Weighing every day !

Well surely you know that being the same weight for 3 whole days isn't the end of the world. Usually it takes a good week or so of logging and working out to see a weight change.

That being said... I do weigh myself everyday lol I know I shouldn't because I just discourage myself but I can't help it. Mostly I do it to monitor my water weight gain and to reassure myself "its ok... just get a good sweaty workout in... drink more water tomorrow and it will drop off". However, I also measure every few weeks and take pictures. I have seen greater results in my measurements than my weight loss.

Good luck!

if you will write it down (or log it in) every day, then you can look at your overall trend in weight loss over a long period of time and then maybe the days when you are up one or two won't freak you out as much, because you'll see that it happens over and over and then settles back down. then instead of feeling like you are obsessed, you are using the data that you want to take everyday anyway.

I weigh as much as several times a day. BUT (and it is a big but) I don't let it make me crazy. I just use the data to help me.

Once you know your fluctuations, you can use the weights to let yourself know if you are proceeding on the right path.

I don't recommend this for everyone, just for you control freaks, like me.

I like weighing every day, because I learn from it how my body works - I've learned that, indeed, weight loss is only visible after 1 - 1.5 week, that salt is a big factor in retaining weight - which is only temporary so no problem, I noticed that I lose weight after drinking a lot of water - I think because it helps to flush out the system. The last 10 days I had no weight loss, I was on a plateau so to speak, but now I suddenly lost 2 kg in a few days. So, I conclude that I was losing fat the last 10 days, but that it was not visible because of other variables.

So, it keeps me interested and motivated. I would have a hard time if I judged myself by this number, but I don't do that because it makes no sense to me - there are too many things that I can't control. I trust that if I just follow my method, I will keep on losing weight and so far that has worked for 6 months.

Other ways I track my weight is by making a stack of cast iron weights that I have at home. I've lost 13.5 kg now, so it's quite heavy already. I love lifting the stack to feel the difference between then and now!

And my belt is also nice - I love punching new holes in it. So far I've made two (the holes are about an inch apart), and I was using the second last in my belt. I am close to making a third, so I've lost 3-4 inch.

And the fact that clothing in general is fitting better and better is also encouraging. And of course that my volume itself is clearly shrinking is visible, my muscles are appearing all around my body.

Things that are less encouraging are the places where there's still more fat - apparently not all places lose fat equally. I trust that these will follow and don't concern myself about this.

My point - use indicators that motivate you, and ignore the things that discourage you. If weighing is not helpful, it would indeed be a good idea to do this only once or twice per week. The other days are only helpful if you ignore the constant ups and downs. I think most days (about 60% or so) I gained weight, but in the long run I lost a lot of weight because there were some days that I lost a kilo at once - so if you see 'success' as 'always a lower number on your scale', you need to weigh once per week at most - and even then you may get higher numbers caused by natural fluctuations.

I like weighing everyday. I weigh right when I wake up. I record the numbers, and I can see how my weight fluctuates and how certain foods make me retain water. I also can see that I retain water right before my period. I expect these fluctuations, so it's not like I'm going to panic. If I only weighed once a week, it might happen to fall during a time I'm holding water weight, but I wouldn't know because I haven't tracked my weight frequently enough to know I weighed 2 pounds less the day before. It's also a nice motivator for me. If I keep weighing in at the same weight, or if it goes up, then it encourages me to work a little harder. Weight gain sneaks up on me when I'm not paying attention, so I need to know when I'm gaining, so I can reverse it before I gain too much.

I weigh very irregularly, usually going 3-4 weeks between getting on the scale. Our gym has a system that measures water, lean mass, and fat, as well as body fat percentage, etc... So I just plug along and then check in occasionally. They also measure every other weigh-in, which I find a lot more informative. As long as I'm losing 1.5 lbs/week or so when I check in, I'm fine. Weighing every day would mess with my mind too much!

weighing yourself everyday is fine, as long as you dont obsess over it.

Scale goes up .5 lbs, then you starve yourself. Thats not a good idea. alot of factors make your weight fluctuate daily.

Water, bathroom visits, density of food you've eaten.

I weigh myself everyday, but as long as its down after a week or so, i know my diet is still on track.

I often weigh myself several times a day, but I don't think it's a problem. If I see a scale, I typically step on it. I weigh at home, at work, at friends' houses, even in the drugstore if they have one of those free machines.

I weigh myself twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. I'm a little obsessive about it. I almost always know what I'm going to weigh before I step on the scale.