Daily weigh ins? GoodxBad?

Bad.



I weigh every two weeks.

Whether it's good or bad depends on you. Keep in mind that day-to-day weight can go up as well as down. So if that might be discouraging, then it might be better to go for weekly weigh-ins. On the other hand, if you don't get discouraged and keep in mind normal fluctuations, daily can be a good way to keep track and get a better feel for your progress.

Personally, I get on the scale daily but only record weight for progress once a week. Just for kicks, I actually weigh 3 times (pre-workout, post-workout, post-workout shower), which decreases each time due to water weight.

I agree. It depends on the person. Some people can't weigh daily without getting obsessive about it, and it can turn into a problem and affect their eating.

I also weigh daily but only do "official" (read: recorded and measurements) weigh-ins once a week. I know that my weight is going to fluctuate for various reasons so I pretty much ignore the non-official days, but I like to be able to see if I'm on track. If I'm going up a pound or two each day, I want to know and figure out what's going on so that I'm not surprised and have a small freak out when I do an official weigh-in and have "suddenly" gained like 5 pounds in a week or something.

It depends on you. I weigh daily, in the morning, before showering or eating and after using the bathroom. I generally don't eat big meals, and won't have much more than some fruit after 6 or 7 at night, so I generally don't see any real fluctuations the next morning. If you tend to eat big meals later at night, you may get discouraged as you may see some fluctuations from the previous nights meals. I really like to see where I'm at every day and it doesn't stress me out too much if I see a small fluctuation. It's also better if you have a digital scale that shows tenths of pounds (or kg) as its easier to see small changes in weight loss. Plus, you can get an idea of your weight trend. If you register a 3 lb gain one day but your weekly average is still on track, you can probably assume that that one day was due to factors other than weight (water, food, etc).
I measure myself once a week. Again, these are all personal depending on what's okay for you.

I am a big fan of daily weighing and recording but you need to have the right mentality to do this. You will come to understand the fluctuations and I think that is very cool. I can tell you 99% of the time correctly if I am going to be up or down BEFORE I step on the scale.

There are lots of apps to track daily weighing. I use Libra. Every day we see numerous posts "I'm up 2 pounds, is this water weight?" If you track daily you won't have to ask this, you will already know it!

The biggest problem I have with strict weekly weighers is that you can swing wildly over a week's time. What if the day you weigh is one of those spike days? That's really going to bum you out after a week's hard work.

Always weight first thing in the morning, it's the only consistent reading you can get. Just for fun I sometimes weigh myself right before bed and right when waking up. Two days ago I dropped 4 pounds in 8 hours sleeping! How crazy is that? (no pooping)

All that said, if the daily swings are going to bother you, don't do it!

I weigh daily because I like numbers. I use an app the tracks the trend. As long as I am under the dotted line, I don't stress. I don't let the number control me. If I go up a lb, it isn't because I ate over 3500 calories the day before so who cares. No matter what it says, I eat my normal calories (unless it is going up steadily of course). Some people freak out with the number. If it controls you, weigh in every 1-2 weeks.

Much like rekite2000 above me, I'm a daily weighing data nerd too. I've found that having weighed daily over the past five months and tracked everything I eat, I'm really quite good at understanding my bodily processes now.

This proves really quite helpful for me as I'm an avid runner, and getting the right balance of energy reserves in me from slow release foods etc, and not having to eat before hand is useful... knowing how much I will lose from the run, and what I should eat to put it back on correctly, and how long it will take before I know my actual post-run weight. It's all great for really understanding how I work.

Yes, I think twice about eating a lot of things.. but to be honest, that's no bad thing... and I know how to recover it well after giving into temptation and posting up a 3000/4000 calorie day!

Give it a go.. just remember to do it the same time every day, otherwise you won't really get to understand how your weight fluctuates properly. (First thing in the morning, post toilet, pre breakfast works best!)

My obsessive personality would love to have me step on the scale everyday.
But that would just lead to more obsessing during the day, so I only allow myself a weigh-in every 10-14 days.

I actually keep my scale in the original box it came in, and store it in the coat closet. All to make it more difficult for me to cheat by "just checking" on my weight everyday.

Yes, I admit I have "issues"!

I like to weigh in daily for similar reasons - keeping myself accountable, watching progess, etc.

I weigh myself everyday, but only record my weight on Mondays. Like someone else said, it helps me feel accountable for what I eat each day (knowing full-well that daily weight can fluctuate based on many variables.) I SHOULD do my measurements, though. Perhaps this weekend.