how often should I weigh myself

Strangely, I weigh myself everyday. I find that be a helpful way for e to adjust that day's diet. I set "small steps along with past data to set my future path. Always l@~@k at the positive side and HAVE FUN.

There are pros and cons to weighing yourself frequently i.e daily or leaving it to weekly, fortnightly or monthly. You just have to pick the one that suits you.

If you are going to weigh daily, then you know the potential fluctuation is limited to 24h, but you should also realise your body fluctuates naturally and somedays/ weeks you will do everything you feel is right, but still the scale moves in an unexpected way. This is natural because weight loss isnt linear.

Someone posted a picture with a straight line and one showing a squiggly line.

What matters for you is that you consistently and accurately keep up your calorie deficit and exercise (if doing any) and you weight over time should go down.

If you are doing this and your weight goes up then understand its probably just your boy readjusting or there may be oher reasons why you weigh more that day than previously i.e becayse you have just eaten. You can cut some of those fluctuations out by weighing yourself ay the same time of day before eating and after you have been to the loo.

In the event that your weight keeps climbing over a given period say 2 weeks then check your are eating at a deficit (weigh food for accuracy). You may need to consider that your are no at deficit and will need to consider adjusting downwards. It is not a disaster if this happens you need to treat it more as soemthing you need to readjust in your plan and establish the deficit again. Its soemthing that can be put right and you need to challenge yourself the moment you get disheartened and go comfort eating because that pushes you away from your target.

If you are maintaining your deficit then you will get small consistent losses if it is accurate and these can encourage you.
Have some patience and determination and maybe write down then stick it on the wall about your stragey and reaction you need to follow if you get the shock of your weight going up. On the days its happened to me, then I just think why, laugh at it and get on with following the plan, adjusting as needed. If you are ready to deal with it and have that plan ready then you wont run off and do something counter productive.

Oh and can I just add there are several threads on weighing daily or less frequently. You alos should consider measuring with the tape measure as well as thats an equally valid way and prevents you being scale centric, because weight isnt the only measure.

Attitude.
I weigh in once per week at the same time and worry about it over a month. This week it said I gained 5 lbs. No big deal. It only means 2 or 3 more weeks added on to the overall schedule. The plan extends over a year. What's a few weeks?

Also, it can be discouraging and deceptive to weigh each day. The tracker posts to your home page only when you lose weight, it does not post when you gain weight. So let's say
day 1: measure and lose 2 lbs,
day 2: gain 2 lbs of water weight
day 3: lose 2 lbs of water weight.

So your home page reports Lost 2 lbs - blank - lost 2 lbs. It reports you lost 4 lbs but not really.

I have lost 1.5 to 2 lbs per week. That can be offset by water or retained foods. One week it records no loss, the next 4 lbs loss. Obviously 4 lbs fat loss in 1 week is not reasonable. It is just the averages.

Ive always wanted to do the weekly thing but I always cheat and weight myself earlier. I can't do it. I weight myself daily. Thinking of doing every 3 days or so.. just to not get discouraged with no weight loss in 24hours

Personally i weigh myself everyday. But my official weigh in Day is Tues that i write down for my weight loss.

nosajjao wrote: »

holy crap, too many people here don't know what they're talking about. Weight is not a very accurate measure of physical fitness. It takes anywhere north of 10 days for your body to change from something you do in a day. If all you care about is weight, then check it every 2.5 weeks or twice a month (1st and 15th). If you want a more accurate measure of wellness, get caliper tested once a month or go get one of those electro-measurement tests once a month. Have your metabolic age and rate tested, that's a better indication than weight. Too many people believe in the 'magic' indicator of weight rather than body fat and metabolic rates.

I think it is rather an individualistic approach of how to measure progress / success. Some don't chart progress at all! I would no more discount your methodology in its validity than someone who weighs in daily.

The OP asked a rather specific question in regards to weigh frequency. If you believe that measuring is perhaps more accurate then state so without the unnecessary need to invalidate everyone else's opinion as a bunch of crock!

Everyone is different and everyone will find something which just doesn't work for them. That's why losing weight is such a challenge because there is no blanket answer for everyone.

Personal preference on how you can deal with it..good or bad.

Sounds like you might want to weigh in weekly or bi-weekly or even monthly.

Weight – So many things can affect weight, because of this it shouldn’t be the only way you track your progress. Things to keep in mind:

• Always use the same scale – Different scales can show different weights. You will get the most accurate number for tracking when using the same scale.
• Don’t move the scale – Carpet, uneven flooring, different types of flooring…can all affect the weight on the scale. So when you weigh, you want it to be approximately the same spot for the most accurate number for tracking. [/color]
• 3500 calories – To gain 1lb of fat you need to be over maintenance by 3500 calories.
• Muscle Repair – Muscles will hold onto water to repair, because of this it is not uncommon to see a gain for a little while after a workout. This weight comes right back off when they are done repairing.
• Sodium – Can cause you to retain water. This can also be amplified if you don’t drink enough to flush it out of your system. This is also another reason for temporary weight gain.
• Water – Not drinking enough water can actually cause you to retain water. Recommended amount is 8 cups or 64oz. I drink 64 oz to 128 oz of water a day. It doesn’t have to be plain water either. I like to flavor mine with crystal light or tea.
• Time of day – Your weight can fluctuate throughout the day. So for the most accurate tracking, you want to weigh at around the same time.
• Frequency – This is up to you, but if small fluctuations bother you than only weigh once a week or less.
• Lightest Weight – Will be naked, first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom
• Multiple times a Day – Don’t Do It. As I said before, your weight will fluctuate throughout the day. What you eat, what you’re wearing, ect will all affect weight.
• Clothes – If you weigh with clothing on, keep in mind that the scale will show your weight plus the weight of your clothes. (Jeans are heavy)
• TOM - A lot of women will retain water around their TOM, but its just temporary and will go away.

i do it every Sunday