Logging new weight

caaber01 · April 2015

how long do you wait to log a new low weight? First time you see it? Third?

CatHunterFit · April 2015

You should log your weight once a week on the same day for consistency.

Liftng4Lis · April 2015

As soon as I see it! .....okay, the second day.

LessthanKris · April 2015

I try to give it at least two days for a loss. I have a spreadsheet I keep of daily weigh ins but I only log it into MFP if it seems to stick. I actually never log a gain since I know it will go eventually and I want it to really be a loss when the status update says it is.

macgurlnet · April 2015

I record my weight daily into Fitbit, which forwards to MFP and trendweight.com so I can see if I'm losing, maintaining or gaining overall.

If you only plan to log your weight in here when you have a loss, I would go with if you see it 2 days in a row or something similar.

Your weight is going to fluctuate all over the place, so don't freak out if you see a loss and a gain shortly thereafter.

~Lyssa

Lourdesong · April 2015

Immediately.

Kaylinerst3663 · April 2015

I generally go two days of the same number range (or lower) before putting it in. So for example I saw 207.8 today but yesterday I saw 208.6 and the day before 209.2. I would record my weight officially as 209. Depending on what I see on my next weigh in, I will put in the higher of the lower numbers.

I don't record gains on mfp unless it is a large gain from failure to eat properly for weeks. I use a daily tracker (weightcommander.com) to look at small fluctuations.

I guess its a complicated system, but i weigh myself multiple times a day. (I like to see the fluctuations and don't get too bothered by them) But the only weigh-in I officially take is the one in the morning after using the bathroom.

vixtris · April 2015

I log my weight every day, be it higher or lower ... But I just like to see the graph go up, and down mostly :P

TheVirgoddess · April 2015

Well, that's a hard question. I log my weight every single morning in a TDEE spreadsheet. On here - I log all losses as they happen, but gains only if they stay around for more than a week. But I only track my weight on a monthly basis, in a spreadsheet.

I might have an issue

caaber01 · April 2015

Thank you, everyone!!

JenniferInCt · April 2015

Within seconds lol. I only log new lows on mfp, but log my daily weights on a different weight tracking app. It allows me to see trends, but also prevents mfp from telling me ive lost the same lb or two over and over.
Seriously though, if i weigh in at a new low, i log it in seconds! Haha it excites me

CockneyLady2014 · April 2015

I weigh in every Friday morning. Once a week is enough for me. Although I weigh myself morning and night every day - habit I can't seem to break. Pleased to hear I not alone with the scales fluctuating on a daily basis. Because of this unless I know a gain is an actual gain I leave my weight the same. If I know I have gone off track then I put the increase in. So nice to see it coming down again. I hope I don't see that too often though.

ArkMom35 · April 2015

As soon as it happens! I weigh daily, and then update any losses. I have noticed that now I'm under 200 my weight fluctuates a bit more day to day, but I never log the "gains."

runeatrunlive · April 2015

As soon as I see a loss! I only log losses on mfp but I log daily fluctuations on the happy scale app and that keeps a rolling average so I can see if I'm gaining or losing overall. Works for me!