Weighing in.

bey02 · May 2015

So I'm on week 1 and I just wanted to know how often people would recommend weighing in. I was going to do it weekly but I'm so tempted to see how I'm doing and if what I'm doing is working!

punkuate · May 2015

I weigh myself every day and use an app to track my weight. I only update mfp once a week tho and count my weight on a Sunday as my "official" weight.

NoIdea101NoIdea · May 2015

I was weighing myself every day and was finding that I was getting waaaaaay too obsessed with the number on the scale. So now I weigh myself twice a week, on a Monday and a Thursday, but only take my Monday weight as my 'official' weight.

FitnessTim · May 2015

I weigh myself everyday using a Fitbit scale that connects to MyFitnessPal. I don't care what the scale says - I just look at the trend over time.

Do what feels comfortable for you but do it consistently.

TimothyFish · May 2015

I weigh myself once a week, because it is the trend that matters, not the day to day fluctuation.

CM_73 · May 2015

bey02 wrote: »

So I'm on week 1 and I just wanted to know how often people would recommend weighing in. I was going to do it weekly but I'm so tempted to see how I'm doing and if what I'm doing is working!

It's a dangerous game to play!
Having worked hard all week, I quickly hopped on the scales "just out of interest" this morning, my weekly weigh day is Sunday.
And, I was 2lbs up.
I know that it does fluctuate from day to day, I know I shouldn't take it to heart but it was still a little disappointing so I wish I hadn't!
A lot of the guys on here seem to recommend daily weighing and averaging it over the week, I've never done that so no idea how well it works. I'm going to stick to my weekly weigh-in and just ensure that the trend is on the right path.

SezxyStef · May 2015

once a week if I am lucky...sometimes I forget and it ends up being 9-10 days..but that is because I don't really care what it says and I have to do it after a rest day and those aren't as common as they should be.

bey02 · May 2015

Thanks guys think I'll go with once a week and stop being so impatient lol

Gska17 · May 2015

I weigh weekly on Thursdays.

randomtai · May 2015

Rarely.

taentea · May 2015

I'm getting on the scale every morning and inputting the results into trendweight.com (through fitbit) which makes a nice average graph for me. I actually expect the weight to go up on some days and don't feel down when that happens. I change my weight on MFP and update my battle journal on NF once a week, usually Wednesday but if Wed is one of those days when it's obviously one-off, I use Tuesday result instead. Working well for me so far.

spzjlb · May 2015

bey02 wrote: »

So I'm on week 1 and I just wanted to know how often people would recommend weighing in. I was going to do it weekly but I'm so tempted to see how I'm doing and if what I'm doing is working!

Make sure that you measure yourself!!! I am heading to 6 months on MFP and have lost most of the weight that I wanted to, so that was gratifying. I am now in a huge funk because my last few pounds are really stubborn, despite the same diet and continued workouts. My weight is even creeping up from time to time. I am pretty sure that I am slimmer and fitter, but I am a slave to the stupid scale. People on maintenance write that they see regular fluctuations of as much as 5 lbs that they consider to be normal.

So, those people who have measured and taken progress photos likely become less frustrated when the scale is annoying. I'm struggling because I only have the scale's assessment.

jemhh · May 2015

I've been weighing daily this year but now I am going to start weighing in the on first of the month and that's it. No big reason for it, other than wanting to try something different.

DearestWinter · May 2015

I weigh each morning; it's the first thing I do when I wake up after removing my PJs. I've become really familiar with the natural fluctuations that occur over the month. I think what's more important than how regularly you weigh is that you do it consistently. (Same scale, wear or don't wear the same clothes, same time of day, etc.)

Amytreetop · May 2015

GingerSka wrote: »

I weigh weekly on Thursdays.

Me too! I sometimes can't help checking through the week, but the official weigh-in is Thursday morning.

maillemaker · May 2015

I weigh every morning as soon as I get out of the shower. My scale is a WiFi scale that automatically uploads my weight. This gives me great data granularity. I enjoy the data. You have to look for trends.

IAmTheGlue · May 2015

FitnessTim wrote: »

I weigh myself everyday using a Fitbit scale that connects to MyFitnessPal. I don't care what the scale says - I just look at the trend over time.

Do what feels comfortable for you but do it consistently.

I do the same thing. I have the same scale. It keeps me from lying to myself. I don't freak out over fluctuations and I can usually tell if in retaining water before I even get on the scale (rings are super right, ankles puffy etc). Do whatever works for you.