How often do you weigh yourself and why?

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  • rocket_ace
    rocket_ace Posts: 380 Member
    daily to keep my head in the game,
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Every morning. It's habit. Wake up, go pee (tmi), get on the scale ;)

    Me too.
    DITTO! :laugh:
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    daily to keep my head in the game,
    Exactly!
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    I weigh in once a day in the mornings in the nude after I go to washroom. I may miss one day if I consumed a lot of sodium the day before but this year I am sticking with the daily weigh ins because they keep me focused and on track. I do not skip more than one day on the scale.
  • erin4455
    erin4455 Posts: 135
    I know it can be discouraging with uncontrollable factors such as water retention, etc., but I weigh myself EVERY DAY in the morning. Avoiding the scale is what landed me here. :(
  • sclarktiw
    sclarktiw Posts: 217
    Every morning. It's habit. Wake up, go pee (tmi), get on the scale ;)


    Me three!
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    I weigh everyday. The ONLY reason I do this is because I find it interesting to see what causes the little fluctuations. I only officially update my weight once a week (if there's a change).

    Oh also, it's in the morning when I wake up. After I've pissed and taken a dump and before I've eaten or drank anything.
  • sugar66
    sugar66 Posts: 41
    I weigh in once a week on a Tuesday morning, I think it can become very obsessive and can take over your life.
    I like to see the number coming down and think I would get disgruntled if I weighed in every day and the numbers weren't moving, but everyone is different, think I may become a more regular weigher once I get closer to my target.
  • jabeymabey
    jabeymabey Posts: 1 Member
    I weigh myself everyday when I get up in the morning. I want to make sure my weight is not going up first thing in the morning then I can be positive about my day. :smile:
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    One every week or so.
  • Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt
    Drop_it_Like_Its_Hawt Posts: 226 Member
    Once a week, every Monday AM when I come in to work. Any more than that, and I get too obsessive over all the mini-fluctuations during the week. I keep it on Monday morning, since that way I'm encouraged to behave on the weekend, knowing that weigh-day is close at hand.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Yes, beer=bloat.
  • sarahxx68
    sarahxx68 Posts: 42
    Once a week, typically on Friday. I used to weigh in daily but the "non-moving numbers" were starting to bug me.
  • spectranna
    spectranna Posts: 7 Member
    I only weigh once a week or every two weeks because weight changes a lot throughout the day, much less the week. and I always way in the morning before breakfast to exclude stomach contents :)
  • TheTrym
    TheTrym Posts: 33 Member
    Two-three times a day. I find it fascinating to see how the weight changes during a day. I only write it down once or twice a week though, or I'd go bonkers.
  • kellygirl5538
    kellygirl5538 Posts: 597 Member
    i am going to start weighing every other week. scale number doesn't necessarly mean you are not improving. But logging everyday is a must.
  • lumstead0317
    lumstead0317 Posts: 85 Member
    I do every morning... I like to see how different foods impact my body, and it keeps me in check... i'd get really far off track if i only weigh once a week...
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    I weigh several times a day because the fluctuations fascinate me. I only judge my progress according to my morning weigh-ins and I'm well aware of water-retention due to sodium intake and inflammation and what-not. I log in my weight when I hit a new low in the morning. Unfortunately, that sometimes takes a really long time.
  • BootyShakingBadAss
    BootyShakingBadAss Posts: 350 Member
    I weigh myself every morning but only record it on Tuesday's. I find that weighing myself everyday keeps me motivated. After a day where I think my weight will be up, to find it down is a real motivator. I guess it could have the opposite effect but it hasn't thus far!
  • SamAdams125
    SamAdams125 Posts: 54 Member
    I weigh-in once a week (and occasionally I'll do a mid-week "check"). The big reason I prefer to only WI once/week is because I like to see the bigger numbers. Losing 2 pounds at a time feels way more fun than losing 0.2-0.4/day even if it added up to be the same total for the week.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    I weighed daily when I started getting fit last year....a bit obsessive. Now I've toned it down to once every week or two.
  • JennaGthtzMe
    JennaGthtzMe Posts: 18 Member
    I haven't weighed myself since I have started and I plan on doing it every 2 weeks :wink:
  • Crystaleyed
    Crystaleyed Posts: 229 Member
    I weigh in once a week in the mornings, I'm very traditional in that sense :) I tend to do it that way, more because I'm too tired or in too much of a rush to remember to weigh [e.g. I eat my breakfast and then remember that I should have weighed in before eating, if that makes sense].
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Once a month, or so. Otherwise I'd get discouraged and obsessed with the numbers.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Once a month max. I'm thin and I'm trying to tone, so if I go up in weight - so be it! I have a goal and I'm fine with it taking a bit longer than most. I'm working on decreasing body fat more then I am weight and my image of myself in the mirror is more important than the numbers on the scale :)
  • ilmb87
    ilmb87 Posts: 216 Member
    Every morning, mainly so I know what weight to use for my HRM. If it weren't for that, I could probably settle for a weekly weigh in.
  • raynavee
    raynavee Posts: 45
    Twice per day - morning and evening. And you are correct. You want to learn how your diet affects your weight. If you are off the regular meal schedules and overeat at the restaurant for example, and your weight registered a number, you want to know about it. Your approach is just fine.

    Same here.
  • underwater77
    underwater77 Posts: 331 Member
    On the first of the month. I used to obsess over the scale and it was truly making me insane. I am much happier now. I can tell immediately if I am up - I don't need the scale to tell me that - it only pisses me off.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,332 Member
    I weigh once every morning but only record changes on Mondays. Its gotten to where stepping on the scale is just part of my morning routine and that's all it means to me.
  • Baileys83
    Baileys83 Posts: 152 Member
    Twice per day - morning and evening. And you are correct. You want to learn how your diet affects your weight. If you are off the regular meal schedules and overeat at the restaurant for example, and your weight registered a number, you want to know about it. Your approach is just fine.

    Same here.

    Daily weigher here too.... for that reason. Keeps me sane - I don't only diet once a week so why only weigh once a week :)

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