How often do you record your weight?

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  • brooks4320
    brooks4320 Posts: 9
    I record my weight every 3 - 5 days. That is typically how long it takes for me to recognize true weight loss as opposed to daily fluctuations. I only log weight gain if I have consistently undone my weight loss. Meaning, if I have gained and maintained that weight for about 2 weeks, I go ahead and log it so that I am being honest with myself and tracking what works vs what does not.

    At the end of the day, it's up to you. If it feels great to log every day and see the pounds fall off, then do it! If you hate seeing daily fluctuations and prefer to log steady declines, then every 3 - 5 days should work.

    Good luck and welcome!
  • PhoenixStrikes
    PhoenixStrikes Posts: 587 Member
    I weigh myself every morning to keep track of how my body fluctuates with the full understanding that I will fluctuate a pound or two every day for instance I have stayed at 153lbs for the last 5 days but this morning I was 154. I know I have been eating at a deficit the entire time so there is no way I gained an actual pound this week and I am assuming its from my TOM. Keep in mind The food you eat and the water you drink does weigh something so I would not suggest weight yourself through out the day because you will be heavier after drinking and eating. And honestly, there's no way you burned 3500 calories in one day so there's no sense in weighing yourself twice. Weighing once a week is probably the easier way to go if seeing your weight fluctuate can freak you out.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    I weigh myself daily, but only log a loss when it happens for motivation and support for me.

    As for broadcasting, not quite, but instead of it saying * has lost 3.5 since her last weigh in and has lost 9.5 lbs so far, it would just say you lost 3.5 lbs until you are past where it last has you logged at the lowest, so people would know if you gained weight if they were to read into it more.

    I also do total body measurements weekly and/or monthly to see where I am at and log that. Neck, arm, shoulders, breasts, ribs, waist, mid, hips, butt,thighs, thigh, knee, calf, ankle because if I am not losing weight, I am probably losing inches

    Same, I also log in my measurements.
  • maillemaker
    maillemaker Posts: 1,253 Member
    I weigh every morning as soon as I get out of the shower. It keeps me focused on the task of weight loss. I look forward to every day to see if there is a loss. It's my reward for suffering through not eating.
  • Chelseraptor
    Chelseraptor Posts: 27 Member
    I can't help myself - I have to look every single morning, first thing. I like seeing how it fluctuates, and to figure out how that may be effected by my sleep, diet, time of the month, etc. I only count my weight once a week, though.
  • Sjenny5891
    Sjenny5891 Posts: 717 Member
    I didn't have a scale handy in the begining. I just went with the scale from my postpartum check-ups. Of course the 10 pound losses at a time were pretty exciting.

    I prefer to weigh myself the same time of day around a week after my TOM when all the bloating is gone.
  • PhoenixStrikes
    PhoenixStrikes Posts: 587 Member
    I weigh every morning as soon as I get out of the shower. It keeps me focused on the task of weight loss. I look forward to every day to see if there is a loss. It's my reward for suffering through not eating.

    I don't think that would work for me! My wet hair has to add some poundage! Haha
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    I used to weigh myself daily but it caused major anxiety and I became obsessed with the scale. It got so bad that depending on what the scale read, that number would determine my mood for the whole day..perhaps even couple of days. Finally I decided to stop weighing myself and just go by how I feel and look in the mirror. I feel less stressed and Im not obssessing over every pound. When I like what I see in the mirror and when I reach a certain size then I will jump on that scale. I refuse to let the scale run my life.

    Not for everyone but it works for me :)
  • melham
    melham Posts: 233 Member
    I weigh every morning and record every day. Weighing and recording on a regular basis, whether it's every Tuesday or every day or on the first Friday of every month is the only way I can think of to get an accurate history of your progress and what affects it. I like daily because it provides a very clear record of gains and losses which you can correlate to certain conditions, i.e. do I gain every time I run 5 miles but not after I only run 3, do I gain a week before the TOM, do I lose every time my sodium was below X amount for Y days, and so on.
  • pita7317
    pita7317 Posts: 1,437 Member
    Just recently started MFP 11 days ago.
    I am thinking of weighing in every two weeks, or when I feel as though I have lost at least 2 lbs.
  • 230137isntmyweight
    230137isntmyweight Posts: 256 Member
    Daily, even if its a gain. I like to track the fluctuations and bounce them off my workouts and sodium intake.
  • Babygi6003
    Babygi6003 Posts: 356 Member
    I weigh myself daily, but only record it every Friday morning
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    I keep my own log at home and that's every day, 2x a day, up or down - and then I log only losses here on MFP which is usually about every 2 weeks.
  • mbarber1
    mbarber1 Posts: 2
    I usually check everyday Mon-Fri right after I wake up. Sometimes I forget. I also tend to eat worse over the weekend so I'm afraid to check my weight then. I only log it on the website if it is a decrease :)
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    I log it when I lose. That's all.

    Same here, with the exception of my vacation when I deliberately gained weight to reset my metabolism. I weigh daily out of curiosity - but I also do not obsess about it because I fluctuate a lot. I take the lowest weight of the week and that's what I go with. Normally that occurs on my regular 'weigh day' (Saturday) but sometimes, especially if I have a big meal on Friday night or some drinks it will not shift until Sunday or Monday.
  • doubleohstatus
    doubleohstatus Posts: 37
    Breakfast for me is 12pm since i'm doing intermittent fasting so I keep my weight-ins first thing in the morning after using the bathroom. I consume a lot of water throughout the day so it wouldn't be too accurate at any other point.
  • sokkache
    sokkache Posts: 220 Member
    I don't have a scale at my home and I think that it would upset me if I did get one because I would probably end up weighing myself several times a day. I weight myself about once or twice a month though when I'm at the gym or wherever.
  • FatOldBat
    FatOldBat Posts: 3,307 Member

    I am pretty obsessive at the moment and weigh myself every day,

    Once a week to temper just the sort of obsessiveness you mention.
  • CardiacKev28
    CardiacKev28 Posts: 172 Member
    I weigh myself once a month, that way I am not chasing the scale. Good Luck!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    me never, its all about, how you, yourself feel , and are you happy with it
  • Ivey05131980
    Ivey05131980 Posts: 1,118 Member
    I weigh myself every day, but only record it every Friday.....helps me keep my sanity.
  • ThisCanadian
    ThisCanadian Posts: 1,086 Member
    I wait until I lose 5 pounds before I check-in on MFP but weigh myself everyday to monitor the trend.
  • shurders
    shurders Posts: 5
    I just started a few weeks ago, but, I intend to weigh myself first thing every morning but only record on Friday morning, loss or gain.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I posted here.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1085755-keep-weight-in-perspective
  • PinkLotus4
    PinkLotus4 Posts: 28 Member
    Great answers everyone....I think I will stick with recording once a week..gain or loss..and just keep a journal at home where i can record daily flactuations....
  • Eumoher
    Eumoher Posts: 3
    I use a Withings Wifi scale. I step on it every morning, when first getting up, after I go potty (TMI). It automatically sends it to Myfitnesspal.
  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    I weigh daily and put it into weightgrapher.com, but only log here when I have a loss from the last weight I logged here. Mostly because my dad is constantly up and down and it annoys me to see that he "loses" twice a week but his weight stays the same. :tongue: Don't like to junk up my news feed unless its a new lowest weight.
  • MzzFaith
    MzzFaith Posts: 337 Member
    Some different. I weigh myself maybe once a month, or every 2 months. If I weigh myself every week. It only makes me frustrated.
  • seilidhe
    seilidhe Posts: 1,042 Member
    I weigh weigh myself first thing in the mornings a couple of times a week. But my "official" MFP weight comes from the scale at the gym, right before I work out on Tuesday nights, because that's the scale and time I was using when I started on MFP. I only record if there's a change in either direction. Don't see any point in logging it in if it's the same. I keep track of my morning weigh ins in a separate notebook just so I can see what's going on.
  • Ftw37
    Ftw37 Posts: 386 Member
    I weigh myself every Sunday morning.

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