Do you record weight gains?

I was feeling philosophical about my weight loss earlier and realised that I never record weight gains. If I go up a few pounds I'll feel frustrated but I never log it on MFP. I wait until my weight inevitably drops back down to what it says on MFP and then if I lose another lb I will log that. So sometimes I might be losing/gaining weight due to normal fluctuations, but overall if I've lost say 10 lbs then I can be sure I have definitely lost weight from my starting point. If every time I went up a lb I recorded it, I'd end up losing motivation. Knowing yourself that you need to get back to MFP weight before you can log a loss gives you more motivation to work harder. That's just how I've been thinking; what do you do?

I do exactly the same. I know what trajectory I'm on and I just ignore fluctuations.

I do record weight gains - to remind myself that "this is Life". Otherwise I can be too hard on myself and rigidly over-diet. Logging daily, for me, puts things in perspective and gives me a sense of control.

I'm the same, I only record losses.

But, I do weigh myself daily to ensure the gains are within the normal fluctuations I'd expect - as long as I do that I can't pretend it's not going up - also if it rises for a few days in a row I'll take a closer look at my diet to ensure I'm not sneaking a little bit more than I should be (I try to take a relaxed approach the dieting).

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I can't see the point in registering your weight if you don't register the up's and the down's?! It's data and it's factual therefore it happened. You can't undo what you've done and hiding your head in the sand when you've had an increase seems a bit daft to me.
Sorry if this offends.

I only record weight monthly, although I weigh myself daily. I record losses and gains, because after a month, it is probably real - not a fluctuation related to water weight or whatever.

I record my weight every Monday. I have maintained one week, and I gained 1 (since December 2). I just own up to it, and if I gain, I set a goal to try to weigh less than my pre-gain weight,

Same as you! I only log losses.

Yes. I weigh weight gain. I like my record to be accurate. Also, when I lose the extra weight, I like to see it showing.

I have an wifi scale so it takes the "should I/shouldn't I" out of the equation. It records automatically no matter what.

I was only weighing myself weekly and recording only the losses. I was also measuring monthly and recording that. I started getting a little obsessive and would get a little upset if I went over on calories some days. I started weighing myself daily and recording it here on MFP and measuring every 2 weeks (also recording). It's helped me to see how my body fluctuates and to look at the bigger picture (the trends). Since I am watching for trends in weight loss/gain, it is also helping me to focus on calorie intake for the week instead of daily. I ended up learning that even though I did go over in calories on some days, I was still in a deficit for the week and that was okay.

I think each person needs to do what works for them. For me, tracking losses helped when I had a bigger amount to lose. Now that I am getting closer to goal, it's helping to look at it differently. Plus I am learning more about my body!

I record once a week, up down or the same. It keeps me focussed.

My thinking is EXACTLY like you describe, OP.

I usually don't log a loss until it is sustained over 3+ days. It is tempting at times to log a "new low" I have not seen before. For example, the other morning I saw 193.2 and that's the lowest I have ever seen on the scale as an adult. But it was just one day. 194.6 has been steady for a week so that's my current logged weight.

I don't "gain" often, but occasionally due to increased sodium/restaurant meals or more exercise than usual, my weight will go up 1-2 lb for a few days. I don't log that. I just wait until it goes back down.

If you can see a pattern every month, then there is less stress.

I only record losses and only when they stick around for a couple days. I was up .2 lbs this morning from yesterday, but will not log that since I didn't exceed my calories yesterday and have some post work out sore muscles that are probably retaining a bit of fluid. I weigh my self every day, so now after 8 months I'm fully aware of what causes my fluctuations and just don't stress about them.