How often do you weigh yourself ?

smcrimmon84 · January 2016

Every morning, naked after going to the bathroom. I know not everyone is on board with daily weighing but it works for me and keeps me motivated. I know that weight fluctuates for all sorts of reasons - sodium intake, that time of the month (for women!), not drinking enough water, and sometimes for no reason at all - and I don't freak out about it. Like right now, it is TOM for me and the scale is up 2 lbs the last 2 days despite staying on track with food/workouts but I know it'll go away in a few days

bigrednewfie · January 2016

Daily, I want to keep a close eye on it. Been daily since Jan 1. Goal this year is to crack the whip and clean up the eating. So far so good.

kgirlhart · January 2016

I weigh every morning, naked after using the bathroom. At first the fluctuations bothered me (sometimes they still do a little), but I find that if I'm up a little I can usually tell why if I'm logging. Either I had a lot of sodium the day before or it is a hormonal issue. If I know why I'm up I can either adjust my diet that day, or learn to live with it if it is something I can't control. I always feel good when I'm down. Either way it keeps me motivated to keep logging every day. I post all of my weight in Happy scale and I can definitely see the downward trend. I only post my weight in mfp if it is a new low.

knibbzy · January 2016

Once a week. Usually at the weekend. But I do struggle not doing it in between, wanting to check out if my hard work is working haha.

I find I only end up disappointed doing it anymore often than once a week though, when the results are small.

theskinnyonme · January 2016

every morning with very little on

Samstan101 · January 2016

Daily but Wednesday is my 'official day' ie the weight I log. For example I had rice last night so knew my weight would be up slightly this morning (always does if I have rice or pasta - I assume its water weight), but I weigh just to remind myself to keep at it (*she says whilst drinking gin that I can't be bothered to log and will pay for at parkrun tomorrow!)

hludwig980 · January 2016

I weigh daily, naked, first thing in the morning after using the bathroom. I found for me weighing daily helps keep me motivated and honest about what I am doing. When I do not weigh myself I tend to be lax about what and how I eat. Not stepping on that scale is how I regained 30 of the 90 lbs that I previously lost.

hamlet1222 · January 2016

Every morning, I find it interesting how my weight can fluctuate one day to the next, often + or - 0.5 kg. I only worry about upwards or downwards trends over a week though.

Sunshine82801 · January 2016

Daily...It keeps me in a routine.

FitFunFabulousNicole · January 2016

Every Sunday Morning

GreyKnight120 · January 2016

Daily. First thing in the morning after going to the bathroom [if I have to]. I used to track weekly but had some wonky week-to-week metrics where an overly good or overly bad previous day was making me a little crazy. Seeing the cause and effect on a daily basis has helped me out immensely, though I know others do better when they weigh-in much less often. Everyone is different. I'm a huge data nerd though so I like to see the little peaks and valleys and no longer sweat the small gains.

pvn23 · January 2016

Everyday. Gives me an idea of where my daily macros are taking me.

mbaker566 · January 2016

daily. but I look at the trends and not the constant up and down

not2late · January 2016

Daily. Can't have enough data points when looking at food vs exercise vs weight. Same time in the morning, just up and empty.

BirdyWeirdy77 · January 2016

im trying to weight myself every day

Kvm11628 · January 2016

I used to do it weekly, but I am doing it daily - I think it helps with accountability. But, the weekly weigh-ins give me a better sense of fluctuations over time.