Weighing in?

nickisa28
nickisa28 Posts: 116 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
When and how often do you weigh yourself? Just want to get an insight to how others do it.

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Twice a week, on the same scale at the same time of day and naked.
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
    Every morning after I've used the loo. I put the weights in Libra which gives me a tracking line.
  • displaced1
    displaced1 Posts: 73 Member
    Daily. It took a few weeks to stop stressing over fluctuations. For me they are frequent. I use happy scale to look at trends vs my weight loss peaks and valleys.
  • Bxqtie116
    Bxqtie116 Posts: 552 Member
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    Daily, and I put it on a chart with a trend line so I can see the overall trend. It stops me stressing over the random fluctuations as I can see the overall downward slope.
    displaced1 wrote: »
    Daily. It took a few weeks to stop stressing over fluctuations. For me they are frequent. I use happy scale to look at trends vs my weight loss peaks and valleys.

    ^ what they said
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Weigh and log it daily, losses and gains.
  • cbstewart88
    cbstewart88 Posts: 453 Member
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Twice a week, on the same scale at the same time of day and naked.

    Same here!!
  • RainaProske
    RainaProske Posts: 636 Member
    Daily, if I think of it. My weight stays basically the same, so I don't know why I bother. But I'm scared to death of getting fat again!
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    Daily. When I first started on MFP, for *kitten* and giggles, I weighed myself every 2 hours for one day. I wanted to see what my weight did over the course of a day and what things affected it.

    The fluctuations don't bother me anymore. Just more data points. I know, for instance, that I'm retaining water from exercise the last few days but it is starting to drop off again as of this morning (went up last 2 days).
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Studies show that those that weigh themselves daily lose the most weight:
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/01/03/weight-loss-scales-daily/77584478/
  • mysticatgal1
    mysticatgal1 Posts: 106 Member
    Daily. I take an average weekly to log into MyFitnessPal to stay on top of it.
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    First thing in the AM. Before eating, after potty time and buck nekkid. I weigh on my Aria scale, then log in to Fitbit (to tell it I'm up), log in to Trendweight (for the graph), and MFP. In that order :)
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    edited July 2016
    I weigh myself every morning when I wake up out of habit - I don't record my weight but once a week... after a night of good sleep, before breakfast, after using the bathroom and while still undressed.
  • lindarpolk
    lindarpolk Posts: 70 Member
    I agree with what everybody else said. A lot of people say once a week, but when I did that I found myself thinking, "I can eat this and enjoy it now, then work out hard later. I have __ days until I weigh in. I can work it all off by then." Of course, that hard workout never happened and I didn't lose much weight. I also was too impatient to wait until my weigh-in day. Weighing every day keeps me more accountable, so I make better choices every day. I know there will be many days when I have a loss instead of a gain, and I'm ok with that. There will always be ups and downs in weight loss. Seeing little losses often is more encouraging and motivating to me because losing inches takes a lot longer to see progress. Not everybody feels the same way. Do whatever you feel comfortable with and whatever works for you.
  • eIIekay
    eIIekay Posts: 166 Member
    new to this - again- and i am constantly weighing (at least once a day). i find the numbers going down really motivating. i know that plateaus will hit as well, but im trying to see what affects them. I only record the lower weights (yes, some are slightly higher). i am excited by the downward trend.
  • jpsgirl96
    jpsgirl96 Posts: 9 Member
    edited July 2016
    Daily but I generally record it once a week on Thursdays - longstanding habit to keep the weekend in check - I find the daily step on the scale keeps me honest, and I don't expect a drop every day.
  • Jelly_Beaner
    Jelly_Beaner Posts: 61 Member
    I used to do it daily..but that's my person downfall, if the number doesn't change the way I want It to I'll get discouraged, so now I do it once every 2 weeks! Every Saturday morning! I do it on Saturday so that I'll be more reluctant to binge out on the weekends!
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    3 mornings a week, after my run, right before jumping in the shower. It's probably the lowest weight I'll ever be :)

  • CJsf1t
    CJsf1t Posts: 414 Member
    Daily. I use the Libra app too to plot the trend. I only put in my losses here on mfp.
  • markdolanmoore
    markdolanmoore Posts: 19 Member
    1. Wake up 2. Pee 3. Poo 4. Wipe 5. Strip 6. Weigh 7. Shower 8. Shave 9. Slamdance
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Daily, but I only save the recoded weight for the 15th of every month.
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    Daily. Get up, pee, weigh, record it in Happy Scale. Then on Fridays I log it in MFP as well.

    I also record my daily weight into a whizzy Excel spreadsheet with conditional formatting, lots of graphs, and smiley faces for whenever I hit one of my targets (these are my mini goals and are split into short-term, mid-term, long-term, and 'anything else is gravy').

    And I also export all my FitBit data into the spreadsheet so I can see how my CICO numbers are doing, and I can average them out over a month or week.
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    edited August 2016
    once a week for recording purposes Monday after morning pee, but im trying to add not lose so for me the daily doesnt matter , but I dod step on the scale sometimes other morning but I dont record it. To me the scale is misleading hence why I dont pay too close of attention to it.
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    Daily, first thing in the morning. I use weightgrapher to follow the trend of my weight. I report my weight once a week to a group here on MFP that I joined for support and accountability.

    I like to weigh myself daily so I can keep track of the changes that occur for reasons other than fat loss. I've noticed a pattern where I lose for two weeks, and then bounce around the same weight for another two weeks. It's annoying when the weight stops going down and seems to plateau but I know it will eventually move again after about a fortnight. Weighing daily has given me a more positive attitude towards the scale.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    nickisa28 wrote: »
    When and how often do you weigh yourself? Just want to get an insight to how others do it.

    Every single morning. I've been doing that for years. Like about 21 years at this point. It's the same as looking at your fuel gauge in the car when you start it up. You need to know where you stand as part of your routine before you set off on your day's journey.

    In the summer with the heat and humidity, I also weigh myself before and after a long bike ride or hard day of yard work to monitor how much water I lose from sweating. This helps make sure I am drinking enough fluids to replenish the loss. This has been crucial for me as I can easily lose up to 6 pounds of water weight out in the heat even while drinking fluids during my exercise or yard work. That is approaching the dreaded 4% level where performance drops off, heat cramps occur, and my endurance suffers. Dehyrdation is not fun, so I use the scale to help monitor that and hydrate appropriately.

    The scale is an excellent tool to use.



  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    Two kinds of people have scales. Fat people and drug dealers.
  • jebr76
    jebr76 Posts: 30 Member
    First thing in the morning, right before brushing my teeth. Keeps me honest throughout the day, and I know exactly where I stand as far as my weekly mini-goals. It has also allowed me to realize that I lose weight Monday-Friday, gain some if it back, and it takes me till Tuesday to return to my past Friday weight. I now ease up on weekends if I'm trying to string together a positive week.
  • bbordner
    bbordner Posts: 59 Member
    Once a week on Fridays. I'll step on the scale two or three times throughout the week, but don't log it.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    edited August 2016
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    Daily, and I put it on a chart with a trend line so I can see the overall trend. It stops me stressing over the random fluctuations as I can see the overall downward slope.

    Pretty much this for me. My weight fluctuates a lot due to most of my exercises being strength training, so using TrendWeight helps to see the big picture. That and I'm easily prone to water retention.

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