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How many times do you weigh yourself in 1 "weigh in"

jmsspr93
jmsspr93 Posts: 117 Member
edited February 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh once on a friday and once on a Monday, Logging the results on a Monday. But ive just done it now, and just stepping on and off changes the results all the time per time its hard to know what to log to be prudent.
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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    Once.
  • nilesian
    nilesian Posts: 4 Member
    My scales are a bit 'iffy' as well. I generally weigh myself three times and take the average of what the scales say! Stupidly I don't always log in which affects how my stats look on here!

    Hope this helps! :smile:
  • David_AUS
    David_AUS Posts: 298 Member
    Scales don't really like being moved around. I always weigh twice as sometimes the feet may not settle properly. Always on a hard surface if the weights vary I check the scale sitting square and not jammed and take a new reading.
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
    Once
  • luca15306
    luca15306 Posts: 111 Member
    3
  • ZhaoWei76
    ZhaoWei76 Posts: 37 Member
    Twice.... Paranoid about the "feet settling", as was mentioned... And then, just want to "make sure"... But my 2 numbers are NEVER different, so now it's almost habit...
  • Samby_v1
    Samby_v1 Posts: 202 Member
    Once a week at the same time, butt nekkid.
  • zerocalorie
    zerocalorie Posts: 9 Member
    I put the scale in the same spot to weigh in. I have to do it 3 times. My daughter bought a new WW digital scale. After weighing in a few times it was all good until one day I stepped on to read 5 lbs more. I had realized my other daughter had weighed herself and the scale for some reason keeps the previous weight, therefore I have to step on again to "whew" see my weight and verify it again, which is pretty consistent then.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Once unless something prevents me from getting it recorded before the scale turns off or I forget (my weight app boots me or the pen I have doesn't write, whatever) then I'll hop on a second time and record whatever it says.
  • MVY_
    MVY_ Posts: 253 Member
    Once every week on Monday morning! :)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I just weigh myself once each time, but I do it every morning like clockwork

    (I log changes when they're sustained over 3+ days...right now it's killing me not to log my latest weight because it would put me at 70 lb lost but I have to wait at least 1-2 more days before I feel secure with it!)
  • easjer
    easjer Posts: 219 Member
    My scale has a memory feature, and unless it's cleared by putting on a very different weight, it will give the same reading. So, if I get on, and then step off, get back on, it will be the same. If I get on, step off, my husband gets on, steps off and I get on again, then it may be different. But it's usually within .3 lbs, so I don't bother with multiple readings.

    I have been known to do two body tests on Wii Fit though - once at the beginning and once at the end of a workout, particularly if it was pretty close to when I'd last eaten at the beginning.
  • ChrysalisCove
    ChrysalisCove Posts: 975 Member
    I weigh myself one time, once a week (Sat) first thing in the morning nearly nude.
  • florentinovillaro
    florentinovillaro Posts: 342 Member
    3 times for my official weight on weigh in days, my scale fluctuates by .10 to 1lb depending on exactly where you step (closer in, closer out, too froward, too back). I literally measure in 3 directions on my scale, west, north and east to find 3 consistent numbers.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I weigh almost every morning and enter it into excel and plot a trendline. This helps me ignore the little ups ans downs.

    I only enter new lows on MFP. Haven't entered one in over a month now.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Get a better scale. My digital scale wobbles around and then averages across the wobbles to give me a stable measure. I can step off the scale, move the scale, pick the scale up and put it down, and still get the same number. I'm a daily weigher and expect to fluctuate 3 pounds/day.

    Be prepared if you change scales to have your weight change. I lost 20 pounds on one scale, bought my current scale, and 'gained' 5 pounds. So I lost those same 5 pounds twice.
  • mellyally
    mellyally Posts: 2 Member
    I thought I was the only one who checked their weight multiple times. I step on and off the scale three times to make sure the weight is consistent.
  • lmr0528
    lmr0528 Posts: 427 Member
    Just once.
  • chelstakencharge
    chelstakencharge Posts: 1,021 Member
    3 times.....everyday
  • tibby531
    tibby531 Posts: 717 Member
    if it's a believable weight, I only need the one weigh in. if I can't believe it, I'll do it again, just to make sure.
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Once.
  • _AlabamaSlamma_
    _AlabamaSlamma_ Posts: 216
    Usually I weigh about three times before I jump off sobbing and go down a quart of Ben & Jerry's.
  • Eric_DeCastro
    Eric_DeCastro Posts: 767 Member
    I weigh myself once a week officially, but get on the scale when ever i feel lighter. i don't think that helps because I vary +/-1lbs at different times of the day. not good for the ego.
  • stormyxpony
    stormyxpony Posts: 157 Member
    Before going to the bathroom in the nude and then after I go to the bathroom in the nude. mom says to take the lowest number.
  • nikibean123
    nikibean123 Posts: 81 Member
    I weigh myself once a week (sometimes twice if I'm feeling OCD) when I go to the gym on the weekend. I use the gym scales every time (big ones so they don't get moved around) in my gym gear without trainers. I weigh myself twice just to check the number is right before noting it down. I don't use any other scales now because it does my head in when different scales give different results.
  • Chellellelle
    Chellellelle Posts: 595 Member
    Since I move my scale from bathroom floor to the closet, I usually weigh myself twice and then if I get different numbers, I will weigh myself once more. The third time usually matches the second number, so I go with that.
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    I just step on once. I try to step on evenly as possible because I figure if I wiggle it's going to throw it off. Not sure if it would or not but it's something I do.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I will knock them around on occasion if the weight seems too high, or actual during December... too low.
    In the end, it's trend I'm worried about, but I prefer to have a figure that 'makes sense', given the choice.

    And yes, at the moment after bathroom, no clothes.

    I've just started using the 'libre' app which seems to do a good job of averaging the trend, so individual figures don't matter so much as it's just showing you the trend.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    For some reason my scale always gives a different number the first time you use it that day then any other time. So I usually step on it once, step off, then step on it again and take that number. I've checked a few times and the third time is always the same as the second, so I think that's the "right" number. I mean, it's all retaliative anyway so I care mostly about consistency.
  • eyecandyrayce
    eyecandyrayce Posts: 260 Member
    I move my scale around so I always do it 3 times. The first time is always wrong and the scale gives me a reset message after the first time. Then it shows accurately and I do it twice just to make sure both times are the same.
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