When should I weigh myself?

melmobley
melmobley Posts: 6 Member
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How often should I weigh myself? Is it ok to do every day or two? Or is once a week better?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    First thing in the morning, after using the bathroom and before eating/drinking, wearing the same amount of clothes is usually the best time. As for frequency...as long as daily fluctuations don't affect your mood, you can weigh daily. People who do that will usually use a weight tracking application to look at the trends over time (Happy Scale, Libra, Trendweight, etc.) But if seeing it go up and down will both you, weekly or less is fine.
  • melmobley
    melmobley Posts: 6 Member
    Thank you!
  • ludiloute
    ludiloute Posts: 2 Member
    I would say that to weight once a week is enough..and for sure always in the morning...
  • sault_girl
    sault_girl Posts: 219 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    First thing in the morning, after using the bathroom and before eating/drinking, wearing the same amount of clothes is usually the best time.

    This is what I do, and always without clothes. And I try to do it every day. It's amazing how much your weight can fluctuate from day to day, or time of day (and time of the month) so I try to keep regular tabs on it. I find my weight can go up or down as much as 5 pounds (water weight).

    Good luck!

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