Does anyone else weight in every day?

owensa12

Yes It keeps me motivated and on track!!

StephanieEmpson

I do, sometimes several times a day.

Sweetie_Pie92

I weigh every day, in the morning after I pee. I like watching the number go down And when it goes up...it's usually because I over ate the previous day or didn't drink enough water. I don't find it stressful, I find it motivational! I log the weight once a week and measure once a month.

kiminikimkim

I weight myself every day to micro manage my maintenance.

Jester522

Terrible idea. Stop now. You will drive yourself insane. I've havent been on the scale since mid-July.

There's too many variables (mainly water and stress) that cause weight to fluctuate up to 5lbs in a given 24 hours. Once a week, same circumstances. That's all you need.

Please. It's not the same for everyone.

I have never had an issue weighing myself every day. It doesn't drive me insane, I'm aware of fluctuations during the day. I don't care if it's three pounds higher than it was yesterday, as long as I have a generally downward slope on the graph over the long term.

I don't even log all my weigh-ins. I mostly do it for idle curiosity.

Thats fine then. Seems like a few people who posted here say the same. I just dont want you to act based on the number you see that day. Gotta look at the trend overtime.

elisa123gal

I go back and forth... I did weigh everyday...but as soon as I start feeling it might get me down.. I back off to once a week. that is what I'm doing now. I do think weighing everyday is a fabulous idea when maintaining..keeps the weight from creeping on. Wish I had done that when I lost this 30 pounds I'm trying to lose now..last year.

ahjenny

I do it every day, some times multiple times a day. I'm not obsessed (really!) but I'm working nights and I find it interesting to see how my weight fluctuates during the day. Once I get back to swings and on a regular schedule, I'll go back to doing it once in the morning. Checking every day allows me to see how my body reacts to things, such as hormones and the stuff I've been eating. I will also mention that by weighing myself daily (and looking at the trend from the last week), it's motivating to keep what I'm doing, or change. I've lost 30 pounds so far, and kept it off for 8 months.

love22step

I weigh almost every morning. I'm maintaining, and I want to know if I slip out of the 5-lb. range I've given myself. If I do, I want to return to logging calories right away. So far, I've done well, but if I see a trend in the wrong direction, I'll be a little more careful about what I eat for a few days. I have to keep a close eye on my weight, because I never want to allow it to creep back.

lynz4589

It really is personal choice! I used to weigh in everyday religiously now I make sure I weigh in every Friday and use that as my official weigh in and what I use to log progress on mfp mainly friday because it helps give me focus not to binge at the weekend if I am reminded of all the hard work I put in during the week to lose the weight in the first place. Thats not to say I dont weigh in any other time I just dont log it. This week so far Ive jumped on the scales twice and probably will again before Friday! If it helps you not to stress out then that can only be a good thing right?

mirandamayhem

I weigh pretty much every day. If I've drunk the night before, I might leave it a couple of days, or if I feel a bit emotional and know the number will have a negative impact, then I don't. You have to do what works for you. It is just a number, and can't tell you your worth or value on this earth, so if there's a day you know the result might impact you badly, don't weigh. But I like to weigh pretty much every day, and I don't let it stress me.

chrisyoung0422

I always say I am not going to weigh in daily and end up doing it anyway. Sometimes it is discouraging and other times it drives me to stay within my guidelines.

redredy9

I do. I know its kind of stupid. I only track my losses and don't track when I go back up again. I am losing so slowly and fluctate so much that if I waited and only weighed in once a week I might miss seeing the smaller number :frown:

kbanzhaf

If you don't stress about it, it is fine....It's like the whole "You say 'toe-may-toe', I say 'toe-mah-toe" debate......personal preference.

I weigh myself almost daily, and it's never bothered me.

Kaye

DaleenvanSchalkwyk

I weigh every morning but only log ones a week... works for me:blushing:

celcen

Once a week and never on a Monday!

justgin

I weigh in every time I pass the scales - it motivates me to exercise. It also reminds me to not go for the cookies and grab the grapes instead.

weird_me2

I weigh in every day and track it with a free app on my smart phone called Libra weight tracker. It's really neat because it gives you the overall trend and also calculates when you will reach your goal based on your current trend. It also gives you the average loss for the week, 2 weeks, month, 3 months, 6 months and year. I love seeing those numbers, and if I have days when the scale doesn't seem to be going the right way or it seems to be moving slow, I can still look and see that my overall average loss per week for the last 6 months is 1.5 lbs and that makes me feel good.

There's been some anecdotal evidence that successful maintainers weigh in daily. The key to having daily weigh ins is to accept that the scale is never static and can be influence by so many things. Personally, I think weighing in daily helps me see that okay, I gained 2 lbs overnight, it's obviously not fat. Daily weigh ins won't work if you base your worth on the scale or if you let it dictate your day. If you berate yourself every time you see a little gain or reward yourself every time you see a little loss, then daily weighing is probably not a good idea.

tigerblue

I weigh in everyday too and it works for me. I know if I ate heavy the day before or ate a lot of salt that is the reason for the gain and don't let it bother me. If it goes up day after day then it makes me realize I need to do better. When I start avoiding the scale then I know I have fallen off track and am not weighing because I know the # is going to be bad.

Exactly! I weigh in daily to make sure I stay on track.

❤lindsay❤dawn❤

Terrible idea. Stop now. You will drive yourself insane.

^^^^ This!! ^^^^

I used to and am glad I'm only a once-a-week kind of Girl now...

: ))

catjrow3

People who weigh everyday maintain their weight better than those that dont. I am a daily weigher too, but having said that... you have to take in consideration the fluctuations that will occur. Every day will go up and down and you should "measure" by the week, but its good to keep checking every day to know your own bodies fluctuations as well.

FITnFIRM4LIFE

Weekly only, it flucuates too much to do daily..(for me)

Mbishop7684

Like everyone else I weight once a day with circumspect. If I am emotional, then probably not. It all depends. I like weighing everyday because it gives me a good sense of how my body reacts to things. For example, last Friday (my technical weigh-in day) I weighed myself...up 5lbs! WTF! But then I took a look at my diary, realized it was probably due to the heavier than normal sodium intake. I hydrated like CRAZY the next two days...stepped on the scale Sunday, that 5 plus 4 more gone!

So if it doesn't bother you and you are doing it to track trends and stay healthy... Keep on keeping on and do what works for you! If you start to notice it affecting you negatively, take a break ;-)

catelabow

I can see how different styles would work for different people. For me, NOT weighing regularly was part of how I ignored my fat and crept up to 296 lbs without thinking much about it. So the daily accountability helps me. I see my number and celebrate how much I've accomplished and I take the daily fluctuations in stride. Definitely do what works for your mental health!

SoDamnHungry

Me, but I only log it if I've gone down in weight. It's hard since I can't poop in the mornings. =/

ReclaimingSarah

I only log on Fridays, but I do step on every morning. Seeing it go up doesn't stress me out or bother me, so I see no harm in "checking in" every morning. I'm currently working on a project of tracking it every day on another app just to show one of my friends the wild fluctuations.

SoDamnHungry

Me, but I only log it if I've gone down in weight. It's hard since I can't poop in the mornings. =/

That was probably TMI... Sorry! :flowerforyou:

oOMusicBabii

I hop on the scale most days, only because I find it interesting to watch it fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, but I only "officially" weigh-in once a week

xxnellie146xx

I do...I prefer it over weekly weigh-ins

TriumphNow

I weigh myself almost everyday but only record it on Fridays. It helps me stay on track. I know about the different things that make weight fluctuate so I don't let it make me crazy. It works for me. I think this is definitely one of those things that's a personal choice. If you start obsessing over it and it hinders you, stop doing it.

Lina4Lina

I weigh every day but only record once a week. As of this morning, I'm down 2 more lbs from my last weigh in. It is tempting to log those but I've made Sunday my official day.