When is a good time to weigh yourself?

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  • Lottiehill29
    Lottiehill29 Posts: 41 Member
    The first of every month..otherwise I'd getting too hung up on the numbers. It seems to be working - I lost 14 pounds last month! (the first month..)

    I find that if I don't know how I'm doing - I tend to push myself more..

    That's a really sensible way to do it I think.
    I'd be exactly like you and get too focussed on how much I've lost if I was doing it a couple of times a week.
    I guess I can only try different methods and see what works best for myself.

    Congratulations on the 14lbs loss though! that's awesome!
  • lillovelylady
    lillovelylady Posts: 8
    That is an awesome idea!!!
  • amandaward709
    amandaward709 Posts: 9
    I weigh and record every Wednesday morning. During the rest of the week, I might weigh if I've had a particularly good or bad day... just for motivation. I also do not get freaked out by fluctuations, so it's no big deal.
  • Lottiehill29
    Lottiehill29 Posts: 41 Member
    Every Sunday morning pre-breakfast and post-bathroom. I wear clothes but not shoes.
    I personally wouldn't be able to wait a month to find out if I've lost weight!

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    Good point! I'd be chomping at the bit to find out, especially if I felt like I had lost some, I'd be desperate to know!
  • seventry
    seventry Posts: 4
    I usually weight on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. And it's better to do it at the same hour everytime. I use to do it at 6 or 7 PM so I see the differences between everytime I weight myself :smile:
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    At least daily. I just think its interesting to see the differences in weight over the course of the days and weeks. I only record when it's lower than I've recorded before and don't worry about the fluctuations.
  • vicky1804
    vicky1804 Posts: 320 Member
    I used to weigh in once a week on Sunday's, im trying to weigh just one a month now
  • aa62579
    aa62579 Posts: 57
    Almost daily for me, although I do not count weekend weigh-ins since I sleep a bit later and have normally gone to the bathroom a few more times than during the week.

    I only count weigh-ins that occur first thing in the morning, before 6:30 am, after urination only, either naked or undies only. Only a sip of water to take a pill - no other influences like eating or drinking or showering or working out, etc.

    I know my weight fluctuates some and I need many numbers per week so that I can get a real feel for my weight (basically an average of the numbers) versus getting upset because you weighed on a high day or getting excited about a low number that might be a bit of a fluke that makes your next weigh-in look bad.
  • jmac39574
    jmac39574 Posts: 12
    The first of every month..otherwise I'd getting too hung up on the numbers. It seems to be working - I lost 14 pounds last month! (the first month..)

    I find that if I don't know how I'm doing - I tend to push myself more..

    ^^^^^ This, also it allows me to focus on improving myself rather than be OCD about numbers. Rather be healthy than a number.
  • TaniaB_79
    TaniaB_79 Posts: 52 Member
    Currently I weigh daily as I'm interested in my fluctuations and patterns but the only one that 'counts' and that I record on here is my Friday morning weigh in.
  • Vmax1992
    Vmax1992 Posts: 41 Member
    I do once a week. Sunday morning as soon as I get up. I picked Sunday so that I know after working hard all week I won't blow it on Fri or Sat evenings. This past Sat. my wife and I went out. I was very good picking careful, and asking that as little fat be used in the baking of the flounder. It worked great, and I felt like I did good.
  • determined_erin
    determined_erin Posts: 571 Member
    I weigh myself right when I wake up in the morning. I usually do this every morning to see where I stand.
  • selina_kyle
    selina_kyle Posts: 18 Member
    I recently boxed up my scale so I was going to say never. I have scale issues.
    However, I usually weigh myself in the morning every 2 or 3 days sometimes daily.
    I'm going to try to weigh once a month instead. :)
  • Lottiehill29
    Lottiehill29 Posts: 41 Member
    Even though I've only been doing this for 4 days (5 now), I felt as though I had lost some weight.
    I didn't want to jump on the scales just yet as I'd rather wait till it had been a week.
    But curiosity got me and I weighed in today and.....I've lost 2lbs! 2lb in 4 days!
    I'm so pleased that I've lost something already :happy:
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    i just weighed myself and freaked. then i remembered i'd eaten dinner and drank like 1.5 L water since i got home and relaxed. so don't weigh yourself when i did :S

    i go for in the morning, post loo but pre shower :)
  • bdamaster60
    bdamaster60 Posts: 595 Member
    Everyday first thing in the morning after the toilet. Average out the weight at the end of the week.
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    Friday morning after bathroom before breakfast (and before cup of tea), just in bed clothes.

    14lb in one month is amazing!
  • dwcoleman01
    dwcoleman01 Posts: 1 Member
    I weigh myself daily in the morning as soon as I awake. I like to see the progress and I love graphs and data.
  • divaindy
    divaindy Posts: 108 Member
    I like daily also....when I don't thinks get out of hand. Getting use to fluctuations

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