How often do you weigh yourself?

katkins3

I've been a member since last Memorial day.
In the beginning I only weighed once a month, because my weight was so high that it was traumatic to see it.
After a few months I switched to once a week. I still weigh on Sunday morning only. Here's why; the scale makes me crazy!
If I weigh in and I'm up, I get depressed and want to sooth myself with food., But if I am down I want to celebrate with, you guessed it, Food.
I try to remember what I read a member MFP post, "I am not a dog and will not reward myself with food".

charlesb22

Once a week, and I do my measurements then too. Sometimes it's super tempting to just jump on the scales and check, but I know it'll either make me go crazy obsessed or crazy upset.

cmurray234

I'm going to try out every two weeks, I think..but I understand why some weigh every day.

My calories aren't a problem. I eat between 1200-1500 depending on whether I've worked out that day...though I tend to eat more at dinner and less throughout the day, so I might try spacing them out better to see if that helps. I can't really justify eating fewer than 1200 calories, so it's not like reducing further is going to help in the long run.

I also saw somebody who claimed that drinking lots of water made a big difference in their weight loss. I'm also going to give this a try.

Thank you everyone for your input.

ethelapple

I weigh myself every day -- it helps me to stay on track. Once a week is not enough for me.

lizo11

I weigh everyday, every morning. I only record once a week on here, but I also record everyday in a personal journal. The personal journal has a lot of thougts/feelings/etc., that I am not completely comfortable with putting online, but I do like to have it written down, to refer to. It's helped a lot in seeing trends, and how things (emotions) affect my weight.

I would definitely encourage anyone lifting weights to measure with a tape measure, instead of just going by the scale. It really does help.

bacitracin

i weigh myself daily, but only record my weight once a week.

Same here. Every morning, after my micturations, step on the scale, take a shower, move the scale to a different tile or rotate it 90° because sometimes it's buggy, and make sure I get the same weight. I know weight loss isn't linear, though, so I really don't get bent out of shape unless I plateau for a couple weeks. Then it's time to drink a gallon of water, or have a cheat day and go to the chinese buffet or something.

JWill8552

I just started MFP about a week ago and i already lost two pounds. I was very surprised but i worked my butt off. My goal is to get back to my high school weight (235), and build my body back to the machine it once was.

hippichic3

I weigh daily but record weekly. I also do circumference measurements weekly. I've been experiencing the same thing. Not really seeing the scale move but the waist, hip and thigh measurements are as I continue with the new strength workouts.

I also use my clothing as a guide. I have a favorite skirt I plan to get back into. Every two weeks I try it on to see how close I am. Each time the zipper gets closer to closing, I know I'm really on the right track.

I'm a firm believer that it really isn't about losing weight but losing fat and being healthier!!! Best of luck!

Emalyn

I weigh myself once a week, every Monday. I'm trying to only weigh myself every other week now, because it's discouraging when there's no change after a week! Well, not a GOOD change, anyway.

dancecentral

usually about twice a week but I only log my results twice a month

Maude_Lewbowski

Every single mickey Flickin day. I'm just mental like that.

mayerel

Once a week! Monday mornings! That's it...I hate the scale!

turlykerd1

every feckin morning, just before breakfast and the gym

it gives me a boost to start the day, and helps my ocd lol

mustgetmuscles1

Morning and night. I like to see how different foods, exercise and certain biological functions effects my weight. :bigsmile: Only log it when I have lost weight at my lowest.

AimeeLynn90

I weight myself once a week, usually the same day every week. Though if I know I'm having a very bad week, I won't weigh in that week and just work harder the next week. That if I forget to weigh myself, I'll just wait another week or so.

deejaycee114

once a week

trinitylyons01

i weigh myself daily, but only record my weight once a week.

Ditto

Ditto again! This helps me notice the fluctuations from day to day. Then I can check my food diary and look for things like high sodium intake, really fatty or high carb foods. It just helps me to adjust my outlook on what I'm doing and eating. I don't panic if the scale is up but I do like to check daily.

coyoteo

You don't even have to weigh yourself at all if you don't want to ! Let measurements or even just the way your clothes fit be your guide!

corderdeb

I weigh every morning but expect to see 1-3lbs fluctuations in my weight. Water retention is the main issue. As long as there's an overall downward trend, I'm happy.

jmapes9

Since the calories MFP allows you is based on how much you weigh, I make sure to weigh myself at least once a week.

DMarkSwan

I weigh daily, but I'm not focused on hitting a certain number on the scale, I want a certain number on the measuring tape, so the scale just tells me how well I'm measuring or estimating portions. I notice that I fluctuate, but its in a generally downward trend.

Weighing once a month would put too much pressure on that one moment. You might really lose it if you didn't see progress then. What if you were dehydrated on that day one month and well hydrated the next month. 5lbs of real progress could be hidden by a fluctuation. Or worse 5lbs of back sliding and you don't know to change something.

renwicker

I weigh myself on the daily, (usually) but I only track it every monday morning right after breakfast. However, weight is just a number, and everyones body carrys weight differently. I wouldnt pay too much attention to a number for a goal. It's helpful as a guide, yes, but it can hurt you just as much as help you. If you are healthy and feel good about yourself then what else matters? Not a number or being in a certain percentage for your height. I personally hate BMIs. Your body is changing from carrying fat to lean muscle and it weighs more. Dont pay too much attention to your evil scale.

TGIBriday83

*Edit--- ^get out of my head haha

once a week usually. however, stop focusing so much on the number and more on how you look and feel. If you've decided to incorporate weights there's a pretty good chance that a lot of lost fat weight is going to be made up by gains in muscle mass. muscle is denser and heavier so a little bit of muscle gain can have a major effect. instead focus on how you look in a mirror, pay attention for any differences in how clothes fit, take measurements, and most importantly just pay attention to how you feel. do you have more energy and just better in general. take a picture once a week and compare. anything to help you see that changes are happening. eventually that number will go down, but remember it's just a number.

naner824

I weigh every day multiple times a day but in your case with the weight lifting as you build muscle it weighs more than fat but also burns more calories than fat. So I love the tap measure idea, if you go with that for a while I am sure you will be pleased until the weight starts dropping drastically. Hang in there!!

HauteP1nk

I weigh myself WAY too much.

stunningnickel

About every other day but since I have one of those cheap scales with a dial I cant really tell unless I've lost at least a couple pounds.. I've noticed some people on here log every tenth of a pound. I might do that when I get closer to my goal but I still have a long way to go..

Sonnie124

The scale is just a number. How do you feel, how do your clothes fit? That's what I go by (but I weigh myself and freak if it goes up). Same thing, I lift weights and haven't lost in a while. You want muscle so don't quit!

JenaePavlak

I weight every morning when I wake up on my Wii.. I like how the Wii tracks it and I can see my weight drop in the long haul. I don't let it bother me when it goes up 4lbs in a day because I know it's temporary.. and it usually goes away in a day or two... I like because it lets me see minor plataus as well as seeing my last years results and seeing the amazing freefall..

jnhu72

I weigh myself every morning and only log the losses. I accept that somedays I will go up, but as long as I am heading in a downward trend I'm ok with it.

LilGiselle21

i weigh everyday first thing in the am. sometime more then once a day try to remember to track on mondays. Number doesnt really bother me if i gained i normally expected (too much sodium the day before) or monthly friend coming along. And if it is a little high then i just put more work into that day or feel my arms and thighs look at my belly and am like hey well my body is changing. i dont want to be so hard on myself cause i know i eat right most of the time and drink plenty of water and exercise when i can and know that eventually the number on the scale will change in the right direction.