Daily weigh ins? GoodxBad?

I used to but it became obsessive and started affecting what and how much I ate.

I still weigh maybe 3 times a week which is still bad enough...

Weekly, two weekly or evn monthly would be better.

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.

It doesn't matter how often you weigh, as long as you understand what the number on the scale represents. Fat mass, lean mass, water retention, etc. It shows instantaneous overall weight and is not necessarily an accurate reflection of progress, especially in such short timeframes.

I weigh every morning first thing, i just like to see it daily

I guess it depends on the person. I try to weigh myself at least once a week in the mornings after going to the bathroom.

So should I weigh myself and take new measurements once every two weeks? ;p

Me too - I am of the same persuasion. I weigh immediately upon rising wearing the same clothes every morning. My weight fluctuates by about 3-4 pounds but will eventually drop to a new lower baseline. That's the number I record on Sundays. I've been plateaued for almost 2 weeks and have been very frustrated. Watching my weight go up a pound a down a pound was difficult. However yesterday I hit a new lower baseline, and I'm glad I weigh every day - but I won't record the weight till Sunday -

I have to weigh myself every day to keep myself accountable. It's the first thing I do in the morning. If it fluctuates by a couple pounds, I don't really think much of it (unless I've hit a plateau, in which case it frustrates me to no end.) When I stop weighing myself, I start packing on the pounds. I make excuses like "Oh, so what if I had McDonald's two days ago and Texas Roadhouse yesterday? So what if I ate more burgers and ice cream than should be humanly possible in the past month? It's not a big deal. I don't need to weigh myself. I haven't gained any weight." Then it gets to the point (months later) where I'm AFRAID to step on the scale - and that's a place I hate to be.

Okay, so maaaybe my scale and I have a bad relationship... but I'm in denial. Is there such a thing as scale addiction? If so, I might have it. Sometimes I step on my scale ten times a day... :embarassed:

Once a week for me. Stepping on the scale everyday tends to play with my head.

I weigh myself everyday, sometimes twice a day. I just need to reassure myself that what I am doing is working. I do not let 2-3 lb fluctuations bother me and I do not alter my eating because of them.

Eeeeh I'm a bit scared if daily weigh ins ( hell I'm scared of weigh ins period) lol

But I wanna start weighing in every last day of the month. If I weigh myself to often the scale might go up and then I get scared that I can't do it. Then I get paranoid and give up. Soon once a month for meee.

Do you think weighing yourself daily is a good thing to do or a bad one.
I'm just wondering what others opinion on this is because I am trying to decide If I want to weigh in daily or weekly...

I personally like to weigh myself daily because I like to see progress through out the week so I am less likely to binge....
What about you guys?

This really just depends on you. You really need to understand what the number on the scale is reflective of...a lot of people do not and do not understand natural weight fluctuations and they think they suddenly gained 5 Lbs of fat overnight or whatever because they had an extra cracker...for those types of people, frequently weighing can lead to a lot of disordered thinking and obsession with what amounts to a silly little number.

For me personally, I weigh daily because I like and want the data points for analysis and tracking...for me, they're just numbers really (I'm an accountant and financial analyst). I also understand the science in all of this and I understand natural weight fluctuations and what causes them, so it doesn't bother me when I wake up in the morning after a salty day and I weight 5 Lbs more than I did the day before.


I agree, it's totally up to you, as long as you don't let the daily fluctuations (spelling) bother you.

I do daily as long as I remember it. As someone else said, if I don't do daily I will stop holding myself accountable, and the longer I will put off getting back on the scale and the worse things get. I don't get obsessive about my food or calories from weighing daily but weighing daily will stop the bad eating quickly for me. So for me if I eat pizza or pasta I will gain about 1-2lbs regardless. I know to an extent I didnt really gain 2lbs of fat but standing on the scale the next morning and seeing it is a good way to go "Okay I had my splurge, I need to stop there." I know the majority of that weight will go away in a day or so but the numbers are a good reminder to stop there with the bad foods. I feel a splurge now and again is okay but my issue is, I will splurge and then if I don't weigh I will convince myself 'its not that bad' and splurge again and again and again... and then I avoid the scale because I know I wont like it but I will keep splurging. So weighing everyday keeps me in touch with reality and keeps me from going into denial about how bad I am being. Some people thrive on daily, some get too obsessive, I don't think daily is bad at all if it works for you.

Personally sometimes I like to weigh twice a day, once at night and once in the morning. I usually always drop a pound over night and I dont know why but its fun to lose a lb overnight and I still like seeing it happen. I dont weigh at any other times, weight fluctuates quite a lot during the day so I could go up 3-4 lbs or down 3-4lbs. So I just keep my baselines which are at night before bed and in the morning after I wake up.

I'm trying to limit mine now, to once a week. I'm finding that right now I need to weigh less often to stay on-track with eating right and exercising. I'm sure in about 20 pounds I'll get to an obsessive point where I'll weigh every day and that won't change my diet or my exercise routine at all.

This is a completely personal preference thing.

Data Nerd here too
--- i weight daily, i use my fitbit, i track my calories,
i base my meals on where i am in my fitness goals for the day.


Daily weigh in--- everyones answer is different, like others have said, it really really depends on how you react to it .
i am very lucky that my husband and my daughter, and honestly everyone in the whole house is with me in this event
so , we weighed in this morning and it led to a conversation about water weight and retention , last night we had a wonderful slow cooked ham , which as we all know is nothing but salt- so neither one of us saw any loss. does that mean we didnt lose, not necessarily,
but it does mean there was a lot more than the usual amount of salt in our meal last night .

and for me , this week,
i have weighed every day, and i KNEW from day one that i wouldn't expect a loss,
last week i lost 5 lbs, and thats an amazing loss

, but thats how i tend to lose, nothing one week, the next week a big chunk, nothing the next week,
tonight is weight lifting on our home gym ,

so i know most likely tomorrow i am not going to have a loss either.
and thats ok...
i know i am eating right (for me)
and i know i am exercising like a religion,
and i know i am doing everything right.

so mr scale says the same number or within one or 2 tenths of a lb, i don't beat him or me up about it