How often do you get on the scale?

I personally do better when I step on the scale everyday. I used to weigh myself once a week, calling it my official weigh in day, but it would sometimes come with disappointments. I would work hard all week, step on the scale on Friday and see no loss sometimes and would be so disappointed. Now that I weigh myself everyday (with the understanding that your weight can fluctuate daily up to 4 lbs!) and I see a loss on different days, I don't feel like a slave to the scale. I know that my hard work did pay off...even if the next day it shows a gain.

But to each his own. some people get obsessed with the scale and let it rule them. that's why I said you have to understand the fluctuation! this is just what works for me.

I used to get on everyday too but it just becomes too much when you eat right and work your butt off one day and either stay the same or "gain" when you know its probably not true. I am weighing myself once a week and it seems to be working a lot better for me motivation wise because I work hard and stay on track all week. It messed with me a lot too when I would weigh everyday, especially if the scale would move up. Maybe try doing every other day until you can get to once a week or so.

I weigh myself every morning, but I tell myself it doesn't "count" until my weigh-in day. If I notice that my weight is up the couple of days before my weigh-in, it makes me work harder to try to get the number down for my "official" weigh-in.
It really depends on how you feel though. What works for one may not work for another. Most people recommend that you weigh-in once a week because of the fluctuation issue, but if you are okay with that, then it may be okay to weigh every day.

I get on the scale every morning and record it in this app I have that's called True Weight. It averages out your weight so that the little fluctuations we all have from day to day, and even week to week, aren't as disheartening! I love it!
However, I weigh in for MFP on Fridays only.

I get on everyday and yes it's annoying and does mess with my head when I get bloated and retain water from a hard workout or if I had too much salt or hormones. But I feel that I can catch it quicker if I mess up and I see 1 or 2 pounds immediately and think ok I;ve got to really watch it today or work harder today. I get down when I go a week without weighing and I see I've gained 3-4 pounds. It's a big deal to me to weigh everyday but most people (especially trainers) say not too because you become obsessed or discouraged if your not losing. When I was just starting and had 70 lbs to lose I only did it 1 time per week. Twice max. I just became miserable and depressed NOT motivated. You know how you feel and which motivates you and what just gets you discouraged. Do what's best for you even if it's not what your trainer suggests.:flowerforyou:

I get on every morning, but my weight actually does NOT fluctuate daily for no reason like most ppl claim theirs does. It's rare that I don't see some kind of loss, even if it's tiny. It has always been the main thing to keep me honest and make me push harder every single day. Now that I'm so far into it, I don't need that push as I feel I have made a lifestyle change, but now it's just habit and the thought of facing it in the morning does still stop me from giving into the occasional craving.

I weigh myself every morning, but I tell myself it doesn't "count" until my weigh-in day. If I notice that my weight is up the couple of days before my weigh-in, it makes me work harder to try to get the number down for my "official" weigh-in.
It really depends on how you feel though. What works for one may not work for another. Most people recommend that you weigh-in once a week because of the fluctuation issue, but if you are okay with that, then it may be okay to weigh every day.

I am with you on this. My thoughts and feelings about this issue is exactly as yours. I do weigh every morning but like you officially it counts on Sunday morning. To each his or her own. Do what works best for you but yes remember scales only a tool not to obess over. God Bless, Brenda

Once a week.
Same bat time.
Same bat channel.

I weight once a day, naked, before I get in the shower. I find that it's easier to catch a trend. And yes, my weight does fluctuate from day to day but as long as it doesn't stay up, it doesn't mess with my head. There is a school of thought that you should weigh daily. If you know you don't have to weigh until Friday, it's really easy to mess up on Monday by deluding yourself that you will work it all off before the weigh in. If we had the amount of discipline that takes, we wouldn't be heavy in the first place.
Also, as another poster on another similar thread said, if you happen to have your weekly weigh-in on a day when you are fluctuating up, it's enough to make you want to hit something.

I usually weigh myself everyday...sometimes more than once time a day.But, I only have 1 official weigh in day. I think its good to have the same official weigh in day---same time, same amount of clothes, same routine! I think thats the best way to get accurate results!

Once a day, every day, nekkid and empty. I only record on here when there is a loss to report. The scale is a motivator to me, and the fluctuations keep me thinking, not obsessing. Just makes me more aware.

I get on the scale every morning right after I pee (sorry to be so honest). I have an official weigh in day but I've always weighed daily, even before wanting to lose weight. For me, this works best. It keeps me on track and motivated. For others I know it may too much. Just do whatever makes you feel best, but realize if you do weigh daily you may see jumps and dips quite often.

once a week, though i want to more but doesn;t always fill my head with positivity.
I find sunday evening is best for me. As was said above ......

Same bat time
same bat channel

Every morning. I reach goals at different times in the week, so it's hard to just have one specific weigh-in day for me.
It also keeps my motivation if every morning I can see that I lost or gained and remember what it is I ate the day before that could have accounted for that gain if there is one. Did I need to drink more water (i.e. too much sodium), did I go over on sugar, etc.

It's definitely worked for me.

I weigh myself each morning in the same clothes at the same time then have a graph I plot it into and that way I can see the trend over time so the everyday fluctuations don't matter too much. Though I do worry when I go up by more than 1lb overnight but I find that only motivates me to work harder!

I think as lesley1981 said, everyone is different. some people are motivated more if they can see the changes everyday and some would get demotivated if they see upward fluctuations. I think people should find out what works for them and keeps them motivated, I don't necessarily think there should be a set regularity as a guide to how often you should weigh yourself, its all down to personal preference.