I weigh daily and I'm happy with that!

mirandamayhem

http://thisisnotadiet-itsmylife.com/2012/02/19/making-peace-with-the-scale-why-i-weigh-myself-daily/

This isn't my blog, but she says what I want to. I used to not be able to weigh daily without getting caught up in the number and foolishly linking it with my self worth.
Then I stopped weighing completely. "Scales are for fish!" they said "Go by your clothes" they said. Don't give in to the scales.
And through this, despite gaining a ridiculous amount I did learn that the number on the scales is just a number, and really bears no reflection on me as a person. The clothes thing is a load of tosh though, you justassume your clothes have shrunk!
But then I started to lose weight again, and the curious side of me is interested in how I lose the weight and how my body fluctuates. I'm interested in seeing how a certain type of food will impact my body for the day, and how those darn monthly cycles might affect me.
But it is a number, and doesn't affect my sense of self worth, and on a day when I think the result might do me no favours because I'm in an emotional funk, I don't weigh.

But I weigh every day and I am comfortable with that.
I don't expect you to weigh every day, you don't have to use scales at all if you don't want to. You may prefer tape measures, or your clothes! And I won't judge you, or tell you to do differently, because it is your body, your way to fitness, your prerogative!

Here's to those of us who weigh daily and don't have an issue, and aren't going to evangelise that you too should weigh daily!

EvgeniZyntx

I weigh daily, kind of like showering. Neither is a trauma.
I like to weigh daily because I like to graph.
I also do some massive burn days (2000+) with bike trips and it allows me to see a 2 days rebound effect, which is amusing. Pretty much always there.

basillowe66

More power to you! It is all about what we as individuals like. We are all individuals and what works for us, doen't necessarilly work for the next person. No on is right and no one is wrong. It's our thing!!

Basil

DaveC29

Amen! I weight myself daily as well and take an average of the past ten days for my 'actual' weight. This lets me see if I'm headed in the right direction without freaking out about a pound of water I didn't shed or getting really excited after a long run where I haven't fully re-hydrated myself.

Everyone is different though... some cannot handle the daily number!

crimsoncat

Since I know exactly why this got posted I'm going to add what I said in the other thread.

As with all disagreements involving proper weight loss technique all concerned parties should continue to lead by example and provide a supportive environment for change. Just like religion and politics, offering unsolicited advice can actually create a backlash against the very help you were trying to give.

In short, be the change you want to see in the world.

freew67

I weigh myself multiple times a day (some days). I only record it on Monday in MFP. I like to know how my weight yo-yo's during the week so when I finally get to my happy place, I have a better understanding of what to expect. I have gone up as far as 8 lbs and far down as 5. I tend to lose 1-1.5 lbs on a normal nights sleep. Ive lost 3 lbs on a 4 mile jog before. Im a numbers person so I enjoy looking thru all this nonsence. lol Everyone has their own way of doing things.

Here's to those of us who weigh daily and don't have an issue, and aren't going to evangelise that you too should weigh daily!

I thought this was a line from one of those Heres to you beer commercials.

http://freew67.blogspot.com/

traceyjay1

woohoo well said :-) (from a fellow daily weigher)

Ainslee921

I weigh daily too, and I see it as a necessary evil, you could say. I went months without weighing daily, while not monitoring my diet, and slowly but surely, I allowed about 15 lbs to creep back up on me. If I don't have that check in, I tend to turn a blind eye towards my caloric intake and sure enough, my clothes eventually start feeling tighter. I don't torture myself with it, and I'm trying not to let it bother me when I don't see it move in the right direction, but I know without it, I'll start piling the weight back on again.

I accept this. It's kinda the same reason I joined MFP; obviously, I'm overweight, and I recognize that I need extra tools to help me monitor myself and to achieve my goals. And that's how I view my scale and my love/hate relationship with it.

seaKind

bump... must read this post series later when I have free time!

mommiejohnsonof6

I too weigh myself every day i dont let the number bother me tho it keeps me focused if i see the number going doing day it pushes me to do better the next day if I see it going up then it pushes harder in the direction to get it off i loooovvve my scale .

Colbyandsage

Well said.

I weigh daily as well. And I don't freak when it goes up. Actually today, I was up 3 lbs from Wednesday. I know why though. 2 days of eating crappy! Way too much sodium!

I do agree that some can weigh daily and others can't. I use it to gauge food and how my body reacts. I am pretty much on maintence now but I plan to keep watching the scale to keep me in check

JesterMFP

Thanks for this, and for the blog link. I'm a daily weigher too, and it's helped me make peace with those pesky fluctuations. It's not for everyone, and there's no right or wrong way to go about it. I like the idea of never stepping on the scales again, and just going by how my clothes fit. For now though, I'm a total spreadsheet geek, and love to see the numbers transformed into a graph! This is one thing that definitely falls under "do whatever works for you". :drinker:

Dragonldy69

:flowerforyou: Well said and I love the blog.. I also weigh daily but only have one weigh in day and that;s Fri. is the weight I count for MFP and work towards. I use the WII everyother day and it also tells me my wieght and BMI. I have a goal on there as well..
Thanks for sharing.:drinker:

kstrunk1

Fellow daily weigher here. It actually keeps me quite motivated to continue.

rladd6421

i also weigh myself daily, i do cardio 6x a week and the machine i use asks to put in a weight and the more accurate you are with what you put in the more accurate of a reading you get. The numbers don't bother me, i see the inches coming off and know that i'm gaining muscle in place of fat.

misslou7

I too weigh daily - I log when the number goes down - if I were to do it weekly I think I'd be demotivated as it could be on a bloat-day. Any form of graph is good for me too

wickedcricket

I weigh daily or every other day. keeps me focused & on track. I KNOW when I party too much & stuff what to expect but the scale keeps me from going into DENIAL.
If I learned nothing else on this website it's that weight loss is extremely personal for each individual. there is NO ONE 'trick'. The scale works for me. it is what it is

EnchantedEvening

I also weigh daily, first thing in the morning. I like to graph it and look for trends. Sometimes I weigh myself again at night just to see the fluctuation and how certain things affect it. It's become as routine as brushing my teeth.

It's really important, to me, to weigh myself consistently because it's hard to see results in the mirror at this weight. The results are very subtle. Also, it takes a LONG time to drop one clothing size at this weight. If I didn't have the scale showing me that progress bit by bit, I'd probably get discouraged. When I was younger and went from 220 to 160, I bought new jeans every ten pounds or so. Now, it's more like 30-40 pounds before I drop a size.

lowpro1983

I weigh daily as well. I feel like it helps me stay on track. It's a constant reminder that "hey, you shouldn't eat that ...or hey, you should go run." Well, for me, it is. To each his/her own.

HotMamaByVday

I weigh daily. It keeps me honest. Its just a habit now: wake up, use the bathroom, get naked, weigh myself. If anything, it has helped me know my body and what it reacts too.

Vodka = temporary weight loss
Wine = weight gain
I can't judge maragritas on their own because they always come with chips.

TNFirefly

me too. When I have a sudden gain, it tells me I need to be watching my sodium (unless, of course, I earned it by eating). RIght now I am up 10 pounds in 2 days, but I see the sodium in the last few days. today I am shooting for 1000mg, tons of water, and will see a difference by tomorrow. It also keeps me from being afraid of it. If I am catching a bad trend, I can analyze it quicker (like now with the sodium) and make intelligent decisions. If I weigh weekly or monthly and see a gain, I would tend to freak out more.