How often do you step on the scale/measure?

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  • turlykerd1
    turlykerd1 Posts: 54 Member
    every morning ... it really helps me "not eat ****" the night before
  • slimlady2012
    slimlady2012 Posts: 5
    You know it is a bit obessive, but we all do it. It's because we are eating less and exercising and looking for results. I admit I do it my scale is in my bathroom. Oh well, I want to see the number coming down! :smile:
  • lizzzylou
    lizzzylou Posts: 325
    This is so bad, but I step on my scale every day! Eevery morning I get out of bed, go pee, get undressed and weigh myself before I get in the shower.

    omg it's like you're me!!:love:
  • Navymustng
    Navymustng Posts: 79 Member
    Every morning as soon as I get up, Don't like surprises. Keeps me in check.
  • Fani2003
    Fani2003 Posts: 195 Member
    So I do not know what the big deal is about weighing every day. In my opinion, I got this way because I was not weighing/paying attention.

    I weigh every morning, same as you. First thing, before shower.
    I log every day, regardless of gain or loss. Shows me trend.

    Sometimes, if I think I have had an especially bad day (or a good one) I weigh in the evening before dinner to get a gauge of how much I can eat.

    Last night, I only had about 100 calories left before dinner. I weighed and was only 0.6 lbs up from that morning so I had a nice fish dinner and still lost this morning. If I had not done that, I might have not eaten as much and been starving/whatever and had a "fake" loss tomorrow.

    Until I get control of this weight thing, I need to be as aware and on top of things as possible.
  • Dinob661
    Dinob661 Posts: 251 Member
    I'm just glad to see there are others like me who like to weigh themselves about 3 times a day not to see if they lost weight but just to see how the food they have had impacts the number on the scale. To me it's amusing to see it really. I fully understand that in order to gain a pound its TDEE + 3500 calories. As long as you know that. It doesn't matter what the scale tells you!
  • tatya317
    tatya317 Posts: 74
    I TRY not to step on the scale daily..but the key word to that is TRY..so which means doesn't alays work.. LOL..
    I do it to keep myself focus and not go off track. I do it for me. If I loose I'm super excited and say good job to myself. If I stay the same.. I say is ok.. that scale will move soon. I rarely get it to weight more.. ( thank goodness). But, yeah do what makes u happy and what works for you. whatever gives you that umph to start your day :)
  • jfaure23
    jfaure23 Posts: 114 Member
    I step on the scales every morning just as a progress check, nothing more. Friday however is my weekly day of reconning.. LOL Weight, neck, waist, hips. So far, I'm dead on track for my loss program.

    Same here! I step on daily to set myself up for the day (if it's a gain, I'm motivated to push harder; a loss I'm just motivated to keep with it!). I do official weigh-ins weekly.
  • bellygoaway
    bellygoaway Posts: 441 Member
    I have one at home I get on every morning, but it does not give consistent results. The one I use for here is at a company warehouse across town. I get on it as often as I can.
  • lorib75
    lorib75 Posts: 490 Member
    I'm addicted to my scale...sometimes I'll be good and skip a day...sometimes I'm out of control and jump on there a few times a day.

    Bad habit!

    this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • kayl3igh88
    kayl3igh88 Posts: 428 Member
    I was actually informed today, via a leaflet my weight loss consultant gave me, that I, you, and every other person trying to be healthier and/or lose weight SHOULD, yes I said SHOULD, be weighing ourselves everyday. It says: "Daily weighing has been shown to increase successful weight control". That is an NHS approved, Cancer Research UK leaflet/mini booklet. I weigh myself every morning after I've been to the loo :blushing: :laugh:


    Edit: But I only update my weight on here on a friday morning.
  • jaqiswany
    jaqiswany Posts: 76
    I was weighing in every week but found myself yo yo ing with the same lb for a few weeks , i moved to weighing in every 2 weeks and lost 3lb, since the pressure has been off about weighing in ive found it much easier to get into a routine and just get on with things. I reckon as Im here for the long haul id rather be sticking to it and not stressing , but everyone is different it has to be what suits you , good luck :-)
  • zb357
    zb357 Posts: 9
    Oh ..I am embarrased to admit it, but I am also obsessive about weighing my self... Or should I say obsessed with depressive things to do!! I sometimes weigh myself 4-6 times a day. I don't know why, maybe, hoping it was 'broken' when I first ck'd...even when I do manage to ck only once , maybe twice a day...I will jump on 2 to 3 times in a row to make sure it really says the same thing each time...and that there is no mistake!
    I have a long way to go yet, and have always been this way even before I gained all this weight..... sometimes I think I should calculate the number of times I hop on and off the scale as exercise! :)
  • Sariebon
    Sariebon Posts: 52 Member
    My scale needs new batteries so I'm currently living without it. I think I'm losing weight.. I could be in denial.
    Will measure myself this weekend!
  • hrlygrl2479
    hrlygrl2479 Posts: 1
    I have the same OCD! I just end up frustrated thou. I fluctuate between the same two numbers daily. I think it's just adding frustration to my diet and exercise because I feel like I'm working really hard. Probably a good idea to just move it to another room.
  • CArnold94
    CArnold94 Posts: 35
    Im new and have been on the scales every other day, but i will probably only get on then twice a week from now on :smile:
  • stephie4111
    stephie4111 Posts: 118
    i have been trying not to do that but i do step on the scale just to see how im doing. Im on weight watchers so i only so one official weigh in on saturdays.
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    I measure onceish per month..
    Haven't weighed myself since I started.
    When I look the way I want, THEN I'll step on the scale to see how much I weigh.

    Pounds aren't too important to me, only the measurements.
  • BoucherCarole
    BoucherCarole Posts: 1
    I hid my scales and now I weigh myself once a month. I've joined Curves for my exercises and that's where I get weighed. I used to weigh myself at home and if I gained I'd say "what the heck, I'm not losing anyway, might as well eat, and if I'd lose I'd say, "oh now I can treat myself". Never worked!!!
  • lomgicibelo
    lomgicibelo Posts: 1 Member
    hi,

    I've taken to weighing myself everyday and i know from past experience that i was much happier just doing it once a week as the difference was more substantial. peoples weight fluctuates naturally dieting or not. whatever works for you really as long as it keeps you inspired
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    This is so bad, but I step on my scale every day!

    I weigh myself several times a week. I'd do it every day, except most days I have coffee before showering and I don't always feel like the bother of undressing and then getting dressed again. I have a scale that provides a body fat percentage estimate.

    Many people do well weighing themselves every day. They benefit from the feedback, although they understand that weight fluctuates from day to day.

    I don't measure myself as often as I should. That can be more depressing and I'm never certain I've measured myself in exactly the same place and have held the tape in the same way. I've seen mechanized tapes advertised that supposedly avoid that problem. Maybe I'll look into one some day.
  • angie_sample
    angie_sample Posts: 190
    i use to weigh in everyday but i got obsessed. So i know i only weigh in once a week and i do measurements once a month. For me personally this works better my whole day was wrapped around the scale and what kind of results i got, now i only have one day out of the week where i have to be stressed.
  • InTheInbetween
    InTheInbetween Posts: 192 Member
    Twice a day every day . . once in the morning, once at night. I would NOT recommend this as a common practice lol. I just can’t help it. I only record the morning weight though then take the weekly average of those daily morning weights. That weekly average is what I consider my “actual” weight for each week and that’s what I log into MFP. I swear it’s not as obsessive as it sounds! :blushing: The only weight I really focus on is that weekly average but I need to weigh every day in order to get that and I just feel better when I do it each day lol.
  • jpuderbaugh
    jpuderbaugh Posts: 318 Member
    I know they tell you to weigh yourself as soon as you wake up (after peeing, before eating) but I've tried... then I weigh myself in between lunch and supper that day and ALWAYS weigh less than I did that morning. And no, I didn't mean I weigh more, I always weigh less in the middle of the day.
  • jpuderbaugh
    jpuderbaugh Posts: 318 Member
    This is so bad, but I step on my scale every day!

    I weigh myself several times a week. I'd do it every day, except most days I have coffee before showering and I don't always feel like the bother of undressing and then getting dressed again. I have a scale that provides a body fat percentage estimate.

    Many people do well weighing themselves every day. They benefit from the feedback, although they understand that weight fluctuates from day to day.

    I don't measure myself as often as I should. That can be more depressing and I'm never certain I've measured myself in exactly the same place and have held the tape in the same way. I've seen mechanized tapes advertised that supposedly avoid that problem. Maybe I'll look into one some day.

    I have the same issues with measuring myself. "Am I pulling the tape tighter than last time?" "Am I in a different spot on my leg than last time?" etc.
  • FromFat2Fab
    FromFat2Fab Posts: 101
    Since This is my First week i started Dieting and working out i got on the scale Every Day
    I am anxious to see if been doing it right
  • missquela
    missquela Posts: 60 Member
    i weigh a couple times a week to check in and motivate, but i only record it on Tuesdays! i kind of feel like i'm cheating if i record every time i hit a new low, because it fluctuates so much throughout the week. i like recording only the same time every week, no matter what the result.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    I weigh myself almost every morning, fully clothed but before I eat or drink anything. I "should" probably only weigh myself once a week. But hey, what works for one person may not for another. As long as you realize that fluctuations are normal, I see no harm in it. And definitely only log your weight if it's lower...I started logging gains and losses, and my weight chart looked crazy. Even though I'm up 1.5 pounds today, I'm sure it'll be gone tomorrow. (I did a strength workout yesterday, I almost always gain the day after one of those.) I only log the losses, which is pretty much once a week. (Tuesday, mostly.)

    What I do is I keep track of my weeks (I'm in week 15), then I just divide my total loss by the weeks. I'm still averaging a loss of 2 pounds a week, so I'm on track. Best of luck!
  • christenwypy
    christenwypy Posts: 335 Member
    I do it all too often. I try to not do it more than once a week, I ahve been told that's what you "should" do because of all the fluctuations but I do it a whole lot more than that and often get upset because I gained in a matter of hours.
  • Mabohlale
    Mabohlale Posts: 148 Member
    Every day for several years. I only count the new lows, however.

    Yup ... ^^^ this! :wink:

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