how often do you weigh yourself?

jessicakatherine13
jessicakatherine13 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone! I was wondering how often you weigh yourselves? I usually weigh myself every day because I feel more accountable and conscious of my diet and exercise efforts. However, I surely have my days where i'll eat poorly and forgo the exercise maybe even a few days in a row. In that case, i'm reluctant to weigh myself because I KNOW i'm not going to be happy with the number. Sometimes I do it anyways so I can see the reality and get myself back on track, and other times it just plain discourages me.

I have done the measurements once before and am planning on starting that up again. But I don't know if I should weigh myself daily or maybe just once a week? I'm nervous that if I change to once a week I won't stick to my healthy routine as much, and may drive myself crazy wondering every morning what I might weigh!


What do you guys do? What works best for you?
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  • Bennyflippy
    Bennyflippy Posts: 19 Member
    Hey there I weigh myself once a week. I was weighing every morning but got upset if I didn't see a different number. This works for me

    :smile:
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    I used to weigh myself everyday but then I would get upset and discouraged even when all my hard work didnt pay off. Now I have to remember that the body fluctuates. For my own sanity I weigh myself on Friday mornings. That way if I have a weekend where I know I was bad I wont get bummed out on Monday. I just have to remember I got four more days to get my butt on track before it really counts :)
  • syntaxxor
    syntaxxor Posts: 86
    Some people say do it daily for trends. I do it once a a week, in the morning after my morning potty on the same day.
  • cc141
    cc141 Posts: 55 Member
    Once a week - sometimes maybe twice just to see. But I used to weigh every day and then it became 2 times a day and the fluctuations ended up discouraging me. Once a week is working for me now.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I weigh daily. Normal weight fluctuations don't bother me because I understand them, I know what causes them, and have a thorough understanding of the science behind all of this. I know that it is, for example, scientifically impossible for me to lose or gain 2 or 3 or 5 Lbs of fat overnight...so this morning when I weighed 3 Lbs more than yesterday, it didn't bother me and the number just got plotted as another data point on my chart. Tomorrow I can just as easily be 4 Lbs down from today.
  • karenhray7
    karenhray7 Posts: 219 Member
    I'm a daily weigher. Although I do have those days when I know it's not going to be pretty, I really try to make myself face the ugly truth; I find it incredibly interesting to be able to correlate weight with diet and exercise in such a tangible way. But I'm kind of a nerd that way.:happy:
  • Medusa3
    Medusa3 Posts: 11
    Religiously EVERY single day. I find it easier to maintain or if necessary, get back on track if I catch weight-gain as soon as it happens. It's much easier to lose an extra pound that appeared from the day before rather than wait until the end of a week to weigh in and find you've gained 3lbs!! It's also really helped me identify those days where I end up saying "Aw I KNEW I shouldn't have had that cake last night", so the next time I'm tempted I think twice.:smile:
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Twice a week - Tuesday and Friday - but Friday is my "weigh in and log it" day. Tuesday weigh ins are from dreadful impatience and curiosity, nothing else :laugh:
  • roverdisc98
    roverdisc98 Posts: 78 Member
    I "excitingly" weigh EVERY morning to either stay motivated or get pissed I ate that whole pizza the night before. My recording weight day is every saturday. This just works best for me. I couldn't think of not weighing myself for a whole month or much less a week!
  • AshCash803
    AshCash803 Posts: 35
    Once a week, but I will take an occasional "peek" in between. I only record once a week and always on the same day and at the same time (first thing in the morning after using the bathroom.)
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    every week or two
  • alychil820
    alychil820 Posts: 219 Member
    I weigh myself once a week and take measurements once a month
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I think for accountability's sake once every couple weeks is good enough.

    Because I'm marking trends of weight loss I weigh daily. It's given me very accurate data. I almost have my calorie burn down to the T between that and my fitbit.
  • jdhoward_101
    jdhoward_101 Posts: 234 Member
    I have an official weigh in day once a week, most often a Wednesday. However, i tend to weigh myself every day, so in case there are any major differences i can go back over my log, work out what triggers it and see if it happens again. If it does, then it's clearly not something to do again!
  • baja572
    baja572 Posts: 94
    I weigh once a week.. and measure daily (to keep track of water weight gain).
  • sandyfitnotfat
    sandyfitnotfat Posts: 16
    I weigh myself every day when I am REALLY trying to lose weight. It keeps me accountable...and I love watching the number go down.

    It seems to help me more than anything.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    daily
  • aprmay
    aprmay Posts: 216 Member
    Daily. But I don't get too bothered if it goes up/down. As long as the trend is down, I am good. :)
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Every 4-6 weeks works for me! :-)
  • badmojo108
    badmojo108 Posts: 72
    Every morning after a trip the restroom, and every night before I go to bed, sometimes once or twice during the day. I record my weight on Mondays since it tends to be my heaviest day of the week. I've never been obsessive about the number on the scale and I like seeing how different types of food I eat can effect my weight and water retention.
  • zeprose
    zeprose Posts: 74 Member
    I workout everyday and try to control my eating.To see the results I weigh once a week
  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
    Once a week works for me.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Religiously EVERY single day. I find it easier to maintain or if necessary, get back on track if I catch weight-gain as soon as it happens. It's much easier to lose an extra pound that appeared from the day before rather than wait until the end of a week to weigh in and find you've gained 3lbs!! It's also really helped me identify those days where I end up saying "Aw I KNEW I shouldn't have had that cake last night", so the next time I'm tempted I think twice.:smile:

    If you think you gain a pound of fat in a day or 3 Lbs of fat in a week...or by having an extra piece of cake then you really don't understand anything about how your body works or how calories work. Those fluctuations are simply water retention/release and waste.
  • dwjdaa123
    dwjdaa123 Posts: 1
    I weigh in every week, same day, same time. There are weeks I know that I don't want to see the number on the scale, but it is an accountability system. If you are not honest with yourself you won't lose weight.
  • ameliaannakin
    ameliaannakin Posts: 344 Member
    I weigh myself once a week on a Friday morning, straight away when I get out of bed before I eat anything. Gives me chance to get back on track after a weekend :).

    Ax
  • jessicakatherine13
    jessicakatherine13 Posts: 5 Member
    thanks for all your replies! For those of you who who weigh daily, do you only record your weight once a week on myfitness pal and weigh yourself all the other days just for your own sake? or do you record your weight every day here? Just trying to see what works best!
  • caoceanlover
    caoceanlover Posts: 46 Member
    I weigh in every day, but I only count my weekly weigh-ins toward my success/failure. If I have a bad day, I want to know what it did to me.
  • jody04111987
    jody04111987 Posts: 59 Member
    Generally everyday. But only count my weight on a Saturday morning. I try and empty my bladder and bowls and before I've had anything to eat.
  • Harmoman
    Harmoman Posts: 42 Member
    Hey everyone! I was wondering how often you weigh yourselves? I usually weigh myself every day because I feel more accountable and conscious of my diet and exercise efforts. However, I surely have my days where i'll eat poorly and forgo the exercise maybe even a few days in a row. In that case, i'm reluctant to weigh myself because I KNOW i'm not going to be happy with the number. Sometimes I do it anyways so I can see the reality and get myself back on track, and other times it just plain discourages me.

    I have done the measurements once before and am planning on starting that up again. But I don't know if I should weigh myself daily or maybe just once a week? I'm nervous that if I change to once a week I won't stick to my healthy routine as much, and may drive myself crazy wondering every morning what I might weigh!


    What do you guys do? What works best for you?


    Personally, I weigh every day.. in the am, after potty. I lke that I'm "in touch" with what's happening.. and it keeps me focused... I also know and am prepared for fluctuations.. so I don't get discouraged.... I just get determined..
    Do what's right for you...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    thanks for all your replies! For those of you who who weigh daily, do you only record your weight once a week on myfitness pal and weigh yourself all the other days just for your own sake? or do you record your weight every day here? Just trying to see what works best!

    I have a separate app to track my weight...I enter my daily data points in order to track trends. I'm an accountant and financial budget analyst, so I like trends and numerous data points to tell me what's really going on. I log my "official" weigh in on Friday....if I remember to do it. It really doesn't matter to me though, I have my graphs.

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