How often do you weigh yourself ?

AsrarHussain
AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh myself once a week. I was told that I should do it everyday to see how much you fluctuate so I can see if I am loosing weight.

What are your thoughts?. I am on a cut.
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  • zindroth
    zindroth Posts: 334 Member
    I get a little caught up in the fluctuations if I weigh every day, and tend to make some poor choices. I weigh once a week, and at about the same time.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I personally weigh daily and use the app trendweight to track fluctuations. My weight fluctuates a lot so a weekly weigh in could be totally discouraging if I saw a 4lb increase without being aware.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Daily you see it fluc up and you see it fluc down. Eventually you realize it's mostly water every day.
  • okohjacinda
    okohjacinda Posts: 329 Member
    I weigh myself everyday unless I have had a bad eating day because I know I am going to go up a lot more due to water weight but weighing in everyday has made me more successful with keeping myself accountable than weighing in weekly or monthly.

    I also go by the average and whatever is the most consistent that week, I set as my new weight for the week.

  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    Do what works best for you. For some it will be daily, others weekly, others monthly and some never, instead relying on a tape measure and/or how their clothes fit. If weekly works then don't change simply because someone has said you should.
  • vonmarks
    vonmarks Posts: 12 Member
    Some say to never look at the scale and some say to watch it every day. It does seem to be 50/50. I look at it several times throughout a day. It's an obsession. I like to see how much I change after and before workouts, meals or even after big glasses of water. But, I only log it once a day and that is when I get up in the morning. To me knowing my goal number and the number on the scale at any given time helps me stay focused when I think I can "cheat". If I'm on track I have no problem with an extra snack but if I'm behind I tend to push harder during my workouts and it makes it easier for me to talk myself out of a snack even if that snack is only 150 cals.
  • Mark_Joseph
    Mark_Joseph Posts: 101 Member
    Every week at least. When I wake up with no water. When I arrive to the gym. After I finish working out.
    I also weigh myself a day after "eating bad" to see if I gained weight. Yet, to my surprise I haven't gained any weight after those bad days.
  • ximacloudx
    ximacloudx Posts: 14 Member
    I weigh myself every day but less because I look at the number and more because if I'm not in the daily habit I'll fall off track
  • Trex5009
    Trex5009 Posts: 171 Member
    Every two week
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Usually 5-7x per week
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Daily.. first thing in the morning and I use a weight trending app.
  • sosteach
    sosteach Posts: 260 Member
    Sunday mornings when I get up after I pee. Any more than that drives me crazy with the fluctuations.
  • no6016
    no6016 Posts: 44 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Daily.. first thing in the morning and I use a weight trending app.

    What app do you like? I have a fitbit with a scale so probably that is sufficient. I am new here, but think that if I do not start the daily weigh in I will not get to know my body as well as I could. I have more mental trouble logging my food as I have never done that. I think I can weight myself daily without duress. I have 20 to lose.
  • MeemawCanDoIt
    MeemawCanDoIt Posts: 92 Member
    Everyday, first thing in the morning after I pee. :)
  • fitjam00
    fitjam00 Posts: 9 Member
    Daily is too much of an emotional roller coaster for me, when I used to do it that way, a fluctuation could really screw up my day
  • Karliemyalgia
    Karliemyalgia Posts: 146 Member
    edited September 2017
    AsrarHussain wrote: »
    I weigh myself once a week. I was told that I should do it everyday to see how much you fluctuate so I can see if I am loosing weight.

    What are your thoughts?. I am on a cut.

    I definitely wouldn't advise weighing yourself daily.
    Oftentimes the result is feeling discouraged from seeing your body fluctuate in weight from day to day.
    (As water retention, bloating, along with other things can contribute to this fluctuation)

    Weekly is a great, and honestly the scale isn't the be-all-end-all, as measurements are a great way to track WHERE the weight is coming off, as well as muscle tone! Muscle weighs more than fat, so the scale for some can be deceiving.
  • Sheri8836
    Sheri8836 Posts: 20 Member
    edited September 2017
    Daily, every morning after coffee and potty break.

  • Mark_Joseph
    Mark_Joseph Posts: 101 Member
    edited September 2017
    What I realized -- and what I forgot to mention-- is to not get upset with the number. What I do now is make adjustments based upon what I see. Getting upset will not accomplish anything unless you plan to do something about it. Trying something different: diet, exercise, changing habits, and etc.
  • whosshe
    whosshe Posts: 597 Member
    edited September 2017
    Whenever I feel like it. Usually every time I'm in the bathroom cause that's where my scale is. The numbers don't upset me tho.
  • livendive
    livendive Posts: 23 Member
    Daily here, I enjoy watching the fluctuations and playing with the data in Excel.
  • branjovanovic
    branjovanovic Posts: 5 Member
    I weigh myself daily. I know weight fluctuates due to various reasons but if I see a bigger number than the previous day I will definitely be more careful about what I eat that day. So I adjust what I eat and keep myself in check with daily weighing.
  • spyro88
    spyro88 Posts: 472 Member
    I weigh myself every day. I like seeing the tiny losses each day and my heart leaps if I've gone down a pound or two :) Some people advise not to, but I think it's fine as long as you understand there are gonna be days when it naturally goes up a bit for no reason. I find it quite motivating to weigh myself daily :)
  • msmith404040
    msmith404040 Posts: 84 Member
    Every morning first thing after I get up and go to the bathroom :) I like knowing if I've got down, and if I go up a bit, I adjust that day in my eating to take care of it.
  • ashleyconleche
    ashleyconleche Posts: 78 Member
    I weigh in on Monday mornings before I've had anything to eat and after I've gone to the bathroom. If I do it every day, I get obsessive, and that doesn't fair well for me.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited September 2017
    Weighing daily is something I still do even after 4 years of being at maintenance - I know when I'll see spikes up and what causes them (I'll know for example if I have chinese takeaway my weight will go up by 2lbs and that will stay higher for 4 days, or if its TOM another spike up of 1.5-2lbs happens, or if I am having loo issues....so many causes!) ...but knowledge is power :smile:

    Of course if weighing daily would cause someone to obsess over the number then it might not be for them.
  • rob0781
    rob0781 Posts: 16 Member
    When I first started out it was every few weeks as I didn't have a scale of my own, once I got a scale I weighed every Monday morning , now that I am in maintenance and still figuring out maintenance calories I weigh every morning and track my weight in a app called Libra.
  • SarahMacphail1
    SarahMacphail1 Posts: 36 Member
    Daily here. I know some people find the normal day to day fluctuation discouraging but personally I find it helpful. I can "gain" up to 4lbs overnight (lots of things can do this) so weigh day can be incredibly discouraging at times if I'm only weighing once a week. Doing it this way I see the day to day fluctuations and I can either choose to log them all or just log each new lowest weight.
  • Mccloud74
    Mccloud74 Posts: 788 Member
    I weigh every morning, but I don't get too caught up with the numbers...it just helps motivate me to make healthy decisions.
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