it, so, heh, why not? Probably not for everyone though.

mom2gnt

I remember the days that I would weigh myself everyday... of course, I used to think I was fat back then. And now I'm 30 lbs heavier!! If I only knew then what I knew now!! LOL!

I am only going to weigh myself 1x per week. Every friday.

frats

I am addicted to my scale, but I don't thnk it's a good thing. I weigh myself at least once a day. Last week I tried to go from Sunday to Friday without stepping on...I made it to Tuesday. The daily fluctuations definately mess with you.

Even though I weigh myself a few times a day, I only write it down once a week. It used to be Fridays, but Thursday is our 'eat out' night., so I switched my official weigh day to Wednesday.

If you can avoid weighing in every day, Do it!

cm40

Your weight can fluctuate several pounds thoughout the day. So if you only weigh once week you're not getting an accurate measurement.
I weigh everyday, then average it for the week.

Tigerlily47

I weigh myself most every day and I did log it after a few days but now I'm only going to record my weight once a week. You have done so well with your weight loss! I am 47 too and 5'7" and want to get down to 145 for now. I'll see when I get there if I need to go further. I am trying to get in much better fitness shape too. Congratulations on your weight loss!

kbanzhaf

Hi,
This is a totally personal decision. I weigh (and record, but not always on this site) daily. I have found it is what keeps ME accountable. I don't get too stressed out over minor ups and downs, but know that if it goes up and stays up, I need to get my butt in gear.
Kaye

virginiaduty

my doctor said once a week max ---because alot of times u could depressed if you dont lose as fast as you might want to.

10byJune21

Wow, didnt expect so many responses right away. I know I shouldnt weigh myself everyday...but I cant resist in the mornings!

It definitely messes with my head - gained almost a pound this morning?!?

ANYWAY - Thanks everyone

springfan

I weigh myself every morning at the same time, and log it on my online calendar. I have found that it has helped me understand how my body works. I have consistently lost weight and have avoided plateaus so far.

ep_euphoria

I weigh-in every morning. I seem to be the opposite of everyone else, I think it's the best motivator ever!

If I don't weigh every day then I tend to get a bit slack. Knowing that I'm accountable for everything that goes in my mouth is the only way I stay on track. Yes, that's bad, I have shocking self control - if I know I have a week to 'make-up' the mistake then I go loco.

But I think about the whole thing a little differently, my brain has this amazingly positive attitude for when it looks at the numbers on the scale - if it goes down at all, I'm ecstatic and it leaves me on a high the rest of the day and really wanting to eat well and do my workout; if the scale goes up, it pretty much gets ignored my brain says: "oh, your weight fluctuates randomly, don't worry about it" or "you had too much sodium yesterday, you're just retaining water" or "yup, that's that tiny bite of muffin you had that can't possible cause you to weigh this much more, but I'm going to blame it anyway so you can move on with your day and not make that choice today" - my brain is very manipulative

I don't weigh after I've had a 'big' day - like drinking or going out to dinner, but every other morning you'll see me on the scale, and I love it.
The 'scale addiction' can be unhealthy for some people, but if you come at it with a positive mind-set and confidence in your ability to lose weight and make good choices, then it can be a fantastic tool.

YummyTpn

I agree, it is an individual decision. Practically speaking, you should weight yourself everyday for one week only, see what your "low" day is, then pick that to be the day you weigh in on every week. You always weigh less in the morning, and it should always be at the same time of day, so why not morning then? I know all this but then I go and weigh myself almost everyday...but for me, when I see a gain, it kicks me into gear and prevents me from getting off-track. I do avoid the scale though when I'm positive it's going to be bad news! LOL! Anyway, figure out what works best for you...Weighing often is OK as long as it doesn't mess with your head! Good luck!

Rodneymc4

I have a scale in the bathroom and a scale downstairs near the kitchen. I weigh myself first thing in the morning because I usually lose water weight at night. I weigh myself after every workout...once again to determine water loss or actual fat loss. I weigh myself before I go to bed to see how much weight is burned while I sleep. I weigh myself before I take a shower or after...just need to be in my birthday suit. I weigh myself a lot...I need to know which foods cause me to retain weight , water, muscle and fat. My scale in the bathroom has a body fat calculator. It's not very accurate, but consistent.

By weighing myself as much as I do I know what causes me to lose or gain weight instantly. I can drop 3 pounds of water by walking uphill at 4mph for 60 minutes.

I think you should weigh yourself multiple times a day.

ascoope

I like weighing myself everyday- I think it's more personal preference than anything else. But I have to keep in mind that if I gain four pounds overnight I can't get discouraged. It helps me figure out what's going on with my body- if I'm eating too much salt, what part of my cycle I'm most likely to gain in, things like that.

Brandie6004

I'm so bad! I step on the scale several times a day. At first it would be kinda hard to see the numbers bounce up and down thur out the day, but now it doesn't bug me and I've gotten use to the fact that my weight bounces around, so I don't worry if it goes up one or two pounds. However, I only log my weight once a week or once every two weeks, and I usually go w the middle number.

nadiambe13

When I was journaling my food and calories, in a notebook, I included my morning weight every day, but didn't stress if I skipped days, along with my food and blood sugars. It was helpful to see everything, and even the fluctuations were helpful, because I got to see how different foods and even time of the month affected me.

Recently, in the past few weeks, the scale wasn't budging at all, and I became a bit scale obsessed, and pretty down in the dumps about my weight being stuck, so I took a hiatus from the scale. Now that things are moving a bit, and I'm in a better headspace, I'm back to weighing pretty much daily, but I'll probably just record on MFP once a week, and not record my daily number.

But do what you feel is right, regardless of studies for or against, or anyone's opinion. This is your journey, and only you know how you feel throughout it. If weighing daily is helpful for you, great, if not, stick to a schedule that's more useful for you.

Forensi

I weight everyday, maybe it's because of the curious side of me but I don't find it affects me negatively even if the scales go up due to water retention because it tells me that I have to maybe drink a bit of extra water that day or lower my sodium a bit to get rid of excess water. Because there's no way I would have put on a kg of pure fat overnight.

milaxx

Funny how things go in trends on this board. I just answered the same question yesterday. Yes it is a personal decision, so be honest with how that daily weigh in makes you feel. I am the odd one. I weigh myself once a month at the doctors. I have a scale at home, but I never use it.

This is a lifestyle change for me. I want to set up eating patterns to carry me through the rest of my life. When I log my diary I try to be as honest as possible. I review it, not only just for calories, but also where my sodium, fat and sugar levels are. I want to get to the point where I can make good food choices throughout the day. Weighing myself daily or even weekly makes it all about the scale. That's not my goal. My goal is overall health. That means eating well and exercising right and being able to function in social situations. If I am doing those things then the scale shows that.

Like many have posted, it's a personal decision. This just happens to e what works for me.

hermione_ar

I used to weigh every morning, but I found that the morning after a workout I always put on about a pound - I found that so dicouraging that it was sabotaging me! Now I weigh only on Friday mornings after my rest day. I was getting way too obsessed with the numbers!