How often do you weigh yourself?

Once a week (if that), and only as a secondary tool. Pay attention to your clothes more than to the scale; clothes tell a powerful story.

Every morning after I get up, go toilet, shower then on the scales I go. Gives me the true picture. Go for weekly weigh-in and log anytime there is a significant change. Do it to see how I'm progressing. To echo comment above, clothes tell the real story. Scales can fluctuate during the day, depending on when you weigh. Don't feel down if the scales showing not too much of a chance. Took long to gain the weight now slowly does it is the safest option. Good luck.

I weigh every day BECAUSE of the fluctuations - I want to make sure I catch the lowest reading of the week! I also find it keeps me focused and on track. I expect it to go up and down, and stay focused on trying to get a downward trend, rather than expecting a straight line down. I always weigh in the morning before breakfast (fluctuate by several pounds in one day! ). "Weight" is imperfect - it is always fluctuating, but it is quick and easy! I agree with above - use clothes and how they are fitting as the real determiner of success...and don't forget to take progress picks! Try taking them in the same outfit so you can clearly see the changes! And, play around until you find the weighing schedule (daily, weekly, monthly) that keeps you motivated without driving you crazy Good luck!

I weigh once a week, but today I wish I hadn't I already felt bloated for some reason, and the scale showed +2lbs compared to last Thursday. Reading this thread actually made me feel better, as I was feeling mortified about the result... Probably just excess fluids Phew!

Good luck, you'll get there!

(double post, stupid computer >_<)

Every day. What I like seeing is the graph, with a trend downwards. Individual bumps and fluctuations don't matter as long as that graph is pointing in the right direction overall

I weigh myself every morning before breakfast. It is mostly stable but fluctuates on weekends for some odd reason hahaha but I only log once a week on Wednesdays, never on a Monday...worst day of the week hehe

Weekly for most people. I only get weighed once a month by my trainer, because if I don't weigh myself it doesn't feel like weight loss is my only goal at the moment and it makes me adhere to things better.

I'll probably start weighing every 2 weeks once I maintain. Though I'm still very far away from that considering I still need to lose 20lb and I only lose 2lb a month.

Everyday I record my weight because like you i worry if i dont i'll slip back into bad habbits but if I'm up a lb on the previous day I dont stress to much as its bound to happen depending on time of month, water intake, etc. I only worry if the general trend starts going up not down. So far I've lost 22kg ( which I think is about 50lb) its taken several years and I still have 8kg to go but I'm getting there.

As a word of caution though my wife also weighs herself everyday but she does stress out even if she's only put on 1/4 lb, with a healthy bmi of 21 she doesnt need to worry, I see overall her weight staying consistant week on week but for her daily weighin causes more stress than motivation. What I try to get her to see is the bigger picture and daily fluctuations are natural.

I weigh daily but record only on Sundays. I enjoy seeing the daily fluctuations and consider the scale an excellent way to gauge my progress or lack thereof. It may be just a number, but when you start out morbidly obese it's a pretty important number.

I tell myself I'm going to weigh once weekly on a set day, but I get a bit obsessive and weigh everyday. To be honest, it doesn't work for me - I need to drop to weekly.

I weigh every day, but I only record when I hit a new low (or I have a gain of 3 or more lbs that sticks with me for a week...so i know it's not water weight). I need to stay vigilant because I think it would be very easy for me to put on 10-20lbs in a short period without realizing it. However, everyone is different. The day-to-day fluctuations don't stress me out, but for other people they do, and so weighing weekly works better for them.

Almost every day. I use an app to keep track of my progress so the more data, the better the trend lines. That said, I only post a loss if I come in at a new weight for at least 3 days in a row. It's also good for me to be able to see how my body loses weight--I tend to lose a lb or so at a time, sometimes preceded by a small upward spike. I would probably get discouraged if I didn't know about that spike and it happened to correspond with a weekly weigh-in. Once I'm in maintenance I'll probably only check in weekly.