how often do you weigh yourself?

yenilopez1985
yenilopez1985 Posts: 52 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How often is it healthy to do it? I am like obsessed and step on that scale every chance i get... is in my bathroom so is like very tempting to just step on it everytime i go in there...does anyone else have this problem? I heard once that is not healthy to weigh yourself everyday. I wonder if my obsession is actually keeping me from losing anything i have been dieting for 2 weeks now, first week i kind of cheated a few days but all this past week i have been good and lost 3 pounds, then got my period and got them back yesterday i lost 1 pound and i gained it back today..like wtf really? I have been doing all the right things :(

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  • Broejen
    Broejen Posts: 414 Member
    I weigh myself every morning so I can track my trends. It doesn't hinder me mentally because I know how much body weight can fluctuate, so I'm okay with it. I think I would get more frustrated only weighing in once a week and it ending up on a high day because of water weight. With weighing every day I would see that it's not a true gain.
  • rekite2000
    rekite2000 Posts: 218 Member
    I weigh daily but my emotions aren't based on it. I have an app that charts the trend. It has a dotted line that I try to stay under. Like today, I was up a pound. The chart showed I was still on a downward trend (still below dotted line). I like seeing daily fluctuations so I know how food, TOM, lack of exercise affects me. If it makes you feel bad about yourself- try weekly or bi-weekly. Put it on a high shelf that requires a step stool. Or just do monthly measurements.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Once a month. If my husband didn't object, I'd throw the damn thing out.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I weigh daily, but then again I have the same mind set as Jennilyn. I track my weight fluctuations in excel.

    For people who get stressed over going up 1+ lbs overnight, I recommend weighing once a week or less.
  • yenilopez1985
    yenilopez1985 Posts: 52 Member
    I agree with you!!! The most i have been able to wait is 2 days....if i lose then.i get happy and.it motivates me to keep going amd work harder towards my goal but when i dont..man that is depressing i feel so.big. even.if is just a pound it just makes me angry .
  • camper2022
    camper2022 Posts: 80 Member
    I weigh myself every Monday first thing in the morning. I've kept a journal for the past 11 years! It's really neat to look back and compare. You'll be amazed how much your body can & will change in the years if you allow it too!
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    I go for once a week....that's just my personal preference....

    Doesn't mean I don't take a peak every now and then during the week, but I never record it.
  • Celebi03
    Celebi03 Posts: 310 Member
    Once a week, if I did every day I would've probably given up on my diet but hey that's just me!
  • tanashai
    tanashai Posts: 207 Member
    Once a day, for the sake of tracking trends (such as how TOM is impacting me, etc.) I try to have as little emotional attachment to it as possible because I know that it will change.

    Once a week is my 'official' weigh in, in that I tell everyone on Facebook how much I've lost ;)

    I measure once a month.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    I weigh myself most mornings. It's a bit of a process, since I weigh with my Wii, so it's not something I would do multiple times a day. If I had a scale, though? I'd never be off it. I'm glad I don't have one!
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
    Every day for me. I don't mind the fluctuations as long as my Monday check ins are going down each week.

    I should try weekly weigh ins again but I find that if I don't see a number each day then I have no anchor point each day.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I weigh on Tuesday mornings and record the weight. I will usually step on the scale on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday to see how things are progressing, but I don't change my weight till Tuesday.
  • yenilopez1985
    yenilopez1985 Posts: 52 Member
    Thanks to everyone i guess we'll see how it goes tomorrow.
  • Moosycakes
    Moosycakes Posts: 258 Member
    I weigh every night before I get in the shower.

    It acts as either a boost or extra motivation, I see no problem with it!
  • KAYRRIE
    KAYRRIE Posts: 201 Member
    Your weight will always go up after your period because you retain water. That'll go back down when you're done. Also watch your sodium levels, that'll make you retain water too. It's just water weight through so don't panic. For that reason I weigh myself every 2 to 3 days, especially if I had loads of sodium one day. I give it time to settle down. I can't wait a whole week. So just every 2 to 3 days works for me. And if I didn't loose weight in those days I weigh myself the next day to see if anything has changed.
  • KAYRRIE
    KAYRRIE Posts: 201 Member
    I weigh on Tuesday mornings and record the weight. I will usually step on the scale on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday to see how things are progressing, but I don't change my weight till Tuesday.

    I like to do that too. I weigh myself every few days but don't always record when let's say I see a drop in weight, until I see that same drop the next day. Only because it could be the body acting all weird.
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    Saturday/Sunday morning (Sunday's if I forget or when I don't sleep Friday/Saturday) after waking and using the loo is the one that is my "real" weight. The first 4 weeks, every day to gauge daily fluctuations and several times a day to gauge intra-day fluctuations. The week or two before my 12 week goal (and Bod Pod assessment the following week) several times a week to check the water weight is returning to my Bod Pod day level (I try to minimise differences). Currently, several times a day as I'm hovering at 15 stone +/- 2-5 pounds and am awaiting the point where I have definitely dropped below 15 stone no matter when I get on a scale.
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    I weigh myself every morning just to see how I am doing. I write down what I weigh every Friday morning. This method works well for me.
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    I weigh ever morning and only log it if it sticks for 3 days in a row
  • OmegaAlpha007
    OmegaAlpha007 Posts: 70 Member
    I actually left mine at a friends house and go every weekend motivates me since I don't want to look bad in front of them so no matter what I give it my all to show improvement to myself and my friends ;) its 3 of us that do this so ... every week lol
  • phyllisbobbitt
    phyllisbobbitt Posts: 347 Member
    :flowerforyou: i weigh once a week on a tuesday morning the first thing after emptying my bladder! if i weighed every day or several times a day it would drive me crazy with the up & down! if you weigh after a shower or bath you could weigh as much as 2 pounds more due to the water under your skin!
  • hhayes06
    hhayes06 Posts: 189 Member
    I officially weigh myself once a week, I unofficially weigh myself 3 other times during the week if I happen to be around a scale. :laugh:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    If you get upset every time the scale fluctuates up, then you are not a good candidate for daily weigh-ins. Fluctuations are inevitable. I weight myself once, sometimes twice a week. I usually regret doing it more than once.

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