To weigh daily or not to weigh daily

dylan104373

What are your thoughts? Should a person weigh in daily, weekly, monthly? What works best for you as far as motivation is concerned?

DanaDark

I stopped weighing while I go to the gym for heavy lifting. I am focused more on measurements at the moment.

I do not want my fear of the scale going up messing with my desire for some extra muscle mass.

pudgeylou

I weigh daily because it keeps me motivated.

Kassadeedle

I decided to stop weighing daily. Apparently I gained 2lbs since yesterday according to my scale lol. Even though I know I didn't and it's likely to flucuate back down, it's still discouraging to see it go up. I'm going to weigh every Monday morning.

RunFarLiveHappy

I weigh once a week. I measure once a month. I look in the mirror every day ????

dtf88

I think daily weight averaged over a week is pretty accurate as long as your weighing yourself at the same time each day. Then you can see if you are on track of losing ____ lbs per week.

ahviendha

i don't weigh daily. i'm currently losing my last 10 lbs, weighing every 2 weeks, or once a week if i'm feeling particularly curious.

it's discouraging to check every day when i'm aiming to lose so little each week. it's easier on me mentally to check it every 2 weeks, to see a pound lost, rather than .1 - .5 a week.

db1106

It's really up to you. If you can go into it knowing AND expecting your weight to fluctuate from day to day, then do it daily if it fits your needs. If it is going to mess you up mentally seeing a 2 pound increase after a hard workout the next morning, then weight yourself once a week or every two weeks.

I always recommend getting to a level where you really could care less what the scale says. Base your achievements of how you look in the mirror, how your clothes are fitting, and what your measurements say.

The scale can be your worst enemy during dieting.

jogy

Weekly only. Daily is a bit too OCD for my taste:)

GrannySparkle

While the medical professionals will say NOT to weigh daily, I am obessed with the scales. I am on them every time I am in the upstairs bathroom. I know when I got to bed at night, whether or not I will be down in the morning. I only use what I weigh first thing in the morning as my 'offical' weight. It gives me motiviation by stepping on the scales so much.

DGK12

I weigh daily because it keeps me motivated.

/\ This! I didn't used to, but it's nice to get an average sometimes, so lately, I've been weighing every couple of days or so.

GeekGirl23

I used to weigh once a week now I weigh every morning. I am finding that my weight flexs through out the week and I can easily tell now how my body reacts say the morning after a heavy work out vs a morning after no work out. I try not to get discouraged and atleast log my weight once a week whether up or down.

deb3129

I weigh daily because it keeps me motivated. The number on my scale is wayyyyy lower than it has been in YEARS, so it's always a mood booster. This method works for me, but I also am able to not freak out about the normal fluctuations. I know some people prefer not to do it every day, because they don't deal well with seeing the couple of pounds that sometimes show up for no reason. I think you just kind of have to figure out for yourself what method works best for you!

MichelleLaree13

I weigh most days. If I eat really well and exercise a day, I may not weigh myself the following morning.

nexangelus

I weigh, measure (waist, bust and hips and calipers for bodyfat percentage) once per month only.

trogalicious

I weight daily. I record if I show a loss. I don't record gains. I record the same time, under the same conditions. It's a habit. I lived in a world of bad habits before, why not add a good one to live by now?

That said, I don't freak out if there's a gain.. and I don't lose my mind if I can't weigh.

alaskaang

I weigh daily and always have. The daily weight will fluctuate both up and down, it's the overall trend that I watch. For me it shows how what I eat affects me. For example, tortilla chips and cheese = average of 3 lbs in water retention.

tskitzoid

I say it depends on you. If you can handle seeing your weight change, going up and down, each day and not freak out, then go for it! Otherwise I'd say weigh once a week. Also be sure to be measuring yourself as well since you might not go down in pounds, but you might lose inches overall. If you're exercising and weight lifting (doesn't have to be body-builder weight lifting) then you might either not lose any pounds, or even gain, but you might be losing tons of inches as you tone your body since muscle weighs more than fat does.

NaughtyForties

Bi weekly (every other weekend) works for me, it gives the body time to adjust. I try to be as consistent as possible - normally my weigh in happens on a Sat / Sun morning and before I've had anything to eat.

Mcfatcat

If you weigh yourself you need to weigh yourself at the same time the days you choose. (That way there's no, "OMG I gained 2lbs overnight!")

I recommend weighing yourself based on how much you burn extra daily. For me it's 500-1000... so I weigh myself everyday, or every other day so I can keep up with my weight fluctuation.

For me I weigh at about 8:30-10:30 and If I miss that time frame, I just don't do it.

Retrograde_Orbit

Because of possible fluctuations, I'd say weigh once a week and try to do it on the same day and time each week. As well as that, I'd recommend a weekly or bi-weekly measure up of the usual areas, arms, neck, chest, waist and so on. So that you can track those improvements too.
Sometimes it is possible to make improvements in body shape without losing further weight. Sometimes you may even gain, as muscle is denser than fat.