How often do you weigh in?

cbbecky
cbbecky Posts: 17
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm just starting out and tempted to weigh myself every morning. I'm sure it will be motivating in this first week as pounds seem to drop quickly at first, but I'm wondering if this is a good idea for the long run. I think once a week would be a good idea but I don't think I could wait a whole week between weigh-ins!

How often do you weigh yourself? And how often do you update your weight on this site?
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  • kalebsmama07
    kalebsmama07 Posts: 503
    i do it everyday before getting dressed... naked after peeing too and log once a week (wensday) usually unless i noticed i lost before the day i log usually....but i do this because it keeps me motivated all the time! good or bad when weighin or loggin i know where im at and what i need to do next to keep it going down
  • nldsmiley
    nldsmiley Posts: 38 Member
    I personally weigh myself every Wednesday and not only enter it in here but also have a chart hanging on wall at home with dates and weigh in totals. It helps motivate me!
  • reesepieces
    reesepieces Posts: 253 Member
    I just got a scale for Christmas...I have been weighing myself at my parents' house once a week. With my scale at home, it is pretty tempting to weigh myself every day...I am trying to defy temptation and weigh-in just once a week.
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    Every day
    butt nekkid
    after pee'ing

    I post all losses and my weight whatever it is on Monday.
  • countjackula
    countjackula Posts: 99
    Weekly, set time of day.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    Every flippin' time I pass by the scale. I only 'check-in' on mondays tho.
  • jaymeec75
    jaymeec75 Posts: 17
    I'm a compulsive weigher. I just got a new digital scale for Christmas so, i'm constantly jumping on to see where I'm at. I find it keeps me motivated! And I log it on here whenever I notice a difference in my morning weigh in.
  • manleyzoo
    manleyzoo Posts: 113 Member
    I weigh in every morning. This way I know if I am staying on track. I log it every day too. I am sure my friends on FB will soon get tired of seeing it posted, but oh well. It is my motivation!!

    Linda in IA
  • btuman43
    btuman43 Posts: 28
    I weigh myself every morning, but only log once or twice a week.
  • paperboy
    paperboy Posts: 24 Member
    I weigh myself everyday and log it everyday. And yes, naked and after peeing first thing in the morning.
  • ChancyW
    ChancyW Posts: 437 Member
    I cant seem to wait to do it weekly. I tend to do it at least every other day

    ...I understand that I am going to fluctuate regularly so I don't get upset with that ups and downs.

    Good for you if you can wait to do it weekly!
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I do it twice a week, Mondays and Fridays. I report it here too, even if my weight goes up.
  • briball003
    briball003 Posts: 5 Member
    I weigh myself mostly every day. Sometimes I don't. I think it has really helped me to understand exactly how my routine affects my body. Plus, instead of getting me down when I see a little weight gain, I just know it's time to get back with the program!

    I say weigh yourself whenver you want, multiple times a day if it's what keeps you motvated!
  • neelia
    neelia Posts: 750 Member
    Every day
    butt nekkid
    after pee'ing

    I post all losses and my weight whatever it is on Monday.

    LMAO- I do the same thing. Sometimes I even say "I'm nneeekkkiiddd" outloud. Is that weird?

    Either way, I normally record my losses on Wednesdays.
  • NotAllWhoWanderAreLost
    NotAllWhoWanderAreLost Posts: 615 Member
    Every day
    butt nekkid
    after pee'ing

    I post all losses and my weight whatever it is on Monday.

    yeah ^^^^ that :laugh: Ok, not EVERY DAY, but mostly every day.
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    Usually a couple times a week. I report on Fridays.
  • Sigra
    Sigra Posts: 374 Member
    I used to do weigh ins all the time, and sure you see your weight either dropping slightly or yo-yoing. I've just started so I want to see if I can check in every Thursday (start of my weekend) and go from there :)
  • tpycha126
    tpycha126 Posts: 217 Member
    I check in every other Sat, first thing in the morning. I don't have a scale I use the WII fit board and I know if I tried to do it every morning I would run late for work! I find that spacing out my weigh ins I work even harder to make sure that it goes down.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I weigh in every morning to keep on track.
    I try not to let the yo yoing get to me.
    I have to be accountable that is what
    works for me. Good Luck!!
  • Carol_can_do_it
    Carol_can_do_it Posts: 73
    I weigh and record the weight daily per my doctors orders. I try to weigh at the same time daily.
  • soze
    soze Posts: 604 Member
    I weigh every day until I find a day I like.

    Only do that if you can abide by the rule of not letting the scale dictate how you eat.
  • reneeot
    reneeot Posts: 773 Member
    Heads up with daily weigh ins - can become obsessive and many tend to let it rule their mood!:grumble:

    I weigh in weekly or 2x a week.

    :-)
  • life1979_24
    life1979_24 Posts: 147 Member
    i weigh in on my wii every day when i wake up, in the group i joind we weigh in in fridays and i up date here randomly
  • tlp8rb
    tlp8rb Posts: 556 Member
    My hubby is recovering from open heart surgery and he weighs every morning. We also do pulse, heart rate and blood oxygen levels twice a day.

    The weigh in is to guard against a sudden and unexplained weight gain which would indicate he is retaining water (a symptom of heart failure). The fluctuations you see when you weigh every day are generally an increase/decrease of fluid in your body. Try eating something (once) with a high sodium content and then weighing the next day. I can almost guarantee that you'll see a gain. Doesn't mean you've actually gained body fat - just that your body is retaining more fluid.

    In the long run I don't think it's important if you weigh yourself once a day, twice a day, once a week or once a month - it's what you're doing between the weigh ins that's important. Trust me when I tell you that you don't want to EVER be in the position my husband was eight weeks ago. He was flat-lined (twice) before going up to surgery. Flat-lined basically means dead.
  • Nargistsheikh
    Nargistsheikh Posts: 26
    Hi,You have lost 50 lbs .That is awesome.Tell me you did it.
    Thanks
  • CupCaque
    CupCaque Posts: 4
    I just started yesterday and I was tempted to weigh in today, but the number on the scale was the same so I decided I will do it once a week but weigh myself at home everyother day.
  • rrand85
    rrand85 Posts: 9
    Every Saturday in the morning, Just because everyday would probably bring me down with wieght going up and down! So many things can change our wieght from day to day- water, TOM, muscle At the end of the week I can see what my hard work has done.
    I know people that only do it once a month! :)
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    I weigh every month, everyday/everyweek would be too tough on my mind!....
  • cbbecky
    cbbecky Posts: 17
    Thanks for the replies everyone! I will try weighing in daily first thing in the morning, and see how it goes. If it starts to get me down from normal fluctuations, I might reconsider. If I'm sticking to my nutrition goals and exercise, then I should be proud of myself regardless of what the scale might say.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
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