How often do you track your weight?

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  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    Everyday. Make sure there aren't any severe fluctuations and that I'm on track.
  • ivansmomma
    ivansmomma Posts: 500
    Like to peek every other day or so, but I'm trying to weigh in once a month now.
  • NatalieWiley
    NatalieWiley Posts: 147 Member
    Once every 4 - 6 weeks at my doctor's office. I don't trust my home scale is accurate. I step on it and it says one number and then i step on it 30 seconds later and it may be up or down 1 - 5 pounds. Can be very discouraging.
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    I am to easily upset by the daily changes in my weight, so for my own sanity I just weigh in once a week. I go to WW meetings, so I just weigh in there.
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    I officially weigh in every sunday morning around 8:30am after im awake and been to the loo :)

    Sometimes if im feeling naughty throughout the week or if i have had a bad day as in food wise then i will just check the scales too see if the 'bad day' has affected my weight :)

    Personally i think an official weigh in once a week is alot better than weighing in ever 2 weeks - this way you can keep a better track of your weight!
  • dragonfly1120
    dragonfly1120 Posts: 29 Member
    I'm a little neurotic too. I weigh every day on my Wii Fit. I like to see the graph. If I gain, it motivates me to try extra hard to eat healthy foods. And encourages me to exercise. I hate exercise! LOL
  • robinkhn
    robinkhn Posts: 12 Member
    I weigh on Wednesday and Sunday. Wednesday is with my sisters-in-law via email as we all live in different parts of country. We are just trying to support each other. Sundays is "official" weigh day. I have been weighting a long time to get scale to show something other than 213, so I posted today.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Depends on how accurate you want to be. As some have already stated, weighing yourself can turn into an obsession, so keep perspective. If you want to meticulously track week-to-week weight loss, you could weigh yourself same time every day on the same scale (step on three times to get avg for that day) - then record an *average* for that week. Yes, that's 21 times stepping on the sale. I don't do all that, but that method would give a pretty accurate chart of week-to-week weight loss (assuming a relatively accurate scale).

    I weight every 2-3 days, always on Monday (my "official" weigh-in). Mondays are good because I tend to cheat on weekends. Knowing Monday is my weigh-in day has helped me stay on track many Sundays. I have a $30 digital scale from Target that I have verified is pretty accurate (coming home immediately after being weighted at the doctor's office). I step on the scale and as soon as I get two identical readings, use that number. Most of the time, that's two times on the scale.

    I used to think that weighing in the morning after going to the bathroom was kinda like cheating, but it makes sense to weigh then because it's the easiest time to be consistent.
  • Amyding115
    Amyding115 Posts: 120
    I weigh in once a week. Monday. If I've lost it's a great way to spend Monday. I try not to get on the scale more than twice a week because I lose motivation if I don't see progress every time. But I stay consistent with the fact that the only time I get on the scale is in the a.m. after going to the bathroom and being naked or in my undies. As someone else said, it gives a better reading for actual progress versus bloat and water weight. And I don't have to wonder if what I was wearing made any sort of difference.
  • glenbabe
    glenbabe Posts: 303 Member
    i weigh middle of week usually thursday morn before breakfast on my day off then my official day is sunday morning and this is when i log but dont let your cycle get you down its quite normal to have fluid retention af that time of month what really matters is the long term rome wasnt built in a day and as long as it keeps moving downhill it doesnt matter if you have a minor fluctuation its the direction not the straightness of the path best of luck on the journey
  • Chainsaw_Flowerchild
    Chainsaw_Flowerchild Posts: 65
    My official weigh in is on Monday mornings before my work out. I weigh in/out of the gym daily though to track my water loss from my cardio work out. (I tend not to drink during my workout and have gotten dizzy a few times).
  • bentobee
    bentobee Posts: 321 Member
    I weigh myself every morning and I track my weight for every loss, even the .1 losses. It's very motivational for me.

    Weighing myself is one of my favorite things to do these days - it's what gets me out of bed in the morning instead of rolling over to catch some more zzzz's. :laugh:
  • MissyFit08
    MissyFit08 Posts: 274 Member
    I weigh myself every morning and I track my weight for every loss, even the .1 losses. It's very motivational for me.

    Weighing myself is one of my favorite things to do these days - it's what gets me out of bed in the morning instead of rolling over to catch some more zzzz's. :laugh:


    That's EXACTLY how I feel!! :laugh:
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    Every day. Im a scale addict.
  • FloatingNee
    FloatingNee Posts: 13 Member
    I weigh myself everyday to prevent myself from wondering if I missed that low day. I can mentally and emotionally handle the fluctuations but I struggle with "what ifs", so I decide to throw the rule book out and do what keeps me the most sane and motivated
  • patrick323
    patrick323 Posts: 43
    It depends how much your'e averaging. I'm averaging about 1 1/2 lb per day....so....seeing that daily is a motivator and proof that my calorie deficit is mostly on par with that loss. (a reached deficit of 3500= 1lb of stored fat burned). if your'e averaging 2 pounds a week or less i definitely would NOT weigh every day. Even with 1.5 lb per day average, I find my self arguing with the scale because there's usually a half lb difference even stepping on or off many times, ha. So a downside to frequency is obsession.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    do what keeps me the most sane and motivated

    Best advice yet.
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