How often do you weigh yourself?

jessie819
jessie819 Posts: 16
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious how often everyone weighs in...thanks!

Trying to decide if I should do it once a week, once a month, one every couple weeks, etc.
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  • Michelle_J
    Michelle_J Posts: 362 Member
    every day.......not suggested but an obsession
  • PolkaDot88
    PolkaDot88 Posts: 71 Member
    I weight myself once a week on Fridays and measure inches twice a month, 1st and 15th. I find it gives me a good picture without making me obsess over the scale!
  • sabrina35
    sabrina35 Posts: 42
    I weigh everday, but I record once a week.
  • LovingMe19
    LovingMe19 Posts: 380 Member
    I would suggest once a week, early in the morning, before you eat, and completely nude.
  • lukasmac
    lukasmac Posts: 216 Member
    once a week on a set day first thing in the morning after a good pee...

    i dont suggest you weight yourself everyday... you will see small weight variations resulting in water retention among other things and it will just drive you mad...

    good luck!
  • lukasmac
    lukasmac Posts: 216 Member
    I would suggest once a week, early in the morning, before you eat, and completely nude.

    sounds good to me ;)
  • mab0669
    mab0669 Posts: 29
    I also weigh myself every day. I usually only weigh in on this website every couple of weeks. But, I can't help myself, I must get on the scale every morning. I don't freak out if i go up a pound or two, I just stick with it and it goes back down. If you feel that seeing fluctuations will upset you, then don't weigh in so often.
  • Chacen
    Chacen Posts: 14 Member
    I try to do it once a week first thing in the morning.
    I've done the every day or every two days in the past and I find it becomes this compulsive obession that starts to wear on your mind if you dont see the constant results.
  • ChrisWag
    ChrisWag Posts: 169
    When I was losing weight I would weigh daily, so I learned what foods affected and what didn't, but now that I am at goal and staying there I weigh on Fridays. That way if I am bad over the weekend it is back to normal by Friday. I also measure every two weeks.
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
    everyday cause of curiosity ... i record it every day too... i get about 2-5 lbs fluctuation
  • LastFighter
    LastFighter Posts: 175 Member
    It is a proven fact that people who check the scale on a daily basis lose more weight. I on the other take that to a new level weighing myself several times a day. I like to weigh myself before going to the gym to see how I am doing on the day. I can usually tell within .4lbs what I will weigh in the morning based on what I ate the night before and what I weighed in at through the prvious day. It is very helpful but can be very discouraging during plateaus.
  • Robyn120
    Robyn120 Posts: 249
    Once a week, same day a week at around the same time if possible.
  • WhiskeyBravo
    WhiskeyBravo Posts: 92
    every day.......not suggested but an obsession
    I'm right there with you and then when some asks me how much I weigh I'm like hmmmm, I'm not exactly sure....as if... :)
  • legend1973
    legend1973 Posts: 83
    Somewhere in the range of 4 to 5 times a day..... OCD....
  • Natural
    Natural Posts: 461 Member
    daily, but i weigh in once a week. i don't stress over the numbers on the scale, i just like to know....if i'm on course and anything i need to do different.
  • WalkingGirl1985
    WalkingGirl1985 Posts: 2,046 Member
    I do it like every other day, working on doing so once a week but I find that to be rather diffacult. I am making excellent progress and I feel like i lose a pound every time i step on. One day, when I'm strong enough I will probaly weigh in every other week, to once a month..sometimes these numbers can stress me if I have a bad eating day and it goes up a few pounds.
  • kymberlin
    kymberlin Posts: 113 Member
    I had to reply to this. I weigh myself several times a day, my scale is broken so I find it amusing to see that after I've gone to the bathroom I can gain 10lbs. I do weigh in tuesday morning and sometimes saturdays too. My weight is slowly dropping, in the beginning I saw four inches off waist and hips, now nothing in the last 10lbs.
  • queenofdisney
    queenofdisney Posts: 65
    I weigh myself often but I only "weigh in" every Thursday :)
  • udallmom101
    udallmom101 Posts: 564 Member
    Once a month! I have decided I am not going to obsess over the scale. I would rather see the difference in the way my clothes are fitting.
  • themyriadthings
    themyriadthings Posts: 225 Member
    I also weigh myself every morning, and check in once a week. Like Natural said, it helps to keep me on course, so I eat well everyday rather than slack off after weigh-in day and then starve myself beforehand. Everyone's different though, this is just what works for me.
  • Roobean33
    Roobean33 Posts: 104
    I weigh everyday, but officially take the number every friday. If you weigh everyday you will see quite a bit of flux - if this discourages you, don't do it! I use it as way to motivate myself...and just curious. :)
  • selbyhutch
    selbyhutch Posts: 531 Member
    daily, but i weigh in once a week. i don't stress over the numbers on the scale, i just like to know....if i'm on course and anything i need to do different.

    Same! It just helps keep me in check.
  • katekizm
    katekizm Posts: 47 Member
    I stand on my crappy scale every Sunday morning and I do my measurements right after. I record it all as I go since I have my phone right next to me. Keeps me honest.
  • SandraMay1982
    SandraMay1982 Posts: 328
    Every Monday morning. - Not naked *L*
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I would suggest once a week, early in the morning, before you eat, and completely nude.

    If you need a hand with that let me know :flowerforyou:


    I weigh in once a week on Sunday after church before Breakfast
  • goal30Lori
    goal30Lori Posts: 307 Member
    I step on the scale a few times a day, but only update once a week. I like to see the fluctuations, I think it's interesting! I might be a little addicted to seeing the numbers, but not obsessed!
  • SyreetaJayne1
    SyreetaJayne1 Posts: 170
    I weigh in once a week the same day (tuesdays) in the evening, and record my weight.
  • kyasarin381
    kyasarin381 Posts: 28
    My scale is in the bathroom so I weigh myself everytime i'm in there. It's a little obsessive, but I like to know what I weigh and it keeps me on track. I don't think about snacking if I know what I weigh throughout the day. It's a little reminder to do well. :)
  • jacknikon
    jacknikon Posts: 11 Member
    I don't own a scale...try to weigh myself every other week when I get down to the gym. More than that seems obsessive, anyway. Go with how you feel not what you weigh.
  • OnionCookie
    OnionCookie Posts: 272 Member
    I used to weigh myself every week but I started losing inches when the scale didn't move and it was discouraging, so now I'm going for just once or twice a month. I haven't made up my mind yet.

    I think it all depends on your mindset. If you are okay seeing a higher number due to fluctuations do it every day, if you get discouraged because of a number then every week, every other week, or once a month.
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