weighing?

kimberlyudovich
kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
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How often do you guys weigh yourself? once a month, once a week, once a day? how often is too often?
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Anything more than once a day is going to be too often, because of how much your weight fluctuates due to food/drink/bodily functions. I do it first thing every morning, after I've used the bathroom.
  • kimberlyudovich
    kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
    do you enter it every day or just once a week
  • anyd18
    anyd18 Posts: 35 Member
    I weigh myself same as malibu every morning, but only log it once every 2 weeks (which is when I have my "check in" with my nutritionist). That way my chart doesn't fluctuate, the losses are "real" losses, not temporary so it gives me a more accurate picture.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    kimberlyudovich wrote: »
    do you enter it every day or just once a week

    For MFP I only record it on Wednesdays because that's the day of the week I started (for consistency). But I do use a separate app on my phone to keep track of daily and view the trends.
  • jessicapk
    jessicapk Posts: 574 Member
    I weigh once a week so that I'm not constantly obsessing about the scale. Plus, it gives me something to look forward to on Wednesday's. Once I get to a lower weight and am losing more slowly, I'm moving to once a month. If you want to weigh every day, I would log it in a spreadsheet or something and use that to track and maybe log your weight on MFP once a week. It depends on your mindset and whether the fluctuations will motivate you or demotivate you. I find that it messes with my head and motivation so I like to weigh less and see more results. Remember that, with weight, it's common to see the results of what you did last week on the scale this week :smile:
  • kimberlyudovich
    kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
    jessicapk wrote: »
    I weigh once a week so that I'm not constantly obsessing about the scale. Plus, it gives me something to look forward to on Wednesday's. Once I get to a lower weight and am losing more slowly, I'm moving to once a month. If you want to weigh every day, I would log it in a spreadsheet or something and use that to track and maybe log your weight on MFP once a week. It depends on your mindset and whether the fluctuations will motivate you or demotivate you. I find that it messes with my head and motivation so I like to weigh less and see more results. Remember that, with weight, it's common to see the results of what you did last week on the scale this week :smile:

    you know I didn't think about it that way. I've struggled loosing weight for years. doctors say my thyroid is just fine but dieting and excercising alone I couldn't loose weight. My doctor decided to put me on phentramine. Today is day to and I'm already seeing results. I'm so excited I just started this app again yesterday and doing a little walking, and stuff like crunches and sit ups and push ups( on my knees) cuz yes i've let myself go. and just implemening that little bit of stuff i've lost at close to 5 lbs
  • KristenE83
    KristenE83 Posts: 187 Member
    I think everyone has their own version of "too often". I typically weigh myself every morning, and most evenings. I am looking for trends in my weight. For example, I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that if I do a really intense workout (ex, running THEN bootcamp, or a mudrace) I will always be 2 lbs heavier the next day. Due to water retention or stuff like that. I know my trends so I know what is a real fat gain/loss. I only log the lowest weight, however, since I'm aiming to lose. I typically don't log any gains unless I have been a serious slacker and have actually gained fat.
  • kimberlyudovich
    kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
    sweet thank you all so much i'll probably weigh in every tuesday
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    3-5 times per day. For no other reason than just to see and the scale is in my bathroom so I weigh every time I go in there.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I'll add my two cents to the mix. I only weigh in once a month. But I've been at this long enough to know that my routine is working and I just need a quick check in every few weeks. The weekly weigh-ins weren't great for my mental health on weeks when I fluctuated upward so I decided to take a step back and stop living or dying by the scale. That's what was best for me. You'll have to figure out what's best for you. Best of luck :flowerforyou:
  • Canwehugnow
    Canwehugnow Posts: 218 Member
    I weigh myself every morning, but count/log it only on Wednesday.
  • kimberlyudovich
    kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
    see i find myself weighing myself in the morning and then at night. I don't know why I do that, but i think it's habbit!
  • estitom
    estitom Posts: 205 Member
    I weigh myself once a week, sometimes every other week.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    Maybe a couple times a month.
  • oarngesi
    oarngesi Posts: 73 Member
    I weigh myself every day when i wake up and again befor bed but only log wednsday morning
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I generally weigh twice a day, once at bedtime and once in the morning, I like to see the differences. I'd like to record it every day, but mfp reannouncing the same fluctuating pound gets annoying... so I record it frequently when I'm doing something new, or if it's a fairly obvious downward or upward trend, then I take a break for a bit. Mostly I just gather data though, I give anything new a few weeks leeway, I just like data...
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    I weigh and measure myself once a week. I guess you can weigh yourself whenever you want, as long as you don't freak out that one day you lost weight and the next you gained it back. After all, body weight changes everyday.
  • kimberlyudovich
    kimberlyudovich Posts: 27 Member
    I like to see how i did throughout the day like morning and nighttime...but i donno i get excited over the littlest things
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Daily. and I change it in goals daily for trends.
  • robinsvitakjones
    robinsvitakjones Posts: 20 Member
    Every morning. And log my weight every day. I like how I can look back on any given day & see how far I've come. I usually look back to the same day, last week to see how much I've lost. Also, I actually look forward to waking up and weighing! The fluctuations don't bother me. They actually inspire me! If I want to "cheat" at night, just the thought of my morning weigh-in's keeps me on track to not splurge on snacks because I don't want to sabatosh my morning weigh-in.
  • nuvimi
    nuvimi Posts: 103 Member
    Once a week for me.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    edited November 2014
    Every morning when I wake up. And I do log it every day, even the slight gains and fluctuations. I'm a bit of a data geek and I like to plot a chart and see trends. I don't worry about the slight gains from hormones / time of month, or post-exercise (like KristenE83 I tend to gain a bit the day after a particularly intense gym workout -- though I suspect it's mostly because I backload my calories on gym days and end up eating more food closer to bedtime.)

    If it's bad for your motivation / if you tend to get obsessive, I'd suggest weighing less often and focusing more on non-scale victories like how your clothes fit.
  • 89Madeline
    89Madeline Posts: 205 Member
    It's different for everyone, I used to weigh myself once a week. Now I do it daily, not sure why. I like it, because I have some digestion issues and it can heavily affect my weight. When I know I'm on a 'bad' day and I know weighing will only upset me, I skip, but then I still weigh myself several times a week. Once a week will give you the most steady result I suppose, but I weigh (and log) daily. In the end the graph keeps going down (with some ups, but they don't frustrate me).

    I'd have to say though, the danger of weighing every day could be that you want to 'starve' yourself on bad days. For example: you wake up and are heavier than you hoped for (due to water or whatever) and you feel like 'compensating' by eating too little that day. I caught myself doing that a few times, it's not good. That's when it gets obsessive. Doesn't happen to me anymore, but might be a slippery slope for some. So if you think you might fall for that, keep doing it once a week.
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    I weigh most days just for fun, but I only record on Monday mornings.
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    no more than twice a month

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  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    I weigh and record on Saturday morning unless I'm out of town, which is rarely.
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
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    This is what I get when I weigh myself more than every two weeks.
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    I don't actually have a consistent weigh day. If I do happen to get on the scale it would probably be once or twice a month if ever.
  • yobadfish
    yobadfish Posts: 1
    I weigh myself every morning but MFP is updated once per week.
  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    Every morning. I only log it if its a new low; and if the scale is up- its fine as long as it doesn't stay up for longer than a week. Longer than 10 days means its a gain and I need to update my ticker. Its only happened a few times in the last 18 months. I track lows which does mean that sometimes it can takes days to see that number again and I normally exist in the 3lbs above my low record. It stops me from stressing about the variances.

    "Too often" depends on your frame of mind. I only do first thing in the morning after I have visited my bathroom since its the time I am mostly likely to be at my lowest. I can fluctuate several pounds in a day so weighing later or again has no data value. Daily also means I don't have to stress or worry or get depressed when that weekly weigh in doesn't give me the info I want. My loss number tend to be smaller and more frequent, no amazing 3lb losses for me but I see regular progress so it keeps me happy.

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