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Just wondering how often everybody weighs themselves??

tjk1124
tjk1124 Posts: 8
edited January 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I try and weigh myself once a week at the same time...what does everyone else do??
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  • BreytonJay
    BreytonJay Posts: 86 Member
    no more than once a week. and monthly measurements
  • Pfgirl2006
    Pfgirl2006 Posts: 9
    I do it every day, it's a sick habit and I try to only do it once a week but I usually fail and cave to see what it tells me
  • Misha6
    Misha6 Posts: 17 Member
    Once a week. I try to set my weigh-in day after my rest day to reduce water retention in my muscles.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Too often.
  • egrusy
    egrusy Posts: 196 Member
    I step on the scale every Friday morning at the same time of day. Daily fluctuations can mess with your head; once a week is just about right IMO :)
  • UrnAsh
    UrnAsh Posts: 207 Member
    Every Monday morning.
  • crlyxx
    crlyxx Posts: 186 Member
    Once a week, pretty early in the morning before I've had anything to eat. It's funny how much your weight fluctuates within a single day. Like the other day I ate some ice cream and chili, went to sleep at 119, then the next day I'm 112.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I weigh everyday. I chart it in excel. I only take measurements every other week and as soon as my caliper arrives I will be doing that every other week as well. Small changes is weight don't bother me and I like to know when I'm retaining water.
  • LeahT84
    LeahT84 Posts: 202 Member
    I count my weigh in once a week, Sunday morning after getting out of bed and going to the bathroom... but, I am weak and usually step on it 2 or 3 times a week to see if I'm heading in the right direction.
  • sarahz1442
    sarahz1442 Posts: 136 Member
    at least once a day. Not weighing myself ever is what resulted in my getting fat in the first place. I think this is the only way I'll ensure that I don't get fat again.
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    I do it once a week as well. Seems sufficient to me.
  • Katina3333
    Katina3333 Posts: 259 Member
    First of the morning every morning (just after I wake up and take a tinkle, lol). Wish I could just do it once a week but I just feel the need to see my daily progression.
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Morning and night. Morning to enter into MFP and my spreadsheet. Night because I am always curious how much weight I lose overnight. I was surprised to learn that on average, I lose about 1.4 lbs while sleeping 6 hours. I should sleep more.

    Blue is weight, red is weight lost. The big gap is my 7 month plateau when I stopped tracking.

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  • MyOwnSunshine
    MyOwnSunshine Posts: 1,312 Member
    I weigh every day, but I fully expect fluctuations based on water weight up to 4 pounds. I only record my Friday weight.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    once a month
  • MorgueBabe
    MorgueBabe Posts: 1,188 Member
    Maybe once a month...

    I don't really scare what the scale says.
  • lucyszum
    lucyszum Posts: 3
    every day cant help it! :ohwell:
  • Mamahana82
    Mamahana82 Posts: 64
    I weigh myself once a week or two at my parents house when I go running with my mom. I don't have a scale in my house because I would easily obsess over the number on the scale. The numbers I focus on are my tape measurements and my run stats. It's working well so far!
  • NumbrsNerd
    NumbrsNerd Posts: 202 Member
    I'm a daily person. It took me a long time to be able to weigh daily without freaking out about it.
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Every 4-6 weeks. I go to the doctor's office and use the BMI machine they have in the waiting room.
  • eagertoloseweight1
    eagertoloseweight1 Posts: 31
    I weigh myself several times a day!
  • eddierichardson73
    eddierichardson73 Posts: 41 Member
    Generally once a week, but sometimes check it in the middle of that cycle just to see if I am on track.
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    I weigh myself every morning but only count it usually on Friday's...That is generally my weigh in day.
  • mjl54
    mjl54 Posts: 127 Member
    i'm a twice a day person. only record once a week.

    its like a drug
  • itzehoe
    itzehoe Posts: 614 Member
    Saturday morning once a week
  • NSMustanggirl
    NSMustanggirl Posts: 70 Member
    Once a week. I try to set my weigh-in day after my rest day to reduce water retention in my muscles.

    SO THAT may be why I tend to weigh more the morning after I work out!!!! I couldn't figure it out - why I'd weigh more than I did a few days before! Great tip!
  • teddy1234567
    teddy1234567 Posts: 32 Member
    I do it every day, it's a sick habit and I try to only do it once a week but I usually fail and cave to see what it tells me

    i know what you mean! im every morning when i wake up, i cant help it. :smile:
  • janinepeel
    janinepeel Posts: 1
    I am trying to get out of the habit of daily .... it can demoralise you and knock you off track
  • prozac5489
    prozac5489 Posts: 33
    I weigh every morning, then on Saturday I take the average of those weights and record it as my weekly weight. To track actual weight loss/gain, I compare the average weekly weights.
  • kindabored
    kindabored Posts: 7 Member
    Never do lol, the tightness of my clothes is an accurate enough measurement for me
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