Weighing Myself

JessicaPasieka

Alright. So as of lately, I've been having an issue with myself. Back when I first started my weight loss journey, I'd only weigh myself one day a week, and that was on Friday's. And then I'd track my weight loss that way. But for the past 2 months or so, I've been weighing myself every single morning and it's really put a damper on my spirits, because I'll lose and be happy about it. And then I'll weight myself the next morning and have gained and just be completely frustrated. I'm not sure why I started doing this. I think it's because I'm getting so close to my goal weight and I'm afraid that every little thing I eat is going to make me gain weight.
What can I do to get back to weighing myself only Once a week?

ashleey1000

I have that problem well had that problem. There's really no real advice anyone can give u except to just weigh urself once a week. It may be hard but u gotta just fight the urge n have the will power to do so.

NeeneVa

I do it too. Know exactly what you mean, and I can fluctuate 5-6 pounds in a day. Very frustrating - I need to stop it too!

tomii13

I used to weigh myself a couple times a week and it was just a downer on me. Personally, I couldn't handle it. Then I made myself a promise to weigh myself once a week and I noticed how much less stressful I actually felt (no matter the result) So I just kept the promise to myself.

Sometimes it's tempting to get on it more than once a week. But I don't. Remember, we are bigger than *any* kind of temptation.

CristinaL1983

TBH, I feel better when I weigh myself daily. I just ignore the fluctuations but allow myself the opportunity to see every little loss. I only log losses so if I'm unhappy about my weight for the day I just look on my tracker and see what the trend has looked like over time. I feel like it helps me focus for the day.

If you really only want to weigh yourself weekly, probably the best idea is to put your scale away somewhere (out of sight, out of mind) and only allow yourself to get it out once a week.

SweetLillyM

I have the same problem. I told myself Monday that I wasn't going to weigh myself until Friday morning but I've been on the scale the last 2 mornings! *argh*

JessicaPasieka

Yeah, I've gotten into the bad habit of stepping on the scale every morning. Then I sit and wonder what I did or ate that caused me to gain the weight. And it's very frustrating.

trickycoolj

You could always put the numbers in a spreadsheet and make a line graph of it and add a trendline. Then you can feel comforted that its trending down and you could keep track of the upward flux causes. TOM? Sodium? Muscle recovery? Big dinner the night before? Dehydrated? Constipated? (Seriously) They all flux your weight so keeping track of what might impact you can help you realize what caused today's gain or tomorrow's loss.

Personally I know I weigh a good 2 lbs less weekend mornings because I sleep 12 hours instead of 6. That's a lot longer to digest yesterday's food and fast. I sweat in my sleep so I likely lose a bunch of water weight too. Monday morning is a bit of a bummer when it jumps back up but it's still less than the previous Monday.

JessicaPasieka

I totally understand that too. And the constipation might have something to do with it too. I have maybe 2 or 3 bowel movements a week. Which I'm starting to think isn't normal. I don't feel constipated, but I feel like I should be going more than I do. So today, I picked up so Benefibre, because I don't think I'm getting enough fibre in my diet.
I get about 6-7 hours a sleep per night if I'm lucky. And I probably don't drink as much water as I should.

garedds

Put the scale in an incovient location after your weigh in. It's not nearly as tempting to weigh yourself when you have to go get a step stool to get the scale off a high shelf in the closet.

mlbqd3

Put the scale in an incovient location after your weigh in. It's not nearly as tempting to weigh yourself when you have to go get a step stool to get the scale off a high shelf in the closet.

Totally Agree! I weigh on Wednesdays and then I have to put it away or I drive myself crazy!!

EricwStultz

Miralax. Keeps you regular.

Sincere24

I used to be an everyday weigh-er as well and with not much to loose it was a bit frustrating. Even though I would hide my scale the night prior, I would still find myself on the scale despite my efforts lol.

So what I've done to mentally trick myself from weighing was drinking a glass of water/milk/tea before stepping into the bathroom lool. So I wouldn't be bothered with wanting to weigh myself knowing that the number would be off.

Best move I've done so far, and now only weigh on Saturdays

LPilat

Don't stress the little weight gains. Sometimes if you consume foods high in sodium, you can have a weight gain of 5lbs. It's not a big deal. That goes away. You can also gain 5 lbs and look it during your period. Again, your regular weight will return. You should focus on where you are today compared to when you started your diet, rather than comparing what your number is on any particular day. Personally, I weigh myself everyday and I know that I make healthy decisions and that's what matters. I do eat really bad sometimes but it's okay because I am never going back to what I was and I trust myself that I will not allow that to happen. Keep doing what you're doing right and weigh yourself as often as you wish. Just don't get upset about fluctuations.

eb12112

TBH, I feel better when I weigh myself daily. I just ignore the fluctuations but allow myself the opportunity to see every little loss. I only log losses so if I'm unhappy about my weight for the day I just look on my tracker and see what the trend has looked like over time. I feel like it helps me focus for the day.

If you really only want to weigh yourself weekly, probably the best idea is to put your scale away somewhere (out of sight, out of mind) and only allow yourself to get it out once a week.

same here! i like to know from day to day even if it goes up so i'm not super surprised from week to week and i can change things more quickly if needed!

Chris99mu

I have trust issues with scales - is it right? Is it calibrated? Why do 5 scales tell me 5 different numbers?

So I use my drs scale...when I'm in for an appt, I weigh. And THAT'S it. I use a tape measure and how my clothes fit to tell me I'm moving in the right direction.

Also, no matter how much I work out or how little I eat, I don't lose weight. I'm some weird freak of nature. And it's depressing. So I had to break up with my scale. :-)

greyoutside

Weigh yourself, drink a huge glass of water, and then immediately weigh yourself again. Your weight is supposed to fluctuate day-to-day.

JessicaPasieka

Weigh yourself, drink a huge glass of water, and then immediately weigh yourself again. Your weight is supposed to fluctuate day-to-day.

Sorry, I'm not sure if I understand. What is the purpose of that?

Lexi507

If you can afford it, I'd consider getting the Fitbit Aria or the Withings scales. They automatically upload your weight and sync to MFP. That way you can weigh yourself and not have to look at the scale - just step on, count to 20 and step off. The weight will be sitting online waiting for you for when you are ready to look at it. There's a site (https://trendweight.com/) that you can sync that will do a moving average of your weight.

ngyoung

I think she was trying to say your daily weight is very dependent on how much water you have drank and how much food you actually have in your stomach and digestive system. I weight myself 2x a day, once before bed after I get undressed and go to the bathroom and once after i wake up and use the bathroom but I usually only pay attention to the morning amount. I also only log my weight once a week even though I check it every day.

Yetibite

I put my scale away! I have it on a high shelf in my bedroom closet. So to weigh myself I have to get the chair from the office to reach it then take it to the bathroom. It is a task to get it down so I am not as tempted to use it daily. I weigh myself every week. Hope this helps you.

TedStout

I weigh myself every morning except weekends. Just the way I do it. My weight fluctuates, but there is a steady downward trend. You have to look at the long haul...not the day to day. Are you losing over a weeks time? If you are working out and dieting you absolutely MUST drink a lot of water or constipation is a real risk. And all of those things affect your weight. Don't sweat the day to day...just ignore the fluctuation and keep at it. Also, if it is bothering you, work out in the evening after supper and only drink some water afterwards...no food. Its a "false loss" but in my experience i usually show the biggest gains when I do that. Its really more psychological than logical.

JessicaPasieka

Thing is, I also haven't been exercising as much. I had surgery 4 weeks ago and I'm not able to exercise for another 2 weeks. Once I start moving around and exercising, will I notice more results?

DericktheHutt

I weigh myself twice a day - once right before I hop in bed (literally from the scale into bed) and once in the morning after I've showered and done all my other morning activities, especially before I've dressing and eaten. I'll gain 1-3 pounds from morning to night and will lose 1-2 pound from night to morning. The really odd thing is that if I weigh myself right when I wake up, before I do anything, I will weigh the sames as when I went to bed. But after I've been up for an hour I will have lost the 1-2 pounds. This happens whether or not I urinate or have a bowel movement so those seem to be only partial factors.

I only log my weight in to MFP once a week (Tuesdays), but log all my weight into a spreadsheet and calculate 3day and 7day averages so I can get a better sense of a trend. I'm probably going to start logging the 7day average into MFP because I tend to weight less on Mondays than Tuesdays, which gets annoying. If I take the average, then it doesn't matter on which day I weighed the least.

ChaleGirl

I became a bit obsessed with my scales too and was weighing every day, sometimes twice a day!
So now I've put the scales away until Easter and I'm focusing on exercising and eating healthyish
I can't wait to see what the scales say when I finally weigh
I want this weight loss to last and I find when I weighed every day all I cared about was the short term and the scales going down quickly which isn't the best way!

geekyjock76

You have to convince yourself of the reality - as long as you are in a deficit state, you will yield only a false gain in fat mass regardless of what you eat. Our bodies fluctuate noticeably throughout the week when making even minor changes in sodium and carb intake despite sustaining the same caloric amount.

1ConcreteGirl

You have to convince yourself of the reality - as long as you are in a deficit state, you will yield only a false gain in fat mass regardless of what you eat. Our bodies fluctuate noticeably throughout the week when making even minor changes in sodium and carb intake despite sustaining the same caloric amount.

this.