How often do you weigh yourself?

hachillama
hachillama Posts: 8
in Fitness and Exercise
Weighing yourself every day seems excessive, plus the water weight and daily fluctuation doesn't help.
I like to weight myself once a week, or once every 2 weeks if I feel like I wasn't consistent enough to get a more fair average of my differences.

How about you?

p.s. add me, i just started! fresh motivation here!
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  • stacey1981
    stacey1981 Posts: 39 Member
    Every two weeks. If I chose to do this on a daily basis, I would get discouraged I think. I also take my measurements:)
  • hyndsie
    hyndsie Posts: 22
    i weigh in every friday, for me seeing the weekly drop keeps me motivated - whether it 1lb or 3lb. i measure my waist, hips and thighs on the 1st of every month.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    morning and night every day...... the scale lets me know if ive been good or bad>>plus since im trying more to maintain than lose it is a good reminder of where i came from and where i dont want to go:)
  • siggakolla
    siggakolla Posts: 56 Member
    Every monday :) having my weigh in on mondays encourages me to be better on the weekends! :P
  • Natashaa1991
    Natashaa1991 Posts: 866 Member
    honestly, i weigh myself only when i feel that i have lost weight.
  • SheilaN1976
    SheilaN1976 Posts: 266 Member
    once a week, first thing in the morning
  • kimbux
    kimbux Posts: 154 Member
    Every morning..... people will agree or disagree, but this is what works for me. I am a 'numbers' person so I need to see data!
  • FelicityEliza36
    FelicityEliza36 Posts: 252 Member
    I weigh myself every morning and night also....

    But I only record my weight loss once a week.....
  • jwaitman
    jwaitman Posts: 367 Member
    I weigh in every week, even if I know I am not going to like what I see on the scale. Keeps my in check.
  • 3rdxacharm
    3rdxacharm Posts: 377 Member
    I weigh every day monday thru friday. I usually dont weigh on the weekends because I get up much later. I only record on MFP on fridays.
  • SamAdams125
    SamAdams125 Posts: 54 Member
    I weigh-in every other week on Sunday morning (helps me stay focused on Saturday) and I do measurements and new progress photos once a month. I used to weigh-in every week but I'd always get discouraged. Doing it biweekly has been very helpful because it makes me focus on eating healthy rather than obsessing about the scale.
  • cmacphee3
    cmacphee3 Posts: 278 Member
    Every day. If you do this long term, you get to know your body really well, you know what days of the week you tend to be bloated and when you will lose the water weight and what eating/drinking choices do to your body. I know if I drink more than one or two drinks, I will balloon in weight two days later when I'm holding on to 5-7lbs of water. I know that Monday is my worst day and that Thurs/Fri are my lowest days. I know that I tend to lose a few pounds of water when I get my period.

    The thing with weighing each day, is that you can't let it get you down. You WILL fluctuate, and it is more important to track your weekly or bi-weekly weights than your daily ones, it just gives you a good sense of your body.

    I have lost weight twice before, and I always lose when weighing daily, and gain when I stop.
  • lozadee
    lozadee Posts: 89 Member
    Friday weigh ins keep me motivated over the weekend - most likely to snack time!

    I also use clothes to guide me rather than measuring... ie that top I'd love to fit and those jeans I never want to fit in again an make sure they do or dont fit accordingly.
  • 3rdxacharm
    3rdxacharm Posts: 377 Member
    Every day. If you do this long term, you get to know your body really well, you know what days of the week you tend to be bloated and when you will lose the water weight and what eating/drinking choices do to your body. I know if I drink more than one or two drinks, I will balloon in weight two days later when I'm holding on to 5-7lbs of water. I know that Monday is my worst day and that Thurs/Fri are my lowest days. I know that I tend to lose a few pounds of water when I get my period.

    The thing with weighing each day, is that you can't let it get you down. You WILL fluctuate, and it is more important to track your weekly or bi-weekly weights than your daily ones, it just gives you a good sense of your body.

    I have lost weight twice before, and I always lose when weighing daily, and gain when I stop.

    THIS
  • MommaBelvin
    MommaBelvin Posts: 130 Member
    every thursday because then i know that if i want to see the number on that scale drop then i need to bust my butt to get that scale to drop lol. i also with a red pen X out every day that i work out on a calender so that i can see how often i work out and on thursdays i will write in whatever the scale said that thursday.
  • lunnay
    lunnay Posts: 65 Member
    Every morning..... people will agree or disagree, but this is what works for me. I am a 'numbers' person so I need to see data!

    This. :) I know it goes up and down, and it doesn't bother me after the initial two minutes of disappointment when it goes up. I like getting on the scale every morning.
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    Never, I will no longer let that number define me and control my mood for the day :)
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Officially weigh in every Wednesday morning, but I hop on the scale every day to see what's going on.
  • doin_it
    doin_it Posts: 414 Member
    I weigh myself everybody morning and night, it keeps me accountable...
    but only record it once a week...every Wednesday
    and I take my measurements every two weeks.
  • auntygill
    auntygill Posts: 108 Member
    Once a week on a wednesday morning in my birthday suit after loo and before breakfast.x
  • adm603
    adm603 Posts: 48
    I weigh in everyday first thing in the morning, this helps me to know where I am at. I reminds me if I eat something bad that scale is not going to move or it is going to go up. When I stay on target the scale dips and gives me my motivation to keep going. If I have a bad weekend and have gone to a cookout I do wait till Wed. I know if I eat carbs the scale will go up by 2 lbs at least and that is discouraging to me.
  • MommaKit79
    MommaKit79 Posts: 852
    I used to weigh every monday morning. But, since I started this new workout routine with a 4-week schedule, I weigh-in every 4 weeks. Sometimes i check during that time but I record that along with my measurements the first day of the 4-week cycle.

    GOOD LUCK!!!
  • xratedkisses
    xratedkisses Posts: 18
    Well my doctor's office i go to is awesome... i go to anytime i want to get weighed but i normally just go when i have a appt..just so i can have it on recorded... which is about twice a month.. i attented a weight-loss group they have kind of like a support group its real fun and only a group of like 6 of us i'm like the youngest there but they are real fun people... and they keep track of your weight- loss also which i thought was real cool and its nice to see the look on the doctors face because its almost like she didn't think i could do this .. she's also the one that told me about this site and how do this ...
  • Dragonnade
    Dragonnade Posts: 218 Member
    Every morning unless I've more important things to do. Because I'm a stats geek and it helps me to see the water fluctuations etc. I did go a bit mental in the first few weeks doing this though and had to cover the screen (scales have a USB download thing), but by the time I realised I'd lost more inches than I had lbs I stopped fretting.

    It's good to have a daily record to look at month on month to see if your fluctuations amount to a trend. And I find that I usually weigh less on Tuesdays than other days, possibly for the fear of wrath from my PT...
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    Every morning upon waking. The more data, the better: it's very instructive.
  • dc_smile2002
    dc_smile2002 Posts: 58 Member
    I weigh myself every morning but only record it once or twice a week. At this point in my weight loss i need to see my progress everyday.
  • dlegros
    dlegros Posts: 162 Member
    Every Monday here as well (unless I worked Sunday night).

    Daily weighing is a good way to monitor fluid balance (1 litre of water = 1kg) which is why it is used for monitoring fluid status of renal and burns patients. Not so good for weight loss as it can swing quite rapidly from day to day according to hydration levels (and bowel content!).

    The insistence on daily weights is one of the things that put me off Wii Fit
  • ShoeGal78
    ShoeGal78 Posts: 35 Member
    Every morning. I tend to pretty much eat what I like at the weekend (within reason) so I feel like it keeps me on track during the week. I'm mostly maintaining my weight at the moment so not really trying to track a loss.
  • alphal0b0
    alphal0b0 Posts: 125 Member
    Every morning and night here as well. I also log it down in a book along with my BF% (Scale has this info as well).
    You really do get to know you're body and can almost predict what your weight is going to read based on what you ate the day before.... So... my fluctuations become very predictable based on how I eat.

    It helps me be concious of my eating habits and definitely keeps me motivated to eat clean. .... most of the time ;)
  • demonlullaby
    demonlullaby Posts: 499 Member
    every morning before i shower!

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