Weighing myself too often

I had the same problem. I eventually put the scale in the top of the closet and only took it out on Friday mornings You are going to fluctuate; try not to beat yourself up too badly over it!

Where did the "once a week" rule come from? I would hate that. I weigh every morning and use Trendweight to smooth it out.

I will second the advice to use Libra (or an app like that) if you want to weigh everyday. Focusing on the trend feels much better than focusing on a single day's weight.

I weigh every day. You just have to keep it in your mind that if you didnt eat over your TDEE, and you still gained weight, its either water weight or food weight (or poop lol I've lost up to 2 lbs from a good poo tmi!)

I'm right with you. I even weigh all through the day. A challenge for both of us, we won't weigh this week til Friday. Anyone else want to take the challenge?

People who live and die by the numbers on the scale shouldn't weigh daily. Water fluctuation is continuous throughout the day and varies so much.

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My Weight Wise team advises it's clients to weigh themselves no more than once a week, at the same time of day, on the same scale. For some, weighing in can become an obsession. I figure if you are weighing multiple times in a day all you are doing is monitoring your fluctuating water weight. Two actions have removed my temptation to weigh more frequently (other than a month of tracking as I sought to understand my fluctuations).

First of all is a trend grapher as mentioned above. I use weightgrapher.

Second, using a digital scale that automatically posts my weight. I use an Aria. See, if every step on the scale "counts", I'm less tempted to get back on to get a "better" number.

I suspect a similar compulsion that keeps people heading back to the slots.

Although I try not to, I weigh myself every day. I keep saying I'll do it every other day or even every couple days, but it never works out.

I weigh once a day. First thing in the morning in the nude. If I gain/lose weight overnight I don't give it much thought until there's a trend in one direction or the other.

I would find weighing once a week unsettling. What if I happened to be bloated that day and appeared to have gained 3 lbs? If I had been weighing throughout the week then I would know the weight appeared overnight and was bloat but if I only weighed once a week then I wouldn't be able to differentiate water from fat gain.

Everyone should do what works for them.

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So have yet to see that goal wight.... How ever this is my take, My scale is in the kitchen! Crazy I know. Anyone and everyone steps on it. The scale is only a number. It can be a dieters friend , foe or both.... Its how you choose to look at it. I have taken all power away from the scale. I weigh my self all the time, at least 2 or 3 or 6 times a day. Its just a number. The only time I pay attention is that first weigh in the morning with out clothes. Yes scale is still in the kitchen I find way less disappointment in the number if I'm aware of my end of the day weight the night before. To sum it up girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. This girl needs to step on that scale!

Thank you to all those who posted links for trendweight and weightgrapher. It's a little disheartening because I thought I was doing a little better but at least it's giving me a better picture of what my actual progress is like.

Best to weigh yourself first thing in the morning without clothes. This is when you will be the lightest. A small fluctuation should not be a concern. If you weigh yourself at night, you could be 2 pounds heavier than morning. So be consistent with the weigh ins.