How often do you weigh?

misseseaj2010

I had the problem before of weighing too often and getting discouraged by scale not changing very much or not as much as I thought, so I don't want to weigh too often. But then on the other hand I want to know if I am losing weight to make sure what I am doing is working and if not I can try something else.

How often do you weigh?

How do you keep yourself from getting discouraged if the scale hasn't changed?

(I won't be working out much for now, so I can't use the ol' gaining muscle excuse.)

How long would it take to see if a diet is working? 3 days? A week?

(Right now I am focusing on eating smaller portions of everyday food, getting more healthy options and staying under my calorie and fat goal, by diet I guess I mean the types of food I am eating not necessarily diet plans like low carb or anything like that.)

olDave

I weigh myself every Sunday morning.

I don't place as much value in the scale as I do my measurements. At a pound/week, I realize it's going to take a while and I need to be patient and look at the "average" weightloss over time.

Good luck.

BTW....I've lost 15 pounds in 13 weeks.

TheLittleGingerDoesWeightLoss

I weigh myself once a week on the same day.

I do get discouraged, but I also try to think, "okay, I've been eating better and working out. Maybe I lost weight fat and gain muscle so that's why it hasn't budged."

su1ank7huna

I weigh once a week. I find weighing more often is sometimes discouraging . I weigh in the morning before eating breakfast.

PamGeirng

I weigh every day. If I have gained at all I be really careful that day. I am still losing so a lot of days it has gone down or is the same but even though I know that people say don't weigh every day it is easier to lose one or two pounds by really being careful than it is to gain 5 you have to re-lose. I just don't let it get to me. I think the best thing to do though is weigh the same time before you eat 1 x a week.

AboutT1ME

every morning because i am ocd.

ktliu

Every other day.

bladejen2

My husband and I weigh in once a week, every Monday morning. The first week you may lose weight, but you really start noticing the change after a few weeks and your body feels so much more healthy.

Tme2change

For years I obessed over the scale weighing every single day, sometimes twice a day yes I had an ED back then. But now since I have lost the weight with the surgery and I have decided to try and eat clean and focus on doing the fitness portion along with the diet I'm going to weigh in once a week maybe twice a month. Depending on how I'm feeling just to keep my self accountable, I'm going to take my measurements in the morning since I haven't done those yet and go off those more and do those once a week.

holothuroidea

I weigh every day, but the only number that counts is Monday's.

Your weight is going to change slowly, there are going to be weeks where you gain. Some of your weigh in days, you will be bloated. A 16oz glass of water weighs over a pound and your body is capable of retaining a lot more than that if it wants to.

Give a dietary change at least a month before you judge your progress.

Don't forget to track your measurements, too! Pictures are also helpful.

RyanneRose

I weigh myself every Sunday morning.

Same here! I weigh on Sunday mornings, before breakfast. I've only been on MFP for 5 days, and been working out for a week, so don't know any results yet, but I've always used Sunday mornings as my weighing days. I need to get a flexible measuring tape for measurements.

kyedo

I weigh everyday, realizing there are going to be ups and downs. I track the numbers on a sheet and then get a weekly average,
I find that stepping on the scale every morning helps focus me for the day ahead. That being said it is not for the faint of heart, especially when that number stays in the same place for a number of weeks. (imagine looking at the same number 21 times instead of 3). But, this has helped me and reminds me to keep working each day.

crlyxx

I don't have a scale around, so usually never. But I stepped on a scale last week and was 117, and over the summer I was nearly 130 so that was great news xD

I try not to care for scales too often; I have my trusty measuring tape, because to me it's the measurements that really matter.

IndigoFlowers

I weigh once every 3-5 weeks. I'm near the end of weight loss, going to switch over to maintenance soon so my weekly losses aren't that high anymore.... and I don't feel the need to weigh in as often.

When I was steadily losing weight I weighed in once a week on Sundays.

kimosabe1

one time per week at the same time (am) and before u eat.....

charlesnapolitano

monday mondays

JHarr454

I weigh every morning, but only record the number on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

johnnyzerocool

I weigh in twice a day, as well as twice a week do full measurements with a trainer. I like to see where I am at through my sleep and resting metabolism as well as in the evening after all of the activities and training sessions are done with.


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xinit0

I weigh every day, but I really only do it out of interest. I can see the .3 or .4 of a pound up or down every day, and I can see the line on the graph is trending down, regardless of what today's numbers say right now.

slkehl

I know that if I log accurately and keep within my calorie goal, I'll lose weight. So I only weigh in every few months. It prevents anxiety over the scale numbers, because after waiting so long between weigh ins, its pretty much a guarantee there will be a lower number on the scale.

dirtyd89

I weigh myself every 2 days.

Lola_Rogers

I weigh several times everyday. First thing in the morning and then after breakfast and before and after lunch and after dinner..

danibu98

I weigh daily and track it on an app called Libra that averages out the fluctuations and creates a trend line. It's been encouraging even when the scale is up. I fluctuate up to 6 lbs a day!

I only log my weight here once a week or every other week. I tend to go all over the place and then one morning BOOM, it wooshes away.

Vickil57

I weigh once a week, Monday or Tuesday depending on which day I work. So I weigh at the hospital where I work on the same scale. It is digtal and I like that.

Sarahmeridith

I weigh everyday, but I only track about once a week or so. I know a lot of people dont like to weigh daily but for me it motivates me to get to the gym and eat healthy

DebBasHol2

I weigh once a day. I think a good weight loss goal for the week is 1% of your body weight. Getting on the scale lets me know how I am doing on that goal.

MaryLeizinger

Every couple of days, but report in to my health coach on Tuesday mornings, so that's the one that I never miss. I weight first thing in the morning before getting in the shower. I'm losing about 2 lbs./week, so it motivates me every time I'm down another lb.

Skrib69

Every Saturday morning, in the buff, before eating anything.

stepknee

Every morning that I am at home, so usually 4 days a week or so. My scale updates MFP automatically everytime I weigh. I haven't figured out if I want a "start" day of the week yet or not.

A_Fit_Mom

Every morning. And if I lose...I wait for it to say the same weight for two days in a row..before I count it.

Bootjockey

I weigh myself every morning.

It's a great reminder to me of:

1. How far I've come (-250lbs)
2. How close I am to my goal (7lbs)
3. How it really doesn't matter if I ever lose another pound, as long as I don't gain back what I've lost;
4. That I give myself a 3lb "variance", meaning, I can fluctuate up to 3lbs from my low weight, before I'm in full-blast-mode again...because of that, I don't freak-out if I gain a half pound or two pounds. Not to say I don't get extra careful, but, it's a LOT easier to take care of a two-pound increase than a seven-pound increase. A LOT.

It's working for me.

-BootJockey
-250lbs