How often does everyone weigh themselves?

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  • Rayzback
    Rayzback Posts: 73
    Every Monday morning at 7:00am. I had a week where I looked all the time. Early mornings seemed to give me the best results. I've started doing measurments once a month.
  • Jessichiva04
    Jessichiva04 Posts: 10 Member
    Every Thursday morning =)
  • raeleek
    raeleek Posts: 414 Member
    Daily, I'm kind of an addict.
  • Gypsybird87
    Gypsybird87 Posts: 7 Member
    I weigh myself almost everyday, naked, after the "morning routine" and before I shower or eat/drink anything. It can sometimes be discouraging to see the number nudge up or stay the same, especially when I've been really "good" the day before.

    My trick to stay positive is that I only update my weight in the fitness pal when it goes down from the previous lowest weight. Sometimes this happens daily, sometimes it takes a week for the number to go down (which sucks!) but when it goes down, I log it in no matter how small the change.

    I'm far from perfect but I know that overall I am doing the right things to help lose weight. So I try to focus on the positive by only acknowledging the number when it goes down. Besides, there are so many things that can make it read HIGHER than it really is: bloating, too much sodium, that time of the month, constipation etc. But I figure nothing can make the scale weigh me LESS than I really am. So when it says my weight is down, I believe it and go with that.
  • nikkirec
    nikkirec Posts: 24 Member
    Every day as soon as I get up, weight fluctuates up and down from day to day but I don't let it bother me as long as I see a downward trend from week to week. : )
  • Lee648
    Lee648 Posts: 14 Member
    Every morning. I wake up, use the restroom, and get on the scale and like others have said, I get on and off a few times because my scale will fluctuate by about 0.5-1lb. My feeling is that if I weigh myself and I'm happy with the number, it gives me the motivation to eat better for the day to keep up the good work. If I don't like the number, it also gives me motivation to make even better decisions for the day because I disliked the number so much! It's working for me so far!
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I don't own scales, so I weigh in at the gym. Usually at the same time of the morning, wearing the same clothes ( I have several sets). I WAS weighing in 3-4x a week, but I am trying to break the habit.

    Over the weekend I kinda had a mini binge--I ate way too many carbs ( probably 150-200g on Sunday vs the 100g I am used to eating), so on Monday I was up 1.4lbs. I decided that this week I am NOT stepping on the scale til Friday morning, and hopefully I will have lost the bloat from my weekend. It was HARD to not to step on the scales today, it is ingrained as part of my normal routine.
  • vkruithof
    vkruithof Posts: 227 Member
    Every day before I shower. I have to have the scales in the exact same place on the floor, I strip naked and then weigh 3 times and take the average (my scales usually vary by 0.25-0.5lb each time). :)

    You should get a new scale. :) Weight Watchers makes a terribly accurate one. :)

    I do the same though, every morning. Every day, before every shower, stripped naked, with the scale in the same place for accuracy.
  • vkruithof
    vkruithof Posts: 227 Member
    I weigh myself almost everyday, naked, after the "morning routine" and before I shower or eat/drink anything. It can sometimes be discouraging to see the number nudge up or stay the same, especially when I've been really "good" the day before.

    My trick to stay positive is that I only update my weight in the fitness pal when it goes down from the previous lowest weight. Sometimes this happens daily, sometimes it takes a week for the number to go down (which sucks!) but when it goes down, I log it in no matter how small the change.

    I'm far from perfect but I know that overall I am doing the right things to help lose weight. So I try to focus on the positive by only acknowledging the number when it goes down. Besides, there are so many things that can make it read HIGHER than it really is: bloating, too much sodium, that time of the month, constipation etc. But I figure nothing can make the scale weigh me LESS than I really am. So when it says my weight is down, I believe it and go with that.

    Absolutely! That's me to a tee! Great job!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Daily :( I only pay attention to Saturday mornings though as far as progress markers
  • jenmilne12
    jenmilne12 Posts: 13
    Why would too much sodium make you gain weight?
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    this sounds weird but once a week in the mornings after a BM but before I eat shrug that is what my doc said to do
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    water weight??
  • frenzytime517
    frenzytime517 Posts: 61 Member
    I started weighing myself once a week in the afternoon (after work) but didn't think this was right. What does everyone else do?

    The best time to weigh your self is first thing in the morning before you eat or drink anything. If you weight than the food or drink you have consumed will make your weight a little more than you really are. Best of luck!
  • emotionalharlequin
    emotionalharlequin Posts: 83
    Do it once every week (or once every two weeks if you have less than 15lbs to lose), in the morning just as soon as you wake up but after you do to the toilet. Also, make sure you've had adequate sleep - sometimes I find I feel and look incredibly sluggish if I've had less than 5-6 hours of sleep.

    Using a measuring tape, I measure my bust/waist/hips every Friday morning after I wake up.
  • raystark
    raystark Posts: 403 Member
    Why would too much sodium make you gain weight?

    Water retention
  • thinlizzy525
    thinlizzy525 Posts: 54
    I weigh myself every Sunday morning right after i wake up and use the potty lol
  • NoahandPresleysMom
    NoahandPresleysMom Posts: 763 Member
    every monday morning as SOON as i get up!!!!!!!!!!
  • kimmieey
    kimmieey Posts: 87
    Every Sunday morning. After going to the bathroom, before eating.
  • MisterGoodBar
    MisterGoodBar Posts: 157 Member
    every Sunday
  • Tui_Fan
    Tui_Fan Posts: 10
    Every Friday morning, first thing
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    First thing in the morning on days I remember :wink:
  • Mellie289
    Mellie289 Posts: 1,191 Member
    Every morning first thing. I curse when I see my weight go up, but don't sweat it since I have really seen it fluctuate wildly. I just watch the trend of it going down overall.
  • jujewelss
    jujewelss Posts: 15
    Whenever I go to the mall :D >.> My weight scale broke and I haven't bought a new one yet. The one the mall has charges me a dollar but it tells me my body fat percentage too. I wish I could weigh myself once a week, but once a month will do.
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    Weigh myself every morning after I wake up and after I use the potty room.
    I record it twice a month on here.
    Every few days on my own personal excel sheet.
  • opuntia
    opuntia Posts: 860 Member
    I don't have a scale, but there is a scale at the gym I go to, so I weigh myself there. Not every time I'm there though - just when it occurs to me. Maybe once or twice a week. I like to see if my weight is changing or staying the same.
  • Icelandic_Saga
    Icelandic_Saga Posts: 2,926 Member
    Usually every 2 weeks in the morning right after my shower :)
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    I weigh myself once a week on Saturday mornings.
  • StevenV84
    StevenV84 Posts: 19
    I weigh myself once a week, every Friday morning, under the exact same conditions. I wake up, eat breakfast, work out, go to the bathroom (every ounce counts lol), strip down and weigh myself before I get in the shower. I find that the consistency puts me at ease and lets me know exactly what I have lost. I would never weigh myself more than once a week though.
  • MD1978
    MD1978 Posts: 477 Member
    I weigh daily...just an obsession:smile: But my Official MFP weigh in day is the 25th of the month.
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