How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • sarahmichel101
    sarahmichel101 Posts: 158 Member
    I haven't weighed myself in 3 months! I don't like the whole number game, and I am worried that I will get discouraged. My clothing is bigger, so this site is working for me. I agree with those who say it depends on your mindset. Do what you can handle, and consider not taking the numbers personal. I know that is harder said than done (which is why I don't weigh), but if you just look at it as a temporary number it is less harmful.
  • motivatedmartha
    motivatedmartha Posts: 1,108 Member
    Too often!!! I was trying to go once a month but longest I have achieved without weighing is 2 weeks. Now settled into once a week - sort of with an occasional 'in between' weigh in. Try to record it once a week.
  • katro111
    katro111 Posts: 632 Member
    I only weigh myself once a week. I'm much more likely to obsess over the numbers if I weigh myself more often.
  • autotek
    autotek Posts: 66 Member
    i weigh myself several times a day

    get a good scale i use the omron 514
  • GroverBlue78
    GroverBlue78 Posts: 97 Member
    I only officially weigh myself once a week, recently I have been checking every few days more just to see how my diet and dinner time are effecting me. I feel like I must stop that though because when I see those 2lb swings (mostly up) it gets me bummed out.

    I would say at minimum do once a week, usually the same day and roughly the same time. I usually do Thursday mornings right after my morning wee. I do a few stretches to loosen things up and then hop on before the morning bustle
  • Followingsea
    Followingsea Posts: 407 Member
    Daily, but I'm more interested in the trend line than the numbers. I actually find the more often I weigh the less interested I am in the actual numbers.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    Only at the doctor's office.
  • Misscherokee3
    Misscherokee3 Posts: 9
    It's good to weigh yourself weekly on the same day of the week, do it in the morning before you eat and drink, definitely after using the bathroom as weird as it is to say. Good luck!
  • love2lift_85
    love2lift_85 Posts: 356 Member
    I weigh every Saturday, at this point. So just once a week.
  • livelovetravelxx
    livelovetravelxx Posts: 27
    I weight mine once a week at the same time of day
  • PrincessMissDee
    PrincessMissDee Posts: 183 Member
    I used to weigh every Monday morning to keep track of things when I first started but, now, whenever I feel like it.

    It doesn't matter when you do it, just try to stick to the same time. ie: f you eat a lot at weekends then do it before or after, but you'll regularly see what your trend is.
  • Redheadllena
    Redheadllena Posts: 353 Member
    I subscribe to the belief that tracking your inches is more important than your weight. Not that you shouldn't monitor it. I weigh myself every 4-5 weeks (one month) and do my measurements a bit more frequently. I always weigh myself after 8 hours of sleep, first thing in the morning!
  • sarainiowa
    sarainiowa Posts: 287 Member
    I weigh every morning.

    If you weigh every day, don't let that number play games in your head. Things like hard workouts, sodium intake, hormones and things all play a part in that scale number.
  • Laurie038
    Laurie038 Posts: 8 Member
    Twice a week. Every Friday and Monday morning....at the same time. And I take measurements on the last day of every month.
  • sofulnaturalee
    sofulnaturalee Posts: 391 Member
    I used to weight myself every other day, but I would get discourage and give up. So now I weight myself every month on the 20th. I get so tempted to step on scale every now and then tho.
  • martinytime
    martinytime Posts: 41 Member
    I weigh myself about 2 times a week to keep myself in check. It is ALWAYS when I wake up. Sometimes I weigh in after exercising too, but you lose a lot of water weight then so, that number is deceiving. Yesterday I weighed myself and I lost 1.3 pounds since my last weigh in, so I was 200.8. I exercised for an hour on the treadmill and the scale said 198.8. I will stick with the higher number for now. Is exciting as I have not been in one-derland for a really long time! I will peek in a few days to see if I can actually post a weigh in under 200 :)
  • Apple31415
    Apple31415 Posts: 98 Member
    Saturdays, after i've had breakfast and lunch, but after my workout that day. between the two variables (eating and exercising) i figure it's pretty indicative of my "regular" everyday weight.
  • starznholes
    starznholes Posts: 170 Member
    I weigh Tuesday morning's same time each week. Sometimes I will check on Friday as well, just to see if I've made any progress but I don't log that one, that's just for myself to think about over the weekend and to get me thru to Tuesday because I get anxious! haha.
  • verosely
    verosely Posts: 1
    I weigh everyday. I know that I fluctuate between 1-2 pounds per day but I like to know if I go up more than 2. Normally I see a drop every other day.
  • aimeemottershead
    aimeemottershead Posts: 6 Member
    I weigh myself once a week. On sundays normally.
  • thelowcarbrecipes
    thelowcarbrecipes Posts: 89 Member
    Every day in the morning, I like having the data as it makes it easy to look at which day you could have gone wrong on your diet.
  • Kekibird
    Kekibird Posts: 1,122 Member
    Do whatever works for you. Some do it once a month, once a week or once a day.

    I weigh myself every morning.
  • niniagrn
    niniagrn Posts: 22 Member
    I weigh once per week. Before I eat or drink anything, no clothes and after morning bowel movement (TMI, sorry).
  • PrimalGirl
    PrimalGirl Posts: 148 Member
    I don't anymore, I go on how I look in the mirror, how I feel, and how much I can lift.

    Because I lift heavy I have muscle, so I know the scale will never reflect what I would like it to. But these days it's just a number. Getting leaner and tighter and smaller and more energetic is my goal, not shifting pounds.

    Maybe give it a try? Once you get over the terror of not knowing (!), it's very liberating.
  • ConleighS
    ConleighS Posts: 1,058 Member
    I try really hard for 1x a week... Saturday morning before my trainer workout.
  • Rainboots80
    Rainboots80 Posts: 218 Member
    I weigh every day but only track it on Saturday
  • akarras823
    akarras823 Posts: 9
    I used to get obsessive with the scale, so I weigh myself once a month after my Saturday workout at the gym. I don't have a scale at home anymore because I was sabotaging myself with negative thoughts if I gained a pound. It could be anything - water retention, building muscle, and not because I was bad at my diet or didn't exercise.

    So now I weigh in and take my measurements the first of every month.
  • PinkDeath616
    PinkDeath616 Posts: 56
    Twice every day. Once when I wake up and once before I go to bed.
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    I used to weigh everyday but it was making me crazy so now i weigh myself once or twice a week. it's just up to however you want to do it though lol
  • SymphonynSonata
    SymphonynSonata Posts: 533 Member
    I weigh myself every morning at 8 AM.

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