How often do you weigh yourself?

Doing a weekly or fortnightly weigh in normally works best for most people, as you are able to see the actual weight loos compared to water weight and bloating if you were to weigh yourself every few days

KT_3009 wrote: »

Doing a weekly or fortnightly weigh in normally works best for most people, as you are able to see the actual weight loos compared to water weight and bloating if you were to weigh yourself every few days

I've never quite understood this reasoning. How does weighing less often show you the 'actual weight loss'? It doesn't suddenly stop you fluctuating. If you fluctuate one day and are 5lbs higher than the day before and the day after and that happens to be the day you weigh in, that's not your actual weight loss. And because you haven't weighed everyday you won't even know it's a fluctuation. The scale doesn't somehow average out your last few days or something.

I can understand if people don't like weighing daily because they want to be more likely to see a loss when they weigh, but weighing weekly doesn't mean you won't see the fluctuations, it just means you won't know it's a fluctuation when you do see one.

aniqa109 wrote: »

i weigh daily but the fluctuations are confusing.how do i know whats my "real" weight.ive just started plotting weigh ins on a graph

I weigh everyday- its motivating. If its fluctuating downwards I think yay! I'll keep that up today. If it's fluctuating upwards then i think- okay, I'll make better choices today, maybe not have the extra cookie.

As for 'real' weight-I'm not sure that exists. Weight depends on all sorts of factors- time of day, water retention, hormonal fluctations ad weight of food in digestive tract. Weight is just one factor- LBM and fat % is another, measurements are another etc. I have a target weight - when do i say I've hit it: first thing in the morning? That evening I'll likely be 2lbs heavier (usually for me) or the next day I might be 0.5 lbs heavier due to other fcators - but not body fat gain. Thats just how it is- no certainties, no exacts- just basic trends.

I weigh at the same time each day in the same clothes - and helps with data comparrisson.

I know that's not very helpful, sorry. I think it's just one of those things that you have to accept.

I weigh in everyday, and record the fluctuations as well, you will notice a pattern developing, and I can more or less predict what day I will loose (of course never how much).
I prefer to know the fluctuations rather than stress the whole week if I have lost or gained, I find that to be discouraging.
I have been standing still during the week and then loose on a weekend, Saturday and Sunday, even as much as a pound.... this has happened for the last 3 weeks.

I weigh myself when I feel like it.

I think I know when my weight has gone up or down, can feel it, so usually weight then to confirm.

Last weighed myself about a month ago, it was had gone up as I suspected, which gave me a kick in the can to be more dilligent with my exercise and diet.

Ill weigh again soon to see how thats going.

The whole weight loss/maintenance/health journey is a long game, so I find it easier not to create pressure on a daily/weekly basis around it.

I'd personally suggest weekly :]

If you DO choose to weigh daily, expect to see fluctuations!

I weigh 2-3 times a week, always first thing in the morning. I think the important thing is not to be ruled by the scale. It's just a number to guide you, and help track a trend. You need to keep an eye on what's happening but not obsess about it.

As you can see from all the posts, it's a personal decision for different reasons. I weigh daily, first thing in the morning - unless I forget.

I understand there are going to be fluctuations. I actually prefer to see those fluctuations. So long as the trend is downward, I don't care about them at all. I think it helps to understand that's how the body works. I see so many posts about how someone ate over goal during the weekend and "gained" [x] pounds. It's not fat gain. You'd have to completely eliminate your weekly deficit AND eat well over maintenance in order to "gain." On Saturdays, I eat 3,000 calories. That's part of how I do this whole thing. So, the scale usually goes up 2-3 pounds for a few days. Then back down. Whatever. So long as the trend is downwards, that's what I care about.

Here are my recent weigh-ins, from trendweight:

Fri, Oct 9 175.0 177.4
Thu, Oct 8 175.0 177.6
Wed, Oct 7 177.0 177.9
Tue, Oct 6 179.5 178.0
Mon, Oct 5 179.5 177.9
Sun, Oct 4 178.0 177.7
Sat, Oct 3 176.5 177.7
Fri, Oct 2 175.0 177.8
Thu, Oct 1 175.0 178.1
Wed, Sep 30 175.0 178.4
Tue, Sep 29 177.0 178.8
Mon, Sep 28 178.5 179.0
Sun, Sep 27 178.5 179.1
Sat, Sep 26 176.5 179.1
Fri, Sep 25 178.0 179.4

On the left are my scale weights, on the right the trend. The graph that trendweight generates shows a trend downwards. If the TREND started to increase over time, then I'd know I need to change what I'm doing.

I'm a slow loser, have about 20 pounds to lose, and my weight fluctuates. It wa very discouraging to see the number on the scale down one day, up the next.

I found the iOS app Happy Scale and it is amazing. Weigh daily, enter into the app, and it calculates average weight lost. Smooths out the fluctuations. Highly recommended.

Every morning for me.

I weigh every morning and track the 7 and 28 day moving average

My scales hate me. I can float 1-2 pounds in 5 minutes with the key activity in the middle being brushing my teeth. BUT the overall trend is down and I only record once a week or longer. The scales may cheat me out of a couple of pounds or give me something I have not earned yet but there is no mistaking the 20-25 pound total loss. That is what we are looking for.

about 3 times a week...but by strict rules. only if i've been to the toilet that morning, and before I eat/drink anything. If not I don't weigh as I'm too scared I will see a fluctuation up and just won't depress myself that way! ocd anyone...?!

Depends on my goals and time of month. If I'm in maintenance, once every couple of weeks. If I'm cutting, I'll weigh almost every day except from the time of ovulation until my period is over-then I'll just check in when I feel like it to see what's going on (usually 5 pounds up so no point in weighing too often and stressing).

but then how do you know how much is just water loss or fat loss?