How Often & When to weigh yourself?

Everyday, first thing in the morning. Daily fluctuations do not bother me.

I weight every day. It's just what I need for myself to keep me honest with my daily food and exercise. I start to get more lax if I only weigh once a week. Maybe once I'm in maintenance mode I will weigh in less often.

I weigh first thing in the morning because I feel like my body fluctuates during the day so much depending on what I eat or drink.

"Weight is largely meaningless as an index of fitness, health, physical attractiveness,
or practically anything else related to human beings. Unless you are an athlete aiming
to compete in a certain weight class, what matters is body composition, not weight.
Body fat percentage is a measure of body composition. Unlike weight, body fat
percentage addresses the all important question of what your body is made up of.”

-Rob Faigin (an author I've never heard of but read somewhere and totally agreed)


Now, if you're just starting to get into a healthy style of living, then it's a good place to start, so with that, I would suggest weighing in once every 2 weeks as soon as you wake up after going to the restroom. If you're consistently eating the same amount of calories every day and drinking the same amount of liquids, you'll get the most accurate reading at that time. As for the 2 weeks, it's really just a random number. Heck, you could weigh in everyday but you'll soon feel like you're watching a turtle run a marathon. You have to understand that losing weight takes time and you should pace yourself. Losing .5-1 pound a week is a good rule of thumb for a "healthy" weight loss.

I weigh myself once a week, first thing in the morning after using the loo. Usually Thursday or Friday morning. I occasionally check in throughout the week but only take the once a wk check in seriously.

I document once a week.

I do weigh at numerous other times but it's just out of curiosity, it's not 'official'.

I'd say as told by docs it's safe to weigh yourself weekly on same day 1st thing in morning. Like I weigh myself every Tuesday when I 1st wake up after I use restroom.

queenliz99 wrote: »

Everyday, first thing in the morning. Daily fluctuations do not bother me.

Same here, I record it when it drops only

segacs wrote: »

Daily in the morning, after waking up and using the bathroom.

I like data. Data is good. Data plotted on a graph with a trendline to smooth out the fluctuations is even better.

I think if I waited to weigh in weekly or monthly, as some people do, I'd build up all kinds of anticipation about the number and be disappointed if the big drop I had in mind failed to materialize. With daily weigh-ins, I can put the ups and downs into perspective a lot better. Saturday I was down 0.8lbs, Sunday another 0.2lbs, this morning I was back up another 0.8lbs, etc. The overall trend is down. That's what matters.

This. Exactly this. Segacs and I are pretty much twins when it comes to this subject.

sarahKhristan wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

Everyday, first thing in the morning. Daily fluctuations do not bother me.

I'm the same way. I actually like seeing how my body reacts to certain foods. It's also my own personal constant reminder to keep working hard.

Count me in! I weigh daily and I record daily. It helps to not only keep me honest but I feel I'm better able to manage and stay on top of changes. I've been doing this nearly 10 years and I've kept all the weight off so I must be doing something right. I tell people this works for me and what works for me may not work for you BUT it does work for me! I see a lot of people that say oh you should never weigh yourself every day but my years of success say otherwise

I weigh once a week in the morning. On Sunday morning I wake up and use the bathroom. I take my dog outside so he can pee. (I'm still in my pjs.) I come back inside and get out the scale. I place it in the same location every week. I step on the scale 3 times to make sure the number is the same each time. I record the number on the kitchen calendar and MFP. I then get breakfast and a glass of water and don't think even think about weighing for a week.
Once upon a time, I weighed every day. It became negative and obsessive for me. I understand that daily fluctuations are normal but once a week is enough information for me to be healthy physically and mentally. I also take a photo and measurements once a month.

So, whenever you choose to weigh just be consistant- same time, same scale, same conditions.

I weigh after waking and emptying my bladder. I record the weight every Sunday.

I weigh myself once a week. Once in a while I do a second time if I just HAVE to know but, I actually don't even have a scale in my house. It broke a while ago and I was going to get a new one but, I know, I would weigh myself everyday and it's kind of freeing not to. So, I weigh myself at my 1st training appt. at the gym every week. For me, I feel like I already know, based on diet and exercise, whether I am having a good or bad week. The once a week is to make sure I'm going in the right direction! (DOWN!)

Once a week. ....on hump day. .....today! !!! Down 3 more lbs!!!!