How often do you weigh in?

chriseles
chriseles Posts: 10 Member
edited 1:16PM in Motivation and Support
I hate to say it, but I think I'm addicted to weighing myself, and that's not always a good look. I tend to weigh in each morning. Sometimes it's awesome, other times not so much! I'm trying to decide if I want to log my weight each day on here or just once a week. I doubt I'll be able to get out of the habit of my daily weigh in, but do I want to make it official? How often do you weigh in? What works best for you?
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  • 08_GreenEyedMomma
    08_GreenEyedMomma Posts: 62 Member
    I weigh daily & track it on a personal spreadsheet. I weigh in here each Monday. Daily helps to see the overall downward trend, and I can see the weekly/monthly averages as well. I also graph the daily weights as well. It's a big spiky graph, but the trendline is a smooth downward slope.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    I weigh daily, but I use Libra weight trend app. Trending helps to mitigate the aggravation of the ups and downs of daily weighing.
  • Shull_rachael
    Shull_rachael Posts: 430 Member
    edited September 2017
    I weigh daily first thing in the am. I actually like doing it. It helps to keep me motivated and to evaluate the day before (what I ate, activity, emotions, ect.) I've learned a lot about my body by doing this.
  • mktom29
    mktom29 Posts: 57 Member
    Wednesdays! Weigh-in Wednesdays are what I call it :)
    I only let myself do it once a week so I don't let the number control my emotions, ie being down about gaining some.
  • Jjrw6788
    Jjrw6788 Posts: 24 Member
    I used to be really bad about stepping on the scale constantly, but I'm trying to control my bad habit to every Monday.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    dropkickkoby wrote: »
    Weight fluctuates, so weighing yourself daily doesn't provide a clear picture of weight loss. Weighing yourself once or twice a week in the morning is best.

    It does if you use a trend weight app. "Best" is relative. That would not be best for me at all.
  • djm206
    djm206 Posts: 9 Member
    The first thing every morning.
  • rayzerwolf
    rayzerwolf Posts: 203 Member
    I record every day when I can.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Every day and track in both Happy Scale &Libra.
    Daily provides me "clearest" picture because I know what's happening with the fluctuations. Otherwise, if the number is not what I prefer, I don't know if it's true weight or just water retention.
  • amarskhy
    amarskhy Posts: 7 Member
    I used to weigh myself every day, but I noticed a pattern where I would get defeated and upset if I gained or lost a lbs., half a lbs. Etc. I since donated my scale and have not weighed myself in almost 3 months. I lost two dress sizes and have been basing my results of clothing sizes from NY and Co. Which has the closest to neutral sizing for my body type. I also take measurements once a month. That's it. Weighing yourself can become addicting like anything else. So, since the scale has been gone, it's kinda like out of sight, out of mind.
  • shipleyamye
    shipleyamye Posts: 54 Member
    I do most everyday...but fluctuations kind of make me anxious. However, I do find that I will be more diligent through out the day if I see a number that I was hoping was lower.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I try to do it every week but I forget often.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    I weigh every morning before I've eaten or drunk anything.
  • shirgify
    shirgify Posts: 35 Member
    I seem to weigh in weekly but no set days. I like to see a pound gone and will wait to weigh myself until I think I lost one. Sometimes I'll wait a day or two extra even. I like the anticipation. I then log each time I lose.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Dang I meant to weigh myself this morning and forgot again! I seem to have the opposite problem as everyone else lol
  • Jancandoit7
    Jancandoit7 Posts: 356 Member
    I weigh myself daily- if I do it only once a week and don't lose I get too bummed out- rather see the fluctuations each day
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    Almost never. I started MFP about 6 months ago and I've weighed myself maybe twice. I need to weigh myself more regularly though, maybe once a month or once every 2 weeks. I certainly wouldn't do it every day. When I get to my goal weight I will weigh myself every morning so I can adjust my food.
  • Suzanne_the_foot_lady
    Suzanne_the_foot_lady Posts: 222 Member
    Every 2 to 3 days. I was weighing daily but was upset when there wasn't any loss, which is just stupid! If I lost every day I'd be making myself ill.
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
    I weight myself every single morning. I can't help it. Also, I can better monitor when I'm going a little overboard with treats because instead of fluctuating between the same 2lb range it always does, it creeps up to 4 and 5lbs over and that's when I know to chill out.
  • iotterbeinbed
    iotterbeinbed Posts: 76 Member
    I try to limit myself to once a week! But sometimes curiosity gets the better of me.
  • kengholson
    kengholson Posts: 4 Member
    Dropping 6 pounds a week weigh myself every other day or so. Love it. Have dropped 43 pounds in seven weeks. Thank God for bariatric scales without mine I was on a death sentence. Was 591.4 on July 27 today I'm 548. Not only do I weigh myself every other day but I take a pic of my scale reading at least every 7 to 10 days.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I moved my scale to the bathroom to remind myself to weigh. (I have a small bathroom with no good spot for it) but I've been weighing myself every morning since last Thursday using the happy scale app that I've heard so much about. From Thursday-yesterday my weight has just gone UP every day! Hahaha oh god what a horrible decision to weigh every day. But I just started my period so that explains that.
  • barbp7
    barbp7 Posts: 22 Member
    Every morning weigh and record. Keeps me motivated and is good feedback about my exercise and eating. When I quit weighing myself, the pounds creep up.
  • turntechBiologist
    turntechBiologist Posts: 374 Member
    I only do it once a week. I can't jump on the scale every morning if I weigh less one day and more the next it would be upsetting. So I just do it once a week and it works for me :smile:
  • jrowden0711
    jrowden0711 Posts: 136 Member
    I weigh in every morning. That way, when I notice I've put on a pound or two I can tighten things up and get back on track sooner. Otherwise, I have a tendency to be an "out of sight, out of mind" person and can easily get off track.
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