For the people who measure their bodies..

SWilkins75

I have been working super hard to lose weight and I have lost 30lbs in less than 3 months, but when I got on the scale it showed a 2lb gain. I know that it could be water weight, maybe it's because I am improving on my muscle mass..whatever the reason I don't care lol...I have decided to start measuring my neck, bust ,hips,waist,thighs and calves. My question is how often do you measure yourself? I read somewhere every couple months, every month, every week.... what do you do??

DJJW

Once every couple of weeks if I'm really working at it. Less when I go on maintenance.

mystry11

I just measured yesterday so for me im going to do it every 2 weeks good luck too

SWilkins75

Once every couple of weeks if I'm really working at it. Less when I go on maintenance.

What exactly is maintenance?

DJJW

Maintenance is when you are not actively trying to drop weight, but not gain it. I do it through holidays, vacations, when work outs are hard to sneak in. And then I will hunker down and start my "diet" again

emom3boys

When I started at the beginning of the summer I measured every week when I did my weigh in - I saw a lot of changes fast. Now, it's every 2-4 weeks that I measure. It's still coming off, just a little at a time.

Meadows_Mommy05

I measure once a month

Go1096

I have been at it now for a little over a month(diet and exercise that is). I have measured myself 2x. I have since decided that perhaps the results will be more dramatic if I wait a month to do it. I don't have to measure now til Sept 19th.

weird_me2

I've just been doing the measurements on the first of every month and that's it. Some measurements don't change very quickly and there is a margin of error, so I think measuring more often just gives me something else to worry about. If you are starting a new, more intense workout plan, I would say once every week or two would be fine at the beginning, but don't get obsessed about it.

alleykat69

I do the first day of the month.

takerbrat

I am just getting started (18 days in) and I weigh and measure every Sunday.

reneelee

Once a month.

lovinmyselfagain

I measure and weigh every Sunday.

Doberdawn

Usually 1x a month

miame22

I measure myself every month and also do body fat percentage then too. I weight twice a week but only record it once a week (just to see if it's a fluke).

SWilkins75

Well GOLLY I've decided to measure myself on the first of every month and weigh in on the scale once a week. I will probably peek in between but not log it.

perpetual98

Is there a place on this site to log measurements? I've been through so many sites the past week now that I've started my exercise/diet program and I know I've seen it around, just can't recall if it was here or not. THX!

waldo56

I measure the full gamut once a week, around my belly at the thinnest spot every day.

When I was losing I was losing about 1/8" off the thinnest part of my belly every other day. So about 16 days per inch or roughly two inches a month.

Nowadays it tells me if my gains are fat or muscle.

Sharonks

Is there a place on this site to log measurements? I've been through so many sites the past week now that I've started my exercise/diet program and I know I've seen it around, just can't recall if it was here or not. THX!

Yes there is. I think the tab is called check in to record weight and some measurements. I know that I have been able to add categories to measure too, probably in one of the setting things, maybe under goals?

srhershey

I've learned to judge my loss by measurements and not so much the scale. I try to measure once a week or every other week. It also depends on why type of excersise I'm doing. When I did the 30 Day Shred, I took measurements every 10 days. Now I'm doing Insanity and I'm taking measurements every week. It helps me to keep focused, even if I see I'm down 1/2 an inch.

confettibetti

every 2 weeks!

ChristyRunStarr

I measure when I weigh myself-which is once a week. And I've also started taking pictures cause they truely are worth a thousand words

supplemama

I measure myself every two weeks.

susiebear29

every couple of months, I suddenly realised yesterday that I hadn't done it for a while and when I measured I had lost 2 inches from my waist and 2 from my abdomen which is my trouble area!!! definitely more important to me than what the scale says!!! good luck with the rest of your journey and don't be disheartened you are doing GREAT!!!

clariangel

once a month works for me.

thescrumisfun

I use a fat caliper once a week and starting September 1st, I am weighing myself ONLY the first day of the month to the first day of the next month.

Spartan_Maker

Every two weeks, on Sunday morning, is when I do it.

In my view, the tape measure is easily the best way to find out if our body recomposition goals are being met. If it's getting bigger in the right places and smaller in the wrong places, it's working. Of course, I acknowledge there may be one exception to that rule, for at least half the population.

itgeekwoman

I measure when I feel bummed out. There's no rhyme or reason to it. I just go by the feel of my clothes and if that doesn't work, then I measure. If the scale is not friendly I measure.. and typically it's better.

Crystalchaos72

I measure once a month

THIS

NCchar130

I measure once a week, usually on Saturdays.

I don't have a scale so I drive out to my mom's once every 3-4 weeks to weigh.

AlphamaleBAMF

My question is how often do you measure yourself? I read somewhere every couple months, every month, every week.... what do you do??

Usually once a month. My measurements really haven't changed that much even though I've lost 70lbs. And it hasn't gotten any bigger either