How many times a week do u weigh yourself?

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  • fithsparo
    fithsparo Posts: 1 Member
    I'm daily guy also, it helps me understand what I should and shouldn't eat and how those foods effect me.
  • dhanisk
    dhanisk Posts: 29
    every day - twice a day. Since I have a scale in the bathroom, it does not take any extra effort or time.
    I log it in MFP only when there is a change in weight,
  • HouseHoldSix
    HouseHoldSix Posts: 43
    Once a week. Same day every week. Nekkid, in the morning.
  • mejackiev
    mejackiev Posts: 12
    It all depends on how you are with it.. I know if I weigh my self every day I get frustrated and I give up on my goal.. But my girl friend says that weighing her self daily keeps her on track.. So it is just in what makes you happy.. I weigh my self once a week.. And that seems to help me stay on track..
  • Girlikecupcake
    Girlikecupcake Posts: 19 Member
    I don't. My scale broke. If I'm at a friends' place and they have a scale, I use it. Last week I was 145, confirmed with a scale at my doctor's office. So I know at least that one scale is zeroed properly. I don't want to obsessively weigh myself because when I do, I get obsessive about what I'm eating. I'm still trying to get used to my current diet, and want to turn it into a lifestyle change (not something temporary). You know, figuring out how to get enough calories without increasing actual food intake, since I'm never 'hungry' now. I'm awful at eating, If I get obsessive about what I'm eating, I tend to stop eating. So I'll look out of curiosity every few weeks, see my progress that way. I see bigger number differences that way.
  • ketiab08
    ketiab08 Posts: 6 Member
    Once a week on saturdays in the morning before I eat. I used to weigh myself everyday and I would get frustrated because i was not see any real results and weight would be up and down everyday. So once a week works best for me.
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
    I weigh in once a week, every Monday just after I wake up. I used to do it every day or every couple days but I was driving myself crazy.
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Every day...pre breakfast and after dinner....
  • NicholeElizabeth92
    NicholeElizabeth92 Posts: 186 Member
    Whenever I feel like it. Sometimes it's everyday, other times I go a week and don't step on the scale. What I look for the most is the way my clothes fit :)

    ^this
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    every day, because i do the body test on wii fit plus, but i do official weigh ins here every sunday
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    I weight myself once a week, at the most. During TOM I don't bother stepping on the scale at all :noway:
  • unidiverse
    unidiverse Posts: 15
    This week I weighed in 3 times...but starting on Monday I will weigh myself only two times...on Monday and Friday. I want to go into the weekend hopefully feeling motivated to stay on task.
  • Scott2ndGradeTeacher
    Scott2ndGradeTeacher Posts: 147 Member
    I weigh in every morning at approxiamtely the same time. My "official" weigh in is on Friday morning.
  • GoffGirl1029
    GoffGirl1029 Posts: 93 Member
    I weigh myself, every Sunday mornin', right after I get up and pee, and naked :embarassed: Then I don't look at the scale the rest of the week. I've found that by doin' this, I worry and stress less about my weight. Seein' it fluctuate from day to day used to drive me crazy!
  • mrsgeneric
    mrsgeneric Posts: 143 Member
    Every day!! Keeps me on track
  • jennfranklin
    jennfranklin Posts: 434 Member
    three times a week for me..Monday, wednesday, and friday!
  • kalyn_QT
    kalyn_QT Posts: 273 Member
    everyday i workout since i use the scale at the gym. i started a spreadsheet in June that records my weight each time so it encourages me and i learn a lot about my fluctuations.
  • Sunka1
    Sunka1 Posts: 217 Member
    I have weighed myself twice in the past month. I am not that much overweight, but my body fat percentage is way high. I need to rely on how I feel because I can't expect to lose more than 10-15pounds in total. If it doesn't bum you out, you can weigh yourself 10 times a day. If you are easily unmotivated, I would stick to once a week tops.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,147 Member
    Once a week and at same time at day of the week. Please don't weigh yourself daily. You'll drive yourself crazy.

    Drives YOU crazy. I'm fine with daily weighing.
  • sweetnlow30
    sweetnlow30 Posts: 497 Member
    I stopped weighing myself regularly because I became discouraged with the fluctuations and I was more inclined to overeat due to frustration. Now I weight about every two weeks but I don't have a specific day in mind. I wait until I don't feel bloated, TOM isn't an issue, and I am not retaining water for any specific reason. I weigh in the morning after using the bathroom and before eating anything. If the circumstances surrounding my weigh ins are consistent then I can't make excuses for myself. It seems to be working well for me.
  • Pspetal
    Pspetal Posts: 426 Member
    I only weigh myself on days that I look at myself naked and feel smaller/thinner. I don't like getting on the scale and finding out I haven't lost weight or have put on weight. So far, every time I have weighed myself, I've seen weight loss! :bigsmile:
  • dwalt15110
    dwalt15110 Posts: 246 Member
    Every six weeks. I like to see bigger numbers.
  • NainRouge
    NainRouge Posts: 29 Member
    I weigh myself every Friday. More than once a week and I go crazy.
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
    never
  • RunningGranny
    RunningGranny Posts: 35
    Everyday! Helps me set my goals for the day and tells me if my decisions easier in the week had consequences I was willing to live with. Minor fluctuations don't phase me so daily isn't an issue for me.
  • Courtney_0402
    Courtney_0402 Posts: 55
    I weigh myself once a week. Typically, Monday morning after I use the bathroom. That's supposed to be the most 'accurate'. You also should remember that if you know you've been following your diet and exercise routine to a tee, but the scale hasn't budged, it shouldn't discourage you at all. The progress is still happening!

    =)
  • been285
    been285 Posts: 99 Member
    Can't walk past the damn scale without wanting to hop on.
    sooo at least once a day.
    I am it's slave and it laughs at me.
    bye....... later
  • tanyaslosingit
    tanyaslosingit Posts: 178 Member
    I generally weigh-in once a week: same time, same place. If, however, I feel like something has changed (I "feel" lighter or heavier,) I will do an interim check: a positive result helps me stay on track and a negative result will help me tweak my routines so that, hopefully, by weigh-in, I will see results. I don't jump on the scale more than twice a week and never more than once a day.

    I see that some people who weigh-in on a daily basis post their average weight on weigh-in days, others the median weight.

    What ever works best for you: If you think daily checks help you stay on track, keep doing it; but if it's turning into a compulsive behavior pattern, I would try and nip it in the bud and use another measurement tool like a tape measure or jeans fit to measure your progress.

    :smile:
  • Poetic_Photography
    Poetic_Photography Posts: 138
    I usually take my weight every morning just to get an idea of how I'm doing, but I only officially record it once a week. :smile:
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    I've weighed every day for my entire adult life. I don't obsess with the fluctuations, but if the trend is upward, I know I need to do something about it before it gets out of hand.

    I have stayed within a healthy 12-lb. range this way (with the exception of pregnancies) for my entire adult life.

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