Weigh in's

jancie84
jancie84 Posts: 83 Member
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How often do you weigh yourself and post your weight? I've always been told to weigh once a week. Thoughts?
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  • shegrif
    shegrif Posts: 30 Member
    Once a week for me.
  • mummma
    mummma Posts: 402 Member
    i often sneak peeks on the scales lol. but i log y weigh ins once a week on a friday morning x
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I last weighed myself sometime last fall.
  • Littleney
    Littleney Posts: 1
    Is really up to you, i try weighting myself everyday with expectactions of any lol and when i see numbers changing it makes me do better
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    I try once a week but if I miss a time or two I don't worry about it.
  • MrsJennaKwasniewski
    MrsJennaKwasniewski Posts: 204 Member
    I find I weight myself every morning before work for many different reasons, none of which really help or hurt me in anyway lol. But I do my "official" weigh in and track it with MFP on Monday mornings. I know this is kinda weird too cause you would think that after the weekend is when I might go off track and end up weighing more, however, I found that weighing myself on Fridays there would be no change but come Monday I am down a few pounds.....maybe I do better on the weekends? Who knows lol...I do fall off the MFP tracker on the weekends too so I REALLY don't know lol
  • CookieNom
    CookieNom Posts: 19 Member
    Monday mornings for me too. Strangely I'm more of a Monday person and find that it gives me motivation for the week. I get a print out of my weigh in (50 pence from Boots (UK)) and keep them all where I can see them. It is a great motivator but I try not to let weight consume me. It's about how I look and feel :)
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I weigh every morning...or almost.

    When I have sustained a new low for 3 or 4 days, I log it as a loss.

    I don't log gains. However, if I DID have a gain that lasted more than a week I would log it. Fortunately in the 13 months I've been on MFP that has not happened.

    Recently I've started skipping ONE day's weigh in if I have a particularly 'hardcore' day (example: challenging 4 mile hike, errands, cleaning, and then walking several miles one day AND eating almost twice my usual calories that day due to exercise AND going a bit over on sodium) just to avoid the "shock" of seeing the weight go up...because within 2-3 days it is back down :-)
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    Every morning. I don't get freaked out over minor fluctuations that I would otherwise if I weighed myself once a week. Sometimes I can be a bit higher on a Monday but by Thursday, I've lost that water weight.
  • cero55
    cero55 Posts: 5 Member
    2 or 3 times a week.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    I do it once a week. usually a friday morning or saturday morning. Some can do it more often, but to me I dont have the mental makeup to be able to wrap my head around the results. If you are losing 1-2 a week, and weigh yourself in after a couple of days since the last one you wont see much loss at all.

    BUT...if for some reason you are a bit overhydrated, or the meal you had last evening was still working the way through you can see something that could trigger some depression.

    So I just make sure I do it once a week, at the end of the week, and try to set myself up for success
  • OhioTallGuy
    OhioTallGuy Posts: 82
    Once a week on Friday morning, this is pre-weekend when I usually struggle the most so it gives me a few days to get things under control before I stop on the scale again. LOL
  • j9keely
    j9keely Posts: 2 Member
    I weigh every morning before I consume any liquids and after using the restroom. It motivates me to keep my nutrition in check every day :) and not slack off!
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Every morning .. as I am at maintenance I can eat more if my weight is falling.
  • bfrancazio
    bfrancazio Posts: 1
    I weight myself every day just after I walk up and complete my S,S,S. It seems to be the most accurate and consistent weight measurements I found and works for any work schedule. I never weight myself other than at that time. Just my two cents. Everyone has their method and its always better than the next persons, this is just the method I use. good luck!!!
  • peejaygee1
    peejaygee1 Posts: 3,588 Member
    Every day, and I log every one whether it's up or down.
    I weigh every morning before I consume any liquids and after using the restroom. It motivates me to keep my nutrition in check every day :) and not slack off!

    ^^^Basically, this^^^
  • fran786
    fran786 Posts: 1 Member
    Jump on scale every morning..but officially tuesday morning
  • jancie84
    jancie84 Posts: 83 Member
    Thanks all!
  • love2b3fit
    love2b3fit Posts: 31
    I weigh myself every morning but I track it on MFP Monday mornings
  • jbrinda1
    jbrinda1 Posts: 153 Member
    Occasionally more than once a week, but usually only log on Tuesdays, after any bulk from overeating over the weekend has diminished.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I weigh every day, but I record in 2 cases:

    1) When I've hit a new low.
    2) When I haven't gone back to the low or below it a week later.
  • mebepiglet123
    mebepiglet123 Posts: 327 Member
    Every morning when I wake up. I have an aria scale and it links with trend weight site. Like it but don't get freaked out about gains. I'm experimenting at moment to see what my true maintenance figure is so I can eat as much as possible and then will proceed with a 15 % cut of maintenance figure. This will take some time.
  • suncluster
    suncluster Posts: 539 Member
    I weigh every day because I like the data.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I weigh every morning. I'm tracking to see how lifting, diet, etc affect my daily weight.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    I weigh every morning and only log the losses.
  • Ginatdavis
    Ginatdavis Posts: 17 Member
    I weight myself every Monday! I can't say that I'm not tempted to do it more often, but I force myself to stay away from the scale. I can't do it daily, the only way that would work for me is if I almost always seen positive results. I like feeling positive about my success, if I seen no change or negative change, I would feel down, which might trigger me to fall off track. But, everyone knows what they can and can't do:smile:
  • BlueButterfly94
    BlueButterfly94 Posts: 303 Member
    I last weighed myself sometime last fall.
    Last December for me. :D
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    Every morning. I log new lows.
  • juniormints74
    juniormints74 Posts: 60 Member
    I weigh myself once a month, first thing in the morning.
  • RobynSmithIBECHS
    RobynSmithIBECHS Posts: 86 Member
    I weigh everyday because it just helps me keep on focus. If I am losing then I know that I am doing something right, if not I change it up and work harder. Either way it motivates me.

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