Who wants to weigh in everyday?

I weigh in every morning, but I only post when I lose. A lot of people say it's bad to weigh in daily, but I can't help myself. It's actually very motivating for me.

I do the same thing It works well for me!

I weight myself everyday, I like seeing how I fluctuate throughout the week. You can still have the same fluctuations weighing in weekly, you just dont know on what day it happened.

I weigh myself everyday. I find it very rewarding to know a day of really clean eatng has paid off, and I also like knowing what foods cause a gain. It has helped me learn that a McDonalds happy meal really can effect me, it helps me to be honest with myself, what I call "tiny cheats" and tell myself they're nothing, really do slow down my loss, or halt it all together. It's been keeping me accountable and motivated to keep going!

Katie

OMG Haloumi is one of my weaknesses! I LOVE IT!

I'm glad the scales have so many fans.

Another reason I think daily is a good idea is because both French and Japanese websites recommend it. There is a lot I don't like about French and Japanese attitudes to weight (both my French exchanges had unhealthy attitudes to food, caused in part by social pressures, and the BMIs some Japanese girls aspire to are just scary!) but they ARE pretty good at keeping it off :laugh:

weighing in every day set's you up for failure (been there done that )
your weight fluctuates so much from weather, water retention, many things
IMHO not a good idea

+1

I am a scalaholic..I can't help myself. It is an awful addiction and very depressing at times...I always say I am going to throw my scale in the trash and never do :indifferent:

Weighing in every day is a no-no. I see people everyday who do it and they are always upset with themselves, to many variables. Best to weigh-in every week on the same day. Thats my 2 cents.

just my two cents... but you CANNOT live by the scale. the scale should not be your source of motivation OR guilt. it's just not accurate and it can change on a whim.

PLUS. when you reach goal... you will go crazy because your weight naturally fluctuates.

i am a HUGE advocate of looking to other indicators for success. how do you feel? are you eating healthy? do you have enough energy to get through the day? are you active? do your clothes fit?

THESE are the real things that matter.... NOT the number on the scale. it is after all, just a number. YOU ARE MORE THAN YOUR WEIGHT.

Thanks! When I read here I feel like the only person who's last priority is the number on the scale. In my youth, I might have been on every day. But that was back in cave man days when they didn't even HAVE digitial!!! Can you kids imagine??? So the scales were so inaccurate it was a joke anyway. Now I realize I'm in this for the long haul and what the scales says doesn't matter so much as where my head is.

As far as the mentality of encouraging or discouraging, it's probably neither for me. I weigh whenever I'm up in the morning and remember before I've had breakfast. And because I don't weigh every day (or as some have said, multiple times a day) I occasionally get a really nice suprise. And I guess that's the emotion I really like attached to the process.... a really nice morning surprise that sets the tone for a good day.

If you read through the thread you'll see that for many personalities, mine as well, weighing every day isn't a discouragement but a source of motivation and we find it interesting to see the natural fluctuations. I think we need to know what works for our mindset and not assume everyone else has the same motivating factors. Discussing the pros and cons of each approach can helps someone figure out which way leads to better succcess for them.

I did the Whole30 last July. For the first two weeks I didn't weigh in at all. Once I saw the results, I weighed myself daily. During the last two weeks, I generally lost weight daily or maintained the previous day's weight. Also my body fat % went down or stayed the same. I think it really depends on what you eat, but knowing that I'm going to balloon if I go off diet is good motivation for me.