How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    everyday. I am obsessive and I probably wont change.
  • MrsWilsoncroft
    MrsWilsoncroft Posts: 968 Member
    I like to check the scales everyday but my official weigh in is on a thurs evening xxx
  • nyemu
    nyemu Posts: 43
    I step onto the scale everyday (sometimes twice a day:blushing: ) but only record my Sunday morning reading.
  • jjrichard83
    jjrichard83 Posts: 483 Member
    try not to only use the scale if you are working out as well. You may not be losing weight, but losing fat and gaining muscle (another debatable topic).

    The best way to track is to do a combination of tracking your weight and tracking your measurements as well. (stomach, legs, arms, chest, ect.)
  • rebeccamoller3
    rebeccamoller3 Posts: 19
    I am slightly obsessive and weigh every day, if the number is high , then I eat less or do more! To be honest if the number is down by a pound or so then I log it. I log as a way to motivate myself, so that I do not put that pound back on as I really do not want to ever have to log that I have gained weight.

    May seem weird, and what works for one person may not work for the other, but tbh I have been doing this for around 2 weeks now, so I must be doing something right! xxx
  • Purple_Night
    Purple_Night Posts: 16 Member
    Everyday out of interest as i like seeing it going up and down. I only record the weight once a week though -every Saturday (don't know why Saturday but i think it was when i started to take this seriously).
  • fitnessfreeky
    fitnessfreeky Posts: 19
    EVERY DAY! I am at my goal, and I need to know every morning how much I weigh, so I can adjust my calorie intake for the day.
  • Hannaaah1990
    Hannaaah1990 Posts: 22
    I used to weigh every day but got quite disheartened by how the scales would go up and down from day to day and never really felt I was getting anywhere, just switched to weekly, got on this morning and felt very happy when I'd lost 4lb :)
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
    Every day, with the knowledge that it will fluctuate and means nothing in the short term, but I just enjoy statistics and graphs.

    Same here :tongue:

    Me too.
  • andrea464
    andrea464 Posts: 238 Member
    Daily. Habits die hard. I do it after I use the restroom but before I get dressed.
  • barboryte1
    barboryte1 Posts: 13 Member
    I used to weight once a week. But after reading an article that we should learn how to maintain our weight first and then only start the process of loosing weight, I am following the suggestion of weighting myself daily for next two weeks. This allows me to learn natural weight fluctuations.
  • Chrisplayer136
    Chrisplayer136 Posts: 196 Member
    Don't weigh yourself every day. It can be frustrating. Just weigh yourself once a week first thing in the morning.

    That number just makes me push that much harder.
  • Idris42
    Idris42 Posts: 17 Member
    Ok. I know this is crazy but every day. I have a sep app on my phone that I log my weight every day. I can export to excel and then see how long it takes to lose 5 lbs Etc. Tracks my bmi also.

    Official weigh in is Wednesday's here.

    So far I have not stressed with the changes daily. So I will continue to do it this way.
    Is it called Libra? I downloaded that, but I haven't started using it yet.
  • Domestic_Hippie
    Domestic_Hippie Posts: 108 Member
    When I walk past the scale lol The numbers don't make me feel bad or good really. I just like to do it. I am OCD about things and that just happens to be one of them *shrugs*
  • jltorres0214
    jltorres0214 Posts: 24
    every day - i can't help it

    Me too! haha :D
  • willprovost
    willprovost Posts: 32 Member
    Every morning. I go up some days, down others, but don't really get too bummed over a gain. 2-3 pounds can come or go over the course of a day, easily.

    I keep a calender in the bathroom, and write my weight that morning on it. It helps to look at the week prior, and see what the weights are 6,7, and 8 days ago. Typically speaking, no matter how much I may be up one day over the last, the trend on a weekly scale is downward, and that keeps me satisfied.

    Also, if I weighed in once a week, I would be tempted to blow the plan because of that day. Doing things that might look good short term on a scale but be detrimental to my overall goals. Things like reducing water intake the day prior, reducing calories the day prior, one big muscle damaging workout that morning. It's easier and less stressful for me to just step on the scale every morning, instead.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    every morning usually. if i weigh myself at night after weighing myself in the morning i can be up to 3kg heavier at night so i go with the morning weight because i think it's more authentic. I judge my 'weight loss'based on my clothes though.
  • ShrinkinAmberina
    ShrinkinAmberina Posts: 16
    Every morning after I void (with no clothing).. It is the most accurate weight plus it helps me see progress and keeps me from slipping
  • HoneyWh1te
    HoneyWh1te Posts: 46 Member
    Every morning at the same time...
  • Songbird1104
    Songbird1104 Posts: 210 Member
    Once a week
  • ashprather
    ashprather Posts: 227 Member
    every other week in the morning, after i pee
    :tongue:
  • FooFatFighters
    FooFatFighters Posts: 37 Member
    1/w p #2
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    once per week. daily I fluctuate so every Monday am I hit the scale. I used to do it several times per day but the fluctuation changed me to a psycho!
  • nataliescalories
    nataliescalories Posts: 292 Member
    (I didn't get to go through the whole thread)

    I weigh daily and track any losses. Studies show that this frequency, contrary to popular belief, is actually the best for long term weight loss. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17663619

    I think it's so helpful to see fluctuations from exercise, salty foods, periods, etc. For example, I was down 13 last Saturday, made no errors in my diet, started exercising, gained four pounds (!!!), and four days later was down five pounds. It's helpful for me to see how long the muscle repair/water weight hangs on for. If I hadn't been weighing throughout the week, I would have spent the whole week worrying if I was losing. As much as inches and other NSVs matter, when you have a significant amount of fat weight to lose, the scale can really be comforting.
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    once a month
  • runningagainstmyself
    runningagainstmyself Posts: 616 Member
    No more than once a week, otherwise I drive myself crazy.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    once per week. daily I fluctuate so every Monday am I hit the scale. I used to do it several times per day but the fluctuation changed me to a psycho!

    omg yay it happens to other people :o I can change up to 3kg between 6am and midnight, it's nuts
  • Britta1229
    Britta1229 Posts: 12
    What app is that?
  • minsch
    minsch Posts: 144 Member
    every morning when I get up and every night before I go to bed.....I don't get worked up over the numbers....I just like to see them and the cycle that they make.
  • aynhagenbarth
    aynhagenbarth Posts: 75 Member
    I have a bad habit of weighing daily. It is so frustrating and discouraging! Just today I put my scale up in a cupboard and I will not bring it down until next Saturday. I really recommend taking your measurements once a month. Seeing all those inches gone is much more rewarding than a lb on the scale!

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