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How Often Do You Weigh & Measure?

Lesliecs
Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm sure there's other posts out there with the same question...... but I can't seem to find them.

So how often do you weigh and/or measure yourself while on your weight loss journey? I try to weight & measure once a week.... but then there are some days I'm just so curious, I'll weigh.

How about you?

Replies

  • NuttyBrewnette
    NuttyBrewnette Posts: 417 Member
    I weigh daily and measure monthly.

    Works for me. The daily fluctuations bother me sometimes, but I try to focus on other things. I like the feedback.
  • yallen8832
    yallen8832 Posts: 68
    Once a week but I admit I often peak...lol
  • deadmittens
    deadmittens Posts: 536 Member
    I started off by weighing myself once a week, but once I stopped losing weight consistently I started doing it every other day. When it's every other day it helps me keep on track better. Like.. "Oh you've lost a pound so far this week, so no you're not getting burger king for lunch."
  • diana109
    diana109 Posts: 113 Member
    Once a week and measure monthly.
  • aparks1177
    aparks1177 Posts: 63
    I weigh every Monday. The fear of not seeing what I want to see keeps me from doing it more often.
  • audram420
    audram420 Posts: 838 Member
    I look every morning. i like knowing where my small changes are and if I need to do a little more or less on a daily basis. I try to remember that the scale doesn't change drastically on a daily basis, though. the last two days it hasn't moved at all and it makes me MAD..haha
  • Fit4_Life
    Fit4_Life Posts: 828 Member
    Hi,
    I weigh once a week. And measure every 2 weeks.
  • Clw927
    Clw927 Posts: 26
    I have always read no more than once a week because our bodies naturally go up and down depending on a variety of things...

    I track mine daily though because I tend to overeat... and this keeps me inline with my calories goal... I do not let it get to me if I gain a few though...I know that my period will spike it up a bit etc.... as long as I can plot a general downward slide... then I am happy. I think once I get used to having more control over what I eat...and not slip into eating for other reasons besides hunger...I will just do it once a week.

    I am doing my measurements monthly however.
  • PurpleCoookie
    PurpleCoookie Posts: 334
    I weigh once a week and I measure bi weekly.
  • divalovely
    divalovely Posts: 65 Member
    I weigh daily but only record my weight once a week at the same time of day.....I measure once a month:)
  • KarenB4G
    KarenB4G Posts: 252
    I weigh myself every morning. That way I can see if what I ate the day before worked or not!
  • Elixandra
    Elixandra Posts: 299 Member
    I weigh once a week unless TOMS evilness is around lol. And I measure only on the weeks I dont loose or im wondering if anything has changed.
  • javaqueen
    javaqueen Posts: 3
    I am back to keeping track again and am weighing in once a week - but I also peek occasionally :D
  • baxter07
    baxter07 Posts: 6
    Have found that weight fluctuates too much from day to day, so only weigh myself once per week.
  • beccau_20
    beccau_20 Posts: 191 Member
    I weigh daily, and measure every three weeks.
  • Suziq2you
    Suziq2you Posts: 396 Member
    I weigh daily, record weekly, and measure whenever I remember.
  • bookyeti
    bookyeti Posts: 544 Member
    I weigh myself once a month, if that. (I hide the scale deep inside a storage closet.)
    I measure once every 2 or 3 weeks.

    My reasons are here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/bookyeti/view/inches-vs-weight-127285
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    I weigh in every week (sometimes more than once :x) and normally measure once or twice a month.
  • finchase
    finchase Posts: 174
    I weigh once a week, on a Monday because that seems to be my lightest day. I find that my weight fluctuates quite a bit during the week, so it's best that I don't weigh too often. I measure about once a month.
  • LeanerBeef
    LeanerBeef Posts: 1,432 Member
    I weigh myself about every 15 minutes....:happy: Acutally, I'm on the scale every morning but I only record it as an "official" weigh in on Monday mornings.
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