How often to weigh yourself

kbanzhaf

There is no right or wrong answer here. It is totally a personal choice.

I weigh daily to keep myself more accountable, and record here a couple of times a week, gain or lose. Sometimes I wish it would show gains here -- that might give me the kick in the pants I need to get back on track more diligently.

Kaye

mmcorner

everyday before breakfast

kware33

I weigh myself once a week. I use to weigh myself everyday but would get discouraged if I had one bad day so I changed it to once a week.

Jenn728

I usually weigh in each morning after I wake up...just so I know where I'm at.

DJStewie

Almost every morning, but I try to only look at weekly weigh-ins to track progress. I try not to get caught up in the daily fluctuations.

Luandanielle1979

I have read on some weight loss sites that you should weigh yourself once a week. Some say everyday. Some say once a month. How often do you weigh yourself and how does it benefit you?

I get on the scale daily...it's an obsession. But I only log it on Tuesdays. Getting on daily gives me accountability and motivation.

I weigh morning on my scale but only log tueday evening when I get weighed at weight watchers. Its a habbit thing x

gpacheco0768

I was weighing myself daily and losing weight; about early/mid November I took a "break" and gained 15 lbs back... knowing full well what I was doing but not caring, using the holidays as an excuse to make bad food decisions... As of 1/1, yesterday, back to daily weighing (I was thinking weekly, but why fix what isn't broken? daily worked before) and eating 1200 cal. If I don't lose day to day, or have a slight gain, I know it's because of water/etc. and I really look at the "mini" goals I set, which before was losing 10 lbs. at a time, however long that took me, but now I'm thinking I'll track my progress (on something else, like a calendar) either weekly or monthly, but use this tool for daily tracking/monitoring... it's been great to look at this last year and see what I weighed, and when... good guidance for this year's last final push to get to my goal weight!

Yanicka1

i usually weight myself about once a month a week after my TOM. The scale is really the least usefull tool i use to know my progress.

hiker282

For me, it's about routine. Weigh-in once a week on Monday in the AM after going to the bathroom but before eating. In addition, always measure once a month (chest, waist, hips, thighs, calves, ankles, bicep and neck) I know it's a lot of places, but the body can be sneaky about what fat it burns, so I try to catch it in its most likely places.

julie20012

Hi all,

I am new to My fitnesspal....... i have just bought some scale the another day and i have decided to weigh myself once a week.

MCwhiteraven

I step on the scale first thing in the morning, NUDE! LOL! I need to see where my body is at. My metabolism is sooooo slow I can gain weight daily if not persistant. Fitness Pal has become a god-send for me! It was so easy to say "I don't eat that much, why am I gaining weight"? Now I can track my exercise "credits", and know if I should indulge with my favorite toast & tea or not!
CONGRATULATIONS to you all! You have really inspired me! I need to lose 30 more lbs, and with all of you cheering on I know I can do it!

5050jnernst

I believe it is recommended to weigh once a week, same day of the week, same time of day. I weigh myself almost daily to keep everything in check so to speak. If one does weigh daily , always remember that there will be flucuations in weight usually of a few pounds(usually 2 to 3 lbs) depending on fluid intake. To avoid frustration probably best to weigh once a week.

rllewell

I weigh myself every morning when I wake up. I analyze why I'm up or down to better understand how or why my body has retained or lost a pound that day. I don't think I could do that weekly or monthly. I don't get caught up in the daily fluctuation.

chickybuns

I weight every morning. But I understand that weight fluctuates and do not get upset if it goes up, as long as it is a general downward trend. I like to do it this way, just personal preference.

cirellim

I do daily just because I feel like it makes you hold yourself more accountable overall. Over a week you can fluctuate quite a bit and make up for bad log days. Just make sure the time of day that you do it is very consistent so you're getting accurate readings each time.