When do you record new weight?
NYCNika
Posts: 611 Member
When you first see that number on the scale?
Or when you hover around that number for a number of days? How many days?
Since water weight fluctuations can be as high as several pounds, how do you know?
Or when you hover around that number for a number of days? How many days?
Since water weight fluctuations can be as high as several pounds, how do you know?
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I record every Friday's weight, first # that comes up when I step on the scale is the one. I do WI daily and keep track of it on an app on my phone just for my own personal info but the only one that "counts" and gets entered here is the Friday morning one.0
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I only weigh in once a week. I record whatever the scale says on that morning.0
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I weigh in on Thursdays (I dont know why I just like that day) and record that number.0
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Wednesday morning after I wake up. Same scale, same time, keep everything as close as possible to stay consistent and see most accurate results.0
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I weigh myself daily and have another app I plug that number into so that I can have multiple data points to watch trends, but my official weigh in is Friday AM, and that's the one I log on MFP. I pay much more attention to my long term trends though...not so much what my number is on a particular day.0
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I geek out on my data, BIG TIME.
I weigh myself every day, sometimes twice a day. I record every bit of data on a spreadsheet that calculates my average calories in as well as 10 and 20 day moving averages of calories in.
I record my weight on MFP about once a week to not tax my amazing support system here. I love praising my friends and seeing their praise. I don't want people to fell like they have to buck me up if I have gained or encourage me when I've only lost a tiny amount. And, when you weight every day, those are the only two things that happen.
When I do log on MFP, I usually only record the second lowest number, though. I toss out the lowest number.0 -
I weigh every day, but I only record my Saturday morning weight0
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I record once a week, Thursday or Friday morning depending on when I remember to weigh myself. I don't weigh at all the few days before or during TOM since I know the "added weight" disappears once TOM is over.0
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I record whatever number is on the scale on Tuesday mornings regardless of what it is. Some people will only record a loss however personally I don't see the point as weight loss is not linear and tracking the ups and downs help. I never understood why people will only record losses as it's not a true view of your progress.0
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I weigh myself once a week--same day, around the same time: Sundays around 7:00 AM. That's the weight I enter to this site.0
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Am I the only one who only records when it changes? I weigh myself every day, and then record a new weight if I've been the same for a few days (usually three, but it's an imprecise method).
Taking some time away from the scale this month, though.0 -
I record right after I stop jumping up and down and squealing.0
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I record when I feel like it is a realistic representation of my weight. So, if I weigh right after a long (dehydrating) run or after a major sodium intake (retaining water),etc, I don't log that weight. I also don't usually log right before or during TOM because that is just mentally defeating. Weight fluctuates tremendously so I am just looking for the general trend. I usually weigh first thing in the morning. But I will admit, even if I don't log the weight, it is still exciting to see some numbers on the scale that I haven't seen in years!0
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I weigh myself daily and only log it (here) when I first see a new low. I plug everything into a spreadsheet on excel including average weekly calories, weight, measurements, and "cycle" information.
I like plugging in new lows because I can see an overall downward trend (yay) and I can go into my MFP app and look at average calories for the week and more detailed information such as macro breakdown and daily fluctuations.
Good times. This way I can see time between losses as well etc... Like if every 4 days I lose for 3 days in a row, I know not to get discouraged during those 4 days because I'm about to hit a nice little loss cluster. This is what works the best for me.0 -
I don't record until I lose. I find it discouraging otherwise. If my last weigh-in is, say, 136lbs, and I hover it around it, I won't record until I am 135lbs. I don't care if it takes a month... and sometimes it does.0
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3 times consecutively.0
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When I hit a new low. Otherwise I get discouraged.0
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I record either when I’ve hit a new low OR if I’ve remained at the same weight for 3 days. So if I’ve lost a lb, I will always log it. If I gained 2 lbs from my last check in, I will only log it if I remain at that 2lb increase for at least 3 days. Because then, sadly, I know it’s “real”.0
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I only weigh once per week...Friday morning. I enter that weight each week. When I weighed daily I got too discouraged by not seeing the scale move. Weekly has been best for me.0
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I'm new on here, but I traditionally only weigh myself once a week, usually for me on Saturday mornings before I eat any breakfast. I noticed if I did it daily, I would lose motivation because it would change from day to day depending on what I've eaten.0
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