How often to weigh self?

lacey_1208

wow... thanks for eveyone's responses. i think i'm going to weigh in on a friday weekly for the first few weeks then maybes drop down to every other week.

i do react badly to the scale and if it's not what i want to see i will think 'what's the point'.

i've been going to the gym a lot though so i think i will take measurements but probably only once in a while.

thanks everyone for replying! it's helped a lot xox

absherlock

I have to weigh every day. Sometimes 2 - 3 times. I get that it is not always a positive change down but all I have to do is visualize those numbers saying 285 and anything looks better...even if it is a lb. higher than yesterday. I know it is not traditional "wisdom" to do it so often but the weigh ins keep me thinking towards my goal and I start and end my day thinking about what I did right and what I can do differently each day. Not in an incriminating way but in a goal setting/mental exercise way.

fatcitizen

I weigh every day, right after I get up and go to the bathroom. However, I know daily weight fluctuates an I don't freak out if I am 2 pounds heavier on Tuesday as compared to Monday. If you can't handle the daily fluctuations, then weigh once a week, max. I have found by daily weighing I see how my body reacts to certain things. Like I have learned a high sodium day will keep my weight up by 2 pounds or so for 2-3 days. If I drink a fair amount of alcohol one night, the next morning I will weigh less because I am dehydrated. I am in the minority as I like to see these changes and I can accept the ups and downs of daily weighing. Even though I weigh daily, I use Friday mornings as my "official" weigh in, and will only then log any gains or losses in MFP.

this is what I do too.. I even keep a spreadsheet of my weight and what I lost/gained day to day....when I get away from it, I do BAD....
So as others have said it is about what works for YOU...

2pinks1blue

I only "count" it on Monday mornings, but I usually weigh myself on Thursday or Friday too.

FK1983

I'm seriously surprised how many people weigh themselves EVERYDAY! that isn't good, honestly!
The average persons weight can go up and down by over 7lbs in a typical day (fluid intake/use, food intake/use etc), weigh yourself in the morning then at night to see a perfect example!

Weighing weekly at most!, every two weeks is ideal.

sgriddler

Once a day, Its part of my Morning routine. I can now even know which foods will make me hold weight for a few days.
I usually just log the weight with mfp once a week. Despite the obvious ups and downs, i have maintained a steady downward trend......

CrystalFlury

I'd say weigh yourself once a week, in the morning, before eating breakfast, after using the restroom. I just started MFP 6 days ago and I couldn't wait to see how much weight came off so I got on the scale before the seven days. On day five apparently I lost 3 pounds! It helps to have motivation, seeing the numbers go down but if you get too obsessive about it it'll make losing weight difficult. Remember, it's not ALL about the scale, consider how your clothes are fitting.

I lost weight in the past, I was originally about 210 or so and worked out like crazy every day (never paying attention to my food intake/what I ate). I was lucky enough to lose about 40 lbs. by just that. I remember feeling even more satisfied by finding my size 16 pants no longer hugged my body and I was ecstatic the day I went clothes shopping and figured out I wore a size 12.

Unfortunately I gained about 12 lbs. back from my lowest weight (167-169) so now I'm trying this calorie thing out to see if I can continue what I was trying to accomplish 3 years ago. Right now I'm about 178 and wearing a size 14 (on the tighter side) and now I realize 10 lbs. makes a HECK of a difference between clothing size.