How often do you weight yourself?

Luciano500
Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
I just read an article on Yahoo, about a recent Cornell Study that found that people that weight themselves daily were more prone to keep the weight loss.

Here is a link to the article: https://www.yahoo.com/health/how-often-you-should-weigh-yourself-if-youre-121841681642.html

I like to weight myself weekly, I did try to do it daily once, but found the daily fluctuation a bit annoying, but hey perhaps, I will give it a try once more.... how about you, how often do you weight yourself?
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  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    I do it daily but only because I'm using the happy scale app.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    I do it daily but only because I'm using the happy scale app.

    Does the happy scale always give you happy results? :wink:
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    Daily for me, but I also keep the log so I can review and analyze.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    Every Thursday, again on Friday morning if Thursday showed a gain.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Everyday.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    Gska17 wrote: »
    Every Thursday, again on Friday morning if Thursday showed a gain.

    Good Plan!

  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    every day keeping in mind that weight does change and it does go up and down. and that a trend is important
  • moribunny
    moribunny Posts: 417 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    every day keeping in mind that weight does change and it does go up and down. and that a trend is important
    This.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i weigh daily and log it once a week
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Every day usually.
  • G33K_G1RL
    G33K_G1RL Posts: 283 Member
    Every day, using weightmeter to log. Once a week, usually on saturday, I update the MFP weight. I can follow my weekly and overall trends. If you want to track daily, use an app that will let you see the trend and don't pay attention to daily fluctuations, only focus on the overall trend for the last few weeks.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    every day keeping in mind that weight does change and it does go up and down. and that a trend is important


    Nice pic by the way! that looks fun and dangerous!

  • Da_Big_Kahuna
    Da_Big_Kahuna Posts: 117 Member
    Everyday but I'm conditioned not to expect it to go down every day. I chart my weight in MFP and as long as trend is downward I'm making progress.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    Da_Big_Kahuna wrote: »
    Everyday but I'm conditioned not to expect it to go down every day. I chart my weight in MFP and as long as trend is downward I'm making progress.

    That sounds very plausible.
  • fitfabforties
    fitfabforties Posts: 370 Member
    every morning...
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Everyday. I have an aria scale, so I step on first thing after going to the bathroom in the morning and it updates my weight for me. I also, check trendweight.com every couple days to make sure that the overall trend is going in the right direction.
  • clarelara24
    clarelara24 Posts: 27 Member
    Is in the morning best? This is my 1st week of dieting and not sure whether to wait till after a couple of weeks as not sure if I'll have lost much in 1 week.
  • 460mustang
    460mustang Posts: 196 Member
    Everyday, sometimes more. I am curious about it after I eat or exercise. I only pay attention to my first thing in the morning weight for logging.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    Luciano500 wrote: »
    moyer566 wrote: »
    every day keeping in mind that weight does change and it does go up and down. and that a trend is important


    Nice pic by the way! that looks fun and dangerous!

    thank you, it is fun and not a lot of danger with practice and caution
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I usually weigh in the morning, after using the bathroom (and nursing, cause I am) and before I eat.
  • Gska17
    Gska17 Posts: 752 Member
    clarelara24 wrote: »
    Is in the morning best? This is my 1st week of dieting and not sure whether to wait till after a couple of weeks as not sure if I'll have lost much in 1 week.

    You might be surprised! My first week of tracking I lost like 3 pounds. :)

    I feel it's best for me to weigh int he morning. By the end of the day I tend to feel bloated.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    clarelara24 wrote: »
    Is in the morning best? This is my 1st week of dieting and not sure whether to wait till after a couple of weeks as not sure if I'll have lost much in 1 week.

    whatever time works best for you.
    morning before my shower to wash off my fun works best for me
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    clarelara24 wrote: »
    Is in the morning best? This is my 1st week of dieting and not sure whether to wait till after a couple of weeks as not sure if I'll have lost much in 1 week.

    Lightest weight is typically first thing in the morning after using the bathroom and naked. It typically has the least amount of variables since clothing, food, water, waste, etc can all show on the scale and for most will vary from day to day.

    How often you weigh is up to you. If you want to know when your holding onto water then more frequent weigh-in's are better for that. If you will get upset if you see a slight gain, then less frequent weighs might be better. If you want to see 2-4 lbs losses at a time then maybe once a month would be best (you don't look like you have a lot to lose and that typically means slower loss).
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Every single day, first thing after I wake up and pee. Wish I could poop first thing, but that doesn't happen until after breakfast.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Yeah, I know, TMI.
  • clarelara24
    clarelara24 Posts: 27 Member
    Thanks everyone, just trying to lose the last few pounds, I was a stone and a half heavier a few years ago and managed to lose it and maintain that loss but in the past year I've felt my weight creeping up again.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Everyday. I have an aria scale, so I step on first thing after going to the bathroom in the morning and it updates my weight for me. I also, check trendweight.com every couple days to make sure that the overall trend is going in the right direction.

    uh, nice... I am going to check that trendweight.com .... it sounds interesting.
  • Luciano500
    Luciano500 Posts: 36 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Everyday. I have an aria scale, so I step on first thing after going to the bathroom in the morning and it updates my weight for me. I also, check trendweight.com every couple days to make sure that the overall trend is going in the right direction.

    Joan, have you lost some weight? wink wink.
  • 460mustang
    460mustang Posts: 196 Member
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    Yeah, I know, TMI.

    I find it very interesting actually!
  • Danielleb19830026
    Danielleb19830026 Posts: 3 Member
    I weight myself on Mondays and Fridays because I should drop a pound a week based on my diet and exercise.
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