How frequently do you weigh yourselves?

Once a week, same place, same time and never inbetween or off to the funny farm I would go! Doctor and Nutritionist said the same, once a week!

I DO IT TWICE A DAY BEFOR AND AFTER WORKOUT I KNOW THAT IS ALOT BUT IT WORKS FOR ME. YOU NEED TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

I weigh and input my weight every day... I don't see as big of losses, but it helps me stay on track! Sometimes I am up half a pound... but I understand it can be bloat, or many other things! I just chalk it up to making myself accountable, and being aware...and I don't sweat the small increases!

I weigh in once a week...water retention or loss, and even the food you eat on any given day will cause fluctuations...Plus I love being surprised...It makes me work harder toward the goal not less.

Once a month. Sometimes if I can see changes in my body I might jump on after 2 weeks. But I cannot get on everyday or every week because it drives me crazy and then i tend to give up or sabotage myself if i see fluctuation.

I do weigh myself daily but I refuse to get frustrated if I'm up a little bit. That just encourages me to make the right choices and stay on track. Weighing in once a week doesn't work for me because I get off track throughout the week when I do that.

I zig zag my calories. I'll eat about 1200 2-3 days in a row, then I'll eat about 1500-1700 calories for a day (I love those days!) then 1200 for another day or two then about 1000 for ONE day. The more I zig zag the calories the better I do with the weight coming off.

I weigh myself every morning and take measurements once a month. In my opinion, it has been very beneficial to me. Perhaps at the beginning, seeing the weight going up and down is discouraging (to some people), but that kind of thing doesn't bother me as much. I understand that it happens. Weighing everyday is more like a mind game to keep me motivated. If the number is going down, I get excited and happy and it makes me want to continue doing what I'm doing. If it goes up, I might be disappointed or even upset for a minute, but never discouraged. In fact, I want to work harder to prevent it from happening. It's also a good way to tell how your daily actions affect the weight fluctuation.

Also, does everybody ONLY eat 1200 calories a day despite the amount you are suppose to eat, according to the calucation that MFP goes for you?

I just got back on track 1/1/11 so I'm doing what MFP suggests at this point. It's working and I have enough weight to lose that I don't need to get too specific. Once I get closer to goal (or if I plateau) I may need to re-evaluate. I suggest doing what MFP tells you and see if that works.

I weigh once a week on Saturday morning, pre-breakfast, post-evacuation, naked! :blushing:
Weighing more than that causes stress because weight fluctuates daily/hourly.

I have only weighed myself 4 times since joining in December 6, 2010 and the last time was January 21st. I have changed the outlook on my weight loss because I see posts everyday where my friends get very frustrated because they didn't lose or they gained. I started thinking....I don't want to experience that. So I decided I'm going to wait to weigh myself until I look in the mirror and smile at what I see in the mirror. So my new motto is: It's all about the inches baby...it's all about the inches.

Every day before breakfast and also on the gym scales later in the day too
The ups can be frustrating if u don't know why but if I have had a piggy day then the scales go up the next day it kicks me back into action

My official weigh is tues as I always eat early before an 8.15 body pump class. The other days I do exercise earlier then eat so my weight if often a bit higher than a tues

I weigh in everyday too. I do it knowing it will be different day to day, sometimes up sometimes down. It actually keeps me on track because when I am up i think about what I have eaten and how well (or not so well) I am doing. I get on track faster, I tell myself I get a do over tomorrow. It seems to be working for me. I only record my weight when I am down. And then my next goal is to lose one more pound. I take it one pound at a time.

I weigh in once a week, as soon as I wake up, after I use the bathroom, before I eat. It's worked for me so far, I think i'd be constantly worrying if I weighed in more often.

Thank you for posting this question!!!! I was thinking I was the only one!! I can weigh myself once or even twice a day and it drives me crazy!!! :grumble:

After reading the responses I have decided that no more than twice a WEEK I will weigh myself. When I do it daily, I get really depressed - unrealistic expectations of seeing a HUGE drop in a day! I don't know why I always seem to think I am going to see something miraculous, but I always do!! I think its just wishful thinking!

I totally Agree with the inches versus pounds comment too. If you can physically see the difference in your body, and you like what you are seeing, who cares about the digits!?!

honestly... i weight myself 3 times a day.
and i write all 3 weights on a calendar everyday.
even if i go up .6 of a pound, its wonderful to see it go down .2 of a pound!

some doctors may say its not healthy! but you know what? i DISAGREE. i have been keeping track of my weight 3 times a day for 4 weeks now, and i have already lost 6 pounds! its awesome to see 157.2, 158.1, and 157.4 today instead of 169.2, 168.7, and 168.4 on February 1st 2011

it may fluctuate during the day, but its so worth seeing the differences over time i love it!

i keep the calendar right outside the bathroom nailed to the wall with the pen attached to it, so i can write it on the and have to walk next to it every time i go in there.

i also wear the same exact outfits every time. just a sports bra and underwear, and it weighs out the same as if i were just naked! =]

haha, I do and feel the same!! for the most part - I'll go between 2-3x/day. I always weigh myself first thing in the morning (which is when I ALWAYS weigh the most!!), then always right before a shower when I'm naked. Then on the days I work out, I'll weigh myself after that just because it makes me feel better knowing it's lower than the morning number (lol), then sometimes right before bed.

I do that because I know I fluctuate like crazy, so I need to see my daily trends. I've tried once a week, but I always forget...I need consistency to remember! It even helps with tracking my period-bloat, lol. I keep a calendar in my bathroom, too, so I won't forget. It can be very frustrating not seeing the number go down, or to see it go down very slowly, but hey, I try to look at the long-term... I agree with measuring yourself as well because that is a HUGE indicator, so I *try* to do that at least once a month.