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How often do your measure?

pinkledoodledoo
pinkledoodledoo Posts: 290 Member
edited January 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm coming up on my first full week on my new MFP account and was wondering how often others take their measurements. Previously I avoided the measuring tape unless I knew I was losing enough to log a big difference but this time I want to really have a good visual of my progress so I've taken to weighing in daily (knowing that I'll have a lot more fluctuation but a great looking graph to track my progress) and was wondering if anyone would advise measuring weekly or if you'd suggest another length of time between measurements. I know the changes won't be that noticeable with weekly measurements but am curious how often others do it and how it has helped/hindered them. Thanks!

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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I weigh-in each week but only really pay attention monthly to the numbers. I measured once in March and probably won't again until June.
  • pinkledoodledoo
    pinkledoodledoo Posts: 290 Member
    I can't believe I typed in "your" instead of "you" in the topic. :tongue:
  • TheRunningGuppy
    TheRunningGuppy Posts: 651 Member
    About once a month is recommended by the site I think. Last time I did it was last week, and it had only been 3 weeks since the last time before that, but I was surprised to find I had lost 7 inches overall in 3 weeks! So I guess it's up to you really, but if your clothes are feeling a lot different, then go for it.
  • thirstyflea
    thirstyflea Posts: 114 Member
    I usually measure every 4 - 6 weeks so I'm not focusing too much on numbers. I like noticing how my clothes fit me differently first, then I measure :-)
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