Daily weigh ins? GoodxBad?

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  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    I step on the scale every morning but I don't record every single day; I record my weight about every 2 weeks. I just step on every day to make sure I'm staying on track, and if I'm gaining as opposed to losing, I can figure out what went wrong.
  • unapologetically_crystal
    unapologetically_crystal Posts: 278 Member
    i weigh daily.. but its really only because im forgetful and couldn't remember to take and weigh myself once a week...let alone at the same time period. i do believe everyone is different and for some people this could be a really big problem. i like watching it daily... i like seeing how if i ate a certain thing it went down.. and watching it so closely i did realize that if i eat past a certain time that i do gain instead of lose.. might just be temporary but its good to know that happened because i ate late.. not because of what i ate.

    for others, i would recommend just once a week weigh ins.. because i feel like its the healthiest option. same time of day every week. same clothes or lack of clothes. but if you happen to try daily weigh ins please be conscious that your weight will randomly fluctuate.. and sometimes you will gain for no reason (muscle.. or water weight).. you cant get obsessive over it cuz thats not healthy.. if that starts to happen back away from the scale and try weekly.. or monthly weigh ins.. whatever you need to to defer away from quitting and sabotaging yourself with that number.

    i'd also recommend dropping the scale altogether. measure yourself. people see a more significant weight loss with measuring.

    best of luck on your journey!!
  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    I weigh almost obsessively; anytime I am changing clothes at home if I have a few seconds to spare I hop on just to get another data point. I know that what I am eating and the exercise I am doing has me trending lower, so I consider my current weight to be the lowest number I have seen lately (usually that's first thing in the morning weight) . I don't let the swings bother me. But I did not start doing this regularly until I had lost about 15 lbs or so; it could be demoralizing earlier as you could see some swings that take you back pretty close to pre-diet weight during the first few weeks.
  • gr8xpectationz
    gr8xpectationz Posts: 161 Member
    Like many others here, I weigh every morning, and record weekly, But only because:
    1) Because thus far my weight loss has been steady. I have a lot to lose, and I'm generally dropping about a pound and a half a week. But for people who are trying to lose their last 20 pounds, it tends to come off slower even if they're working very very hard. When I get to a place where my progress slows down, I'll probably make weigh-ins less frequent so I don't get discouraged.
    2) Because I've been doing this for 55 days and am still in that initial phase of hopeful enthusiasm that makes us all just a little obsessive. I hope, over time, that the new habits I'm developing now will become more natural and automatic... like I'll feel satisfied with four ounces of meat instead of stopping with four ounces because I measured it and allotted appropriate calories. If I get to a place where the food choices are more natural AND exercise is an unquestioned habit and something I look forward to, then I think I can lose the daily weigh-ins.
  • gr8xpectationz
    gr8xpectationz Posts: 161 Member
    As I said, I record my weight every Monday morning, no matter what it is.

    But secretly in my own head, I never actually TRUST a number until I've seen it on the scale three times. I keep seeing a fairly consistent pattern where my weight will dip for a day, go back up to my previous baseline for two or three days, and THEN actually drop and sustain. Is that weird?
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    As I said, I record my weight every Monday morning, no matter what it is.

    But secretly in my own head, I never actually TRUST a number until I've seen it on the scale three times. I keep seeing a fairly consistent pattern where my weight will dip for a day, go back up to my previous baseline for two or three days, and THEN actually drop and sustain. Is that weird?

    Not weird at all, normal actually. Weigh daily and chart and you will notice a very distinct pattern over time IF you are eating and logging consistently.
  • Melissa11412
    Melissa11412 Posts: 145 Member
    For me, weighing myself on a scale would mess with my head too much so i don't do it often

    i did it 1/1/13 and weighed 185
    again on 4/15/13 and weighed 168

    haven't weighed myself since then though. i take pictures and use a measuring tape about once every 2 weeks to make sure the inches lost are adding up. that measuring tape won't lie to me that's for sure. i measure:

    chest
    natural waist
    stomach
    hips
    upper thighs

    whenever i feel like giving up i look at the pic from Jan and compare it to Apr and it helps keep me going

    even when i go to the Dr. i make sure i wear my id badge, cell phones on my hip, all clothing, etc because it's so freeing to not be knowing that number that i don't want to ruin it by someone barking out the number. i used to wear size 14-16 and now i'm geting into 10's. that's all i care about
  • tootchute
    tootchute Posts: 392 Member
    I do it ever week, should I do it on a monthly scale, what do you think?
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    I weigh myself everyday, only so I can track the data as granular as possible, to correlate weight changes with activity/calorie levels.

    If I had a Withings scale, I probably wouldn't even look at the number, just take the measurement, and let it upload.

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