How often do you REALLY weigh in?

mkwongh

I weigh myself daily, to see the Fluctuation, in hopes to understand my body better, but dont log it unless I am at the same weigh for more then 2-3 weigh ins...(does that make sence?)
I also measure twice a month

Di3012

Once per week on a Sunday morning here.

If I were to weigh everyday, I would get fed up or discouraged if I had not lost any weight or, worse still, put some back on.

mkwongh

Every morning before breakfast and after....you know :laugh: naked of course

LOL, of course!

shoeluver67

I have a total scale addiction...i used to weigh myself multiple times a day, and i couldn't deal with the fluctuation mentally AT ALL. totally derailed my diet because i would think i was doing so well then see a gain for an unexplainable reason. i have hidden my scale, and vowed not to get on one (however, i have a Dr.s appt on Feb 9, and that will be when i weigh in again). so i'm shooting just gauging myself on how my clothes are fitting.

mlybrn

Every morning... but I don't log it until there is a loss. I retain water like the Hoover Dam if I eat too much salt, so I try not to worry if I'm up 2 lbs today if I was eating chips last night. Also, I'm not the most " regular " of people, and I know that contributes a LOT.

I'm the same, with the 'regular' thing! It makes a huge difference if your losses are small each week anyway (like 0.5 - 1lb)
I weigh just once a week, on a Monday morning. And I log it, no matter what it is. I don't have a scales at college, so I'm not tempted to weigh myself more often!

fireballaaa

I weigh-in everyday (several times a day) but only put down what scales say once a week. which is at my doctor visit. if I don't do it everyday then its easy for me to quit everything. done it before. it It goes up .2 then I try to do better the next day. if I have a daily loss then i just keep up what i'm doing.

Good Luck

hottottie11

I haven't weighed myself since october. The scale is a terrible indicator of body composition.

MyFeistyEvolution

Once a week....sometimes I go a few weeks. I can't let the scale screw with my head..

LolaGotThin

Used to do it once a week on Mondays, but since joining challenges, I do it twice a week.

DarthCeltic

the scale and i hate one another.. its never right.. i tell it one number.. it tells me another.. then it gets thrown.. i get charged with battery.. and i wake up the neighborhood being all loud and trailer trash about it.. so usually once a week..

ladyplaz

Lol. My scale groans when I step on it. The neighbors heard it screaming last week.

TXBlonde81

Monday mornings and Friday mornings. Let's me know where I'm at after a good week so I don't screw it up over the weekend. Monday let's me know how I did over the weekend.

msespresso

I've been weighing myself twice a week... and recording it on mfp as well. I feel like it should be once a week, and it probably will be once my weight loss slows down, but I love seeing the numbers drop when I'm new to my program!

I appreciate what people say about avoiding the scale, but I'm just too good at ignoring how my body feels... last time I avoided the scale I gained a LOT of weight, now I'm trying to remedy that!

Twinsmama75

:laugh: You guys are cracking me up! I tend to get obsessed with weight loss when I really get going and I'm TRYING to do it healthier this time. I've really only lost major weight (40lbs) once before, after my twins in 2002. But 2 more kids later and I need to do it again. I wish I had the self control to only weigh once a week!!

karagav

at least three times a day...i'm horrible!! i think when weight loss or a life style change is new, it's normal to be conscious of everything you do and that includes wanting to see if those things you're doing are making a difference!! even though we rationally know it's best to weigh yourself in the morning and only once per week lol

LTRUITT3

I weigh about once every 2 weeks. If I weighed everyday that would be to stressful for me.

iKapuniai

I weigh myself at night, between 11 and 11:30pm, that way if THAT number is going down (considering the food, waste and water in my system), then I KNOW the more accurate MORNING number is going down as well, however, I only weigh in the morning once a week and that's the weight I record.

LTRUITT3

Once a week....sometimes I go a few weeks. I can't let the scale screw with my head..

Totally agree!!!!

KareninCanada

Only once a week, at my weigh-in. I don't own a scale anymore.

6heatherb6

I weigh myself daily but only log it once a week (same day and same time each week)

Me too! :blushing:

NoAdditives

I just had a baby three weeks ago, so I hop on the scale every morning to see how things are doing. In the first two weeks I lost about 20 pounds, which was awesome considering I only gained 15 during pregnancy! So now I weigh less than I did when I got pregnant!

carissaharkins

Once a week only (when I check in on MFP), but, like others have said, if you can take it, you can do so more often to see the daily/hourly weight fluctuations. I'm a coward and can't take it, so I only weigh-in once a week.

In my opinion you are the opposite of a coward. I only weigh once a week too. At first I was doing everyday but I was freaking myself out with the stupid everyday ups and downs. Weighing yourself once a week is a more solid and definate answer than weighing in everyday in my opinion And for me the reward is much bigger to see that you lost a little chunk of weight not just like .2 pounds or something or weighing more than the day before

SammyKatt

I make a chart every month in excel that shows every .2 pounds. (so like 150.0, 150.2, 150.4...) and I have it in a 10 pound in a range (that seems to be what fits on a page). I hang this right above my scale and I weigh in every weekday morning and mark it on the chart. I do this ONLY to see the trend in my weight loss. So far I know I will lose 3 days in a row and then go up a little on day 4 (like half a pound to a pound) and then it goes back down for 3 days. I do this because I used to weigh daily and get so upset for gaining a little, I never seemed to notice that my weight was going down and I was get upset and give up. Now I see that my weight is going down at a very steady pace.

The weigh ins that count are on Mondays (for MFP) and Tuesdays at work for the weight loss challenge I started there.

kellybib

Be careful weighing in everyday. Your weight can fluctuate once a week will give you more accurate progress, saying that if it motivates you and dosnt dis hearten you then go for it!:bigsmile:
I personally only weigh once a week otherwise I get fed up and give up :frown:

wittlelacey

I hardly ever weigh myself. Maybe once every two or three weeks. However, I was obsessed with measuring myself. I seriously need to hide my measuring tape because it makes me feel like a failure everyday when I'm at the same marks as the previous day.

Cal28

I weigh myself daily but only log it once a week (same day and same time each week)

Me too! :blushing:

Me three! (sometimes I can restrain myself to every other day)

beckylawrence70

I weigh myself every morning when I wake up........

kodibear123

Usually twice per week but not after my cheat meal!!!! :noway: I log my weight on MFP only 1x per week on Thursdays.

swimmchick87

A few times a week, but I only log Friday mornings.

Saffyra

I weigh myself daily. But I only record on MFP once per week, on Wednesdays. As long as it doesn't discourage you, there is no reason you can't weigh yourself multiple times a day and so forth. In some ways its interesting to take note of the fluctuations and the way certain foods, exercise, etc effect your weight on a daily basis.

This! I actually enjoy taking note of how my weight has fluctuated and deciding why I think it did. This way I dont get bummed if on my "official" weigh in day Im a little up.