Does anyone else weigh themselves everyday??
aprilkidd24
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I weigh myself everyday, is that good to do? HELP!!
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Well it's not bad. I weigh myself almost every or every other morning when I wake up.3
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i do it.1
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I weigh myself every morning. I think as long as it doesn't stress you out it's fine. I accept that it fluctuates day to day and I'm ok with that.13
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I weigh every day. Is it good for you? Only if you don't stress over any fluctuations you may have day to day because there will be fluctuations. There was a post the other day that someone was freaking out because they had gained one tenth of a pound. If that would be you then don't weigh every day.8
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If you weigh yourself daily, I suggest that you use a program to smooth out that data so that you see your weight trend. Day-to-day weights can fluctuate a lot and the trend is the important part.
I use Libra on Android and TrendWeight on my desktop computer.8 -
I weigh every day too.0
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I do - it's good for me.
Doesn't mean it's good for you!
Curious why you feel the need to ask?
Does it help you understand your normal fluctuations or do those fluctuations cause you stress?
Do you just shrug when you get an unexpected jump or do you feel it's ruined your day?9 -
I weigh myself every day. I correlate the changes in my weight with how I'm feeling. I know now how I feel those daysmy weight swings positive and how I'm feeling the days my weight decreases.
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No, not daily... there's too much fluctuation. I also don't count my weight by the pound. I judge my goals as I'm in the high 250's, mid 250's, low 250's, etc. That takes into account bobbling up and down and doesn't distract me from the fact that I am losing.4
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I did not when losing, but daily weighing is an important part of my maintenance plan. I wasn't convinced, but I read "Refuse to Regain" and that helped me see it would be beneficial to me. When I've regained in the past, it always started with skipping a week of weighing in and thinking I could "make it up next week and get the scale back down." Paradoxically, weighing in daily during maintenance can also potentially make you less obsessed with the scale, because you start to view it as a data point instead of as a judgement of how you did. There's an eating disorder clinic on the east coast that has those recovering from binge eating weigh in daily to take some of the emotional power out of it (sorry, I forget which one but found their website when first investigating maintenance strategies).
I do use Libra to smooth & see trends.11 -
Nope. About once a month [or when I see the doctor]. I tend to use measurement instead. It's more accurate than weight because weight can fluctuate because of a lot of reasons even if you weigh yourself first thing in the morning before breakfast or drinking anything and after a bathroom call. The only time that scale got daily use was when the other half was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and that weigh in became mandatory.2
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almost everyday wearing the same thing0
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I've been weighing myself just about every day since I was in my late teens ... and I was in my late teens about 30 years ago.1
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No, but I feel like I should be measuring myself (with string/tape measure) every day, because I work out everyday, and my goal is to lose fat, but not necessarily weight.0
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I also weigh everyday and I will continue to do so...because, not checking the scale got me heavy in the first place. I will also weigh at night because sometimes it will be a good indication if I expect to lose weight the next day.
I have been weighing myself daily for a long...time. You can learn a lot about those fluctuations as to what causes them. And....how long it takes to drop the excess weight after a vacation.5 -
I wouldn't say I do it everyday, but i do probably four days a week. I always go for it, for better or for worse. I'd rather know where I stand so I can fix it if Im unhappy with the results. I've learned that when I weight I'm typically seeing my choices, for better or worse, from two says ago.2
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I have weighed myself almost every day and was able to track my own patterns by doing this. For instance I could see how important sleep was or if I had too many carbs a day or two before. Also was great for me to expect a fluctuation during my cycle so I would not get down about water weight. All of these things have helped me lose 90 + pounds in 9 months. So if you want to weigh yourself daily, do it for the purpose of sticking to your goals by knowing your own patterns
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I weigh myself daily and have for the past 5 years - while I was losing and for the 2+ years of maintenance. Keeps me honest with myself. If the scale fluctuations freak you out - as they used to do to me - use a program that trends the weight for you, as someone suggested above. I use Happy Scale (app) and it really keeps things in perspective.3
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I tend to weigh myself daily or every other day. I was told not to do that, so I went to once a week. That did not work for me at all. I lost motivation. I find for me, weighing myself often is a good thing.3
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I don't want too because it fluctuates but I do. I was also occasionally checking at night but I stopped that as I tend to gain almost 3 lbs overnight but by morning its gone so I think its mostly water retention. Now I stick to morning but I log my weight only 1x per week to be sure its gone.0
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I do and I fluctuate around 1-3lbs every day. It keeps me on track knowing I have a weigh in the next morning and also lets me know when my TOM is about to hit, lol.2
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Every day ... yep. I used to weigh in only once a week but found that my weight fluctuates a lot from day to day and that daily weighing gives me a better chart of seeing the trend in my weight. It's under Reports on MFP1
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I weigh everyday because when I weigh in each day, I tend to lose weight or maintain. As soon as I start skipping days I start gaining weight because I don't see the impact of my choices or the slow creep upward. I agree with previous posters that it is important to understand that there will be fluctuations. I do think weighing each day has allowed me to know my body better. Like, no matter how well I do, I am ALWAYS up in weigh on Monday, and then slowly lose throughout the week to hit a low on Friday or Saturday. Even when tracking is perfect. It is just how my body cycles.2
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I weigh myself every day - I have for years. I keep a little book in my bathroom and I write it down every day. Some people think it's crazy that I do that, but I have tried not weighing myself every day and it's amazing how the weight just piles on!4
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Most of the time, I do weigh myself daily. I've learned over time to use the scale as just another tool in my weight loss. It doesn't make or break my day/mood if I don't get the results I want. Before if I had anticipated a drop and didn't get it, I would be frustrated enough to go off my plan. Now if I have a bad weigh in, I just work harder to get the results I want.1
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I weigh myself multiple times per day, somewhat obsessively, but I only 'count' it on Saturday mornings. That's when I log it here.1
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I weigh daily. It has been helpful for me to see the daily fluctuations and I don't worry about the ups and downs as long as they don't start trending up or down too much. One thing that has been helpful for me as a woman nearing menopause is seeing that I retain water around ovulation and not so much at TOM. As I get closer to menopause my cycle has started becoming irregular and I can look at my weight fluctuations to get a good idea of where I am in my cycle.1
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Yes, always. Keeps me focused and on track.3
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aprilkidd24 wrote: »I weigh myself everyday, is that good to do? HELP!!
That would depend on how familiar and comfortable with weight fluctuations you are...a lot of people get all bent over normal and natural weight fluctuations because they don't understand them and they think body weight is static or something...3 -
I weight myself every day, log it in happy scale and then remember the trend.3
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