How often do you weigh yourself??

gerle1 · June 2014

I use to be a slave to the scale when I was younger. And WW weighted me every week when I was on program. Last time I lost 60 pounds I would weigh myself once or twice a month.

So what do people feel is a good time line for weighing yourself?? I know some people don't even get on a scale and go by how their cloths fit. Or when they see the doctor??

Thanks and keep up the great work

l3eware0f4ire · June 2014

I weight myself every morning, cause I like spreadsheets, and graphs. :laugh: Doesn't bug me to much to go up a few pounds cause I know, from my graphs/spreadsheet its totally normal for me and it always goes back down. Usually with a loss added. :drinker:

caracrawford1 · June 2014

This is really Dependant on your personal comfort level--what works for you. Because I had some ed issues a while ago, I weigh myself only once a month. So I'm due for a weigh pretty soon. Some people weigh themselves at the same time once a week. I think if you keep a healthy and realistic expectations, then you will know how often to weigh. If you're tracking overall weight loss for example, weighing every day may not give you a realistic idea. If you're interested in general fluctuations Dependant on what you have eaten, time of the month etc, everyday weighing may yield that sort of info. At a certain point, weighing too often isn't telling you anything. I used to weigh five times a day ten years ago. Counterproductive? Yes.

1LadyKate · June 2014

I weight myself every morning, cause I like spreadsheets, and graphs. :laugh: Doesn't bug me to much to go up a few pounds cause I know, from my graphs/spreadsheet its totally normal for me and it always goes back down. Usually with a loss added. :drinker:

Agreed. I weigh myself every morning and generally log it very morning. I like to see the fluctuation.

widemajm · June 2014

Daily. It's a good way for me to monitor, but it's also motivating to see how the choices I made the day before effected my body. I know it's not the most accurate measurement of health. But I like knowing where I'm at!

littlefoot612 · June 2014

Once a week works for me. Every Friday morning when I first get up, just before I step into the shower and before I have breakfast. I found that I vary too much (morning to night or day to day) to weigh daily and find it disheartening to see those fluctuating gains even though I know I have tracked, weighed and measured my food.

Tony_Von_Stryfe · June 2014

Daily

Kikilarue59 · June 2014

Every Monday Morning works for me.

happysquidmuffin · June 2014

Every day, because fluctuations don't scare me much and I just like to know.

dirahl · June 2014

Sometimes it's daily, sometimes I'll go half a week without checking. I only record my weight in MFP once every week or two, however. That way I don't get too stuck on the fluctuations. I guess the question is whether you're the type at the doctor's office who likes to see the needle go in, or if you have to look away.

sunshyncatra · June 2014

I generally weigh myself in the morning, but I don't do it daily as much anymore since I am in the healthy weight range. I don't record a gain on MFP unless it sticks around for a few weeks. I don't record a loss for a week or so either. When I was losing steadily, I would record a loss right away and wait a few days to record a gain.

megantischner · June 2014

Generally 1-2 times per week, because I *don't* want to see the daily fluctuation.

erkerns · June 2014

My general rule has always been to weigh myself once a week. The same day, at the same time, in the same circumstances. Recently, however, I have been having a problem with staying on track during the weekends. My official "weigh-in day" is Monday, but now I also weigh myself on Friday so I can see the effects of my weekend eating.

The other week, for example, I lost 2.5 lbs from Monday to Friday. Then, when I weighed myself on Monday after a particularly loose weekend, I was back up the 2.5 lbs! I kept that in mind the next weekend and did much much better.

It's all about what works for you and your lifestyle, really.

missbirrell · June 2014

I record my weight Mondays. Monday morning, scales in the kitchen, butt naked.

I look at the scales most mornings which is such a bad habit, but I only record Mondays.

ROBOTFOOD · June 2014

Every 3-4 weeks. And pre and post marathon races.

CleanUpWhatIMessedUp · June 2014

I weigh myself daily, just out of curiosity, but I tend to really only take into account what I weigh on a week by week basis. I generally just keep my weight stored in my phone for every day and then at the end of the week, I delete everything except for the first and last day of each week. So I have my daily weight gain/loss there for the week and then once that week is over, I am only left with what I lost over the course of the entire week.

janatarnhem · June 2014

It was once a week...then obsession clicked in and it became once a day..trying once a week again! Only twitching a little bit now! Deep breathes....staying away from the scales!:bigsmile: :blushing: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :blushing:

Pusarah · June 2014

Every morning when I get up but I only record it on Wednesdays. I like to see how its going...idk why, its different for everyone tho and like someone else said, depends on your personal comfort level. What works for one, won't for another, for a variety of reasons.

laurie04427 · June 2014

I weigh myself daily usually but I don't stress over the number, I'm just curious.

ftrobbie · June 2014

Daily so I can see this with trends. I have an idea about the choices I make and how they affect my weight (alcohol, weight rises for upto 2 days after). Parties and celebrations, goes up, not fat. but water retention due to too much salt.

But you need to decide what works for you.

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Holly_Roman_Empire · June 2014

Daily--mostly to amuse myself. I love it when I have nachos really late at night, and I weigh in the morning one pound lighter than I did the day before. I record my weight once a week on MFP, though.

kk_140 · June 2014

I weigh every morning and just sort of keep track in my head of how I'm doing.

nickkreitzer · June 2014

I weigh myself daily as it helps me keep myself accountable on a more consistent basis

_lyndseybrooke_ · June 2014

I weigh myself weekly, every Saturday morning. I tried weighing myself daily for about a week and found it useless.

willandjaye · June 2014

I weigh myself when I remember. Sometimes it's multiple times in a week, other times I can go two weeks without stepping on the scale. This is mostly because we moved our scale to our downstairs bathroom and I never go in there. When the scale was in our master bathroom, I would weigh myself almost every morning. No matter how many times I weigh myself, I usually only log once per week.

Macyfiinks · June 2014

Weekly. I tried to weigh myself daily, but got discouraged by the constant fluctuation. I'm thinking about doing it bi-weekly now. Fridays are my weigh-in day.

Luv2eatSweets · June 2014

I have stopped weighing myself. I can't take it anymore. I'll just try to stay eating as healthy as I can. Maybe I'll try to weigh myself again in a few months, but right now I'm too disappointed and angry.