How often do you weigh yourself?

Once a week. Same day, same time in the morning.

I weigh myself everyday. I know you're not suppose to but I also know weight fluctuates so I don't freak out when it goes up before it goes down. I just need to be on top of it and see it so that I'm more aware of what's going on.

I weigh every Monday morning. I think weighing more often than that gives false readings and, if it's worse than you were expecting, it could have a negative impact on your focus for the rest of the week.

I think weighing daily gives you a more accurate picture than weighing weekly. Weight can fluctuate a lot, and if you weigh one week and it happens to be a "low" day, and the next week you weigh on a "high" day, then that doesn't give you a very good idea of what's going on. For those that are emotionally attached to that number, that could just as easily have a negative impact for the rest of the week. At least when you weigh daily, you can be confident that an overnight gain of 3 lbs isn't a true fat gain, and will be reassured when you see it drop again the next day.

I think weighing less often, like once a month or every couple of months works well too, especially when you're losing, because the loss over that time should be significant enough to be seen regardless of water fluctuations.

I did the exact opposite from AmyM. While I was trying to lose, I weighed 2 or 3 times a week because I didn't want to see all of the daily fluctuations. Once I reached my goal, I started weighing most days. I don't weigh when I am away from home, but when home I weigh every day, first thing, naked.

I have lost weight before and when I started gaining it back, I quit weighing. Then I gained more. A lot more. So I'm not going to stop weighing this time.

I only record my weight on MFP once a week, but I also use Trendweight.com and record there every time I weigh (my scale uploads automatically). I really enjoy watching the trends, and it keeps me from freaking out so much over the daily fluctuations.

Every two weeks! I'm a slow looser, more often would only discourage me :grumble:

Everyday. I only record a loss if I see it for two days in a row or so. I don't have an official weigh in day. I measure once a month.

Once a week -- every Friday morning

Normally once a week but I have just started 30ds so not going to jump on that scale now till day 30

I tend to go over for calories on the weekends, but am under Monday through Thursday. So I weigh every other Thursday, so the differences will shake out and reflect my hard work, not my weekend overindulgences. Weighing on a Monday is masochism...as is weighing daily. That just sets you up for disappointment (at least it does me)In fact, I don't keep a scale- I weigh on the same one at the gym for consistency instead.

Every day when I wake up. Like someone said, I like to be aware of the fluctuations and don't obsess if nothing happens or even goes up. If you are taking in less than you are using you will lose weight.

Every morning after I get up, before I jump in the shower. I track my weight on here, and, because I know that weight fluctuates, I wait until I see a number about three days in a row before I update my progress. Once a week won't work for me because of those fluctuations. I think it would be frustrating for it to show up one lb less or more than I "average" on a Monday, and then for me not to know (and adjust my carbs/cals/salt) accordingly until the next Monday. Easier just for me to keep tabs, (not overreact if it's just one or two "false" weights,) and that helps me be mindful and motivated. BTW, now I track my weight because I am gaining in my third trimester of pregnancy. This method also helps me not freak out if the scale says I gained two pounds overnight (and the goal is one pound a week,) because I don't "believe" it or change my settings on MFP until I see the same number 3 times. It's helped a lot with this pregnancy: not to be oblivious or to be obsessed with not gaining but in the middle!

I weigh myself every single morning. I know it may seem a little obsessive, but it gets my day off to the right foot. It lets me know if I'm doing good, or if that donut i snuck last night that put me over my 400 calories was really worth it. I like to see the scare go up and down, even by just a few ounces to see how I'm doing.

Daily.

It's not what's generally recommended, but, it works for me. I'm not the type who gets discouraged and quits because it goes up .2 pounds every now and then. :-)

-BootJockey

Aim for once every two weeks as the surprise of weight loss is the best when it's like 4+ lbs in one shot!!

daily