when to weigh in????

I have noticed that some people seem to weigh themselves everyday. I do not understand this. My weight flucuates from day to day. I have not decided when to weigh myself, every week or once a month? Unfortunately, I tend to rely on the numbers way too much. Any opinions on this?

I weigh myself weekly, on the same day at the same general time of day (Just after my morning workout on Wednesdays). Any more often than that and I start to feel obsessive.

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I agree with weighing in weekly, ideally before eating in the morning.

It is true that your weight will flux during the day, but ideally no more than a few pounds (unless you're doing it right after a good holiday meal!)

If you are trying to lose weekly is good. But to maintain I think daily. If your weight is up over a couple of pounds adjust your eating or exercise. Thats where I failed and let 30 lbs sneek back on.
LESSON LEARNED.

I myself will be weighing and measuring the 1st and 15th of each month. The best time is right when you wake up on an empty stomach and before you take a shower. I was a member of Curves(this does work an i plan to go back when i'm within range of one) when I first lost 30lbs and that was recommended. The daily weigh in, in my opinion is a little excessive unless you are training to either gain weight or lose weight for some specific competition. And that's because depending on if you are drinking your 8 glasses of water a day you WILL change based on morning vs night. Oh yeah and the BEST measurement is the size of your clothes in the end because weighing yourself does not take into account your muscle vs fat.

I weigh every day, just a bad habbit, lol, but I won't be posting on here every day!

(I posted this the other day, but I'll re-post)

ummm...I'll be the bad guy and suggest that weighing every day is not as bad as most people might think. According to a large study done by the National Weight Control Registry (over 4000 people who lost 30 pounds or more and kept it off for at least 2 years), frequent weighing - every other day or daily - was the #2 most common behavioral trait (behind eating breakfast).

The scale doesn't lie, you just need to learn what it is telling you. If you KNOW you have been staying within 1200-1500 net calories a day, then you KNOW it isn't fat that you gained in a day. Gain 2 pounds in a week, and it may be actual fat gain, or it may be sodium from the day before -- you won't have an accurate handle on it.

What the scale may be telling you is you from day to day is that you didn't drink enough water (body will hang on to what you've got to dilute sodium in blood) you ate too much processed food (again - sodium/water balance), monthly hormonal changes (you'll get used to knowing this over time if you're weighing in daily), not enough fiber or lots of fiber and/or protein and not enough water (constipation).

If you weigh yourself at the same time, generally first thing in the morning after you have gone to the bathroom, you will get an accurate picture. Then listen to what the scale IS telling you...drink more water, eat less processed food, eat more fiber and --if it's your hormones -- rejoice that they're still working:-)

I recommend weighing in Friday mornings; you haven't eaten anything yet that day, plus if I end up cheating on my diet, its usually on Friday evening or Saturday.

My husband and I do P90X, which is 6 days a week, leaving the 7th day for rest. Our Master's class is Monday nights so we take Monday as our rest day (less time to work it in). So I weigh in on Tuesday morning before the next week of P90X starts because I know my muscles could retain water, etc throughout the week, but my Tuesday morning after a rest day they should be somewhat the same from week to week.

So, every Tuesday for me, first thing in the morning after I use the restroom and in the buff before my shower. I also make measurements every fourth Tuesday to give me an idea of how I'm progessing because the scale won't always show progress, but the tape measure will!

I try to wait a week but normaly weigh in every 3 days. It works for me!