How often do you weigh yourself?

Every morning when I wake up. After I pee. Naked.


I think it helps to see the fluctuations on the scale... I've learned that my body will fluctuate up to 1 or 2 pounds in either direction depending on water retention. As long as the number is trending downwards over the course of the month (and it is), I don't let it discourage me. Patience truly is your best friend when you're losing weight.

Every morning. It's not for everyone, but it works for me.

My official weigh in is once a week. Occasionally I will step on the scale one or twice during the week just to make sure I'm still on track.

When you weigh is a personal preference. If you can handle seeing the number flucuate up and down during the week, then weigh daily. But if seeing a gain sends you into a panic (which is used to do to me!), then just weigh once a week for the first couple of months.

Every morning when I wake up. After I pee. Naked.

This^^

Yup! I record every day and don't freak out over small fluctuations! That's the trick to weighing in daily.

I weigh everyday so I can see the fluctuations but I think the weekly or monthly check would be fine too if you prefer. Try it out and see what you like best. The important thing to me is not to fret too much over it.

Like once every 3-4 days. It gives me good data and if I have a lot of sodium one day then I usually have a day to recover from it. I don't like weighing myself everyday because it usually makes me feel kinda obsessed over it.

I weigh daily, but I record weekly on a certain day (Tuesdays for me). I notice a fluctuation in weight during the week, but when it's recorded only weekly I consistently notice a downward trend. (I strategically weigh during the middle of the week a few days after my bigger eating days.)

I weigh myself daily, as soon as I wake up, naked. I then take my weekly average and as long as my weekly average is going up or down (depending on the goal at that time), I know that I am eating the right amount for my goal.

As others noted, daily. And record your weight. The weight + food diary data is valuable. I know the nervousness that comes with stepping on the scale. There will be disappointment at times. That is part of the process. However, you can't let nerves and avoidance dictate your decisions and be successful.

When I first start cutting calories, every 2 weeks to make sure my calorie allotment is correct. I don't have a digital bathroom scale, so this makes it easier for me to see a loss of 1kg rather than 1lb.

Then, a cursory check every time I remember or I'm curious how my loss is going.

Once I reach 10lbs, I go back to every 2 weeks again and repeat.

I weigh myself every single day. I have read online that it's not always a good thing to do that because some people tend to get discouraged when they see their weight has not gone down, or even if it has gone up a little, but as long as you realize that it's normal for the body to fluctuate, then you should be fine. I feel like weighing myself every single day has helped me stay on track. I have learned so much about my body this way, I know what works for me, and what doesn't. I also record my weight weekly. Although I step on the scale every day, I only record my new weight on Sunday's, and this, too, keeps me motivated. It's pretty cool to look back and see how far I have come. I actually look forward to my "weigh in day" every week! Just like everyone else, I have my bad weeks and I have my good weeks. We all hit a plateau eventually, and that is normal. As long as you keep pushing yourself, you will eventually get through it! Good luck!

Also, just like others have stated, the best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning, after you have peed!

If you just started and you don't feel comfortable weighing yourself so soon, just give it another week! Sometimes people's weight will drop dramatically in the first week (due to water loss from burning off glycogen stores; glycogen (a quick energy release carbohydrate storage) will store 3x its weight in water weight), some people don't notice a lot of change in the first month due to changes in diet and exercise. Some people find that if they start a new or different exercise program their body retains water for a couple weeks. If you can't handle looking at the scale and seeing no loss or even a couple pound gain and not being discouraged.. I would just wait. If you know you're eating at a deficit you CAN'T be putting on weight (that requires being very honest in your diary and weighing and logging everything). I generally take solace in the fact that I know any weight gain can't be fat because I'm definitely eating at a 500-1000 calorie deficit every day.

I weigh weekly.

I don't weigh myself anymore. However when my goal was scale weight I weighed once every month.

Bodyfat percentage, tape measure and the mirror are my tools now. I don't really care what the scale says

I weigh myself every day, it's interesting to see. On tuesday I have my official weekly weigh- and measure day.