Weighing yourself

oliviachandler

I am curious to know how often everyone weighs themselves. I know you really only should weigh yourself once a week, but I have a terrible habit of doing it everyday. I am trying to break the habit, because I know when i see the number go up, it can be extremely discouraging.

runnercheryl

I am curious to know how often everyone weighs themselves. I know you really only should weigh yourself once a week, but I have a terrible habit of doing it everyday. I am trying to break the habit, because I know when i see the number go up, it can be extremely discouraging.

I weigh every day, and record officially every Monday.

kristynkayte

I too get discouraged by the scale...but can't help but weigh myself every day. I record every thursday and measure.

lapac

Yep I am a daily weighter and I know we shouldn't. I look at it as what did I do yesterday to cause an increase? Not enough water, too much salt but I only log the once a week on my scheduled day

palmerb2

I do my official weigh in once a week..the same day of the week at the same time of the week in the same outfit..lol. However my scale is in my bathroom and I get on it everytime I see it. It is interesting to me to see how much it can vary in one day from morning till night. I do like to see that it is staying close to the same or going down so when I have my weekly weigh in I don't have any huge surprises. I am still learning how different foods effect my weight so it helps me to monitor it more closely. If it seems to go up a few pounds I stop and think of what I had to eat for the day to see why.

MaryPhillips90

There is no "you really should weigh yourself once a week." Do what you want to do. Personally, weighing every morning helps me stay on track because I see daily/weekly results. I like seeing that.

TXPaul

I don't own a scale so I weigh at the same time every weekday at work. I only record on Fridays.

MoreThanMommie

I am curious to know how often everyone weighs themselves. I know you really only should weigh yourself once a week, but I have a terrible habit of doing it everyday. I am trying to break the habit, because I know when i see the number go up, it can be extremely discouraging.

I weigh every day, and record officially every Monday.

^^Same here.

Phoenix59

I'm a constant weigher, but really don't give the scale much creedence. I just jump on the damned thing out of habit. I go by measurements and how my clothes fit.

stitchinhippie

I weigh myself 2 to 3 times a week. I weigh myself Wednesday morning (midweek) just to make sure I am on target...that my weight isn't going up. That way I can make adjustments to my diet or up my workout. Then, I weigh myself Friday and Saturday mornings. Saturday is my official weigh-in day, but if the weight has dropped radically on Friday I record it then.

goldfinger88

I certainly understand your obsession and, unfortunately, I have been doing that too. As a result, I've not been getting the real picture of my weight loss. I may appear to lose a whole pound or close to it and the next day it's back. No, once a week is as often as we should weigh and even less than that is not a bad idea. Obsessing about our daily weight is not a good habit.

kstep88

I just weigh whenever I want. I don't set rules for it. Sometimes I wait a week or two, and sometimes I weigh daily. Depends on my mood I guess.

slowlylosingsam

I weigh once a week. Sometimes I'll weigh myself out of curiosity on other days but just officially once a week!

w2bab

There is no "you really should weigh yourself once a week." Do what you want to do. Personally, weighing every morning helps me stay on track because I see daily/weekly results. I like seeing that.

Me too. I weigh every morning and every night, I log it in a spreadsheet, and I have a graph showing my progress. I realize there will be daily fluctuations, so I'm not devastated by them. No one is going to have a new low weight every single day.

eva_lawlor

i weigh myself a few times a week even though i want to weigh myself everyday, try putting the scale someplace you have to go out of your way to get to it(:

James_1954

I don't know how often you're "supposed" to weigh yourself, but if you want to weight yourself daily or even hourly, that's what you should do. I think it's important for frequent weighers to keep the "noise" in mind (16 ounces of water weighs plus one pound, and sixteen ounces of urine weighs minus one pound; weight varies strongly with time-of-day; the measurement uncertainty associated with a reasonably-priced scale is substantial). But a person who spends a few weeks weighing daily or more often is soon going to have a pretty good feeling for the measurement noise anyway. It's your scale -- get some enjoyment out of it!

P_Thomas042106

I am also an everyday weigher. I like it this way because Then I know how the food the da before effected me. Do I need to not eat something that I ate the day before or do I need to eat more of something new I introduced. I only record once a week. at the same time in the same outfit. This away I can get a true reading. If I am in the same outfit I know that I have not unknowingly added any weight. Keep up the good work

mfpcopine

. I know you really only should weigh yourself once a week...

There's been at least one study finding that people are more successful when they weigh themselves daily. It's fine to do it every day, as long as you understand that there are fluctuations related to things like water and salt intake.

I weigh myself several times a week, under the same conditions. If i'm near a computer, I enter the weight and body fat % estimate every time.

andreamariexo

I weigh my self about once every week & a half. But I'm always tempted to do it every day

tugers2

i weigh myself before breakfast and after dinner everyday ( im obsessed ) but i record my morning weigh in every other Wednesday

DianneBoo

I weigh and take measurements the first of every month! Due to the various changes a female goes through monthly, I find that this time frame works best for me!

Debbe2

I weigh just about everyday but I don't let the scale dictate my mood for the day or whether or not I am having success. I am having success and the scale is simply another one of the tools I use in achieving my goal which is good health.

azwaa

I weigh every morning after I pee. That way I can see the weight coming done a couple ounces at a time, and I don't freak out when I have my TOM and gain three pounds overnight. I know that extra "weight" is really water and don't get discouraged. IF I didn't weigh as often, I wouldn't know if I actually was on track. Besides, I studied chemistry and more data points is important in any experiment

autumnk921

I weigh EVERY morning....For me it just keeps me in line so I know if I am going up so I know to tweak my numbers or whatever...Here is a great site to use to figure out your weight trend...You log in your weight everyday if you want to & it keeps track of your trend...You also put notes like TOM, Lifted, Cardio, Etc....So you know what may have caused your gain/loss...

https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet

Jeneanhh

I weigh everyday. I think it keeps me on track better when I do it. It gives me the mind set that I can't cheat on what I am eating if I am going to want the scale to go down

gertudejekyl

I do it every day and I don't think it is a terrible habit-it is a good habit. It is not any more disappointing than doing it once a week.

thepanttherlady

I weigh every morning and log every loss. I don't log the gains because I know it's from a variety of reasons (water, TOM etc).

lowash67

I am curious to know how often everyone weighs themselves. I know you really only should weigh yourself once a week, but I have a terrible habit of doing it everyday. I am trying to break the habit, because I know when i see the number go up, it can be extremely discouraging.

I use to do the same thing and like you said it can be very discouraging and upsetting. So what I have decided to do is weigh myself every morning before I eat breakfast and every Friday for my official weigh in. Every morning just keeps me on point.

jadedone

Daily, and I only record when it is down. I have had some longer term fluctuations of 1-2 pounds, but I don't bother logging those.

cpiccerilli

i weigh myself a few times a week even though i want to weigh myself everyday, try putting the scale someplace you have to go out of your way to get to it(:

It's so hard to resist jumping on the scale, especially after a day of bad eating in my case! I agree with putting it somewhere that is out of the way, or even putting it away altogether. I keep my scale in my bedroom, and I've found that it fits very neatly underneath a side table I have by my desk. This has helped me stop weighing myself every day, since I don't even see it so it just slips my mind. If you can't put it in an out of the way room (I have a friend who keeps her scale in the guestroom bathroom), try putting it in a closet or on top of something, so that it is inconvenient enough that you won't want to take it out every day.

wftiger

I'm a fair weather weigher. When I am losing at my normal rate, I weigh every day or two. When I start to stall I switch to weekly so I don't get myself all worked up on a daily basis. Amazing how those little numbers on a scale put me in a bad mood...