HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GETTING ON THAT "SCARY SCALE"

catchme114

I know for myself ..i try to get on that scale first thing in the morning , just before getting in the shower. But it has to be a day when i'm in good spirits. Or else grrrrrrrrrrr i'm a wreck afterwards. I think the disappointment of not seeing that number getting smaller is such a horrible feeling. I understand things take time but , holy crapdoodle ..i need to see progress to stay focused... i know it took years to let this body be created and it will take take to mold it back . i'm just wondering how often everyone else is weighing in?

I hope everyone had a wonderful thursday!

chicklidell

once a month...I measure, more then weigh, much better way of seeing improvements.

jfbbradley

once a week

HauteP1nk

I get on every Sunday morning...lol

Gwenski

Once every 5 weeks at the Drs. office.. don't even keep a scale at home

hatravers

i weigh myself every morning every little ounce loss counts lol

cbroadberry

Every monday morning.

rheiah

every morning

lin7604

i also weigh in every am, but i make sunday/monday my official weigh in day. I always liek to see how a bit of my negative eating impacts my daily. eg) yesterday i ate some sunflower seeds and didn't drink enough water for the day and whe i stepped on today i was .5 lb heavier.... darn water retention,lol.... so it's kinda a eye opener with me on what i need to do more often and get better at doing with eating/ drinking....

10acity

Not very. I have honestly never been one of those people who gets obsessed about the number, but I do find that it often brings me down to see it. And, particularly when I've been making good choices and feeling really good about it, why am I gonna do that to myself? It tends to just shove me toward the who-cares-I'll-always-be-fat-so-might-as-well-eat-that-pint-of-Haagen-Dazs mentality more than it helps, so I do it rarely. I track more by how I feel and how my clothes fit.

Heather20646

Every Monday morning. I do step on it every so often just to check in but I don't let it consume me if I see it go up OR down because weight fluctuates so much.

shivaslives

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/shivaslives/view/confessions-of-a-scale-aholic-171304

There is also interesting studies out that show that people who get on the scale every day are more successful at weight loss than those that get on only once a week. I heard the author of a book called "Willpower" talk about over the weekend on NPR. Constant vigilance may be the answer as long as you can deal with the routine fluctuations without mental anguish.

StrongGwen

every morning before coffee or water. If I really don't want to, I know that means I better check.

ahealthy4u

I weigh in almost ever day if I remember to do so.

Jennloella

a couple times a month if I remember!

gtfcnat

Once a week.

iCACTUS

The scale has a tendency to make people go neurotic. I weigh myself once every two weeks & I measure myself once a month. Like many in here, I do not keep a scale at home. I am not so much concerned about the numbers on the scale, but rather, about how I feel & the visible results. In regards to the visible, however, its going to take time & you must be patient. Keep your chin up, mi amiga! You got this & you are doing just fine. Try to focus on other things & try not to obsess.

Laycock50

I do it every Friday morning. Gives me 5 days to repair the damage I typically do by cheating on the weekends. Also, sodium intake and other factors can cause daily water retention fluctuations that can be discouraging and don't show your true weight loss/gain trends. Good luck! Stick with it!

714rah714

I would be devastated if I were to spend two plus hours at the gym, only to see my weight increase the following day. That's why I stick to once a week, first thing Saturday morning, well maybe not the first thing.

thepetiterunner

Pretty much every morning, at the same time. I just like to keep myself aware of what my goals are and how far/close I am to them. Keeps me mentally in check.

mbgambill

I decided this time that I was not going to weigh for two weeks after starting MFP. After two weeks, I decided to wait until week three. It has now been almost 4 weeks and I am not sure I am going to weigh for a long time. My clothes are getting looser. My face is a bit less round. I am feeling successful and I have been faithful to log every bite for the past 25 days! I am so scared that if I get on that scale, the stupid number will blow it for me. If I have not lost as much as I think I should, it could blow my motivation. If I have lost enough to be happy, it could give me the feeling that I can 'cheat' a little. For now, I am staying away from the scale. In the past, I have become obsessed with the number. This time, I am trying something different!

jacquelyn_erika

It varies. Usually every morning...but I've been trying to go a few days in between.

inchestopinch

I log my weight once a week (usually Sunday/Monday morning around the same time), although I do admit I step on it a few times a week. I know that each day my weight is going to fluctuate so I don't so much focus on the number as much as I used to.
I measured a couple weeks ago when I started my journey on MFP, and plan on doing measurements once a month. Again, I felt really good about myself the other day & did a quick measurement (didn't log it) and found I already lost a few inches ~ more motivation to keep me going!

catchme114

thanks for all that are answering... i guess its not such a bad thing to feel "yucky" and i should change my way of thinking to motivation to do "better" or keep it up.

perhape i will buy a measuring tape and take measurements...

trhops

Everyday, it helps me to stay in check. Yes I have frustrating days when I see a gain when I feel like I was doing everything right! I drank 12 glasses of water yesterday, worked out in 2 Zumba classes and had an almost pound gain. I know I did not enough calories to gain a pound so I am chalking it up to water weight and hoping it will fall off before I meet with my trainer on Saturday for weigh in.

bookyeti

I weigh myself once a month or less - mainly to make sure I keep my caloric intake accurate, for my current weight. Any more often than that and it's counterproductive for me. I go by measurements, how strong I feel, and how my clothing fits.

Some find that weighing themselves daily or weekly, and seeing results from their hard work on the scale is what keeps them motivated. That is wonderful if it works for you. But for me? I don’t WANT the scale to be my motivator. It’s like trusting a friend to motivate you, then having that friend turn around and betray you the very next day, ad infinitum. The scale is just too unreliable for me to be a motivator or a gauge to my fitness/health success. I have committed myself to exercising and eating better. So why step on a scale to try to ‘measure’ that? My aim to become healthier will not be changing regardless of what the scale says, and by weighing myself only once a month or less, it allows me focus on how my body looks and feels…not becoming fixated on a number. It aids me in putting my healthy goals in clear focus and not become distracted or discouraged by a meaningless number. It will remind me WHY I’m doing this. Because exercise makes me feel good…I feel stronger, more energetic, and I know it is good for my insides and outsides. Am I eating healthy and working out to see results on the scale? NO! So why track my weight like my success depends on it.

“If you reached your goal weight and looked like crap, would you be happy? What if you only reached half of your goal weight and looked fantastic, would you be upset? What matters are the inches and how you look and feel. Not how much you ‘weigh’.”
-Skip Lacour

MISSMILL3405

I weigh in every Monday. I have steped on the scale once in the middle before but I try to stick with the Monday morning routine. That way if I've gained any it's on a Monday and they always suck no matter what anyway. lol

jennifer2977

Every morning after I shower. But I only 'officially' weigh and log once a week.

Butterfly3730

I am learning not to focus on the scale so I weigh in and take measurements once a month This works for me!

PaLawDog

I do it twice a day. Maybe i have OCD i dont know. But i wake up at 246 and go to bed at 255. Is this normal? Seems like a huge variation.

kristenn1989

Usually every morning. I find that it keeps me in-check. It shows me that I can't mess around with junk food without seeing the consequences in the numbers.