How often do you weigh-in?

ashtay6
ashtay6 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How often do you weigh-in? And do you weigh yourself at the same time, every time?
My scale will tell me two different numbers if I step on it twice at different times in the same day.
(i need to stop doing that anyways)

Tips?
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  • lcfairbairn74
    lcfairbairn74 Posts: 412 Member
    I weigh in at the same time in the same place (the scales weigh differently on different flooring surfaces) once a week. This is the best way for me to get a true reading of how much I have lost. My body can fluctuate up to 7 pounds during the day so I would never weigh myself more than that!
  • Lochlyn_D
    Lochlyn_D Posts: 492 Member
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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Once a week. I try to weigh in every Tuesday, preferably at around 10:30. For some reason I'm actually slightly lighter at 10:30-11am than I am at 6 or 7am....or I'm just awake enough to read the scale. The only exception is if I'm out of town or have to work then I either weigh in when I get home, wait till the next Tuesday, or weigh in slightly earlier.
  • sweetzoejane
    sweetzoejane Posts: 153 Member
    Once a month.
  • eazy_
    eazy_ Posts: 516 Member
    Every morning. After restroom, before any food or drink. No clothes.
  • Vinyarddog
    Vinyarddog Posts: 67
    I weigh in every morning at the same time, before dressing. If I am down, I log it ha ha
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    It's been about 5 months since I weighed myself, but I did it at the same time in always no clothes at all. The reason I'm not weighing is because I've been in a plateau for 4 months but I know I haven't gained anything. So I'm just concentrating on my strength now.
  • ashtay6
    ashtay6 Posts: 15 Member
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    Story of my life!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I weigh daily. Morning, naked, after using restroom. I also never move my scale out of my bathroom. Weight fluctuations don't bother me. I like seeing what makes me gain water weight, ect.


    Things to keep in mind:

    1) your lowest weight will be: 1st thing in the morning, naked, and after using the bathroom
    2) Always place the scale in the same spot. Uneven flooring, different types of flooring, ect can effect what the scale says. So for the most accurate tracking, you want to keep it in the same spot.
    3) If fluctuations bother you, weigh once a week or less often
    4) If you weigh more than once in a day: clothing will add weight, eating will add weight, drinking will add weight, the list goes on and on
    5) 1lb = 3500 calories, so to gain a true 1lb of fat...you have to eat 3500 calories + whatever it takes you to maintain
    6) When weighing later in the day (if mornings aren't an option) always do it at around the same time
    7) Weight is affected by so many different things and isn't the only way to judge progress. Take measurements and progress pictures to help see how your doing.
  • ashtay6
    ashtay6 Posts: 15 Member
    I weigh in at the same time in the same place (the scales weigh differently on different flooring surfaces) once a week. This is the best way for me to get a true reading of how much I have lost. My body can fluctuate up to 7 pounds during the day so I would never weigh myself more than that!

    Thank you! I have an obsession with stepping on the scale, as if I'm going to randomly gain my weight back for no reason, within a couple hours.
    I think it should be locked away for the week until my weigh in day comes....
  • RealMarkD
    RealMarkD Posts: 92 Member
    I weigh myself every morning, after I shower (just seems like a good time to do it), but I only log it a few days each week, and as long as I continue to weigh less than I did on the 1st of that particular month, I'm satisfied. The fluctuation from day-to-day can be frustrating at times.
  • candiada
    candiada Posts: 11 Member
    I weigh in every morning at the same time, before dressing. If I am down, I log it ha ha

    This is what I do. Except I log it every time. it does it automatically with the Aria Scale. :wink:
  • o0JenB0o
    o0JenB0o Posts: 39
    I weigh in every day at 6 am { once i get up and went to the bathroom} but i only Log my weight on Wednesday { no matter if i dropped some weight in the middle of the week}
  • SiempreBella
    SiempreBella Posts: 125 Member
    I weigh in everyday in the morning ( if I remember). I like to see my weigh ins on a chart.
  • ashtay6
    ashtay6 Posts: 15 Member
    I weigh daily. Morning, naked, after using restroom. I also never move my scale out of my bathroom. Weight fluctuations don't bother me. I like seeing what makes me gain water weight, ect.


    Things to keep in mind:

    1) your lowest weight will be: 1st thing in the morning, naked, and after using the bathroom
    2) Always place the scale in the same spot. Uneven flooring, different types of flooring, ect can effect what the scale says. So for the most accurate tracking, you want to keep it in the same spot.
    3) If fluctuations bother you, weigh once a week or less often
    4) If you weigh more than once in a day: clothing will add weight, eating will add weight, drinking will add weight, the list goes on and on
    5) 1lb = 3500 calories, so to gain a true 1lb of fat...you have to eat 3500 calories + whatever it takes you to maintain
    6) When weighing later in the day (if mornings aren't an option) always do it at around the same time
    7) Weight is affected by so many different things and isn't the only way to judge progress. Take measurements and progress pictures to help see how your doing.

    Thank you! Where all do you measure when taking measurements?
  • Kestrel45
    Kestrel45 Posts: 133
    I weigh daily. Morning, naked, after using restroom. I also never move my scale out of my bathroom. Weight fluctuations don't bother me. I like seeing what makes me gain water weight, ect.


    Things to keep in mind:

    1) your lowest weight will be: 1st thing in the morning, naked, and after using the bathroom
    2) Always place the scale in the same spot. Uneven flooring, different types of flooring, ect can effect what the scale says. So for the most accurate tracking, you want to keep it in the same spot.
    3) If fluctuations bother you, weigh once a week or less often
    4) If you weigh more than once in a day: clothing will add weight, eating will add weight, drinking will add weight, the list goes on and on
    5) 1lb = 3500 calories, so to gain a true 1lb of fat...you have to eat 3500 calories + whatever it takes you to maintain
    6) When weighing later in the day (if mornings aren't an option) always do it at around the same time
    7) Weight is affected by so many different things and isn't the only way to judge progress. Take measurements and progress pictures to help see how your doing.

    That was super helpful, thanks!
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    once a week monday morning- naked
  • ashtay6
    ashtay6 Posts: 15 Member
    Thank you for all the responses! I'm going to start only logging/stepping on a scale once a week. It will take serious self control but the fluctuations drive me crazy.
  • norrisski
    norrisski Posts: 1,217 Member
    Every morning. After restroom, before any food or drink. No clothes.

    Me too and right before I go to bed.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I weigh daily. Morning, naked, after using restroom. I also never move my scale out of my bathroom. Weight fluctuations don't bother me. I like seeing what makes me gain water weight, ect.


    Things to keep in mind:

    1) your lowest weight will be: 1st thing in the morning, naked, and after using the bathroom
    2) Always place the scale in the same spot. Uneven flooring, different types of flooring, ect can effect what the scale says. So for the most accurate tracking, you want to keep it in the same spot.
    3) If fluctuations bother you, weigh once a week or less often
    4) If you weigh more than once in a day: clothing will add weight, eating will add weight, drinking will add weight, the list goes on and on
    5) 1lb = 3500 calories, so to gain a true 1lb of fat...you have to eat 3500 calories + whatever it takes you to maintain
    6) When weighing later in the day (if mornings aren't an option) always do it at around the same time
    7) Weight is affected by so many different things and isn't the only way to judge progress. Take measurements and progress pictures to help see how your doing.

    Thank you! Where all do you measure when taking measurements?

    I take the following:

    Neck
    Upper Arm (widest part)
    Forearm (widest part)
    wrist
    waist (smallest part)
    abdomen @ navel
    Hips (widest part)
    Thigh (widest part)
    Calf (widest part)

    and on very rare occasions I check (so far these haven't changed much for me....:explode: )
    bust
    under bust
  • alliemarie77
    alliemarie77 Posts: 378 Member
    I weigh in once a week at the Dr's office. (Tuesdays)
  • 18guyhornet
    18guyhornet Posts: 195 Member
    About once every other month. . . I believe more in what measurements mean than what the scale says anyway so I take measurements every other week. I only weight myself to check body fat changes.
  • tcraw15
    tcraw15 Posts: 223 Member
    I usually weigh myself at least once a week, sometimes everyday. Sometimes every other week. Just depends on my mood I guess. But it's ALWAYS first thing in the morning, right after I wake up and use the bathroom. And I do it in my birthday suit. Fluctuations don't bother me. I know they happen, so I don't sweat it.

    But I take progress photos around the 1st of every month, and measurements once a week, on Mondays.
  • phillipakj
    phillipakj Posts: 10 Member
    once a month or once every 6 weeks.
  • taylorckt1
    taylorckt1 Posts: 263 Member
    Every 2 weeks when I am doing a challenge; normally every 4 weeks. Yes, as soon as I wake up after my visit to the restroom & naked. I step on & off 3 times to verify and I get the same number. I keep it out of sight in the interim so I'm not tempted to get on it any other time.
  • weightedfootsteps
    weightedfootsteps Posts: 4,349 Member
    I weigh once a month sometimes longer. I like to see a bigger amount than 1 pound loss :)
  • JasonT1973
    JasonT1973 Posts: 229 Member
    I weigh myself about once every 2-3 weeks at my doctor's office. (no boots - 15EEEE boots add about 4-5lbs)
  • taylorckt1
    taylorckt1 Posts: 263 Member
    As far as measurements go, I measure my upper arm, thigh, neck, chest/breast, hip, waist...
  • iamspdd
    iamspdd Posts: 134 Member
    I weigh in every Sunday with very few exceptions. I used to weigh in twice a week but I can't stand seeing an increase in weight. I take it as a failure and it gets me down. I know in my mind that isn't true, but for some reason I can't handle seeing an increase. So on occasion if sunday comes and I feel I didn't do my best or am having a "feeling heavy day", I will wait another week. It's just what works for me.
    At first it was really hard to wait, but it's easier now.
  • ryan_graham34
    ryan_graham34 Posts: 3
    Every morning at 6:30am. More to be consistent and not lose focus.

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