How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • lauraspberry
    lauraspberry Posts: 655 Member
    Honestly, every single day and it's not good because when I gain a lb let's say from soreness, it affects my motivation totally so I wouldnt say what I'm doing is good :))
  • jennifierrice
    jennifierrice Posts: 18
    I weigh in daily because my scale does my BMI/LBM/HR/Enviromental CO2 as well as the weight.
  • grammagie
    grammagie Posts: 142 Member
    biweekly only
  • misschoppo
    misschoppo Posts: 463 Member
    I usually weigh in daily first thing in the morning. I don't obsess over fluctuations but do like to weigh in daily just as it keeps me on track.
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    I weigh myself every day. This is controversial as you have to be able to handle a 1-3 lb increase even if you have been eating correctly and doing exercise. I do this to stop myself from shoving things into my mouth. I have to face the scale in the morning.
  • MzzFaith
    MzzFaith Posts: 337 Member
    Once every 2 months or once @ month that scales makes me frustrated
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    How often do you weigh yourself?

    I don't anymore.
  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    I weigh myself twice a month. Helps me stay on track.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    twice a day
  • Melionfire
    Melionfire Posts: 343 Member
    I can't understand how it is suggested to just weight 1x/week. Weight fluctuates a lot so I measure it a lot, but generally the same time of day, early am, after void, same clothing I always wear for it for consistency. I plot that on a graph and get a good sense of the average over the course of a week. I usually weigh right before bed too, and I get to know how much I usually lose over night, though surprisingly it fluctuates some too. But generally, with ~2 lbs, the #s are all similar. I find it HELPS to weigh often and see the fluctuation up and down.
    Actually, with frequent measurement, I can see about a .25-.33 lb/week decrease in my average weight (when I'm trying to maintain, not lose), despite it fluctuating + or - about 2 lbs from that #.
    So I say, weigh often, but don't make a big deal of small ups OR DOWNS!

    I do this without the graph!!! I now have a good sense of why my weight sometimes fluctuates and I now feel better when it happens because I know that if I stick to it the number will go down eventually. Every time I have gained weight it was when I stopped doing this. I need the daily check it to help me stick to it. When I see a loss it encourages me to keep going and if it goes up it forces me to examine why!! But I understand how it can effect some so do what feels best for you.
  • awomaame25
    awomaame25 Posts: 189 Member
    anytym i use d bathroom..just for d fun of it
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Once a week.
  • lawzza
    lawzza Posts: 11
    Every morning first thing, but I only log it on here if there is a loss - keeps me motivated!
  • joefearn
    joefearn Posts: 3
    every morning, best way to track progress whether gaining or cutting, weight fluctuates daily and its best to record your weight everyday and then at the end of the week record your average weigh in and average weight lost/gained. the scale definitely helps track progress, but as always physical changes > scale changes
  • dalguard
    dalguard Posts: 36
    I weigh daily. My weight makes more sense viewed daily because I see the spikes and dips in context. Like, I've been going down for a few days and then there's a bump - the bump isn't relevant. Or if I've been steady for a few days and there's a sudden big drop, most of that drop is probably coming back tomorrow. My weekly weight changes look crazy without that context - 3.6 loss one week followed by .2 gain the next, then 1.8 loss.

    When I was effortlessly maintaining for years, I weighed myself every morning. There's at least one study that says that daily weighing helps maintain weight loss.
    http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov07/daily.aspx
  • Saramelie
    Saramelie Posts: 308 Member
    I weight myself once.... twice a day. But I've decided to put a stop to this and weight once a week, on thursdays, and that's it, because it turns into an obsession for me.....

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