How often do you weigh?

tidesong

Usually once a week on the same day at the same time. But I'm taking four weeks off of the scale right now.

MarissaH85

I normally weigh myself once a week on "weigh-in Wednesday" I think its fun to say so that's why I do it on Wednesday.

MyPsalm63

Monday Mornings, before I eat or drink

KeriW626

Hubby and I weigh every Monday morning. More often makes us slaves to the scale. But less often we seem to get off track. Goals we have met so far, him killed 200, Me gave away 49.8 lbs. lol

jnp96

I weigh in once a week. Any more than that just drives me crazy.

loner_nell

After I locate the scale again, I hide it in disgust, it will be weekly in the morning.
Till then I'm just using measurements..

kmm8784

I weigh myself every other Friday first thing in the morning. I'd go crazy if I weighed in everyday.. I'm trying not to be too stressed about the number more about the inches

abeoetebaris

I do the same thing. Every day, every morning, after I run, and at night. I should just toss that scale into the dumpster to save me the grief (and anxiety)... but sometimes is surprises me!

know_your_worth

I weigh myself every day just to see where I'm at. I usually record my weight once I've lost 3+ pounds from my last weigh-in, so I'm sure that it's actually gone...if that makes sense.

U81fA1th

I weigh in first thing every Monday morning :happy:

californiagirl2012

Just curious on how often everyone weighs themselves.... Daily? Weekly? Monthly?

Since I just started, I was thinking about weighing daily for the first few weeks, then moving to weekly.

If you weigh weekly... what day do you do it on and is there a reason for it?

Just trying to find my place.

I weighed myself every morning when I was losing but I was able to not freak out when I saw the fluctuations. If it makes your freak out then it's no good for your sanity.

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

emtjmac

Every day. I use an analog scale that has a zero knob. I find that it is much more accurate than the two digitals I have owned.

Ronngie

I actually check once or twice a day. I find it useful, it never gets me down. If I have certain foods I can always tell on the scale & this has helped me know where to cut back.

krathbun01

It depends on how I feel in the morning..but mostly weekly on Mondays or my days off. Not good to do it everyday and should weigh in about same time before you eat breakfast.

SoDamnHungry

I used to weigh every day. Now I do it once a week or every few days.

cbirdso

About twice a week. I am never discouraged when I weigh myself, it just keeps me motivated and gives me good feedback about how I am doing. I am in maintenance now and I remember years ago when I gained weight, it was gradual over more than a year. I never want my weight to sneak up on me again, so if I see the number on the scale go up a few ounces, I know I have to modify what I am doing and be careful for the next few days.

When I was losing, I recorded once a week, but I weighed about 3 to 4 times a week to keep a close eye on my progress and could feel very confident about recording a loss when it occurred. It was very motivating...I kind of miss those days of the seeing that scale go down each week...but then I remember I am at my goal weight and that is even better.

LaColombicana

I'm weighing myself every morning; right after I urinate and strip. I think weighing yourself in the morning is better because you shed water weight overnight. For me, the difference between weighing the night before and the morning after is 2 lbs.

August_1958

Every morning I weigh myself. I write it down, but I use Sunday's as my actual 'weigh in' day. I use the small free calendars from Hallmark to record my weight. I have found throughout the week, my weight will fluctuate sometimes up to 2 pounds, but Sunday's seem to be my lowest for the week!

glahlstedt

Once a week is recommended by weight watchers. I think it's better than once a day. Weighing once a day may give you a bit anxiety.

SunnyLuc87

I usually weigh once a week. It's often enough to make me feel accountable and seldom enough to keep me from getting too discouraged.