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FitMomof3
FitMomof3 Posts: 147
edited September 19 in Success Stories
maintain a weight before logging it in? what I mean is how long do you wait to make sure that you have actually lost the weight before recording it? I do not want to jump the gun and record a weight only to gain it back again. I just wanted to see what others did. Thanks:flowerforyou:

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  • FitMomof3
    FitMomof3 Posts: 147
    maintain a weight before logging it in? what I mean is how long do you wait to make sure that you have actually lost the weight before recording it? I do not want to jump the gun and record a weight only to gain it back again. I just wanted to see what others did. Thanks:flowerforyou:
  • GIGINATOR
    GIGINATOR Posts: 355 Member
    I record my weight every 10 days. This allows me for the slight fluctuation from day to day.
  • mjfer123
    mjfer123 Posts: 1,234 Member
    It's probably by personal preference.
    But you can start to figure out a pattern.
    If you fluctuate in weight a lot, maybe weight until you are consistently below your current weight before recording it.
    I tend to have a pretty steady weight usually, so whenever I see a loss I immediately record it!
    Even if I do fluctuate back up, I don't move it, I just wait until the scale goes below my last recorded weight.

    I guess you could say I record my lowest possible weight.

    Also, I only check my weight once every 1-1.5 weeks. This usually leads me to believe that I am actually down that much weight.
  • MumOfADuo
    MumOfADuo Posts: 294 Member
    I weigh in once a week and record it.....the fact of life is that it WILL go up and down....you will lose and gain...part could be water part could be cheetos,:laugh: but our bodies fluctuate. Pick a day, weigh that day and update your info...
  • kristinapowell
    kristinapowell Posts: 4
    I just do mine every Wednesday. I don't want to even look until then. Plus you have to take into account what is going on with your body at that time.
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  • tanzmamma
    tanzmamma Posts: 368 Member
    I log in my weight every Friday...
  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    I record every monday :)
  • FitMomof3
    FitMomof3 Posts: 147
    Thanks for all of you replies. :heart: Once a week is what I was thinking too. I have kept my weight at 125 for a week so I guess I will log it as a loss. Another question then...How often do you weigh yourself? I personally weigh in every morning. I feel like it keeps me on track and motivates me.
  • RachVR6
    RachVR6 Posts: 3,688 Member
    I track mine every day and noticed that I usually go up a pound or two mid-week but then am back down to what I started at plus some, so I figured that Sundays are usually the best time for me to weigh-in.

    Rach
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Right now I am weighing myself once a week but I think I will start weighing myself twice or once a month starting in Sep. Weight fluctuates every day depending on water retention, etc. It will drive me crazy to weigh in every day. :flowerforyou:
  • lyla29
    lyla29 Posts: 3,549 Member
    Thanks for all of you replies. :heart: Once a week is what I was thinking too. I have kept my weight at 125 for a week so I guess I will log it as a loss. Another question then...How often do you weigh yourself? I personally weigh in every morning. I feel like it keeps me on track and motivates me.
    I record every Wednesday, but I weigh myself every morning also because it does keep me on track and motivated also.
  • faithstephenson
    faithstephenson Posts: 280 Member
    I weigh myself once a week, usually on Friday morning, But if I have a weekend where I didn't eat a well as I would have liked, I'll check again on Monday, just to get an idea of the impact the weekend had. But I try not to sweat it. Friday is the day. If my regular eating and exercise hasn't made up for the weekend, then I just have to do better the next weekend. So far, I haven't had a weekend that actually made my net weight go up.
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
    I weigh everyday and record it daily.
  • Emdicio
    Emdicio Posts: 270 Member
    Monday is my official weight in day and whatever it says on Monday is what counts. I do weight myself almost daily but I am totally OK with the daily fluctuations I see; some people get too happy or sad and cant deal with that. Also, I don't do anything special (like under eat or exercise extra the day(s) before) so Monday is "extra" low - it is what it is.
  • momma2jaiden
    momma2jaiden Posts: 50
    I weigh my self every day a few times a day to see the pattern of loss an gain i go throughout the day i usually log it in once i see it 2 days in a row because so far i havnt gained any weight all i see is weight loss my weight only fluctuates during the day so waht i see in the morning is usually what i think is the right weight lol besides at night a couple of hours after dinner when i weigh myself again i am back to what i weighed in the morning
  • ShellyBee
    ShellyBee Posts: 117
    Weigh in every thursday morning at 5:30 am. After I take a tinkle and before I have a shower. This weight is the one I go by for the week....all the other quick weigh in's I disregard....I see it...I stand on it...it lies to me....I put it back away...LOL!
  • 150lbs2go
    150lbs2go Posts: 104
    Once a week.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    I weigh and log once a week. I think I would go insane doing it daily!! :laugh:
  • monica5237
    monica5237 Posts: 450
    I go for my weigh in at my dr's office every two weeks and that is what I record as my weigh in. I do it on Thursdays every two weeks. I do weigh every day but I don't record it. I have however recorded my weight that i weighed last week on here. I was 212 at my last dr weigh in and now i have one tomorrow I hope it is what I have put on here being 207. That is my goal and that is what my scale at home says
  • Livi_Loves_Pink
    Livi_Loves_Pink Posts: 754
    I weigh myself every sunday morning before eating anything, and record it right away.
  • alifelessevident
    alifelessevident Posts: 390
    i weigh myself too often but i record it once a week, on saturday morning before i have breakfast
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