Weigh in frequency

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  • Pablosammy
    Pablosammy Posts: 52 Member
    Thanks for the above tip about Trend Weight, it's my new favourite website! Especially as it integrates with my Fitbit scales.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    I train before work 6 days a week. I go wearing exercise clothes. Three days a week I spin, and since I spin in cleats, I put them on in the bike room. Between the time I get to the gym and I put on my special shoes, I weigh myself.

    Do what works for you!
  • grinning_chick
    grinning_chick Posts: 765 Member
    I'm creating hard data I can take to a healthcare professional if need be this time around so am keeping track daily and plugging it into a weight trend spreadsheet. The completely normal daily fluctuations bothered me in the past when I tried to weigh daily and derailed me at least once. So by keeping it clinical this time, I am aiming to get over prior irrational thoughts/behaviors associated with daily tracking at the same time. One stone, two birds sort of thing if you will.
  • RastaLousGirl
    RastaLousGirl Posts: 2,119 Member
    I do weigh myself once a week (Tuesday for me) and record.. But, I will jump on the scale when I get curious to see where I am at in the beginning and middle of the week.
  • haroldrios1692
    haroldrios1692 Posts: 90 Member
    Weighing in everyday is like checking your bank account daily hoping that a check was deposited when you know you get paid on the same day every week. Our body weight fluctuates due to water retention etc...so doing it daily is just misleading. Changes in true weight are gradual...id do it on Friday or Saturday morning on a fasted stomach and first thing in the morning after waking up.
  • Extreme_Design_Fitness
    Extreme_Design_Fitness Posts: 8 Member
    I personally weigh myself Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays just so I know I'm on track.. some might think that's to much and your weight will fluctuate but you will notice once you get used to what you weigh and at what times the numbers are not as important as how you look and feel keep positive and try not to live by numbers live for how you feel
  • rednote49
    rednote49 Posts: 124 Member
    I weigh myself every 5 weeks. I had a rather unhealthy relationship with the scale in the past so I just focus on my cals and gym time. More importantly I measure my inches lost which looks are lot larger than just lbs on the scale.
  • fpmferreira
    fpmferreira Posts: 21 Member
    For someone on a strong weightloss program I think an every day weighting can be stressful.
    I think, it should be done once a week, at the same time (ex. every morning after waking up).
    If not in a program like that, once in a while.
    I usually weight myself every two months.
  • 2y2k
    2y2k Posts: 41 Member
    I think people should do what's right for them. If you want to weigh in every day– weigh in every day. If you want to weigh in once a week– weigh in once a week. No one should tell another what they think they should do. Everyone knows what's right for them. I personally weigh myself once a day, because, like DeannalFisher said, it simply becomes a data point, a facet of the entire picture. Wishing you well! <3
  • TnZMom
    TnZMom Posts: 222 Member
    I used to weigh weekly but would get so frustrated if I was up a pound. Weighing daily I might be up a pound one day but will probably lose that and more by the end of the week. I like having the downward trend. All it takes is two weeks of weighing daily and you see you are losing, whereas two days in those two weeks might be no loss or a gain. Especially if you menstruate.

    I used to avoid weighing daily for the reasons you mentioned but now do it daily and actually feel less stress.
  • ravenwcatz
    ravenwcatz Posts: 105 Member
    I weigh in daily (10am, when I'm consistently the lightest) and take measurements each Monday morning. This helps me balance out any stress I feel about the scale moving (or not).
  • MrsLengares2015
    MrsLengares2015 Posts: 28 Member
    I weigh myself every other day. It keeps me motivated and helps me hit my goals weekly. I record my weight every Monday. I do all my weighs first thing before breakfast. Down 14lbs in 4 weeks so I know what I am doing is working.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited July 2017
    I weigh everyday/every second day. If I only weighed once a week or less, i would be worried I'd catch my weight on one of my "high days". My weight fluctuates 3-4lbs, and always higher, never lower!
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I only weigh in during certain phases of my cycle. Then I will do it a few times that week. I'm off the scale during ovulation, pre-menstruation and menstruation.
  • brdnw
    brdnw Posts: 565 Member
    edited July 2017
    i weigh myself multiple times a day. I have a scale in my kitchen and in my bathroom. I like knowing how my body trends and how my food choices affect my water retention. I think more information the better.

    with that being said, my morning weight is the one i really care about as it's the most consistent way to compare day to day.
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