Do you log weight increases too?

ApexLeader

yep. you should log everything. even if you have a bad day and go 2k calories over your stated goal, log it so you can look back and remember that you did that.

log everything as far as diet and measurements. don't log everything you do as exercise though.

777Gemma888

Do you log weight increases too?

Yes, I do. My graph looks very pretty - mostly downward dips and the odd upward spin. lol. I like to keep it real. Keeps me good ... like weighing daily when I remember to do it.

dawn_eichert

I will log gains, but only on log in day...but by the same turn, i only log losses on log in days too

This with the exception that I don't usually log gains on TOM week

calihoya

I keep track but not on here because I don't like to have the "You lost ____ pounds" show up when it was really from the pound I gained which could be from water weight or whatever. For a while I kept gaining and losing the same 2 pounds over and over again, which I know and keep track of, but I don't want it looking like I keep losing 2 pounds when really I didn't! I also don't log losses unless they are sustained and clearly not a fluctuation. You have to find what works for you.

rowerdc

Yes! I may put off the weigh-in, but I'll log it once I get on the scale...

kelcro40

I don't. Two reasons why- If I weigh in a pound less than last time, then weigh again the next day same time, I may have gained half a pound or pound back, but then on the third day or fourth day, I will be down even more than I was the first day. Now if I farmed out for a few days or fell off the wagon and gained 5 lbs, I would log that. The other reason is that I am vain and don't want to see the #s go up for such a trivial amount!

fredf2112

I log everyday (that I'm not out of town) downs and ups. I also keep track of my daily weight on a spreadsheet and graph that.

PetulantOne

I'd only record it if it stayed for a week since it may be temporary (too much sodium the day before, or monthly cycle). I don't even record loss until I have maintained the same loss for several days.

This.

michmich68

Yes. And I log every day. I think it helps me to see the correlation between foods eaten/weight loss & gain.

joleenl

I only log losses unless I did something to merit a gain but most gains are tempary - probably due to water or pms so I don't log them. I must confession. I'm a scale junky. I weigh myself once a day.... I know it's bad but I can't kick it. :frown:

gracielynn1011

If it is a scheduled weigh in day, then yes I record it. If it is between weigh ins and I am just weighing because I'm curious then no, I don't log it but I keep it in mind so I can review my log. It helps keep me in check and mindful of my progress.

ObtainingBalance

No.

If I see weight gain I run and hide.

Then I work my butt off and log it when my weight has gone down hahaha.

:flowerforyou:

MaraDiaz

I tried that once but since I weigh in every day it quickly drove me crazy so now I only log losses. Anytime my weight stalls for more than a few days yeah, it means I probably gained some back, whether it was water or fat. But if I keep doing what I'm supposed to to do I know eventually I'll drop back down and then I'll drop below whatever the number I have recorded is. If anything it keeps me motivated to not let myself get too far above whatever my lowest recorded number was.

Now when I hit maintenance I'm going to find my maintenance level of calories, monitor that for awhile, then maybe wean myself off the daily weigh ins, in which case I will log gains.

fitfortrack1

I'd only record it if it stayed for a week since it may be temporary (too much sodium the day before, or monthly cycle). I don't even record loss until I have maintained the same loss for several days.

that's a smart idea, i need to do that

LindsayLL30

I always log it! And I like to look back long term at my reports and see how Im doing...there will always be ups and downs in life!

SanteMulberry

I would if I had any. My weight always stays the same (sometimes for a loooong time) or goes down. I never experienced this until I cut sugar and wheat out of my diet.

Maddalen101

I do not log weight gains. My weight fluctuates a lot, and I find that it takes about a month for real losses to show up. So ... I keep an eye on the scale, nearly every day, but only log what I perceive to be reall losses. (And I've been known to climb on and off the scale three or four times to be sure it's a loss!)

777Gemma888

I'd only record it if it stayed for a week since it may be temporary (too much sodium the day before, or monthly cycle). I don't even record loss until I have maintained the same loss for several days.

that's a smart idea, i need to do that

I do this with losses too. If the losses stays constant for 4 straight days -> RECORDED. For gains, if it's up for 2-3 days, it'll get recorded and I'll surely be combing through my food et al to verify what altered my results.

BunkyBumBum

I log whatever the scale reads on my weigh in day. I don't weigh myself the rest of the week at all.

For instance, I was up 3 pounds from my initial MFP weight when I joined a couple months ago but I didn't change it when I came back and committed. Even though I lose a little here and there, my ticker isn't going to say anything until I get past those 3 pounds. It never says +2 pounds or whatever, just 0lbs lost. My page will tell me I lost .5 pounds or something, but it will not show in my ticker unless that .5 pound loss was below the original starting weight.

It keeps me honest, and it's clear if I see a spike in my chart one day and then it goes back down that this was due to water weight or something.

Roxiehart9

IF you want to chane the weight every day then go ahead. Try to get into a routine of weighing yourself once a week. After a gap, it's completely up to you. If it's a few lbs, I usually don't becuase I know it's water weight and sodium holding everything in due to a poor diet for that gap...once I go back on my clean eating an dexercise, it comes right off. But each person is different;. If it takes you longer to get that weight off, you might want to log it just to keep accurate track.

lad1987

I log in my weight gains too. It is all a part of diet and exercise is weight gain and loss so not admitting to yourself that you do gain weight wouldn't be ideal. I know that it can fluctuate as others have said but paying attention to other details is important to not be too hard on yourself. If it says when I weigh myself that I gained weight, that is what it says. I'll look back and see if there might be a cause or think about what is going on with me. From there, I'll make adjustments if need to. Otherwise I stay the course with what works!

shalynna89

I'm a daily weigher, I always log my loses but don't log my gains unless it stays that way for more than a week.

SONIA820

Keeping track of my weight gain in a pregnancy app since it hurts my feelers to see my ticker change so much when I am trying to grown another human being!!! LOL Still eating as healthy as before! (Btw, you can do the math...I am up 12.8 and almost 31 weeks pregnant!) Worked sooo hard last year! Now when I have my little guy, I will go ahead and update my weight again to have another starting point! When I was actively losing weight, I only logged weight loss, for me it was exciting to update my information and it kept me motivated to continue eating as good as I had been....too discouraging otherwise!

Seaglass1123

I weigh myself weekly and log losses. If I am up I don't log it because it usually "drops off" within a few days. I am fortunate to not have had any extra lbs on for too long as I have been losing so I don't know how I would have handled it otherwise.

DarkDiva2005

I agree that you have to find what works for you. I log every day because I've realized that if I don't and only log in once I week I will tend to slip up. I need to see those daily fluctuations to keep me honest lol.

sandobr1

Usually I do not, but I weigh a few times a week so there is some natural fluctuations. I recently was on vacation and had gained a few pounds I gave myself a week to lose "most" of it as some of it I knew was sodium/water retention from eating out. After a week I was still up about a pound and a half and I did record that gain, actually still working to get that off, but this was only since Monday, so it could still be a few days. But normal circumstances and fluctuations no, something bigger or longer term yes I would.

1yoyoKAT

I weigh myself every day, but only log my weight on MFP on my official weigh in day, which is Friday morning. I haven't had a weigh in gain yet, but if I ever do, I will log it. Whatever the scale says is what gets logged on Friday morning.

Preesy

In normal situations I do not record any gains. Women have reasons for gaining beyond simply eating too much. When I am on my game, I'm on it, and I don't eat enough extra calories in a week to gain multiple pounds. Even the weeks when I'm slacking off I do not accumulate enough calories to gain multiple pounds. The only time I record a "gain" is if I had a significant loss last week, and went back up this week. In that case it's likely a scale glitch and shouldn't have been recorded in the first place. If you've been absent from logging for a few weeks and have put on a few pounds, then yes, by all means log it. It's almost like starting over again and you need to be accountable for what happens while you take a break.

I'd say use common sense when you're weighing in. If you're doing everything right week after week you shouldn't be seeing gains significant enough to worry about recording them. If it's possible for you to check your weight on another scale (for instance at the gym or doctor's office) then do it. Consider it a second opinion.

nxd10

I do when it's not just a fluctuation due to water or whatever. In other words, if it's more than a few days.

That has only happened when I changed scales.

kmmpink

I weigh myself a lot and usually don't log gains unless its there for about 2 weeks straight. It motivates me when I don't log it, to get back down to the last weight I did log!