I weigh myself everyday.
stormyxpony
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Like on my other topic I gained. Should I weigh myself once a week?? Ugghh i'm driving myself nuts here
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I weigh once a week - weight can change 2-3 lbs on a daily basis because of things like water retention, salt intake, extra sweating, etc...
If you insist on doing it daily, then I would recommend doing a weekly graph and make sure that the general trend is at least flat and hopefully down
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I weigh daily because it motivates me but I don't let it screw with my head if I'm up a pound or two. You probably should go to weighing once a week0
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I find if I weigh myself everyday then I get de-motivated when I don't see a miraculous drop because I've been "good" the day before. In reality, weight goes up and down throughout the week due to water etc.
Be true to yourself - fill in your diary, keep to your calorie count and try to do some exercise - from my experience the scales will then look after themselves!!
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Pro tip: the amount of times you weigh yourself will not have any impact on weight loss or weight gain.0
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Yes, the day to day fluctuations may mess with your mind. If frquent weighing is too tempting, one thing to consider is an app or program that trends weight. Similar to graphing but it does the work for you. I have used "Libre" but there are plenty other apps and even websites (such as https://trendweight.com/) that are just as good, I am sure. Best wishes...0
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I weigh-in every day using the Aria wireless scale. Even if I have gained from the day before, I don't worry. I just look at my trend graphs and focus on doing what I can to make it trend downwards. If it stresses you out to see the fluctuations, weekly might work better for you.0
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Your weight will fluctuate daily. I weigh every day and my weight will vary by a couple of pounds some days. Also some weeks I won't lose anything and some weeks I'll lose more than my calories would indicate I should have lost. If you track your weight over time you'll have a better idea of whether you're losing or gaining. It' sometimes hard NOT to become obsessive about that number on the scale but remember it's just ONE measurement - and not always a terribly accurate one.0
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First, why did you start two threads?
Second, it's probably just water retention. That happens. It's especially noticeable when you weigh everyday. Presuming you're eating right, you'll go back down either tomorrow or in a few days (really depends).0 -
I used to weigh myself in only once a week. It was good for me before I lost a larger amount of weight - that way I only saw the larger downward trend. Now I weigh in on a daily basis, so that I can see properly what certain foods and caloric amounts/activity amounts do to affect me, and I've learned good information from it.0
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If you do not understand natural body weight fluctuations and what causes those then you should not weigh yourself daily. Beyond that, I would make the effort to understand those fluctuations because youll always have them and they're completely natural and can be as much as 3-5 Lbs day to day either way.0
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Weighing yourself daily is unnecessary and will most likely drive you crazy. I fluctuate weight through any given week and at most a once a week weigh in at the same time/ same day gives a better reading of long term weight loss efforts. I stopped weighing myself about 2 months ago, I have lost inches, feel amazing and got tired of judging my self worth by the number on the scale, as normally it would send me into a downward spiral of self hate.0
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Like on my other topic I gained. Should I weigh myself once a week?? Ugghh i'm driving myself nuts here
Well.... tongue in cheek here.... if you're gaining weight, weighing once a day... aren't you still gonna gain, if you weigh once a week? More seriously though.... and I haven't seen your other topic..... if weighing every day is driving you nuts, then you probably shouldn't be weighing every day. If gaining weight is driving you nuts, then, I should probably read your other topic, to see what's up with that.
So, I guess final answer is:
Don't weigh every day, if it drives you nuts.
* Edited * to add.... I did check your other thread. I think you've been around here long enough to know that, if you're weighing every day, a small 'gain' like that, could be meaningless. You'll have to see where the trend goes, to know if you need to make any changes. In other words.... in the famous words of my godfather, as our canoes were being swamped... and he was completely panicking.... " Don't F*cking Panic !!! " :bigsmile:0 -
I weigh daily because it motivates me but I don't let it screw with my head if I'm up a pound or two. You probably should go to weighing once a week
I have been weighing myself daily for several years. I see the daily fluctuations and don't let it bug me. I see the patterns and know that a few pounds gained or lost is totally normal - like today, I'm up from yesterday, about 3lbs up from a week or so ago....but my clothes still fit the same, it's not a 3lb fat gain. So many variables - exercise, hormones, salt, water, whatever. It doesn't bug me because I know I'm making progress despite what the silly scale says.
Grab a tape measure, record your measurements, take some pics for later comparisons and pay attention to how your clothes are fitting. And weight once a week or even less if it's going to drive you mad.0 -
I weigh myself daily and it helps keep me motivated. I very rarely retain water because I have a fairly low sodium intake and drink lots of water. On the rare day I do gain at most .8lbs I know it must be from water and I just ignore that weight and keep on going.
Not everyone is going to be able to do this however and should only weigh in once and week or once a month if seeing only losses is your motivation.
I also like to try new foods quite regularly and daily weighing lets me monitor what foods work with my body and what doesn't.0 -
I weigh myself every morning and track each weigh-in using an app called Weight Bot. I used to get discouraged if I didn't see a loss or if there was a gain, but I've become more interested in the science-y side of weight loss and fitness and I like to see and decipher any trends so I know what works or where I might see improvement.
For example, I went out to eat last night and went over my daily calorie allotment by at least 1000 calories and consumed a great deal more sodium than I typically do - this morning I saw a nearly 2lb gain on the scale, but I know it's probably because I'm more than likely retaining water from the increased sodium intake. The water retention could also be contributed to muscle repair from the strength training I did yesterday morning as well.
Weighing oneself everyday is not for everyone though - if you're more likely to get discouraged than to look at the trends, it might be worth your sanity and motivation to cut down to weekly, if not bi-weekly weigh-ins. Good luck!0 -
There is an app called Libra that will track your weight as a moving average. you put in you daily weight and it shows on a graph as a a dot but the bold line in the center of the graph is what you pay attention to that line is your average weight.. I believe a moving average is the most accurate way to track true weight and it helps you not freak out over small fluctuations. Libra just makes it nice and simple.0
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I weigh daily. I only log highs and lows that show up more than one day in a row. Meh. If it stresses you out, only do it once a week, if it doesn't (it doesn't stress me out), then keep doing it, just do it at the same time of day as part of your routine to keep as many constants as possible. My weight can fluctuate multiple lbs during the day, so I do it every morning after I pee when I wake up.
it's really preference.0 -
I also weigh myself every day, but only try to record the weight once a week. I don't let water weight fluctuations demotivate me. I basically just do it every day because I'm inpatient lol0
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Hi - I don't have scales in the house because I become obsessive and it can get me down. I joined today and plan to get weighed once per week. Can see how it would wrk for some tho as a motivation tool. Good luck0
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I have been using the libra smartphone app and really like it - you weigh ever day (or as often as you want) and it works out a trend from that, so you can ignore daily figures and just pay attention to the trend.
That means if one day your water weight is up a bit, it doesn't make any difference to the overall picture.0 -
I weigh daily, and don't let the daily fluctuations bother me. I have found it enlightening to see how diet can temporarily affect the scale, and then it returns to "normal". I find that understanding how my body works enlightening, and it totally removes any stress that weighing daily might create.
One question for the people who insist that daily weighing stresses them out, so only weigh weekly. What does/would happen if on "week A", you weighed in and it was your lowest weight of that week, then on ""week B", you weighed in on the highest day of the week, and the scale was telling you you gained 3 lbs., but the reality is if you had weighed the day before you might have been down a lb.? Wouldn't THAT freak you out more? Wouldn't you want the data from the other days that proves you didn't really gain?0 -
Like on my other topic I gained. Should I weigh myself once a week?? Ugghh i'm driving myself nuts here
If you want to get the most accurate data out of weighing yourself. I suggest continuing with weighing yourself everyday then just do the numbers as an average for the week. for me it might be Monday 203lbs, Tuesday 206lbs, Wednesday 202lbs, Thursday 201lbs, Friday 204lbs, Saturday 204lbs, Sunday 207lbs. Btw that is actual weight data I have from the past week.
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203lbs
206lbs
202lbs
201lbs
204lbs
204lbs
207lbs
Divide by 7 days=203.85 which I would round off to 204lbs for the past week.0 -
I too, weigh daily. It serves to motivate me one way or the other. If it's up, it spurs me on to focus harder. If it's down, it motivates me to continue on. I also know that there are many reasons for fluctuations and don't let it affect my ultimate goal.0
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The daily weighing didn't make you gain, but focusing in the scale and blaming the scale may take up too much of you energy and time. Refocus that energy on tracking your food, and eating at a deficit. That will cause weight loss. If you are accurate and your goals are sound, what you track on paper will be a more accurate measure than the scale. It's so cool to know that you really do have control over what counts!!!!0
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I weigh daily, and don't let the daily fluctuations bother me. I have found it enlightening to see how diet can temporarily affect the scale, and then it returns to "normal". I find that understanding how my body works enlightening, and it totally removes any stress that weighing daily might create.
One question for the people who insist that daily weighing stresses them out, so only weigh weekly. What does/would happen if on "week A", you weighed in and it was your lowest weight of that week, then on ""week B", you weighed in on the highest day of the week, and the scale was telling you you gained 3 lbs., but the reality is if you had weighed the day before you might have been down a lb.? Wouldn't THAT freak you out more? Wouldn't you want the data from the other days that proves you didn't really gain?
That wouldn't really stress me out. I keep very good track of calories in and calories out. If my log didn't show a 10,500 calorie surplus then I'd know it is most likely water weight. I'd log it, and move on. The next week should show a better number.
I've had weeks were my deficit shows I should lose more than I actually lost, and other weeks where I have lost more than my deficit would predict. I do sometimes get on the scale mid-week, but it isn't 'official' until my Monday morning weigh in.
I think everyone has to find out what works for them. Also measure success other methods - measurements, bf%, how clothes fit, etc.0 -
I weigh daily and have for the last ten years.
But...I know when I am eating right and see a gain it is not a true gain. I also know if I am eating bad and see a gain and keep eating too much and keep gaining it is time to reel it in.
If you can get over the mindset of seeing a gain now and then when you are truly OP, then it doesn't hurt but if you can't then go to once week.
The scale can fluctuate for so many different reasons.0
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