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Monthly weigh-ins or weekly weigh-ins... which one do u guys prefer???

kreyolcakee
Posts: 12 Member
Me personally I think monthly would be better bc the scale could be my worst enemy.. if I don't see results consistently each week I really beat myself up, and I'll probably give up, but I feel as though I should transition to weekly just to stay on top of my numbers...any advice MFP?
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Neither, I weigh daily, but I record my weight whenever I hit a new low. That way I'm not stressed out a particular day.17
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I weigh daily but probably will switch to 3 times a week. My weight just swings too wildly during the week to trust daily weighings.2
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I weigh daily but log it weekly.2
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I weigh almost everyday. I work in healthcare so I use one of those scales every morning I work before eating or drinking. I don't expect to lose everyday but I like seeing the fluctuations.4
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Daily weighing + phone app for plotting trends/averages = accurate tracking of body weight changes.5
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Another daily weigher3
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Every 2 weeks to make sure you on the right track3
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Daily weigher here also.5
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Another daily weigher here.4
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Daily.
If I only weigh once a month and see I've lost 2 pounds in that month I'd be disappointed. But that would likely not let me see that two days before I was down 5 pounds for the month. Weighing daily lets me see the fluctuations, and then I can see the overall trend past it.8 -
I weigh every day or close to it but only log weekly, if that.2
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I weigh daily and track for trend data, but only officially log once a week (Saturday or Sunday morning).3
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Wow I didn't think I would get these responses as far as daily! But wat are good apps to track my weight fluctuations or weight trends?1
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kreyolcakee wrote: »Wow I didn't think I would get these responses as far as daily! But wat are good apps to track my weight fluctuations or weight trends?
iOS user-Happy Scale
Android user-Libra
For web-based tracking there is Trendweight, which you need either a Fitbit or Withings account to connect to3 -
A good app is this one or Happy Scale, which always logs your lowest weight.0
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I weigh daily (usually) but log weekly, whether or not it is high/low.3
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Once a week here0
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Another daily weigher here.1
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Weekly weigh-ins for sure because I want to know how well I'm doing or if I need to cut back on food portions at a time when I can make changes that will produce positive effects that willl take effect in my body right away. That feedback is really helpful on a weekly basis.1
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I weigh myself every morning2
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I weigh once every Friday morning after bathroom trip1
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Daily as well when I'm in weight loss mode. It's an important data point. I don't have to like it, I just have to record it.2
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Weigh myself daily, but only log it when it's a new low. Lately it's been daily, even if only by .2 lbs, but if it went up or stayed the same, I'd know to tweak my diet/exercise if it continued on that trend.4
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Im surprised by all the daily weights! Im like you OP, I can easily get discouraged when im working so hard but see that scale go up... wonder if Im doing it wrong.1
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Another daily and I use Trendweight with my Fitbit scale. My scale is my friend.1
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I weigh daily and use trendweight to track fluctuations. It gives me a more accurate picture I think.0
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I weigh daily, first thing in the morning. It helps me understand my loss pattern - actually helps me be less concerned about fluctuations.3
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As has been said before many times: Weight loss is not linear. There will be daily fluctuations. But the formula for calculating weekly weight loss that MFP uses turns out to be pretty accurate.0
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Daily. It helps me understand and follow the normal fluctuations. I trend in happy scale & libra.2
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