Weighing yourself

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  • stacyll
    stacyll Posts: 43 Member
    i came here to see what people were doing and to get ideas. it's been a helpful thread.

    i was weighing whenever i felt like it but when i keep seeing mfp say what i would weigh in 5 weeks and i'm not getting there. honestly i dread the scale because it isn't predictably going down and i hate to see even a 1 lb increase. i know something must be up so my plan (prior to reading this thread) was to weigh in friday mornings to see how i did for the week and going into the weekend and again monday mornings to gauge how the weekend went but i think i've been convinced to weight and chart my weight every day. i'll enter it here on a weekly basis or so but i need to get a better idea of my numbers and what might be causing plateaus and swings especially since i'm using a heart rate monitor for my calories burned and i'm logging accurate calories and portions (or very close) every day.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    i came here to see what people were doing and to get ideas. it's been a helpful thread.

    i was weighing whenever i felt like it but when i keep seeing mfp say what i would weigh in 5 weeks and i'm not getting there. honestly i dread the scale because it isn't predictably going down and i hate to see even a 1 lb increase. i know something must be up so my plan (prior to reading this thread) was to weigh in friday mornings to see how i did for the week and going into the weekend and again monday mornings to gauge how the weekend went but i think i've been convinced to weight and chart my weight every day. i'll enter it here on a weekly basis or so but i need to get a better idea of my numbers and what might be causing plateaus and swings especially since i'm using a heart rate monitor for my calories burned and i'm logging accurate calories and portions (or very close) every day.

    Yes, you need to stay on top of it. I would not rely on the heart rate monitor for calories burned. It could be way off.
  • tracyjoys
    tracyjoys Posts: 69 Member
    I weigh every day, but Thursday is my day that "counts" - I record my weight/measurements that day. :smile:

    True enough, with exercise and muscle swapping for fat, I'm more interested in my body getting lean & tight than the numbers on the scale at this point. My scale records body fat in weight & %, bone mass, water, BMI etc. so it's fun watching the weekly progress of improved numbers in those areas.
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    i was weighing whenever i felt like it but when i keep seeing mfp say what i would weigh in 5 weeks and i'm not getting there.

    I have YET to stay on MFP for 35 days straight to know how accurate it is when it tells you this. I'm at it again!

    For now I weigh-in daily because I just started to eat right (AGAIN) and log my food so I see weight-loss everyday on the scale. I'm sure it will settle down later this week or so and I will go to weighing in once a week, but I find it so tempting especially when you have a SKINNY DAY to step on that scale!
  • rebrcca3434
    rebrcca3434 Posts: 67
    I weigh myself in the morning with pjs on. I weigh myself every other day for recording purposes so I get trends. Your body is a funny thing so your weight can go up and down. So I don't want to think I'm losing or gaining because I'm weighing myself to infrequently. This will also help identify plateaus more quickly so I can alter diet and exercise as needed. I weigh myself all the time though cuz I can resist though lol but I think of that official am weight as my true weigh in terms of goals.
  • krbates84
    krbates84 Posts: 96 Member
    I weigh once a week, first thing in the morning before I eat anything.
  • Christi6604
    Christi6604 Posts: 247 Member
    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.

    ^^^ This. Also, it's helped me catch a habit in the making before (i.e. Soup that I didn't realize had so much sodium, until I gained 2 pounds)
  • losingitincollege
    losingitincollege Posts: 70 Member
    I weigh myself once a week. Every Sunday.

    I learned my lesson about weighing in every day early on in my journey. My weight is hardly ever the same the next day!

    Truthfully, the scale isn't the most accurate way of measuring your weight loss sucess. I've "gained" as much as 7lbs in one day according to my scale. That was no fun to see.
  • stacyll
    stacyll Posts: 43 Member
    Yes, you need to stay on top of it. I would not rely on the heart rate monitor for calories burned. It could be way off.

    i use a polar hrm. i feel like it's pretty accurate. i'm also a part time fitness instructor so i generally know the range of calorie burn given my level of effort and my calorie burn is in line with that. the machines and what mfp suggest are higher than what my hrm tells me i've burned so i don't go by those at all.

    i think my issue could be water or not eating enough calories (i'm at 1350 after being at 1200 because mfp suggested that for losing 2 lbs per week). it could also be my combination of foods. plus i do zumba once a week and i get in a good calorie burn from strength classes but i may need more "plain cardio" like zumba or cycling....but i don't want to derail the thread.

    i weighed in this morning!!

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