How often do you weigh & why?

SavannahStClair
SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone! I'm currently trying to lose a little weight (10-15 pounds), and I'm curious as to how often y'all weigh yourselves. Why that often? Just curious. Thanks for any responses. Also: feel free to add me! :)
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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    Every morning. I do it this way because I want a weekly average to track.
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    Once a week - because Saturday is the only day I can sleep in and take my time in the bathroom without my kids up my a**
  • SavannahStClair
    SavannahStClair Posts: 35 Member
    @Micophilia Do you use trendweight at all? I weigh every day too to keep myself accountable, but I'm not sure how I feel about seeing gains or plateaus...

    @jaga13 Hahahahah!!! That's a fair response as well! LOL!
  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    edited July 2015
    My weight doesn't really fluctuate that much since I eat mostly the same thing every day. I don't even really pay attention to what I weigh every day, I'm only interested in the average that I update MFP with.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Every day. My weight bounces around and I don't want to miss a low. If I weighed on Saturdays, I'd be wondering if Friday or Sunday wouldn't have been a pound or two lower. It's very silly, but I'm on that dang scale every day.
  • Nanogg55
    Nanogg55 Posts: 275 Member
    I weigh every day so I can keep an eye on things but only record my weight once a week. I'm not too fussed about fluctuations unless I see a continuous gain for several days in a row; then I tighten up my calorie consumption a bit.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited July 2015
    I weigh - and log it - every day (unless I'm out of town and away from my scale). I like to see the daily fluctuations, to know how the foods I'm eating, my workouts, my hormones, etc effect my weight - I do use trendweight to see the overall trend, so I know not to worry about a little "bump", unless it starts making my weight trend go up instead of down. But I'm an accountant, and I like data. The more data points I have, the better decisions I can make. I would drive myself crazy if I only had 2 or 4 or even 10 data points in a month, instead of 30 - what if all or most of those data points were "bad" days?? I definitely would NOT have the whole picture, and I like to see the WHOLE picture. :)
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    edited July 2015
    I weigh myself almost every morning. Being post menopausal I do not have wild water weight gains like younger women do. Usually if I have a gain it is a fraction of a pound and my weigh change has always averaged out to a loss over a weeks time, since I started eating at a deficit. I log weight and other stats daily into a spreadsheet which feeds into a graph. I only log my weight once a week on MFP and every loss into my Fitbit. I like accurate data. I have never experienced a plateau (no change in weight over a period of several weeks) when eating at a deficit and I am of the opinion that most plateaus are actually the result of eating at maintenance.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Every day because it allows me to see trends more quickly.
  • mewilliams11
    mewilliams11 Posts: 139 Member
    I've been on the diet roller coaster more times than I care to admit & have always weighed myself once a week. I know how much the body can fluctuate from day to day & seeing a gain on the scale wouldn't help my motivation.

    However, this time around I'm not worrying about the scale at all. I may weigh in after 2 weeks or a month. I'm trying not to focus on the numbers. I've been back on track for a week now; eating good & exercising consistently.. I feel so much better & have more energy so I'm not going to get fixated on the numbers.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    2-3 times a week? I used to do it every day, but as I have two pounds to go, the losses are so slow that I get a little frustrated.

    When I hit maintenance, I will go back to doing it every day.
  • NovaDuck
    NovaDuck Posts: 63 Member
    Every morning. I don't log it here but I do log it on a weight graph. I weigh daily to see the general trend (whether it be up or down). Once a week (usually the beginning), I'll take measurements which tell an even clearer story.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    Once per month, the week after TOM. Watch my trends. Otherwise, it's how clothing fits.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Every day. My weight bounces around and I don't want to miss a low. If I weighed on Saturdays, I'd be wondering if Friday or Sunday wouldn't have been a pound or two lower. It's very silly, but I'm on that dang scale every day.

    I don't want to miss a low either. my lowest low was down 2lbs from where I am now. If I didn't weigh, I wouldn't have known.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    Once a week, usually Sunday morning. Sometimes I skip a week or do a different day, but I always do it at the same time: right after I get up. If I weighed every day, I'd get discouraged, though that would be better if you're looking at for a trend in direction.
  • zanne54
    zanne54 Posts: 336 Member
    Daily, but I track my progress to the week prior. Much more successful at seeing a downward trend that way.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Once a week. I have no desire to see a lot of fluctuation.
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    I weigh myself daily and I always have. I log my weight every couple days. I don't really see much in the way of fluctuations. For the most part, I tend to lose weight every day, even if it's only .2 lbs. I'm also still trying to find the most calories I can consume and still lose weight, so weighing daily helps me with that.
  • seaasonwhitney
    seaasonwhitney Posts: 3 Member
    never... the number is my nemesis... i prefer to measure.. i do that monthly
  • Guns_N_Buns
    Guns_N_Buns Posts: 1,899 Member
    Every day, sometimes twice a day. I feel it keeps me more in tune with how my day-to-day intake/exercise affected the number on the scale. I also like to see I'm not too far off from my morning weight before I go to bed; this is because I know, generally, I'm two pounds lighter in the morning. This is all just superficial, natural fluctuation of the human body, but it helps to keep me on point -- even if it's not a 2-pound loss overnight. ;)

    Plus, I'm a Biostatistician...soo: data.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I weigh most every day. Sometimes more than once a day. And then sometimes I'll go several days without weighing. My only reason is because it's what I want to do. I gauge my progress by my jeans and the mirror. The scale is just for curiosity and because it gives me other information like water and fat.
  • beckytcy
    beckytcy Posts: 135 Member
    Every day because that prevents me from saying to myself, "Oh I can splurge a bit tonight because I am not weighing myself for another few days...." It's a slippery slope.
  • momar23
    momar23 Posts: 292 Member
    Daily and I track in my happy scale to watch for trends. If I weighed once a week it would be to depressing if my weigh in day hit at the same time as a weekly high.
  • misterdale67
    misterdale67 Posts: 171 Member
    The first thing every morning.
  • amaried621
    amaried621 Posts: 260 Member
    I weigh myself every few days but only log in my weight on Friday mornings. Weekends are usually where it's harder for me to stay on track so I like to see my progress throughout the week. But I don't live and die by the scale because it can be deceiving. I suggest taking progress pictures because you can see physical differences even when the number on the scale doesn't move. You can also gauge it by how your clothes fit you or do measurements. Sometimes people get discouraged with the scale when it doesn't go in the direction they want but you are actually improving your body. :)
  • cherishpatterson
    cherishpatterson Posts: 11 Member
    Every Monday AM prior to eating and having my coffee. Gives me the most consistent measurement of change without driving me crazy with fluctuations. ;)
  • edwardetr
    edwardetr Posts: 140 Member
    Every day because why not have more data? I use a withings networked scale and can trend it all over time very easily.
  • ironrat79
    ironrat79 Posts: 273 Member
    Once a week, rotating days. I measure success by the way my clothes feel. Good luck!
  • martiniconqueso
    martiniconqueso Posts: 27 Member
    I try to weigh & log it every day, though I occasionally miss if I am rushing out the door, etc. I like having a lot of data available, and I think that when I chart my progress, seeing the more realistic day-to-day results (as opposed to a weekly weight that maybe only trended downwards) helps me keep some perspective on the overall process.
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    SavannahStClair wrote: »
    Hello everyone! I'm currently trying to lose a little weight (10-15 pounds), and I'm curious as to how often y'all weigh yourselves. Why that often? Just curious. Thanks for any responses. Also: feel free to add me! :)
    I weigh every morning but don't go nuts about normal fluctuation.
    My goal after losing about 100 pounds is to maintain with no weekly trends either up or down.

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