Weighing myself too often

mattlynch2015
mattlynch2015 Posts: 17 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Im weighing myself way too often then get disheartened when I put on half a pound or so, I know it should be once a week but temptation is too much

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  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    Nothing wrong with weighing everyday, plenty of people do. I do, I'd hate to weigh once a week. You just have to learn that fluctuations happen and deal with it.
  • Bellodesiderare
    Bellodesiderare Posts: 278 Member
    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!
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    If you can't keep off the scales then use a weight tracking app like Libra or Happy Scale - record your weight every day and it will estimates your 'true' weight based on fluctuations.
  • Amerielle
    Amerielle Posts: 153 Member
    Where did the "once a week" rule come from? I would hate that. I weigh every morning and use Trendweight to smooth it out.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I tried weighing myself everyday for the month of April... I had to stop because it was such a mind game and I would get anxiety attacks over the gain of .2 pounds in a day. I will stick with my once a week to keep me mentally sane.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    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.
  • laropmet
    laropmet Posts: 52 Member
    i sometimes weigh myself twice a day, I like to see the changes between morning and night. Also I know if I weigh myself at night and i'm less than 2.5lbs heavier I am almost guaranteed to have lost weight by the morning. I also use libra though, I do like to see the trends. Maybe I just like calculating the numbers, it's my favourite part of this whole "diet" thing /geek.
  • Castrofreak
    Castrofreak Posts: 67 Member
    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!)
  • msjackiemorgan
    msjackiemorgan Posts: 45 Member
    Im weighing myself way too often then get disheartened when I put on half a pound or so, I know it should be once a week but temptation is too much

  • msjackiemorgan
    msjackiemorgan Posts: 45 Member
    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?
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    I weigh every morning but only log my weight once a week. I don't worry about slight variations in weight but like to keep an eye on what is happening.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    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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  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    If you can't keep off the scales then use a weight tracking app like Libra or Happy Scale - record your weight every day and it will estimates your 'true' weight based on fluctuations.

    This!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    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.
  • mattlynch2015
    mattlynch2015 Posts: 17 Member
    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?

    I'm up for that
  • tcbutler8627
    tcbutler8627 Posts: 279 Member
    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.
  • Allelito
    Allelito Posts: 179 Member
    edited April 2015
    The longer I do it, the less I care about my scale showing a bigger number than last time. I'm so used to these flunctuations by now, but I put all my weigh-in numbers in a graph to see the trend weight, and as long as I'm losing in the long run, that's all that matters! :)

    edit:
    I'll share my *cough* super consistent drops on the scale with you. ;)
    But as you can see on the red trendline, I am losing in the long run, which is all that matters!
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  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    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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  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,303 Member
    edited April 2015
    jgnatca wrote: »
    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.

    Ditto; except that I use both the trendweight and weightgrapher web-sites. And hey, since, it's automated, it's not like I have to do anything special, or extra!
  • mattlynch2015
    mattlynch2015 Posts: 17 Member
    Yeah, I'm the same, then I seem to put a pound or two throughout the day.
  • scratchdesk
    scratchdesk Posts: 18 Member
    I find it interesting to weigh every day. I've seen some crazy fluctuation and it's interesting to note how eating and working out affects those numbers. I generally am only concerned with a weekly total so a single day doesnt bother me. This last weekend I eat and drank a bit on Saturday and knew I'd be up on Sunday, sure was, nearly 3 lbs. But it all balanced out in the next couple days.
  • tcmay72
    tcmay72 Posts: 82 Member
    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 :o 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!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Put duct tape over the scale.
  • swirlybee
    swirlybee Posts: 497 Member
    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.
  • ryanbrowning115
    ryanbrowning115 Posts: 69 Member
    I like to weigh myself once a week and take profess pics once a week.
  • LMS120yesIcan
    LMS120yesIcan Posts: 35 Member
    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.
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