does anyone weigh monthly?

snowy_sk

I think I may be addicted to the scales.... I jump on them once a day. The trouble is, if I have gained even slightly, my motivation disappears. It's so silly! So I'm wondering whether to set my self a challenge of not weighing myself for a whole month in the hope that I won't get hung up on daily fluctuations but instead will (hopefully) see a nice big loss! Does anyone else do this?

Gallowmere1984

You just need to get your head in check. It isn't the scale.

I weigh myself daily, just because I find it interesting to see how my body reacts to the various things I do it. If you aren't able to look at 'the big picture', you might want to follow through with your once per month idea though. I'd keep measurements as well.

transvenouspacer

I weigh every day. Funny, I'm the opposite of you: I tend to lose motivation when the scale goes down! My thought process is that since I'm losing or maintaining, I can just eat whatever I want lol. So those days when my weight is down I tend to eat more. Even when it goes up, I don't really worry about it though cuz I know it's just temporary. I don't know if I could wait a whole month to weigh haha!

mandster

I don't weigh for months until I go on a diet - then I weigh daily :-) I find it interesting too to see how my body reacts to what I've eaten and I think it helps motivate me. If I've put on a bit it helps me keep it down the next day. Sometimes it can be disheartening but I've usually found that if I've been good and my weight has gone up or stayed the same for a few days then it will usually drop a fair bit after that (provided I stay on plan of course.)

I do think that measuring really helps too as if I haven't lost weight I'll often have lost inches.

Wildcat1975

I weigh myself daily, but i know that some days it will go up, and some days it will come down. I also set myself what i call the weekly test, which is on a given day of the week (every Thursday) i track my progress. You will usually find that if you stick to it you will go down. Dont get too hung up on your weight, as sometimes you seem to be getting nowhere, but actually it is coming off in the inches around you neck, hips, chest etc. So i do also measure myself every week.

JJordon

Once a week: I call it the Sunday Showdown.

sondooby

I'm a weekly girl and following Jordontek's lead, this will now be called Wednesday Wake-up!!!!!

SamanthaClarexo

Once a week: I call it the Sunday Showdown.

Paha - me too. I weight once a week, first thing in a morning, after I've pee'd, naked ha :drinker:

vorgas

I weigh monthly.

Here's what I found for me: Losing weight isn't something I can DO. It's something that happens as a RESULT of what I do. I can't control results. I can only control what I do. I wanted to make a lifestyle change, not go on a diet. So I judge success and happiness based on things I can control: did I eat right, did I exercise hard, did I get enough sleep, did I drink enough water.

I set my goal to being healthy, not to losing weight. If somebody cuts off one of legs will I weigh less? Yes. Will I be healthier? No. Therefore, hanging everything on my weight loss is not a good indication of health. I could be skinny but still be unhealthy. So health became my motivation, not weight.

Made it easy to get off that !@#$ scale.

JJordon

I'm a weekly girl and following Jordontek's lead, this will now be called Wednesday Wake-up!!!!!

I like it!

JJordon

Once a week: I call it the Sunday Showdown.

Paha - me too. I weight once a week, first thing in a morning, after I've pee'd, naked ha :drinker:

I would say TMI, but its 5am, what the hey, whatever floats your boat, right? Right. You do you, especially in your birthday non-skivvies! And be comfortable!

narelleconstable

Hey snowy,
i do that too - if I weigh myself daily i get discouraged.... even though I want to throw myself on those scales every morning to see if I have miraculously lost 10 pounds overnight, I hold off and do it weekly to (hopefully) avoid that feeling of disappointment......... there is no way I would last a whole month

NathanKroptavich

Hi. I also weigh weekly. There are daily fluctuations and I find that to be discouraging if I see that I'm up 1/2 lb one day and down 1 lb the next due to a variety of factors. I also weigh myself at the same time each day (Friday morning around 6 AM). Whatever you choose, just be consistent. I don't think there's any harm in weighing yourself daily if you understand there will be days of up and down. You can also weigh yourself monthly, but that may just be too long a wait to see if what you're doing with diet and exercise is actually working.

Another option for you might be to weigh yourself weekly and measure your body monthly (and maybe take photos to see your progress).

Best wishes to you!

Lt_Starbuck

About once a season, officially. Maybe once or twice a month just out of curiosity.

yowza101

Remember also water weight which can add a pound of two. I get weighed every other week at my doctors. I do not have a scale at home, used to many ions ago and got rid of it. Just don't let it disappoint you. As long as you know you are working out and eating healthy that's all that matters. I don't go by the scale. I go by my clothes. A lot of times you are losing inches instead of weight. Plus if your toning up, that may not show up on the scales but it will definitely show in your clothes.

jzammetti

I weigh monthly, and since I am in the last few pounds it goes slowly (maybe 2 pounds per month). Earlier on though I used to weight three times a day (so I could get an idea of how my body naturally fluctuates), then weekly, now monthly.

tadpole242

when I had 100lb to lose i didn't weigh more than twice a year. but Now I've just 21lb to lose, I weigh 5 days a week and log it via Libra app, so I can see the trend of my weight, I could just Pick a single day to weigh, but on Sunday and Thursday I always weigh more than I do on a Tuesday and Friday. The trend is what is important not the day to day weight, so long as week by week I'm trending downwards I'm happy.

Angeloftheshore

I weigh every couple weeks. If I am following my fitness plan and keeping within my calorie range I will lose the weight. So many things affect how and when you lose, right down to bathroom habits, water weight, monthly cycle (for women), etc... I trust the process. I also do not want to be "diet" centered. I am trying to make this a lifestyle change and that process takes time.

AuntieKT

I do! Last time I went through a weight loss journer I became positively OBSESSED with the scale. This time I decided that I would only weigh every four weeks. I think that it has helped keep me more sane by a tremendous amount. And if you knew me, you'd know that that isn't always that easy to do...

littlebudgie

Yep, I weigh myself only once a month so that I don't get fixated.

morningmud

I weigh monthly, the weekend after tom. Although, I was out of town last time so I owe myself a weigh-in.

finallydetermined

Once a week: I call it the Sunday Showdown.

Love that you have a name for it!

TEEPEE40

I weigh myself once a week. More than that would be addictive for me. Need to focus more on healthy living.

renitawalker9

I weigh once a week on Monday morning but I also put on my Monday pants. I have a pair of pants that fit horribly when I gain about 5 lbs. So I put those on every Monday to check my progress as well. This week the scale said I gained 2 lbs but my Monday pants were looser than they were last week so I'm gonna trust my Monday Pants! There are a million reasons why the scale fluctuates (poor water intake, monthly cycle, etc.)

Ewaldt

I think that weekly is probably the best solution for you because that way you aren't going as 'cold turkey'. Weighing once a week will still give you random fluctuations sometimes, but they will not be nearly as drastic and deflating as weighign yourself daily. I usually weigh weekly, but am thinking about switching to monthly. It really helps me focus on being healthier in general instead of looking at only the numbers on the scale. It also helps me appreciate the ways in which I can notice my improvments without needing to resort to a scale report to make me feel accomplished. So I would recommend starting with every week to help keep you on track, and then switch to a month if you feel like it could work for you.

derekj222

I weigh-in first thing Saturday morning after I used the restroom. But for Lent, I have given up weigh-ins because I would love to be surprised! So 40 days without knowing!

TEEPEE40

My weigh in day is Monday also!

christiane38

I think if you weigh everyday it can be discouraging to some people and it kind of sounds that way for you. I think it can be good for others because some people have said on here that when they see a slight increase in their weight it motivates them to work harder for that day, but then there is people like you and I who weighing daily can frustrate us. I went to weighing weekly and I found that works great. Just pick the day that works best for you! Good luck!!

sarabella1987

I weigh myself usually twice a day and not because i'm obsessed with my weight but because every number I see on that scale motivates me in some way. If I dropped pounds then then I get really excited and tell myself to keep up the good work and if I gained then I tell myself that I can do better today. I weigh myself for serious in the morning right when I wake up and thats the weight I track and then I weigh myself at night just to give myself an idea of what the morning number will be, but I don't really take it too seriously. I guess this just works for me right now.

leighdiane91

I need to weigh once a week. otherwise I get kinda slacky with my eating or exercise. I haven't ever weighed every day, that would be maddening.

lissabee4

Thanks for the Monday pants idea even though I'm a Friday gal. You're right about toned and a little heavier than light and fluffy.