When do you weigh yourself and how often?

Mlkmaid
Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
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I've heard "experts" say you should only weigh once a week and at the same time of day each time to get accurate reaults. And others that say every morning is a good idea. Any opinions?
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  • seskovich
    seskovich Posts: 22
    I weigh in once in the morning and once a night. No real reason why, just habit. I know when i weigh in the morning thats probably more accurate since i've been sleeping and not eating or drinking water.
  • 1stday13
    1stday13 Posts: 433 Member
    I agree with that. once a week. Weight is up & down day to day. Dr.s, gyms & weight loss programs all recommend no more than once a week:happy:
  • Jewel2169
    Jewel2169 Posts: 1
    I've read to weigh yourself in the morning after you pee, gives you the most accurate base weight. It also makes you feel the best. :-)
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    I weigh every morning. I know the experts say to weigh once a week at the same time of day (before breakfast) but I don't get discouraged if one day I'm a little more than the day before. I know that weight fluctuates anyway. But I'm compulsive about charts so I chart it. It's nice to see the data points trending down---which they always do if I don't mess up. Keeps me on track. I consider it a real victory that I did not eat ONE Christmas cookie. I actually lost weight over the month of December.
  • CopyCat1978
    CopyCat1978 Posts: 14
    I weigh myself almost everyday, but only record my weight on Monday mornings.
  • arendas08
    arendas08 Posts: 10
    Once a week is all you should do if your looking to make gains on your goals whether its loosing weight or gaining. I do mine saturdays in the morning with no huge change in clothing(which is important to)
  • Sunrisevalentine
    Sunrisevalentine Posts: 3 Member
    They say a woman's body weight fluctuates by 4 pounds constantly. I'd do it just once a week. :happy:
  • Mlkmaid
    Mlkmaid Posts: 356 Member
    Thanks to all who replied!
  • icmuse
    icmuse Posts: 263 Member
    once a week saves my sanity :-)
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    I weigh myself almost everyday, but only record my weight on Monday mornings.

    Now there's an idea! I'll have to adopt it! (No sarcasm. Thanks).
  • New_Jayme
    New_Jayme Posts: 22
    I try to wait for once a week but sometimes I get anxious and do it in the middle of the week too.
  • becsnz1
    becsnz1 Posts: 85 Member
    I've read to weigh yourself in the morning after you pee, gives you the most accurate base weight. It also makes you feel the best. :-)

    Yep and without clothing too. I weigh Monday morning.
  • syddiane09
    syddiane09 Posts: 8 Member
    Same here!
  • incredigirl
    incredigirl Posts: 2 Member
    I do it every morning but only cos it gives me inspiration every day knowing im either doing well or doing badly lol but once a wk is prob more recommended hehe x
  • sd_dilligaf
    sd_dilligaf Posts: 146 Member
    Once a week when I wake up and after I pee.
  • Shweet_heart
    Shweet_heart Posts: 51 Member
    I do a lot of my exercising through the Wii (and walking to work!), and with the balance board, it calculates it and records it for me. So, I do that every day. Though, actual weighting and charting myself is done on a proper scale, monday mornings after pee, before my shower.
  • LennyInFlorida
    LennyInFlorida Posts: 202
    Once a week, Saturday morning right when I wake up.
  • llwll
    llwll Posts: 18 Member
    I think I'm typical women - I weigh myself almost every morning ... to control :), but record only on Sundays.
  • weston23
    weston23 Posts: 59 Member
    I weigh my self weekly same day same time :) So its pretty well precise. to weigh more than this in a week, you will drive yourself nuts. Weight goes up and down all the time. I have finally got myself off of the weigh myself everyday kick. :)
  • twill68
    twill68 Posts: 84
    i weigh once a day in the morning before i have eaten or drank anything oh and after i pee:embarassed: gives me the most accurate reading..
  • vbarrient
    vbarrient Posts: 52 Member
    Once a week in the morning.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I weigh every day because weight fluctuates up and down every day. It has helped me to understand what makes my weight fluctuate, and to emotionally detach myself from the number on the scale. If I gain 2 lbs overnight, I know it's no big deal. If I weighed once a week and saw a 2 lb gain, I'd be wondering what I'd done wrong. If I weigh every day and see a 0.5 lb increase every day for a week, I'd start thinking something wasn't quite right, and adjust my diet.

    I weigh first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom, before jumping in the shower.
  • numsquat
    numsquat Posts: 133
    I do daily (morning after bathroom then put on birthday suit) just to see trends as I'm maintaining. The weight fluctuates almost daily but if I see a trend upward or downward, then I make a slight adjustment in calorie intake and wait to see how it pans out. It was helpful when I was loosing also as you can make bad decisions based on a weekly "snapshot". For example if you weigh the day after eating out Mexican food the night before, you could have a spike on the scale. If you use that weight to base your next week on, you can make some bad decisions (way under eating, over exercising, etc). Weighing daily gives you that weight "gain" history (higher weight the next day but returns to normal in a day or two after eating a big meal out) and you make better decisions.

    The biggest thing is not over-reacting to small pieces of data.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    to weigh more than this in a week, you will drive yourself nuts. Weight goes up and down all the time.
    Or, you'd accept that weight goes up and down all the time and no longer drive yourself nuts. :smile:
  • Ready2Serve
    Ready2Serve Posts: 113 Member
    I wiegh myself once a week in the morning. My goal is to lose 2 pounds a week. Why not wait the week to see your 2 pounds go away. Water weight may discourage you if you don't weigh in same time of day, and never after a workout.
  • barbiesnd
    barbiesnd Posts: 54 Member
    Hey, I weigh in on Saturday morning (I behave better during the week so I weigh myself before I slack off over the weekend) as soon as I get up and pee. Oh, as yes, naked!!!
  • Wargamergal
    Wargamergal Posts: 58 Member
    I record my weight once a week - so i try and weigh myself once a week but sometimes i just cant help having a sticky beak and seeing how i am going :)
  • magana81
    magana81 Posts: 2
    I have barely started this new way of eating, and in my case i prefer to weight in every week.. The scale could go up and down on a daily basis, if you check every day, and if it goes up it will probably make you feel like you did something wrong, when in fact your body is still adjusting to new changes. Once a week is fine and when you see the weight go down its gonna give more incentive to continue what you are doing. :)
  • tearsoflife8747
    tearsoflife8747 Posts: 4
    I weigh in every morning after I use the restroom. I only record the weight once a week though. I lost about 50 lbs last year doing this and other things.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    Daily, in the morning when I am dry.

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