How Often Do You Weigh?

If I weigh everyday I would become defeated. I would get so upset seeing the numbers not moving. I use my clothes to measure whether I am losing or not. Once I feel comfortable I will get the scale out, but once I get to my goal weight I probably will do once a week.

Daily, with the understanding that some days the scale will be up a few pounds after really hard workouts or eating salty foods. I gained weight by avoiding the scale, and have lost weight by staying on top of it.

I weigh every day because my weight is all over the place. It helped me understand fluctuation and how to not depend on the scale.

I typically only record my weight ever two weeks.

I agree with (especially with Denisel321!). I weigh every morning. On one of the Dr tv shows, they said the best time to weigh is in the morning, (after your morning, you know) at 10 am! I am usually up and out at that time. My every morning weigh in is to keep an eye on weight & water gain. I picked Tuesdays as my official weigh date and tend to use that weight when I chart myself. I too am a little compulsive about the weight thing, but ignoring the scale and not paying attention to me was how I gained a TON of weight!

Daily, with the understanding that some days the scale will be up a few pounds after really hard workouts or eating salty foods.

This is me! I weigh each morning at the same time, but I only log when I have a lower number than previously. May not be the "correct" way, but it is my way.

I weigh every day, but I use the scale only as a tool.

Ten years ago I took my weekly *average* (weigh every day for a week and divide the total by 7), which is a more stable number with respect to trend than either daily or once-weekly weigh-ins. Here's a graph from back then that shows the difference:

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Nowadays I also pay attention to body measurements and to how my clothes fit. Weight fluctuates for a wide variety of reasons.

I input my weight changes here when my weight decreases. This graph is from my current weight loss.

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By showing losses only and the length of time between them, I can clearly see that they occur in spurts. My weight can hold steady or blip up temporarily in between. I just keep to the plan and persevere, and eventually I see the drop.

I used to weigh every morning, sometimes several times a day...it was extreme! At one point I was so discouraged by the scale..then took my progress photos and couldn't stop smiling because it showed the truth!!!....after learning the scale doesnt matter and is a liar I never get on it! I focus on pictures, measurments and just how I feel!!!

Some people say to weigh everyday, other day to weight once a week or even once every other week. I find when I weigh everyday my weight is kind of all over the place. When is the best time to weigh and how often?

I'm small and still my weight can fluctuate 3 lbs in one day, sometimes more;

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

Monthly worked best for me.

I never had a single weigh-in where I didn't lose at least a couple pounds. When you weigh daily, or even weekly, you're more likely to see stalls and natural fluctuations - and that can be frustrating.

I've been on maintenance since February, and still weigh monthly.