How often do you weigh yourself?

Nikki31104

I try not to weigh myself too often because I tend to get discouraged. I have a friend that weighs herself every single day. I was just wondering how often everyone else confronts that dreaded scale.

Feisty_Red

as little as humanly possible

once a week..unless I'm trying new things to switch it up...then I wait a couple weeks.

I've gone thru a lot of scales by throwing them at the wall...or ....shot gun firing...

ebaymommy

I'm a daily weigher. I like to see the fluctuations that happen - not only does it help me make sense of how my body deals with things (too much sodium, a new/intense workout, that dreaded TOM) and makes me less likely to freak out but it helps me keep perspective.

Nikki31104

I threw mine away a long time ago BUT my job recently put in a "fitness" cubicle and there is a scale in there. It calls my name every time I walk down the hall.

bellydancer124

Once a week. I don't own a scale, because I know I would be obsessed with checking it constantly lol. I weigh myself at the gym just before my Wednesday work-out.

Vansy

I'm a daily weigher. I like to see the fluctuations that happen - not only does it help me make sense of how my body deals with things (too much sodium, a new/intense workout, that dreaded TOM) and makes me less likely to freak out but it helps me keep perspective.

Me too.

13lou13lou

Once a day. usually at night.

lj4n

I weigh every Sunday morning, but if I forget........I wait until next week!!! Having clothes get baggy makes me feel better than "the number".

swashburn3

Every day, first thing when I get out of bed.

owndbycatz

I'm a daily weigher. I like to see the fluctuations that happen - not only does it help me make sense of how my body deals with things (too much sodium, a new/intense workout, that dreaded TOM) and makes me less likely to freak out but it helps me keep perspective.

^ This is exactly the same for me. I like to weigh every day and for much the same reasons.

I expect to see fluctuations; rarely is my loss a straight linear progression. But I've gotten to know the way it generally behaves -- after a drop, up a bit, then hovers just a bit above the most recent low, then drops again -- so I can see if I'm off track and can keep on the right path. Besides, I can stand not seeing a drop for over a week when I'm watching it daily, but if I was limiting myself to only once a week and my weekly weigh-in showed no change, I'd be disappointed. Just a different psychological impact for me.

People have told me I shouldn't weigh daily, but it's working just fine for me.

MJH5773

Once a week is best for me and its every Friday. I have Friday and Saturday off at my job so it makes it fun to see how I have progressed through the work week.

MSmooth747

I weigh myself daily. I like to see whats going on even though i know it can be in flux sometimes. But for the most part it is always going down.

eclectikchic

once a week for me. only on Wednesdays.

mccbabe1

once a wk.. a friday... sometimes a tuesday also.. if i "feel" like ive lost.. LOL
but I think healthy and for tracking reasons once a wk is good

xxvogue

I weigh everyday, after using the bathroom, and graph the weight (and for the ladies, I make a note when I started my period so I can see the weight before/during/after). It allows me to see the trend, and it's very obvious whether I'm losing weight or not.

I'd be really annoyed if a weight fluctuation made it look like I hadn't lost any weight. I expect my weight to fluctuate 1-2 pounds (though it RARELY does) based on one bad day of salty food, and 2-3 pounds right before/during my period. It'd be SUPER discouraging to see that I hadn't lost on a weigh in day because of a fluctuation.

Plus, I figure I'm not going to be "fluctuating" down. The lower number is the most accurate in my head, and anything 1-3 pounds above it is salt/other factors. Because I know I haven't been eating badly...

mccbabe1

I weigh every Sunday morning, but if I forget........I wait until next week!!! Having clothes get baggy makes me feel better than "the number".

bumbp ^^^ good point.. especialy when u can loose INCHES vs pounds at times... one of my 'friends' on here lost no wt for a cpl weeks.. but did overall measurment.. and lost 9 INCHES in 2wks!!!!

cappri

Every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to bed.

xxvogue

I weigh every Sunday morning, but if I forget........I wait until next week!!! Having clothes get baggy makes me feel better than "the number".

bumbp ^^^ good point.. especialy when u can loose INCHES vs pounds at times... one of my 'friends' on here lost no wt for a cpl weeks.. but did overall measurment.. and lost 9 INCHES in 2wks!!!!

Just gonna' say, that happened to me! I lost NO weight for 3 weeks, but ended up losing 10 inches!

seximami79

about once a week, when I go to my stepmom's because I don't have a scale. If I question that weight though, I will wait awhile until I pee/etc and then do it again:)

triciab79

every single day sometimes multiple times. I know some things cause the weight to be off but when it is bad it makes me more determined to have a good day. I weigh myself first thing in the morning before I even take a sip of water, so it is as accurate as possible and then at other points of the day when my will power is weak. My hubby does it once a week and he is often sad when it doesn't go down and then has to wait a whole week to check it again. Everyone is different but the # makes me want to do better.

Jozie_

Every day, I fluctuate a lot! I can be anywhere from 119 to 123 without having actually gained or lost body fat. As long as I'm around 120 I'm happy, I try to go more on how I 'feel' fitness wise