Weigh ins, how often should they happen?

Erienneb
Erienneb Posts: 592 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've read a lot about how your body weight fluctuates a lot day to day given lots of different circumstances, and I know I don't want to weigh every day. Right now I have weigh ins set up for every other week but I get anxious about six days in. Would it be realistic to weigh in every week or will I get a better picture of my progress if I do my weight and measurments every other week?
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  • mrsgoodwine
    mrsgoodwine Posts: 468 Member
    I weigh in every morning when I wake up (naked and after I pee) sorry for the TMI. I don't weigh any other time of the day because of water and food fluctuations. I weigh myself every day because if any damage is done, I want to be able to undue it as quick as possible.
  • pattyg1821
    pattyg1821 Posts: 81
    alot of people on this board will tell you weekly....but i do daily to know where I am because I do have so problems with retention and I do not add salt too food either. For me personally I don't let it freak me out. Some days is going to be better then others. But I work harder if I know I had a worse eating day and know I have to work it off.

    Personally I feel more accountable if I wiegh daily so.

    Because the same people on here that will B&G about why someone let them get so fat are the same ones that will tell you not to weigh daily.

    Im sure alot of fat people including myself for years never weighed themselves and people always wonder why we got to this point. Now that I am tracking my weight daily I feel accountable for why I let me self get so fat in the first place.
  • ptjolsen
    ptjolsen Posts: 365 Member
    First thing in the morning. right before i jump in the shower.
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    wow, good to see so many people weighing daily, today! I also weight daily - it lets you collect more data so you can understand the fluctuations and it takes away the anxiety attack that most weekly or monthly weighers have - or worse, the depression that follows because you weight in weekly but gain or stay the same because of weight fluctuation, but you don't have enough data to understand what happened...
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    I've read a lot about how your body weight fluctuates a lot day to day given lots of different circumstances, and I know I don't want to weigh every day. Right now I have weigh ins set up for every other week but I get anxious about six days in. Would it be realistic to weigh in every week or will I get a better picture of my progress if I do my weight and measurments every other week?
    I weigh in once a week. I'd go nuts with the back and forth if I did it every day, but if I went longer than a week, I wouldn't know if I needed to adjust something soon enough.
  • xoleanne
    xoleanne Posts: 38 Member
    i'm doing every two weeks :)
  • WRXymama
    WRXymama Posts: 342 Member
    I weigh myself every morning to keep myself incheck, but I do my "weigh in" every Monday morning (after my 3 sss...you know, to help reduce the weight. Leg hair weighs a lot ya know ;) LOL ).
  • arosethorn
    arosethorn Posts: 41 Member
    I'm making sure I weigh-in once a week. I can't stand the anticipation. Sometimes, if I will weigh-in sooner, like every 3 days. It's really up to you!
  • bms34b
    bms34b Posts: 401 Member
    I'm another morning, post-pee weigher. I write it down and do a weekly average, keeping into account changes in my workouts, sodium intake, or monthly cycle. Cheers!
  • arosethorn
    arosethorn Posts: 41 Member
    I wouldn't wait to long in case you need to make some changes...
  • CoolestNecessity
    CoolestNecessity Posts: 24
    I weigh in every morning, but I only record the losses. It helps me stay motivated, yet have enough information to work extra hard on the up days. (Routine: Wake up, use bathroom, weigh, workout (here's where you work it hard), shower!)
  • mlegosz
    mlegosz Posts: 74 Member
    i would recommend giving up the scale (as a form of progress indication) and take measurements & photos instead, especially if you're doing strength exercises.
  • Mguilmot
    Mguilmot Posts: 232 Member
    Once a month. Weigh somewhere else, throw out the scale.
    You'll be amazed how liberating that is ;-)
  • bellydancer124
    bellydancer124 Posts: 248
    I weigh myself a few times a week, but I only record my Wednesday morning weigh-in. I don't own a scale, so I have to rely on the scale at the gym.
  • totallydevious
    totallydevious Posts: 309 Member
    I weigh in once a week, Saturday morning and do measurements the first Saturday of the month.
    If I did it any more than that, I think I would go nuts and worry about the numbers too much.
  • twistygirl
    twistygirl Posts: 517 Member
    I weigh once ever six weeks, that's also when I do my measurements this is a life style change for me the scale is worthless for me due to water retention. Love my tape measure. Please do what ever floats your boat:)
  • yecatsml
    yecatsml Posts: 180 Member
    Daily as well. I love data and the more the better. I also use this site:

    http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/online/hdo.html

    It uses trending which smooths out the daily ups and downs and gives you a more accurate picture over time. I love it!!
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    First thing in the morning. 5AM, naked and after I pee. This helps remind me to stay on my program. My official wegh in is the Monday morning weight? i measure once a month.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Weekly, same day, same time / circumstances. I find if I weigh daily I get very 'obsessed' with the numbers and that was just too much stress. Fluctuations happen A LOT so if you can handle seeing a different weight every time you step on the scale then weigh more often.

    If you find yourself posting here daily "OMG OMG I GAINED 3 LBS LAST NIGHT" then I highly recommend weighing yourself less ;)
  • dirtydmvkid
    dirtydmvkid Posts: 184
    I weigh in daily. Keeps me focused on my goal. There are ups and down but the scale is headed downwards in general.
  • sla1252012
    sla1252012 Posts: 24 Member
    I weigh in every morning when I wake up (naked and after I pee) sorry for the TMI. I don't weigh any other time of the day because of water and food fluctuations. I weigh myself every day because if any damage is done, I want to be able to undue it as quick as possible.

    This, but I only record it once a week.
  • caranda8
    caranda8 Posts: 17
    Once a week, in the morning!
  • tjakatjs
    tjakatjs Posts: 11
    I tend to weigh every day but only record it once a week. That way I get to see real change over time and don't get stuck on the "You again?" feeling I get when i see the same weight every day for several days.
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
    I normally weigh monthly but I'm changing some things up due so I'm going weekly to more closely monitor the effect of the changes.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I've read a lot about how your body weight fluctuates a lot day to day given lots of different circumstances, and I know I don't want to weigh every day. Right now I have weigh ins set up for every other week but I get anxious about six days in. Would it be realistic to weigh in every week or will I get a better picture of my progress if I do my weight and measurments every other week?

    I am currently only weighing-in once every three weeks, then taking measurements once a week. I don't really care much about what I weigh. I am more concerned with how I feel and how I look. I am especially interested in wearing my old clothes, so my measurements tell me how close I am to changing clothing sizes.
  • DeathKitty23
    DeathKitty23 Posts: 64 Member
    In my opinion daily is just ridiculous - and the start of obsession(speaking from first hand experience)
    If your working out and dieting properly i would say at the most once per week, but every other week if you can wait that long would give you a greater reward and a better idea of where you are
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Once a month. Weigh somewhere else, throw out the scale.
    You'll be amazed how liberating that is ;-)

    ^^THIS I am doing too! The scale I use is the pay-a-quarter scale by the checkout counter at Kmart.
  • edge_dragoncaller
    edge_dragoncaller Posts: 826 Member
    Personally, I will be weighing in once a week, Monday Morning before work. This way I'm sure that after seven days, I've done all my excercising for the week and I'll have eaten nothing for that day yet and if I've done good...I'll be starting my week out on a high note!

    I don't think I could handle weekly since sometimes your food the night before may have been heavier or some such. Once a week should be plenty and any more than that and you could start becoming obsessed with the numbers
  • Erienneb
    Erienneb Posts: 592 Member
    Thanks for all the great tips, everybody! I think for now I'm going to stick with weighing bi-weekly (it's always going to be a Friday at the gym after work, though) and I'll see how it goes. I'm early enough in and have so much to lose still that I think I can afford it. I'll adjust as necessary depending on my results haha! I have been taking pictures weekly though. And as soon as I find that stupid soft tape measure I'll do measurments.
  • dogo187
    dogo187 Posts: 376
    i weigh once a week, first thing Friday morning every week...

    but i only measure once a month...

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