HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GETTING ON THAT "SCARY SCALE"

tinalatina

everyday....helps me stay on track!

thirtyandthriving

i weigh myself every morning every little ounce loss counts lol

This.^^^

Sometimes serval times a day. It doesn't mess with my head and it is encouraging.

NannetteAdams

Every morning.

Butterfly3730

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

This

jennifer2977

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.

Absolutely normal! You eat throughout the day and your body processes most at night.

slimgal613

I only get on scale once a week. It's on Saturdays after I workout in the morning. Weighing in on Saturdays has really helped me stay on track during the weekend; which is usually my downfall. It's working so far, so I am sticking with Saturday weigh in.

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.

Absolutely normal! You eat throughout the day and your body processes most at night.

Thank you Jenn

waterlily

I used to weigh daily, but never worked for me...Now I weigh weekly basis..Good luck with your efforts!

Liliann

swyrick2

I step on the scale every day because I want to hold myself completely accountable. I know when I've cheated or not drank enough water. Stepping on the scale and seeing that impact motivates me to do better. I also remember that "that time of month" affects weight, my strength training affects my weight...because I'm putting on muscle. So far, even though I've only lost 6.4 lbs, I can tell my measurements have changed...even without a measuring tape. The number is important, but how I feel and how I look/feel in my clothes is what keeps me going! Good luck on your journey, and remember that we didn't get here overnight!

tinalatina

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

I used to be like that....infact in my early blogs that was something I battled with consistantly "the battle of the scale" but now my thinking is totally different. I tried weighing in once a month and I gained more and then I went to weighing in once a week and that seemed to work. I now weigh everyday just to monitor my weight but take my average weight on fridays. Anywhoo its whatever works best for each indiviual and you seem to have a good thing going on! Have a great day!

catchme114

Thanks everyone...i enjoy reading everyone's opinion on this topic.

CaSome11

Every single morning. No matter what. Even if the number is up a little bit, it motivates me to do better.



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laurasimmons

Every single morning and sometimes in the evenings when I get home from the gym~

bcattoes

I get on the scale at least once, and often several times, a day. I even weigh myself on the drug store scales when I'm there.

Devlyn_P

I record on Friday's.

Articeluvsmemphis

once a day.

I wake up, go pee

no clothes (sorry for description)

weigh myself

write it on the calendar

get on with my day

Gennawest

everyday. sometimes (most of the time) three times a day. yep.

helps me to gauge exactly where I am at.

helped me lose 107 lbs in 8 1/2 months.

helped me keep it off for 4 months and counting....

JeanetteDee

Every night before bed. I want to see what the effects of what I eat during the day do to my weight daily. So if I eat bad or over eat i know i wont see any progress (or even some weight gain). I also like to do it at night so that I dont have that number looming over my head all day. If I do bad one day i go to sleep and wake up feeling like a new day starts.

mandiebug

I weigh myself every monday morning, as well as take measurements.

Sabresgal63

I weigh myself, once per week, on the same day of the week and the same scale.

Sabresgal63

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

I love this!

_Kitten_Kate

"Officially"..Sunday am. but I check it every few days. And yeah...it goes up and down. And that could be discouraging. But the tracking day is Sunday.

weezie0821

evey chance i get!!!!...lol

jmuhnie

weigh every day, often in the morning. I weigh at night as well, often shows me the variability of each day. I don't change an online unless I am stable for at least 3-4 days.

j77r68

Hi, Our scale is out all the time so I check it numerous times a day. BUT I know that my weight is going to flucuate many times and even drinking a bunch of water will affect it so I just do it for interest's sake. For my main weighing I do it in the mornings I always like that number better. With how well I am doing right now as slow as it might be even a few ounces less makes me happy. I am quite realistic when it comes to my weight.

PeanutsMamaTx

i weigh myself every morning every little ounce loss counts lol

I do this too... seeing that number helps keep me on track.

jenlarz

I try and do once a week but often get on there several times a week. I just gotta know

DiannaMoorer

Once every morning after the bathroom. It helps keep me in check and motivated.

raiderrodney

Daily

j77r68

my trainer told me it is always better to weigh yourself before workouts because with working out you end up weighing heavier.