How often do you track your weight?

Saruman_w

Everyday. Make sure there aren't any severe fluctuations and that I'm on track.

ivansmomma

Like to peek every other day or so, but I'm trying to weigh in once a month now.

NatalieWiley

Once every 4 - 6 weeks at my doctor's office. I don't trust my home scale is accurate. I step on it and it says one number and then i step on it 30 seconds later and it may be up or down 1 - 5 pounds. Can be very discouraging.

montana_girl

I am to easily upset by the daily changes in my weight, so for my own sanity I just weigh in once a week. I go to WW meetings, so I just weigh in there.

xSophia19

I officially weigh in every sunday morning around 8:30am after im awake and been to the loo

Sometimes if im feeling naughty throughout the week or if i have had a bad day as in food wise then i will just check the scales too see if the 'bad day' has affected my weight

Personally i think an official weigh in once a week is alot better than weighing in ever 2 weeks - this way you can keep a better track of your weight!

dragonfly1120

I'm a little neurotic too. I weigh every day on my Wii Fit. I like to see the graph. If I gain, it motivates me to try extra hard to eat healthy foods. And encourages me to exercise. I hate exercise! LOL

robinkhn

I weigh on Wednesday and Sunday. Wednesday is with my sisters-in-law via email as we all live in different parts of country. We are just trying to support each other. Sundays is "official" weigh day. I have been weighting a long time to get scale to show something other than 213, so I posted today.

kennethmgreen

Depends on how accurate you want to be. As some have already stated, weighing yourself can turn into an obsession, so keep perspective. If you want to meticulously track week-to-week weight loss, you could weigh yourself same time every day on the same scale (step on three times to get avg for that day) - then record an *average* for that week. Yes, that's 21 times stepping on the sale. I don't do all that, but that method would give a pretty accurate chart of week-to-week weight loss (assuming a relatively accurate scale).

I weight every 2-3 days, always on Monday (my "official" weigh-in). Mondays are good because I tend to cheat on weekends. Knowing Monday is my weigh-in day has helped me stay on track many Sundays. I have a $30 digital scale from Target that I have verified is pretty accurate (coming home immediately after being weighted at the doctor's office). I step on the scale and as soon as I get two identical readings, use that number. Most of the time, that's two times on the scale.

I used to think that weighing in the morning after going to the bathroom was kinda like cheating, but it makes sense to weigh then because it's the easiest time to be consistent.

Amyding115

I weigh in once a week. Monday. If I've lost it's a great way to spend Monday. I try not to get on the scale more than twice a week because I lose motivation if I don't see progress every time. But I stay consistent with the fact that the only time I get on the scale is in the a.m. after going to the bathroom and being naked or in my undies. As someone else said, it gives a better reading for actual progress versus bloat and water weight. And I don't have to wonder if what I was wearing made any sort of difference.

glenbabe

i weigh middle of week usually thursday morn before breakfast on my day off then my official day is sunday morning and this is when i log but dont let your cycle get you down its quite normal to have fluid retention af that time of month what really matters is the long term rome wasnt built in a day and as long as it keeps moving downhill it doesnt matter if you have a minor fluctuation its the direction not the straightness of the path best of luck on the journey

Chainsaw_Flowerchild

My official weigh in is on Monday mornings before my work out. I weigh in/out of the gym daily though to track my water loss from my cardio work out. (I tend not to drink during my workout and have gotten dizzy a few times).

bentobee

I weigh myself every morning and I track my weight for every loss, even the .1 losses. It's very motivational for me.

Weighing myself is one of my favorite things to do these days - it's what gets me out of bed in the morning instead of rolling over to catch some more zzzz's. :laugh:

MissyFit08

I weigh myself every morning and I track my weight for every loss, even the .1 losses. It's very motivational for me.

Weighing myself is one of my favorite things to do these days - it's what gets me out of bed in the morning instead of rolling over to catch some more zzzz's. :laugh:

That's EXACTLY how I feel!! :laugh:

atsteele

Every day. Im a scale addict.

FloatingNee

I weigh myself everyday to prevent myself from wondering if I missed that low day. I can mentally and emotionally handle the fluctuations but I struggle with "what ifs", so I decide to throw the rule book out and do what keeps me the most sane and motivated

patrick323

It depends how much your'e averaging. I'm averaging about 1 1/2 lb per day....so....seeing that daily is a motivator and proof that my calorie deficit is mostly on par with that loss. (a reached deficit of 3500= 1lb of stored fat burned). if your'e averaging 2 pounds a week or less i definitely would NOT weigh every day. Even with 1.5 lb per day average, I find my self arguing with the scale because there's usually a half lb difference even stepping on or off many times, ha. So a downside to frequency is obsession.

kennethmgreen

do what keeps me the most sane and motivated

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