How often do YOU weigh in?

Sjarkey15
Sjarkey15 Posts: 57 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh in everyday... My doctor says once a week but honestly seeing my weight on the scale everyday is quite motivating.

Thoughts?!
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  • mallory5385
    mallory5385 Posts: 45 Member
    I weigh everyday also. My husband says when I don't weigh in I want to eat badly. So, I think it keeps me in check and motivated.
  • sodakat
    sodakat Posts: 1,126 Member
    Me too -- every day. And like I've been saying on threads like this, I didn't step on a scale for 20 years unless forced, so *wanting* step on a scale daily is kind of a big deal to me! Hopefully I can now keep it up for life. That is my goal.
  • ottermotorcycle
    ottermotorcycle Posts: 654 Member
    I would weigh in once a week... if I honestly ever remembered to weigh in. I'm on some weird borderline between losing and maintenance where I have my goal set as a 250kcal deficit but mostly I'm lifting weights and trying to become more muscular-looking.

    I get my Body Fat Percentage tested every two weeks at the recreation center on campus instead. It's not as accurate as a scale, but it gives me a much more useful number. I don't know what I'll do when I graduate in May...
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I pretty much weigh myself every day - but I only count and log Friday morning's weight (good, bad or the same).
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I weigh and log everyday. It's part of my routine now really.
  • dizzyupdreams
    dizzyupdreams Posts: 10 Member
    I weigh I'm when I can. I try to do it at least once a week, but if I remember other days I will. But I only really log once a week, good or bad.
  • coffencr
    coffencr Posts: 22 Member
    I weigh once a week. But if it keeps you motivated do what is working for you.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    Every week or 2. Or before any races that im running in.
  • ravenribbs
    ravenribbs Posts: 289 Member
    Weekly, on Friday mornings.
  • EbSC234
    EbSC234 Posts: 4 Member
    I've been weighing in once a week, but I think I'm going to go back to every day. I think it motivates me more to see the number every day.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,856 Member
    I weigh in everyday... My doctor says once a week but honestly seeing my weight on the scale everyday is quite motivating.

    Thoughts?!
    I have every day since I started on MFP 863 days ago. No good reason, it's just symptomatic of my OCD.
  • Nix_Way
    Nix_Way Posts: 201 Member
    I usually weigh 3 times a week, but only record it on Sundays..
  • traceywoody
    traceywoody Posts: 233 Member
    Only once a week for me. I find that I get too affected by what I see on the scale. It doesn't motivate me, it can discourage me if I have had a gain, even if I am aware that it is just water retention etc. However, we are all different, and I agree, do what works for you.
  • linzspence
    linzspence Posts: 16 Member
    I weigh every day, right before I get in the shower in the morning, so about 5 minutes after I get up. I have a fitbit aria, so even in my half asleep state, it gets logged for me and I check it after I've had some tea. I try not to worry about little fluctuations. As long as the overall trend is going down, I don't worry. If I have 3 or 4 days of weight creeping up, then I assess what it is that I am doing, or what is going on with my body (I'm talking about you pre-period bloating).
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    I weigh once a week. But if it keeps you motivated do what is working for you.

    I weigh in once a week on Fridays. I've made this a will power thing, I don't want to get back in the habit of weighing in too often and getting discouraged. But if that helps someone else go for it! Weight loss is an intensely personally journey, and as the old saying goes "Different strokes for different folks!"
  • MickeyCastello
    MickeyCastello Posts: 269
    Every Friday, just before I start my cheat day!
  • SSBearPop
    SSBearPop Posts: 6 Member
    I weigh daily. It keeps me on track.
  • M3Kindschi
    M3Kindschi Posts: 72 Member
    I weigh myself every day (right after I get out of bed in the morning) and keep track of it on the calendar. I will then circle the LOWEST number for that week and that is the number that I try to get below for the following week! I've lost over 3 lbs now and have been doing MFP for a little over 3 weeks now!!! :)
  • massromanticfool
    massromanticfool Posts: 34 Member
    I weigh myself every day, but I only log losses (aside from when I gained weight on vacation, when it was genuine gain and not just fluctuations/a bad day). It helps me stay accountable while not obsessing over the small fluctuations.
  • SomeGirlSomewhere
    SomeGirlSomewhere Posts: 937 Member
    I only weigh myself once a month. Personally I find it discouraging to see only a small (if any) loss each day and would rather see one larger loss each month. However, I have heard many people say that they enjoy tracking the small fluctuations in their weight each day and that they are motivated by this, so I really think it is just a matter of individual preference.
  • RottieLovie
    RottieLovie Posts: 6 Member
    Once a week, on Monday morning, works well for me.
  • Arranna1212
    Arranna1212 Posts: 143 Member
    I weigh everyday and only record when I lose. I do that only because I know that my body fluctuates everyday, so unless I keep gaining, I know it's only the water weight. It's motivating to see the scale drop even .01 lbs every day or even stay the same. Do what you want and what keeps you going.
  • sblueyes
    sblueyes Posts: 2
    I weigh in every day also, but only track on Thursday morning. I do Thursday because that is the day I started, and I weigh at 10 am because that is the time of my first recorded weight.
  • torshi
    torshi Posts: 107 Member
    I weigh in everyday, because I have an Aria scale that syncs wirelessly, to a TrendWeight.com which shows how my weight is trending. It's nice to see it that it's trending down.
  • crazymama2both
    crazymama2both Posts: 195 Member
    Once a week.
  • Foodiethinking
    Foodiethinking Posts: 240 Member
    When I visit my parents, which is usually once a fortnight and sometimes once a week. I don't have a scale for this exact reason- I'll get too attached to the number.
  • bshot1
    bshot1 Posts: 44
    Mondays once a week. There's a lot of fluctuations during the week, keeping it consistent allows me to make minor tweaks and see the long term results.
  • skinnybearerika
    skinnybearerika Posts: 20 Member
    I use a WW scale that only displays a different weight if you lose or gain 2 lbs, that way you won't freak out over water weight (good or bad). for ME its better because i find it too easy to let that number affect my mood.
  • annemarieshilling
    annemarieshilling Posts: 1
    So glad to see I am not the only one who weighs everyday. I think it gives you the perspective to see how different things affect your weight and to really keep a check on it. Some days I am up 3 and the next day might be down 4. It all depends on calories, salt, exercise, etc but I know my comfort range so I never get too freaked out by the numbers!
  • martineyes26
    martineyes26 Posts: 47 Member
    I've weighed myself every Tuesday morning for just over 3 years now, right after I get up. It keeps me from eating too much over the weekend and gives me a buffer to get the week started. I record good or bad, so I can look back and see what made the scale move. I would get too fixated on the numbers if I did every day and look forward (and nervous) to Tuesday mornings. A little celebration for every week I lose. :-)

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