My case for weighing yourself every day.

I have done and did today but now I'm thinking I will stop weighing myself everyday, the scale has not moved, I am exercising so it could be due to muscle build up and now I've just started taking measurements and going to go by that and maybe weigh myself once a week instead... no point for me looking at the scales beating myself up after-all I have to realise that this is not some diet but a lifestyle change.

I totally agree!

The reason why most people are told not to weigh every day is becase most people flip out when they have a 'gain' - which is really usually just water weight and normal weight fluctuations...... they can't handle these. I personally weigh every day too, have since I started.... But not everyone can handle that, and so they shouldn't weigh every day.

I also weigh myself everyday. It keeps me on track for the week.

For me personally I weigh in every day just before I go to bed at night and I keep track of my weight, steps taken (from my pedometer) a general idea of my food intake (over cals / under cals - high / low sodium) and whether or not I worked out that day - I have all of this info on a single page for a week in a book that I can take with me (I travel a lot) but I only log the final numbers whatever they may be on Sundays. Sunday's are also the day I recalculate my BMR & TDEE and adjust my cals if necessary. I'm a data junkie though and like to see at a glance when things change and being able to see why ie high cal, high sodium, no workout day tends to cause a short term jump - so no more high cal / high sodium / no workout days for me. Probably wouldnt work for anyone else but it works for me. Thats all any of us can do - find that way of tracking that works for us individually and go with it.

I weigh myself every morning before I get in the shower. However, if I forget to do it, I won't weigh in after I've eaten anything b/c it messes with the scale. I tried only weighing myself once a week but I found that I would be counting down the days til weigh-in day and it was distracting. I generally don't stress too much over small fluctations. I'm frequently up a pound or two on Mondays b/c I don't get in as much water as I should on the weekends. As long as it's not an obsession, I wouldn't worry about which way you do it. Seeing the number helps me stay on track each day. If I weigh a bit more, I'll try to drink more water and avoid any cheating (with foods like Halloween candy :bigsmile:) for the day.

^^This! I weigh every morning, right after using the restroom and before I'm dressed, but if I forget I won't weigh myself later. I also think this makes it easier to see the numbers go up slightly, because you know that tomorrow, they could go down even more! And it doesn't bother me if the numbers don't move, I'm just happy that their lower than they were when I started!!

I am another daily weigh-er. I say to each their own. If weighing daily effects you then don't do it but for those of us who do it serves as a constant reminder to eat clean. I do see the scale fluctuate up from time to time but it is a reminder that the day before I went over my sodium or I ate too many carbs (I am carb sensitive). Seeing the fluctuation gives me the motivation to try better!

I'm not weighing myself again until February! However, I think it's whatever works for you. My first major weight loss journey, I weighed everyday and lost 67 pounds. This time around, the scale isn't moving and it's frustrating, but I feel fantastic so my scale is hidden until Feb 9th. (It's the day after my 30th birthday.)

I agree with you. I haven't weighed for a week though since I've been eating too much.

I'm a morning & bedtime weigher. But I know I can handle small fluctuations due to water weight, heavy calorie days, etc. If I got depressed about gains, I'd weight once a week. I recommend that for anyone new. I got a digital scale a few months ago and I love seeing even a tiny loss like 0.1 lbs!