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How often do you weigh yourself (for loss and maintain)?

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  • BettyDeVoti
    BettyDeVoti Posts: 1
    I am in my first week of weight loss, on a 1200/day diet. I usually eat less than 1200. In the first week, my weight fluctuated from 185 to 179, then back up to 182, but I eat exactly the same foods every day! any reason?
  • caitconquersweight
    caitconquersweight Posts: 316 Member
    I'm trying my hardest to only weigh myself once a week. But I'm finding that it's a lot easier for me to cheat or sneak in extra calories if I don't have the number hanging above my head all day. I don't know if I like it. It's not an obsession, when I weigh myself daily I do it ONCE, because I know how much it can vary throughout the day.
  • GlitterrMagpie
    GlitterrMagpie Posts: 302 Member
    I used to weigh once a week, now it's once a fortnight. I'm not so interested in the number on the scale anymore, my goals have changed to feeling fitter and my clothes looking better on me.
  • ladykaisa
    ladykaisa Posts: 236 Member
    I weigh every couple of weeks in weight loss mode. With my history, if I focus on the number on the scale too often it can hinder the "healthy" portion of the weight loss. As long as every couple of weeks there's a drop of 1-2 pounds, I'm content. The daily fluctuations would drive me over the edge if I weighed daily.
  • SusanBT1954
    SusanBT1954 Posts: 18
    Every morning and I do record it. I know it is going to fluctuate a little due to many factors, but I like knowing when it has gone up a little or down a little so I can try to pinpoint where I may need to make changes.
  • tiffanylindenmuth
    tiffanylindenmuth Posts: 15 Member
    I researched this awhile back and found the most accurate way to calculate your weight when only using a scale is to weigh in every day (morning is best before you intake any foods or fluid, after emptying bladder) and then once a week do the math and come up with the average weight (add all days together and then divide by the number of days you are calculating an average for).
  • FaunalFantasy
    FaunalFantasy Posts: 47 Member
    Wow!

    Thanks for all the responses!

    I really thought it was bad to weigh yourself everyday, but I'm going to start recording my weight daily. I know it is going to fluctuate, so I wont get depressed when it goes up a bit.
  • beachylove
    beachylove Posts: 137 Member
    Weekly....I found that daily caused me too many emotions since there was so much fluctuation day to day. its hard to resist jumping on the scale in the morning though.
  • ChrisS30V
    ChrisS30V Posts: 157 Member
    Maintaining here, I used to weigh myself once a week, but tomorrow will be two weeks since my last weigh-in and I plan to stick with the biweekly weigh-ins for the long haul. As long as I'm within a 5 lb range I've set for myself, I don't twice about it. I also keep track of bodily measurements which is IMHO more important than weight alone.
  • hopper602
    hopper602 Posts: 204 Member
    once a week right after waking up and after using bathroom. That is my routine. Weighing too often can put a damper on your attitude if you aren't seeing the progress you are hoping for. You will never get to see those larger losses if you are weighing daily.
  • FlexinHenrique94
    FlexinHenrique94 Posts: 48
    Weigh yourself once a week, in the morning, before you ate anything and after you went to the bathroom (if you know what I mean) I used to weigh myself everyday at the gym, so I know that feel. Just try to fight it.
  • ebeth_s
    ebeth_s Posts: 21 Member
    I weight myself every Sunday morning before I get dressed for church.

    I can vary throughout the week by as much as 5-6 pounds throughout the week, but I always record my Sunday weight.
  • daw0518
    daw0518 Posts: 459 Member
    I was weighing myself every Monday, but after two weeks at the exact same weight, I decided to weigh myself everyday this week & average the numbers. So far, yesterday & today were 4 lbs less than what the Monday number was, so maybe I'm just learning that Monday isn't the best day for me to weigh-in.
  • hilaria81
    hilaria81 Posts: 84 Member
    Every morning the scale calls to me. I try so hard to ignore it, but I weigh myself most mornings. However, I only record my weight in MFP once a week on Friday morning. That's hard to when my weight is lower than I expected it to be, then I really want to record it on the spot!

    I feel like I could have written this. I get extra motivation from cheating with "unofficial" check-ins during the week, especially when they're almost always good. It's rather addictive!
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Whenever I'm curious (usually it's just before and after after a post-run poop because I'm curious about a lot of things... :laugh: ). Anyway, I'm more concerned with my clothing size and body fat % (which is really hard to measure accurately, unfortunately). I only record my lowest weight. I felt bad about getting congratulated on losing the same 5 pounds. Plus, it gave me an excuse to go over (yay! i lost a pound. pass me the tiramisu!!) which sent me in a weird cycle. Although my main focus is size, I've still got one eye on my weight.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    For the most part, once a week - Wednesday mornings. Last week I made an exception because my loss was miniscule and I wanted to confirm it was due to water weight, so I weighed myself on Thursday too.
  • B_TEEN
    B_TEEN Posts: 95 Member
    I'm more concerned with body composition / clothing size rather than scale weight. Since I'm scheduling my workouts a month in advance, I'll weigh myself twice a month for tracking purposes.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Every morning after using the bathroom, before hopping in the shower. I don't get weird about the numbers because the scale measures to the tenth of a pound. I know now how much sodium impacts my water retention (even if I'm under for calories). I have also learned to switch to 30 day view to get the real picture. I also really like weighing in daily so that I can note specific events. What's that blip? Ohhhh the Super Bowl was the day before. I was so dehydrated that I must have drank three gallons of water, etc.
  • firelight4321
    firelight4321 Posts: 60 Member
    Daily, out of curiosity. I log a pound lost when I seem consistently at or below the next step down.
  • tomandshell
    tomandshell Posts: 32 Member
    I weigh myself every morning in between the bathroom and the shower. I also weigh myself a few times a week at night before bed, just because I'm curious to observe the overnight changes.

    I log my morning weight every day because it helps me to see all of the little fluctuations. I don't freak out any more when I go up two pounds in a day because I can see it all in context and observe the trends. I judge progress by looking back a week at a time.
  • andreaamak
    andreaamak Posts: 42 Member
    Every day but I only record it once per week.
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