How often should/do you weigh yourself??

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  • mikewpg1ca
    mikewpg1ca Posts: 86 Member
    Once a week works for me. Daily would drive me nuts, with the ups and downs of our bodies and water retention. Once a week balanced that out. I also measure once a month, because as others have pointed out, the scale depending on where you are starting and what your goals are, isn't always the best indicator.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i weigh myself every time i go in the bathroom, and take measurements once a week.
    i jot down my morning weight (or whenever i wake up) for 7 days, add them up for the week and divide by 7.
  • yougojo170
    yougojo170 Posts: 62
    I weigh myself weekly. Its a personal choice really. I am tempted often to weigh myself daily but when I do that I often get depressed if my weight goes up one day. I'm more encouraged when I only weigh in once a week. It gives me that push to really do good all week so I can see results on weigh in day.
  • jutymo
    jutymo Posts: 162 Member
    It's really personal preference. I weigh daily, but only log losses. I tend to lose pounds in bunches. I'll lose 3lbs over a couple days and then be static or even up a little for 5-10 days before the next loss occurs.

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    For example, I went almost a month with no loss and then lost weight each day for the next 3 days, and then again 3 days later. I'm now on day 6 with no loss but expect to see one tomorrow or the next day based on my loss history.

    Always in the past when I'd be eating poorly and gaining weight, I stopped weighing. So for me, not weighing every day is like I'm giving up and gaining again. I weigh every day at the same time, once per day; I'm not obsessive about it. If my weight goes down, I log it. If it stays the same or goes up, I don't log but I look at what I need to change up so that it goes down; exercise more, less salt, less calories, more calories -- whatever trend I see.
  • propskat
    propskat Posts: 191 Member
    It's interesting to me the way the body fluctuates throughout the day, and how even though I sweat a ton when I exercise, I usually weigh more right after a workout! :huh:

    I always weight first thing in the AM, it is the most consistent for me. But I only report/log once a week on Mondays.
  • kathrynangelabaird
    kathrynangelabaird Posts: 53
    I weight myself about 3 times a week and log when I can be bothered!!

    I keep my scales hidden in a cupboard in the kitchen so I'm not tempted to use them every day as I don't usually go downstairs till fully dressed.

    I think after trying the dukan diet I got addicted to weighting everyday as they made you do that.
  • xrsizer4u
    xrsizer4u Posts: 3
    Daily has its + & -
    Alot can occur (and not occur) between daily weigh-ins. To be blunt, bowel movements, bloating (water for women) and just water retention. So you can do it daily but just don't get upset if it is off one day. Aim for every week (same time) and that is the "goal" day. Other times can be just motivators.

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