how often do you weigh yourself?

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  • PenguinPrincess
    PenguinPrincess Posts: 101
    I weigh myself every day, which I wouldn't recommend lol It's VERY frustrating, but I only actually count what I weigh on Fridays.
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    I weigh and report to MFP every day, but only my Thursday weigh-in "Counts" as far as I'm concerned. I just like the daily thing so I can say "See, you had a big bowl of pretzels last night and now you're retaining water!" :P
  • techie30
    techie30 Posts: 82 Member
    Once a week. If I weight myself more than that, I get de-motivated!! If you keep in mind that you are losing weight slowly (a pound or two a week), a daily loss will not be evident on the scale. Every person's weight fluctuates based on time of day, how many times you've gone to the restroom (TMI, I know, but it's the truth), how much we've eaten/water intake, etc... I try to keep it on the same day of the week, same time of day. If you're being honest about your calories and your exercise, you'll see weight loss! Just not overnight :) Besides, it's all about how you feel, not a number on a scale!
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    EVERYDAY. I am a scale addict, it is so bad. I've become obsessed. I want my weekly weigh in day to be Friday so every Friday afternoon my fiancee is going to steal the scale and hide it until Thursday night so I can weigh in on Fridays.. then he'll hide it again. This way I'll be forced to only weigh in once a week.

    The scale seriously makes me be in a good mood or bad mood in the morning while I get ready for work! This morning was the first morning I haven't weighed myself in like 2 weeks but I felt so weird not "knowing" but I really want to break this habit!
  • AllyS7
    AllyS7 Posts: 480 Member
    Everyday. I like recording the data to look at patterns between my exercise/food/weight. (I'm a huge nerd.)

    I do think I do it a bit much and eventually I'd like to wean myself from it.
  • dawnyl25
    dawnyl25 Posts: 16
    daily!!! i love to get up first thing in the morning jump on the scale and set my day. i think its guides me on the foods i should eat and what i shouldn't. my body absorbs different foods differently i really had to find the food that i can eat and not gain the weight from. daily weigh in helps with that. i realized that carbs that are high in fiber work really well for me. i can eat all the mini wheats i want and my body not gain from it.
  • WeatherGurl1129
    WeatherGurl1129 Posts: 36 Member
    Weekly on Friday mornings after I pee and I am completely naked. I rationalize that I weigh the least at this time because I'm usually really good at sticking to my diet/exercise during the week. And if I get a positive result (i.e. a weight loss), then I will reward myself with an iced coffee or margarita that night. Plus I tend to go over a little bit on the weekends, so I'd rather have the whole week to burn it off before I weigh again. =)
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