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Valqis
Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
do you update your ticker and goals? I know you should update every time you gain or lose weight, but do you? if you gain weight, do you update it, or do you hold off for a while to see if it will come back off?

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  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    I update whenever something, anything changes....weekly. I weigh in once a week, it I go up I change it, if I lose I change it.
  • Sunshine_Girlie
    Sunshine_Girlie Posts: 618 Member
    It really depends on how much I gain back if I change my ticker. If I know that I gained more than 3 pounds, I'll reset it. And if I lose about half a pound, I usually update it.
  • DKev
    DKev Posts: 266 Member
    I weigh weekly (always Sunday first thing in the a.m.) and always update my goals even if it's only a pound up or down but I'm really particular like that....
  • onewarmmomma
    onewarmmomma Posts: 222 Member
    I think my ticker updates itself, I have never checked! LOL

    I update my weight in my siggy whenever I lose a whole pound. If I gain it, I leave the ticker alone. I suppose adding that weight to the signature would be more motivation to work at it, but the shame works, too.
  • I update it every week orso if it go's up or down.
  • SageGoddess320
    SageGoddess320 Posts: 2,589 Member
    I've recently decided that I am going to "check in" once a week and record both my losses and gains. I might not always like what I see but I think that will help keep me in line :wink:
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    I 'weigh-in' once a week. When you hit a ten pound loss MFP asks you if you want to reset your goals.
  • onewarmmomma
    onewarmmomma Posts: 222 Member
    I 'weigh-in' once a week. When you hit a ten pound loss MFP asks you if you want to reset your goals.

    It asked me for the first time today, and I got a little giddy! LOL
  • onewarmmomma
    onewarmmomma Posts: 222 Member
    I 'weigh-in' once a week. When you hit a ten pound loss MFP asks you if you want to reset your goals.

    It asked me for the first time today, and I got a little giddy! LOL
  • pelone5k
    pelone5k Posts: 18
    I weigh in once a week, just joined so I have not posted gains or losses, I weigh Friday morning. You must post gains as well as losses. Being honest with yourself is the key to all of this. That goes for calorie counting too.
  • Kityngirl
    Kityngirl Posts: 14,304 Member
    My weight typically fluctuates about 6lbs up and down like clockwork practically.. I record the lowest but not the highest because I'd be changing it weekly if I did. Lol. If my lowest does not show up after a month or so, then I record the gain. I have mostly fitness goals now so I don't worry too much about actual weight.
  • ginmo333
    ginmo333 Posts: 100 Member
    I always update when it goes down....immediately :) it's fun to see the lowest number...and then i don't update again until i see a lower number (becomes sometime it does fluctuate up...but I just wait til it goes down again :))
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