How often do you weigh yourself?

Natashalou15
Natashalou15 Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I usually weigh myself every week and I'm curious to know if this is too much?

How often do you weigh in?

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  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    weekly , check measurements at the same time and if heading in the wrong direction, use my calipers to give a rough idea on bf% too
  • dashaclaire
    dashaclaire Posts: 127 Member
    Almost everyday! Which most people disapprove of but, for me, I'm either caring about my weight or really really NOT caring. I gain weight during long periods of time not weighing myself. So I check in everyday, knowing that the reckoning is coming in the morning helps me behave through out the day. I don't get upset about the little fluctuations though. And I don't weigh myself or count calories during my angry lady time.
  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
    I weigh and take measurements weekly, every Friday morning.......hop on the scale and then take body measurements.
  • Natashalou15
    Natashalou15 Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks guys, Don't feel like i'm doing it too much now!
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    I just weigh daily after i wake up and gone to the bathroom. If i am down then i log and move on if not then i don't log and move on.
  • Adiemus200
    Adiemus200 Posts: 63 Member
    My weight fluctuates a lot so I went from weighing myself twice a week to once every three weeks or sometimes four. I go by how I feel these days and how my clothes fit, I should probably take measurements but I don’t.
    When I weighed more frequently I used to get frustrated when I gained in a week eating at a calorie deficit and then the following week I would lose what I gained the previous week and an extra pound on top of that despite eating the same and doing plenty of exercise. It messed with my head and I would get demotivated when I gained even though I knew it was probably down to my weight fluctuating.
  • pangepange
    pangepange Posts: 49 Member
    I weigh in every day because I have a wi-if scale and I love having a really clear picture of fluctuations. I tend not to look at the charts on MFP, but instead sync it with TrendWeight.com to see the trends over time instead of the exact daily measurements.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Daily, but I love watching the scale fluctuate even go up because I'm secure that overall I'm on a downward trend
  • missdibs1
    missdibs1 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Truth : at least once a day. Sometimes twice
  • Ameenasmum24
    Ameenasmum24 Posts: 17 Member
    Everyday because it motivates me and keeps me going I get happy sad etc but I just keep going.
  • bloodofareptile
    bloodofareptile Posts: 47 Member
    I have an automatic updating wifi scale. I get on it every morning. I'm a data analyst - I love information and graphs. It doesn't bother me to have it go up and down.

    If it bothers you or you think you're obsessing over it, weigh less. If you're relaxed about it, I wouldn't worry about how often you do it.
  • WhoWasGivenToFly
    WhoWasGivenToFly Posts: 64 Member
    Daily, but I don't get to concerned about small fluctuations, +/- 1 lbs, and I don't consider myself to be at a "new weight" until I see that number for at least 3 days in a row.

    This just helps me personally to stay on track.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    Daily, but I don't get to concerned about small fluctuations, +/- 1 lbs, and I don't consider myself to be at a "new weight" until I see that number for at least 3 days in a row.

    This just helps me personally to stay on track.

    exactly this for me.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Daily
  • wonderfullymadebyhim
    wonderfullymadebyhim Posts: 170 Member
    I weigh in every day because I have a wi-if scale and I love having a really clear picture of fluctuations. I tend not to look at the charts on MFP, but instead sync it with TrendWeight.com to see the trends over time instead of the exact daily measurements.

    I pretty much do the same thing. I have a Fitbit Aria scale and use weightgrapher.com. Slick technology seems to motivate me more rather than a membership to weight watchers!
  • moonius
    moonius Posts: 663 Member
    Just about every day.
  • LizELopez
    LizELopez Posts: 13 Member
    I usually hop on the scale every morning to see where I'm at but I only log in my weight and measurements on Saturday mornings.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Daily and I look at a rolling 7 day average (average of the previous 7 days of weigh ins).
  • SteveMFP123
    SteveMFP123 Posts: 298 Member
    I try to stick to once a month but it gets really hard after 2 - 3 weeks as I start to lose motivation thinking I haven't lost anything. I actually did that this month as well, I know I've lost at least 7lbs this month but I always weigh in/update MFP on the 10th of each month so the loss isn't reflected on my ticker yet, it'll be nice seeing it at 20+lbs in a few days.
  • benefiting
    benefiting Posts: 795 Member
    Once a week unless I'm curious through out the week.
  • jke78
    jke78 Posts: 59 Member
    I weigh myself 3 times but I only record Saturday's weight. I do the two other times to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong during the week because I new to eating to lose weight. Does that make sense? Anyway, everything I've read says once a week(and at the same time and same day every week) so you're fine.
  • zichab
    zichab Posts: 1,493 Member
    I weigh in every Friday morning and take all measurements and compute BMI, BF%, HW ratio, & BMR/TDEE on the first Friday of the month. Weighing in once a week helps keep me on track food wise and checking my other stats once a month helps me track my fitness. Since I have lost so much weight, the scale goes up and down every week, which could get demotivating, but my body fat and BMI are going down steadily and that keeps my motivation high. I am a social scientist so data is my world and I find tracking to be fun and motivating!
  • CigBock
    CigBock Posts: 12
    One look at your avatar and I could tell you were british. You all wear so much eye liner and foundation. QT pic though.

    I weigh every day because im OCD
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    I used to weigh weekly. Now I weigh in every 5 or 6 weeks.
  • lsgibbs83
    lsgibbs83 Posts: 254 Member
    Truth : at least once a day. Sometimes twice

    Same here but I only log my weight once a week. I also do measurements weekly.
  • GogoDri
    GogoDri Posts: 32
    Daily. But measurements once a week.
  • Natashalou15
    Natashalou15 Posts: 18 Member
    Think after reading some of these I may actually start weighing myself more often :smile:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    One look at your avatar and I could tell you were british. You all wear so much eye liner and foundation. QT pic though.

    I weigh every day because im OCD
    Um.....no. You can tell her nationality because you looked at her profile.

    What does that first smart alec remark have to do with the OP's question?
  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
    Almost everyday! Which most people disapprove of but, for me, I'm either caring about my weight or really really NOT caring. I gain weight during long periods of time not weighing myself. So I check in everyday, knowing that the reckoning is coming in the morning helps me behave through out the day. I don't get upset about the little fluctuations though. And I don't weigh myself or count calories during my angry lady time.

    I weigh every day too. Just keeps me on track..

    I laughed at " Angry Lady Time " lol

    Instead of TOM we should use ALT
  • blossomingbutterfly
    blossomingbutterfly Posts: 743 Member
    I used to weigh myself daily, sometimes multiple times a day. It just made me frantic and depressed. Now I weigh myself about once a week. Sometimes it's 6 days, sometimes it' 8 or 9 days. Something in that time frame. That, I find, more effective and accurate.

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