So, who else knows they shouldn't weigh everyday but still does? I do! Lol!

I weigh myself every day. Kind of get sad when I sometimes weigh myself after drinking a bunch of water or eating a meal (of course that would make you gain weight) but I still get a little worried that it's permanent weight instead of just temporary. Then I sleep this (weight) off and am back to my normal weight the next morning. My weigh-in day is Saturday.

i don't weigh every day..but i do weigh fairly often. the fluctuations do not bother me..so i don't see it as a problem

I can weigh everyday, sometimes multiple times a day, but I only actually log it once every week or two. I think it's fun to see the numbers dip and climb based on what I've eaten or the activity I've done. I'm weird lol.

Every morning

By weighing only once a week, you lose over 85% of your data points. As long as you understand that your weight WILL fluctuate, both up and down, weighing daily and looking at the overall trend is the best option.

I log my weight in the fitbit app (free account, I don't even have a fitbit), which I have linked to trendweight.com - this is my graph for the past 6 months (been doing this for 2 years now, but you can see better on the snipped graph) - the thin gray line are my actual daily weigh-ins...the thick red line is my weight trend. Doing this has helped me see that I usually have 2-3 weeks where I don't lose, and may even gain...and then 1-2 weeks where I lose a lot...but the overall trend is still down, regardless of what my daily weight looks like....the spike at the end is because we were on vacation from the 13th through the 22nd, and I didn't log my foods at all (and didn't eat very healthy...plus drank 3 bottles of wine in 10 days, whereas I normally don't drink at all), and only worked out once.



ETA - I weigh every morning as soon as I get up, after I use the bathroom, and before I eat or drink anything.

mllett wrote: »

@EWJLang‌, It just depends on the person. Some people don't feel the need to check everyday, and some people do. Some people find it discouraging. So, to each his own. ☺

I know, but I see the whole "weigh once a week only" thing put out constantly, like it's a given. And then I see SO MANY threads where people freak out because that once day a week weigh in happened to go up. If you only have one data point a week? That is guaranteed to happen sometimes. If you can live with that, and know that it's not a sign of failure or a "plateau" or "stall?" Then, fine, stick to once a week. But, personally, I think that for most people "once a week" isn't good advice. I mean, the goal is a good one -- the idea is to encourage people to not obsess about the numbers on the scale, which are pretty meaningless over a short time frame. For me, the best way to understand that your weight is never just one number, and that daily and hourly fluctuations of 2, 3, even 5 pounds are pretty typical? Was to get lots and lots of data points.

The problem comes when you start thinking that that pound or two that appears and disappears is body fat that you are gaining or losing. It's not! Don't sweat it! Something that doesn't depend on the person is the fact that we're all better off if we truly understand how our bodies work.

I do. Every morning. Some days I get really frustrated with it, but it just sort of inspires me to "do better" that day. Like, I know if I weigh something one morning and have a slice of pizza for dinner that night, I'm going to weigh more the next day (because of the sodium) and it just reminds me that I need to keep what I eat in check the next day.

I can't weigh myself every day. I used to be that way when I first started losing weight and it stressed me out way too much. So I stopped doing that. Now I log my weight once a week. I actually weight myself twice a week. I usually weight myself Mondays and then again on Wednesday to make sure I’m staying on track. ..But hey that’s just me. Do whatever you need to do to keep yourself motivated :-)

i weigh myself every day, but i don't get hung up on individual numbers, i look at the trend, whether i'm trending up or down. i understand that daily weights fluctuate.