How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • RebelliousRibbons
    RebelliousRibbons Posts: 391 Member
    Every damn day. When I don't, I usually get into a pattern of gaining again, and I like to see the fluctuations.
  • Meraid
    Meraid Posts: 148 Member
    I can't help but check almost everyday when I get up, even if that happens to be around 11. However I KNOW the numbers mean little and I only count Fridays as official weigh ins and I measure every two weeks. If the number doesn't change or goes up I know it's not fat and I decide to change things up that day. I don't ever give up just because it didn't move. I shrug it off.
  • KT022
    KT022 Posts: 46 Member
    I'm like some of the others here - I weigh myself every day, if not more than once a day. I am totally weight obsessed, but being overweight my entire life has kind of made me that way - damn you societal pressure!
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Never. Well, not never... maybe every three months if I remember to do it.

    I go by how my clothes feel and how I look. When I started seriously dieting and working out, I wore a size 38 in jeans just to be comfortable and extra large t-shirts - these days, I sometimes have to hike up my size 32's to keep them from falling off my butt and I find that I need to buy medium t-shirts to be comfortable. As soon as either the pants or the shirts get tight in the wrong areas, I'll know I've been slacking.
  • Get_Me_Fit1
    Get_Me_Fit1 Posts: 194
    I do it every week.
  • MCproptart
    MCproptart Posts: 92 Member
    Every day, after "first void" as my nurse grandmother would say. That's the one I log into MFP. I also take a blood pressure reading. I used to do blood sugar and temperature also. I have it all logged in my handy dandy notebook so I can share trends with my doctor.

    I do step on the scale more often than once a day. It's right next to my computer table, and close to the kitchen & living room, so it's always there.

    I like to weigh often to see what sorts of patterns emerge. I'm usually about 2# less when I weigh in the morning than when I go to bed--weighing before bed helps me get excited to see if I'll be down another pound come morning--especially if I'm close to changing that middle number on the scale or hitting a landmark number of pounds lost or "I haven't weighed xx since..."

    When I spend the night at my friend's house, I miss not being able to step on the scale in the morning.

    It may be a bit obsessive, but it's keeping me excited and motivated, not making me sad, so I'm going to keep on doing it.
  • bastgoddess7
    bastgoddess7 Posts: 64 Member
    Once a week, to maintain consistancy and not become obsessive.
  • Yukon_Jack
    Yukon_Jack Posts: 19 Member
    Every Sunday before breakfast.....
  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
    Every day. It helps me to see fluctuations caused by sodium intake (about 2 lbs). It also reassures me the gain isn't fat as I didn't ingest and extra 3500-7000 cals the day before. I can also weigh an extra 2-3 lbs before my period.
  • RyanWilson1993
    RyanWilson1993 Posts: 409 Member
    Once a week used to do it every day but its more accurate weekly
  • marena_kaye
    marena_kaye Posts: 6 Member
    every day. i wake up, use the bathroom and hop on the scale!
  • super_monty
    super_monty Posts: 419 Member
    At one time lots :
    morning
    before bed
    before workout
    after workout

    It was important for me to understand water weight etc

    But my 'official' weigh in is once a week on a friday morning.

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