Do you "check in" when your weight goes up?

NatashaAlexandra

I only check in when I know it's a stable weight... for example I've went down another pound today but I'm not logging it for another few days incase it goes back up again - my weight changes so frequently I don't want to be excited about losing another pound if its just temporary!!!

jesspi68

I weigh myself once a week and the number goes in no matter what it is

Pollywog39

Thanks for all the responses......good to know I'm not alone.

For those who said they record gains as well as losses, because they don't want to "lie" to themselves, I guess I don't see it that way. I KNOW I've gained, I am being honest with ME..........I just don't have to tell the world that, imho.

It's much more motivating to me to see that I've lost 23 lbs, and if I go up a lb or two, I just keep working to get BACK DOWN to that...........and sooner or later, the scale will move again, and it'll be even less than 23 :blushing: :blushing:

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, my friends. YOU are awesome!

I'm a little confused. You have a ticker to show everyone how much you have lost. You want everyone to see that but at the same time say you are being honest with yourself even though you don't record your gains on here for everyone to see, so in essence it isn't about you being truthful to everyone but just yourself??? Why not record it for everyone? It's part of your weight loss journey? You are in here for encouragement right? How can people encourage you if you aren't honest with them? I'm just curious.

I log once a week whether it is a gain or loss. To be honest with myself and my friends, that way even if I am eating right and working my butt off they can give insight as to what I'm doing wrong.....

Why do I have to be honest to everyone here?

Nope.....don't have to do that...............ONLY to me.

You're entitled to your opinion, and I appreciate it, but I HAVE lost 23 lbs. I just happen to gain one or two back from time to time...........my friends, on my news feed, know EVERYTHING about my ups and downs. The whole website doesn't need to know.


Carry on, young lady..................

wfleming729

I log my weight once a week... up or down. But that's just me! You need to do what works for you and helps you stay the course! :flowerforyou:

i do this too

MelMena

Thanks for all the responses......good to know I'm not alone.

For those who said they record gains as well as losses, because they don't want to "lie" to themselves, I guess I don't see it that way. I KNOW I've gained, I am being honest with ME..........I just don't have to tell the world that, imho.

It's much more motivating to me to see that I've lost 23 lbs, and if I go up a lb or two, I just keep working to get BACK DOWN to that...........and sooner or later, the scale will move again, and it'll be even less than 23 :blushing: :blushing:

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, my friends. YOU are awesome!

I'm a little confused. You have a ticker to show everyone how much you have lost. You want everyone to see that but at the same time say you are being honest with yourself even though you don't record your gains on here for everyone to see, so in essence it isn't about you being truthful to everyone but just yourself??? Why not record it for everyone? It's part of your weight loss journey? You are in here for encouragement right? How can people encourage you if you aren't honest with them? I'm just curious.

I log once a week whether it is a gain or loss. To be honest with myself and my friends, that way even if I am eating right and working my butt off they can give insight as to what I'm doing wrong.....

Why do I have to be honest to everyone here?

Nope.....don't have to do that...............ONLY to me.

You're entitled to your opinion, and I appreciate it, but I HAVE lost 23 lbs. I just happen to gain one or two back from time to time...........my friends, on my news feed, know EVERYTHING about my ups and downs. The whole website doesn't need to know.


Carry on, young lady..................

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

yarwy

Of course!! How else are you gonna be true to self?? That's what this journey is all about!! Making YOURSELF aware of the changes...Forget about what others would think!! This is MY JOURNEY!!! Good luck!!

jjnt007

Just losses

tinacc1

I weigh-in on Tuesday. I log whether I'm up or down. If I'm not accountable to myself, then there's really no reason to be here.
I don't log any losses that I see through the week either. Only Tuesdays. Works for me...for now!

boys4girls1

I weigh myself once a week. I log it in no matter what. It is your weight, and I am not going to cheat. Also I got bummed when it took the weight loss ticker down to 0 again, but that just motivates me to do better again. It is about being honest with yourself.

TXBelle1174

I check in every Friday and I log my weight - whether it is a gain or a loss.

kristi5224

Fluctuations don't mean that much. They are water or inflamation.
Only the losses, sometimes the sames.

MizzDoc

Yes!

Whenever I weigh in (which is about every 2-3 weeks), I record my weight. No matter if I gain or lose.

wgn4166

does everyone measure?

robot_potato

I check in either way. Lying to myself only makes the problem worse.

goldfinger88

I personally do. A gain is not shown on your timeline. But really, I think we need to track not only losses but gains as well. How else can we really see what's going on and how else can we look back and see what happened and perhaps why? If you don't want to track it here, at least track it on your ipad or ipod or a piece of paper.

Erica27511

Nah, I dont log it, but I do write it down in the notes section and save it... I only want to see that red number go DOOOWWWWWNNNN

CALABRESE3

I weigh in daily to stay on course, I do record it to learn from the fluctuations.

I never do but this statement makes so much sense that I think I will try it!!

anorangie

I weigh myself once a week and the number goes in no matter what it is

ditto

mfpcopine

My weight bounces back and forth because of my current physical condition (sedentary, recovering from an injury) and my eating habits. I update my weight on MFP and Fitbit every time I weight myself, which is usually several times a week.

This is a process. You have to get into the habit of doing it whether the news is good or bad. You are keeping records to help yourself. If you're going to go to this much trouble you should try to make them reasonably accurate.

debussyschild

Sure! Especially when I've started the whole "I'm gonna do it THIS time!" for the umpteenth time and my weight has gone up since I last logged in. Might as well be honest!