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How often does everyone get weighed?

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  • DuckReconMajor
    DuckReconMajor Posts: 434 Member
    wochlikgm wrote: »
    My fluctuations show a slight increase on work-days, and it drops again over the weekend.
    lol I get lighter throughout the week until weekends where I visit the Hostess/Little Debbie warehouse aka parents' house.
  • accidentalpancake
    accidentalpancake Posts: 484 Member
    Daily, right after my morning shower.

    If I have notable daily fluctuations, it's easy to directly track it to what I ate the day before. My usual daily range isn't more than a half pound, provided a typical intake. Anything outside of that means too much food, too little food, or food that encourages higher fluid retention.
  • ceeceeculver
    ceeceeculver Posts: 21 Member
    Every Sunday
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Daily.

    And check out this links to back it up:
    http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/op/weigh-in
  • North44
    North44 Posts: 359 Member
    I weigh myself every day. My weight tends to not fluctuate day to day. It stays the same all week long and then suddenly goes down one day. It's weird. I weigh first thing in the morning though because it'll go up during the course of the day. And if I eat WAY too much salt it goes up by a pound or two, but that doesn't happen very often.
  • Dlane72
    Dlane72 Posts: 14 Member
    I weigh myself every morning even though I know weight can fluctuate. Emotionally, I wouldn't recommend it because if I gain it can really discourage me to the point of wanting to give up. Have to try and keep it all in perspective.
  • Luvzy
    Luvzy Posts: 30 Member
    Every morning.
  • arussell134
    arussell134 Posts: 463 Member
    Every morning here!

    I reached my goal weight Dec 2014 and I attribute a huge part of my success maintaining below that by a few pounds to weighing daily. In the past, when I've lost the weight, I've gained it back b/c I didn't pay attention when the scale started to creep back up. It's so much easier to address a 3 pound gain than a 30 pound one. BTDT.

    I agree with the others who've said that they don't freak out about variations. I range anywhere from 131 - 134. Overeating, time of the month, eating salty foods, and intense workouts all impact this number.
  • ForMe2No
    ForMe2No Posts: 235 Member
    I weigh once a week on Friday mornings as soon as I get up. The daily fluctuations would drive me crazy. Maybe after I hit my goal I'll go to twice a week. And yes I get anxious about it. By Wednesday night Thursday morning I can't wait for Friday and sometimes I cheat by using a scale at work because if I use my home scale it will automatically update in MFP.
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    edited July 2015
    I weigh myself every morning and track it with some other stats in an excel spreadsheet. I enter every loss in my Fitbit as it occurs. I enter my lowest weight of the week into MFP on Wednesdays. I enter my inches measurements into MFP at least once a month with my weight.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,879 Member
    edited July 2015
    mewickla wrote: »
    What app do you guys like/use to track your daily weigh ins?

    MFP


    A good part of the reason why I'm here is because MFP offers a collection of tools to use to track the food I eat, the exercise I do, what I weigh, and several other things all in one location.

  • mjtranter65
    mjtranter65 Posts: 18 Member
    Each morning, so I know how to adjust my food, water, exercise, etc.
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  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Weekly-Friday mornings, after the majority of my exercise for the week.

    I would find daily weigh in too time consuming and for me basically pointless. Yay I gained .1kg, I lost .3kg etc

    Same for monthly it seems too long and you could be doing something wrong for too long before you see it in the scales.
  • kitkatkarr
    kitkatkarr Posts: 97 Member
    I stopped weighing myself because I do not want to be obsessive about it. I look in the mirror for differences, see how clothes fit, and feel the structure of my body change. If I notice a great difference, I would probably weigh myself then.
  • igottalose50
    igottalose50 Posts: 24 Member
    every friday!!!!!
  • mom216
    mom216 Posts: 287 Member
    Every day - and record in MFP once a week. It helps to see the fluctuations. The day before I show a loss, the scale bounces up by a pound or 2 (?water) the next day I see a significant loss. I don't consider it a "real loss", until the scale is consistent for several days. I also use my clothes as a guide. I'm still not into my goal jeans or dress- B)
  • trina1049
    trina1049 Posts: 593 Member
    mewickla wrote: »
    What app do you guys like/use to track your daily weigh ins?

    WeightGrapher and there's also Hacker's Diet.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    trina1049 wrote: »
    mewickla wrote: »
    What app do you guys like/use to track your daily weigh ins?

    WeightGrapher and there's also Hacker's Diet.

    Isn't mfp tracking enough?
  • velveteen7845
    velveteen7845 Posts: 70 Member
    I usually weigh myself every morning after going to the bathroom and before I eat or drink anything. I usually only record the losses in MFP.
  • SarahGettingF1t
    SarahGettingF1t Posts: 4 Member
    I use an app called Libra and weigh myself every day, around 10am. I put it in MFP every few days. I don't use just mfp because I'd feel lame publishing any days where I fluctuate higher.
  • micheledarley2012
    micheledarley2012 Posts: 24 Member
    Every 3 to 4 days. But I'm really looking forward to getting weighed at my doctors office in two weeks. Their scale has better numbers LOL
  • scottgeba
    scottgeba Posts: 9 Member
    Twice a week before breakfast. I do it a two days after my big workout days (I was weighing myself the day after these days and getting bad readings, running and 2 hours of basketball the night before tends to not give you a reliable weight!)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    pretty much everyday, mostly out of habit. daily, natural fluctuations don't bother me and I understand them.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,506 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    trina1049 wrote: »
    mewickla wrote: »
    What app do you guys like/use to track your daily weigh ins?
    WeightGrapher and there's also Hacker's Diet.
    Isn't mfp tracking enough?
    Not if you want to look at your trendline to "smooth out" water weight changes
  • momar23
    momar23 Posts: 292 Member
    luvbwfc wrote: »
    daily, to help understand fluctuations, but only log weekly

    Me too
  • LC932017
    LC932017 Posts: 94 Member
    DemoraFairy wrote: »
    I weigh everyday, and log it in a spreadsheet. I choose daily rather than weekly precisely because of fluctuations.

    Haven't thought of logging it to a spreadsheet. Genius! B)

  • cresyluna
    cresyluna Posts: 48 Member
    I was doing weekly or less but I'd find that I would say to myself "oh I'll just check tomorrow, after I give that salty meal yesterday a chance to pass I bet it'll be lower" and when I'd do that several days in a row so I finally just decided to commit to daily. I kind of like knowing where the fluctuations are coming from and seeing the (so far!) overall downward trend.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Merkavar wrote: »
    trina1049 wrote: »
    mewickla wrote: »
    What app do you guys like/use to track your daily weigh ins?
    WeightGrapher and there's also Hacker's Diet.
    Isn't mfp tracking enough?
    Not if you want to look at your trendline to "smooth out" water weight changes

    I just imagine a line running down the middle. Seems like a bit of effort to get a seperate app for a trend line.

    But I guess I look over months at a time so 1kg of water weight is going to change anything much.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i weigh daily and log every friday morning.
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