weigh or "not" to weigh, that is the question?

Most everything I read says once a week is plenty. I weight myself daily and it drives me crazy!

I don't weigh myself every day, actually I weight myself like once a week.. Should I be weighing myself daily? I just don't know. also should you weigh yourself before and after you eat a meal?

Help! :noway:

In my opinion it is obsessive to weigh yourself everyday. Once per week is ideal, why change, you are doing fine.

Personally, I weigh and measure, once per week, naked and it is the first thing I do after going to the loo.

For me, I found that weighing once a week at the same time to be the most consistent measure of weight loss. I did it on Monday mornings at 5:30 soon after getting up and going to the bathroom, naked of course, don't want any extra ounces! In general, I would think consistency is the most important factor, so if you prefer to weigh at night with your pj's on, just do it on the same day at the same time of day with the same clothes to ensure a more accurate account of your weight loss.

Weigh yourself early in the morning (when you first emerge from the heaven which is Bed) but after you have been to the potty and always do in your birthday suit!!!

If you do that you will get the most accurate reading.

I really think it's all about what works best for you. I used to weigh myself every day, sometimes twice a day and became so obsessed with it that I would get depressed. It got so bad I decided to chuck out my bathroom scales (along with all my appetite suppressants) and never weighed myself again for years, except when I went to the doctor. However, a friend of mine who has lost nearly 60 pounds in the last six months finds that weighing herself every day really helps as she is encouraged by even the smallest loss. Now that I am losing weight and feeling better about myself I weigh in once a week, I am being VERY disciplined not to become obsessive about it again. Same day once a week first thing in the morning on the same scale - scales can differ hugely, for example my new scale is 4kg heavier than my old scale and the scale at my gym falls in between the two. Just remember as well that hormone fluctuations can make a difference too. Good luck and keep going!

i weight daily, since i feel that it keeps me en pointe. minor fluctuations don't bother me all that much. it's when i cease to step on the scale every morning that i allow myself to fudge a bit. i'm also motivated by both a gain and a loss, though. :]

The reason it's nice to weigh in daily is that, like everyone says, you will see a lot of variation. But, that also means you may miss that day when you get a nice low number. I'd hate to miss out on an encouraging thing like that.

To use the "variation argument" against those that say weigh in weekly, let's say you do weigh in weekly. What if the day your weigh in one week happens to be a low day and then the next week happens to be a high day? Hey, these things happen. So now you think you've actually gained weight this week.

Go ahead and weigh daily and record it on in a spreadsheet or on paper someplace and then figure out what the 7 day running average is. That's a better reflection on what progress you're making.

I think almost everyone would agree that morning is the best time to weigh. You weigh the least and it seems to be consistent. Do it the same every day. Make sure your scales is on a very stable surface and don't move it around. Mine is on a cement basement floor. Some scales are also sensitive to how you stand on it (in the middle or toward the front or back of the scales).

This is not about the scale. We all freak about the scale. The number we all have to freak about is the calorie deficit. Weigh never or all day long, does not matter, as long as you do not freak about that number. Many variables go into making that number on the scale. The one that will make you burn fat is the deficit. Focus on that and you will lose weight. It must be small enough to fuel your body and large enough to burn an appropriate amount of fat. MFP factors that in so if you keep your calorie goal you will be fine and you will get it going your way.

Weigh yourself early in the morning (when you first emerge from the heaven which is Bed) but after you have been to the potty and always do in your birthday suit!!!

If you do that you will get the most accurate reading.

I agree I do this every friday :happy:

Once a week is sane. Every day weighing is nagging and inconsequential.
What I love is that at the end of my food day I hit the 'complete this entry' button, and it tells me "if every day were like today, in 5 weeks you'd weight .....". That's incentive without nagging, and I don't have to worry if I happen to eat something with a little salt in it the day before.