Weighing myself everyday....

knittnponder

I weigh everyday but I'm not obsessed with the scale. If it goes up for a day or two it doesn't ruin me or make me dive headfirst into a cheesecake. If you can use it as a tool then it's probably fine. If it's going to throw you to see those numbers fluctuate then you should stay off of it. It's all on what works best for you.

anu_6986

I generally weight once a week. But lately even though I feel I have lost some from my tummy, my weight would have increased! So these I just avoid weighting myself, as long as I am being within my food limit.

sarahkorry

Definitely only once a week! If you do it once a day you're more likely to be easy on yourself!

If you've lost a pound or two in the morning (which we alll know is most probably water weight or empty stomach etc) you may allow yourself that biscuit in the afternoon or that packet of crisps at night .

Then when you weigh youself again in the morning and you've stayed the same or are the same weight as before the 'day loss' you feel like giving up!

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soniams

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.

I am the same. It has helped to understand that a 1-3 pound weight gain is related to my body's rythmns (and monthly cycle) and not to fret about it. If I am stuck at a weight for a few days, I have also seen that my weight takes a big drop a few days later. Not sure how, but I have been able to not freak out at the monthly water gains. Weighing everyday, seeing the fluctuations, and the overall weight loss, helps me to stay on track and motivated. I officially record my weight once a month. Seeing that progress is really motivational.

mojox2003

I only weigh myself once a week, I used to do it 2/3 tims a day and got realy addicted but found that I was realy geting down about it so my hubby took the scales away and I only do it the once a week now.

I find that my motivation is up more becasue of this as I see big changes and not lil ones

marianne_s

I weigh myself every day, and record the result in the iPhone app TargetWeight.... the app is quite helpful, as it maintains various stats.


I don't see a problem with weighing yourself every day - it' s more to do with how you handle the result.....

If I've gained, I have a think about what could be the likely cause - over on calories, too much sodium, fluid retention from lifiting weights....

If I'm down quite a bit (1 lb+) from the previous day, I also question the cause....

So, it's all down to what you do with the information.....