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What's your "official" weigh day?

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  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    I weigh everyday but official weigh in day is Friday. I pick that day because there is a greater chance I will be away on the weekend or will indulge in a high cal /sodium meal on the weekend
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I weigh every day and track it in an app on my tablet, but for MFP I only update on Wednesdays. I started on January 1, which was a Wednesday this year :smile:
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    wow... secretly I'm a data geek so this is actually pretty impressive
    If you can deal with it mentally, I do think it's the best way to track your progress. And at the end, you get to make some cool-*kitten* graphs.
  • 5stringjeff
    5stringjeff Posts: 790 Member
    Every day. I know there will be fluctuations, but I like having all of the "data points."
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Every morning at 6:15 am. Every day is official weigh day.
  • happypenguin13
    happypenguin13 Posts: 19 Member
    My official weigh day is Monday morning, helps me keep myself in check over the weekend. I do weigh everyday though just out of pure curiosity. I don't let the fluctuations everyday get me off track so far its been working for me.
  • Jim1960
    Jim1960 Posts: 194
    7am

    The only official days are prescribed by various motivation/competition groups I'm involved with. Right now I have three. One wants weights on Friday; one on Saturday; and one on Monday.

    Besides, I like to see the fluctuations. I use tools to see the trend so I can see on a week by week / month by month basis if the trend is good. Seeing the fluctuations is helping me understand how my body handles water and what its cycles are. So now when I gain 5 pounds (from yesterday) - I KNOW it's not fat. No way was that fat. The only explanation is that it's water. So I don't fret over it.

    I'm also seeing patterns. Steady periods of no loss followed by dramatic losses. I don't understand them; but I do see them. So when I'm in a short plateau - I don't fret. I know I've been there before; and so long as I'm doing what I should day by day - I know that a nice surprise is waiting for me at the end.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    What's yours and why?

    Every day is an "official" weigh day. First thing in the morning after taking care of bodily business.

    Because I want real time knowledge, and it's easier to stay disciplined on the eating front.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Used to weigh daily .. but now, only Monday's first thing. It just becomes too obsessive .. and right now just wanting to make sure I am not going off the rails. Mainly interested in body fat % / muscle mass % anyways.
  • BlueLadyBug22
    BlueLadyBug22 Posts: 156 Member
    Friday, first thing in the AM.
  • Oi_Sunshine
    Oi_Sunshine Posts: 819 Member
    Sunday morning. I weigh on other days but that is the one that gets recorded.
  • SouthPawSings
    SouthPawSings Posts: 54 Member
    Friday morning, unless I had a bad week then Saturday morning lol
  • RUNNING_AMOK_1958
    RUNNING_AMOK_1958 Posts: 268 Member
    Friday morning. If i have a tendency to eat more on the weekend I have the following week to make up for it.
  • bidimus
    bidimus Posts: 95 Member
    My scale automatically uploads results so every morning I remember to weight myself first thing is official weigh day. That's most mornings. If I forget to weigh myself first thing I don't bother until the next day so it's consistent.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    I weigh every morning, after I use the bathroom and before I drink a glass of water to take my vitamins. I jot down my Body Fat %, Body Water %, BMI and weight on a lined pad. Been doing it 6 or 7 months now. I check-in here on Thursdays. Used to be Fridays, but I was going to be out of touch one Friday, so I switched it up.

    Today's numbers.

    Body Fat 21.6% {down .7 for the week}
    Body Water 57.1% { - .5}
    BMI 24.3 {- .4}
    Weight 173.9 {- 2.7}

    My goal weight is 176, so losing almost 3 pounds was not what I was trying to do. I'm trying to increase strength and gain muscle. Must eat more calories, or do less cardio. Or both.
  • stephe1987
    stephe1987 Posts: 406 Member
    Sunday morning
  • waxon81
    waxon81 Posts: 198 Member
    Always on a Saturday morning. This gives me a week to make up for eating too much on the weekend :)
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    Mine is Saturday morning before breakfast. I weigh other times sometimes out of curiosity, but Saturday I weigh and track.
  • krivedal
    krivedal Posts: 15 Member
    I got in the habit of making Tuesday's my official day when I was working with a personal trainer (we met that day and he would do my monthly weight/measure on that day). It has worked as an 'average' day.
  • ZBuffBod
    ZBuffBod Posts: 297 Member
    Monday is my official weigh-in day simply because I started using MFP on a Monday. I weigh daily, first thing in the mornings after using the bathroom, so I can note trends and make corrections in my eating patterns, but only record officially on Mondays.

    Edited: I should note that Monday is my record day for MFP but I have an app on my phone where I record my daily weight.
  • chrissyrenee1029
    chrissyrenee1029 Posts: 358 Member
    Every day. I know there will be fluctuations, but I like having all of the "data points."

    This.
  • JG762
    JG762 Posts: 571 Member
    Mine is everyday.
  • georgiaTRIs
    georgiaTRIs Posts: 229 Member
    I weigh in every Thursday. I do not weigh between days. You can drive yourself crazy!!!! Watch for how the clothes fit -- that will tell you more than the scale
  • Wednesday morning, as soon as I get out of bed. Hump day seems to be one that is easy to go with.
  • kaseysospacey
    kaseysospacey Posts: 499 Member
    Sunday morning,a start point for the new week :)

    Although I play wiifit and it weighs you so I get sneakypeeks that way,but I dont log those
  • lolly2414
    lolly2414 Posts: 186 Member
    Monday morning. It keeps me from cheating too much on my diet over the weekend.
  • Ashley6278
    Ashley6278 Posts: 46
    I weigh in on sunday, if I had a cheat or high sodium day I will wait and have a thursday weigh in.
  • Adaniel65
    Adaniel65 Posts: 105 Member
    Friday first thing! Gives me a whole week to recoup just in case I didn't behave the weekend before.
  • AnotherDani
    AnotherDani Posts: 5 Member
    I like weighing in at the beginning of the week - it helps reset me for the coming week, and also helps keep me honest over the weekend when it's most challenging for me.

    I used to do Monday morning weigh ins, but now that I'm working with a dietician, my weigh in is my appointment with her, whenever it may be.
  • prosaiche
    prosaiche Posts: 29
    Every 3-4 months when I go to the doctor. No need to check every week or two weeks and freak or get too excited, especially since my weight hasn't changed in 5 years.
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