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    Checking the Scale

    Posts: 124 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Thoughts on how often everyone weighs in?

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    • Posts: 29 Member
      I weigh every Monday in the morning. I hit the scale right after using the restroom.
    • Posts: 14,261 Member
      Nearly every morning.
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Every day in the morning.
    • Posts: 166 Member
      Every Saturday morning :)
    • Posts: 37 Member
      edited January 2017
      I log my weight on Fridays, but I check it every couple of days to make sure I'm going in the right direction. Weighing everyday works for some people but it would make me too obsessive.
    • Posts: 439 Member
      Almost every day and I track in the Happy Scale app, which I really like.
    • Posts: 433 Member
      I weigh every morning right after using bathroom and before getting dressed.
    • Posts: 148 Member
      Daily
    • Posts: 77 Member
      Friday mornings. And maybe on a Tuesday just to check my progress. ;)
    • Posts: 158 Member
      Every morning (mostly because I still can't quite believe the decreasing numbers on my scales!), but my official weigh-in is on Sunday mornings.
    • Posts: 81 Member
      Once a week is plenty. Your weight fluctuates Way too much for daily checks to be worth it. You can gain/lose up to 5-10 lbs in water weight.
    • Posts: 37 Member
      I weigh in once a week on Wednesday. I have my Withings scale linked to trendweight.com which is free and tracks the trends over time.
    • Posts: 8,736 Member
      Every morning
    • Posts: 52 Member
      It varies sometimes once a week sometimes once every two weeks.
    • Posts: 200 Member
      I yesterday used my gym's scale, it's supposed to give body fat % , but the reading was really odd, my trainer was unconvinced so we are going to check the fat level with the caliper and measurement tape tomorrow. Weigh was the same as last time though. But I'm on recomp so I guess that's normal...
    • Posts: 1,930 Member
      I've been a daily weigher for years now and I track it all in an app (loving Libra if you have an android phone).
    • Posts: 4,658 Member
      KatzeDerNacht22 wrote: »
      I yesterday used my gym's scale, it's supposed to give body fat % , but the reading was really odd, my trainer was unconvinced so we are going to check the fat level with the caliper and measurement tape tomorrow. Weigh was the same as last time though. But I'm on recomp so I guess that's normal...

      Bodyfat measurement scales are notoriously inaccurate and are influenced by hydration levels. It's best to ignore them unless you can guarantee the same level of hydration when you measure (first thing in the morning is the closest you will get).
    • Posts: 211 Member
      I'm forcing myself to only weigh once a week. Daily weighing doesn't go so well for me. If I'm up for a day, I feel like I have to adjust what I'm doing even if I'm following my plan correctly. If I'm down, I am tempted to splurge. Lol. I'm a mess with the scale so it's best for me to step away from it except on my weigh-in day (Saturday).
    • Posts: 175 Member
      Every Monday morning. I used to weigh in every day but the swings were driving me nuts.
    • Posts: 1,048 Member
      Every morning after I wake up and use the bathroom. It helps me keep track of how I did the day before and what worked and what didn't.
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Sunday mornings
    • Posts: 2,396 Member
      I don't have a scale at home so I only weigh on the days I'm at the gym.
    • Posts: 52 Member
      Sunday mornings. I sometimes have a sneaky check on a Wednesday morning to see how the week is going but anymore than that and I get too obsessed with it.
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