daily weighin's vs. weekly weighin's

nillapup

I am new here.. I am sort of the obsessive type of person.. I was just wondering everyones opinion of weighing themselfs.. do you do it everyday.. once a week.. once a month?

nikkylyn

everyday. but my real weigh in is just once a week.

emilybeatrice1

i weigh everyday. but my real weigh in is once a week. I do it on tuesdays

sandy_taylor13

twice a week for me. I like to see how I'm progressing through the week and just cant wait the full week.

schwentc

I can get obsessive like you and do it everyday, but don't discouraged doing it day by day. Everyone fluctuates. As mentioned I would only take it seriously once a week. Also make sure when you do that you weigh in at the same time of day each time. As I've noticed I tend to be slightly higher in the evening. So I only do it in the morning. LOL! Not sure the reasoning or if everyone is like that or not.

stockyjonjon

at least 3 times a day

ladyraven68

From Thursday, I'm going to weigh on the first of every month.

JoolieW68

Daily for me, first thing in the morning.

nillapup

yes I do not think I could go more then a day wthout weighing myself.. but maybe I should pick one day a week to do an actual mfp weigh in

rsouthland

Pick a day of the week that is your official weigh in. Mine is Monday. I do weigh basically every morning, however over the course of the week I can see up to a six pound weight swing from water weight. I usually tend to have a net loss of a pound a week or so.. sometimes two.

salsera_barbie

Every morning, but official weigh-ins are Tuesdays.

msapril177

Friday mornings I weigh in, although sometimes I peek on Wednesdays if I think I'm having a good week.

danger_kitteh

Every second Monday, first thing in the morning after using the bathroom.

allison_42

I weigh once a week. Every Friday morning, first thing in the morning. The only thing I do before I weigh myself is pee and I try to wear the same clothing.

I find weighing myself everyday leads to too many fluctuations and leaves me discouraged while weighing once a week is probably more accurate and usually leaves me feeling more successful!

nillapup

hahahaha at peekin.. nice

Werglum

I weigh every day, but only 'officially' on a Monday. I find it interesting rather than discouraging, I seem to lose weight from Monday to Thursday and then stay the same until the following Monday! I've played around with things that I eat and do to see if it makes any difference, but it must just be the way my body works!

mexicangardengnome

My weighing schedule is kind of complex. I weigh my self at my grandparents house every wendsday because they have a digital scale, but the scale is inaccurate (I guess cause it's old). The scale at my house is accurate but is hard to read because it is a analog type scale with tick marks that are very tiny and impossible to see unless you bend down and examine it. So I guess I'm not going to weigh in until I hit the 135 tick mark because its easier to see. Bleh so complex!

punkin311

I belong to TOPS and we weigh-in every Monday night at 6:30. Then I get home from my meeting and post my loss to MFP. Too much anxiety for me hopping on the scale at home every day. Once a week works great!

natalie412

I weigh every morning and only post my weight when I show a loss of .4 or more! I don't obsess about it though - I just like to know what is going on. My weight loss can be sporadic - I'll lose a bunch, then gain. As long as I am averaging at least 1/2 pound a week, I'm happy - I'm near my goal, though, and I have been averaging 1 pound a week lately.

Akijade

I usually end up weighing myself every day, but only make it "count" once a week... or when it goes down.

aprildawn81

I weigh myself every Friday morning and sometimes I will on Wednesdays. I, too, have a question. Weigh yourself with clothes on or off? Clothing adds weight so, just curious as to how others do it and your thoughts on the accuracy of weighing yourself while clothed.

microwoman999

Yea I am like everyone else everyday but only logging once a week! I weigh myself in the morning nude after I pee

purpleipod

I do it every day but only record it once a week typically. I wouldn't recommend weighing every day if you aren't willing to handle the typical weekly fluctuations of the scale.

JenOman

I weigh in every morning before I shower (so no clothes), and occasionally at night (just too see). But I only record my weight on Monday mornings. I have been doing that for almost 3 years, it is interesting to look at the trends.

JoolieW68

Nekkid as the day I was born.

m60kaf

Id say twice a week.

But I think the important thing is not to over-react to what they say, I get into a habit of panic dieting if they go up a bit. Maybe starting to eat a bit too much if its going well. Then everything gets messed up and I never achieve my goal.

Stick rigidly to your diet and exercise strategy and just use the scales as a long term indication its all going in the right direction at an average of a 1lb a week.

I actually weigh far more than I'd want as a notional figure. But in terms of bodyfat, muscle and tone im pretty happy and on target for my goal in April.

melanielee86

I am very obsessive as well when it comes to the scale. I try not to weigh myself daily, because weight fluctuates so much. So, I will randomly weigh myself a few times during the week. But, my actual weigh in day is on Thursdays.

nillapup

I weigh myself clothes off.. my scale is seriously rght next to my bed.. it is one of those scales that reads your body fat and water percents too.. haha yeah I know.. obsessive.. you think I would be skinny hahaha

hcoburn37

I weigh in every morning, but onlyl "count" it monday mornings. I also take my measurements every two weeks

lizard053

I'm a daily weigher. I use it to look for reactions to my food, and track my cycle. I have grown very accustomed to the daily ups and downs that happen naturally. I officially weigh-in once a week at my doctor's office.

Siobhan69

I have my official weigh-in once a week on Friday mornings and like a few others I do this first thing, after I have been to the loo and before I have consumed any foods or fluids. Sometimes I do a few other sneaky weight checks during the week but I don't take them too seriously because as everyone else has said, your weight fluctuates daily for a number of different reasons and if you are a bit obsessive about it this could drive you mad!!!

Also, I find Friday a good day to weigh in on because it is after a full week of workouts/vigilant eating but before the weekend when I tend to not be quite so careful about my calorie intake if I spend time with friends or family, which happens most weekends.

Oops, forgot to add: I weigh myself nude. I figure it's the best way to get an accurate reading without all those pesky clothes adding to my numbers.