How often do you weigh yourself?

Sheilamj · January 2011

Hey there,

I am just beginning week 2 of My Fitness Pal.
I am wondering how often you all weigh in?
Weekly? Daily?.....

shaunadroddy · January 2011

i weigt myself once a week, on sundays. i try to weight myself at the same time, and with the same clothes on!

skinnyb450 · January 2011

Hi and welome to MFP - I weigh in once a week - same time, same day, Good luck with your weight loss journey :flowerforyou:

california_peach · January 2011

Welcome to MFP! I weigh myself once a week usually on Wednesday.

HotMomma86 · January 2011

I weigh myself daily just to keep myself on track. Luckily, I don't get obsessive with it and it actually helps me. I use Friday's as my measure in day. I weigh myself and use a tape measure and record my numbers. Every other day is just to check but I only acknowledge Friday's weight and measurements/

chrish1981 · January 2011

Everyday because I'm impatient. :-)

It's probably not good, but I like, need to see the number to keep me sane.

Once a week is probably a good rule of thumb.

Also, I was told never to weigh in after exercise. I usually weigh in (naked) in the morning.

MissAnjy · January 2011

honestly? like 7x a day. LOL

hill2302 · January 2011

twice a day: once in the mornign and once before bed. But I'm maybe not the best example of how oftern you should be stepping on the scales. 1x a week sounds like the consensus best idea from most people, although I think there are probably alot of us who step on the scale daily.

Sohnsearae · January 2011

I posted this same topic when I first started. Tons and tons of poeple said they weigh in on a daily basis but only record once a week. After reading all of the posts I figured okay I can do the same, but boy did it mess with my head. I find that picking one day to weigh in, once a week, at the same time works perfect. That way you don't see all the ups and downs your body goes through druing the week and you get a more accurate account of weight loss. =o) Good Luck!

BriannaSkye · January 2011

I weigh myself daily to keep in check but I dont agonize over the number as I know day to day we hold water etc. Although I way myself everyday I generally concentrate on my Sundays weight!

rawfitness · January 2011

Daily

lutzsher · January 2011

For the first number of months I had to actually put my scale in the garage and only weigh once per week. I would obsess about every ounce otherwise. Now that I have calmed down about it and know that these fluctuations are normal I actually do weigh myself every morning but I ONLY record my weight as it is on Friday mornings.

MomsDaily140 · January 2011

Once a week, Mondays...

midgetjoness · January 2011

I don't really weigh myself as i think i'd just start to get competitive with numbers! Its bad enough that i have to eye myself against other women/girls! I'll do it every now and again though, maybe once a month! Its an ok way of measuring your progress as its easy to step onto a scale although my advice is just be careful! If you are doing exercise and strengthening then you'll develop muscle which weighs more than fat! Just remember that! If you focus solely on the numbers going down there's little chance you'll be doing yourself any good, especially in the long run!

Celo24 · January 2011

I weigh in every Friday morning. My wife and I have our weekly "cheat meal" every Friday night, so that gives me all week to work it off.

lucky48 · January 2011

I weigh myself weekly on Sunday. I think that if I weighed myself daily, I would drive myself nuts and possibly lead myself to an eating disorder.

oddyogi · January 2011

According to studies, people who weigh themselves daily tend to weigh less. I can't tell you which studies, because my husband told me this, and he reads 2389743 health and science magazines.. but he did lose 35 pounds and has kept it off for almost two years. He weighs himself everyday.

I used to think once a week, but I've now picked up the habit of weighing myself daily. It helps you keep yourself in check. :-)

1113cw · January 2011

Me too.. I find weighing myself daily helps me keep track of what direction I'm going.

jessieinblue · January 2011

I have weighed myself every morning ever since I began my lifestyle change. I have tried several times to switch to once or twice a week, but always go back to daily just out of curiosity. 50+ pounds later, it hasn't led to any psychological distress and I don't beat myself up over fluctuations.

AdamATGATT · January 2011

siriusciel · January 2011

I weight myself daily, in the morning right when I get up .. naked (hey, every little bit counts). I usually record anytime I have a loss. I have read that it is not good to weight yourself daily but I don't get obsessive about it, it is more to keep me on track and help me plan my day/week. It works for me but may not work for everyone!

Good Luck!

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