Weigh in Weekly or daily?

Adui13
Adui13 Posts: 48 Member
edited November 29 in Getting Started
Like the title says, which is better? I've been avoiding a daily wight check but I wonder if that wouldnt be good to do?

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  • MrWeather_81
    MrWeather_81 Posts: 82 Member
    Personally monthly is how I go.

    Go with what you consider is good for you.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    Personal preference. If you want to weigh daily then use a weight trending app. They really help put all the fluctuations in perspective. Libra for android, Happy Scale for Iphone, and Trendweight for pc.

    If that still messes with your head then go weekly. I recommend taking pictures and measurements either way. I found them very helpful.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    edited November 2018
    2-3 times a week for me, log it once a week on here
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Daily and automatically updates everything. I use trendweight more than anything when I want to look at it.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Daily then input weight into a trending app I use Libra for android so I can see the general trend.
  • Laurajayne2603
    Laurajayne2603 Posts: 6 Member
    I weigh once a week at most
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    edited November 2018
    I 'record my weight' once a day when I get up at the same point in my morning routine.
    I 'weigh in on MFP' once a week. This is an average of the 7 weights I recorded during the week.

    That said, I'll do jump on the scales several time a day, but none of those are recorded or even paid any mind. For example I'll hop on when I get home from work and get changed to see how my weight compares to the official weight I recorded in the morning and I tend to step on the scales last thing before going to bed at night so I can see the next morning how my weight changes while I'm asleep at night.

    Pretty much any time I'm in the bathroom in a suitable state of undress I'll jump on just because I'm curious and a bit of a data nerd. I also have zero emotional attachment to the number on the scale so don't get upset in the slightest if I see the number go up. It's all just statistics and data to me, useful information I can use to my advantage.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    "Better" depends upon your personal preference. I prefer to weigh daily (every morning, no clothes, after going to the bathroom) and log my weigh-ins in a weight trending app.

    Here's a great, thought provoking discussion of it: https://bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-bmi-and-weighing-frequency.html/
  • Running2Fit
    Running2Fit Posts: 702 Member
    I second everything @AnnPT77 said! Weighing daily and logging it into Happy Scale has given me a much better understanding of my weight fluctuations and makes it way less stressful/demotivating when the scale goes up.

    Personally, weighing once a week just isn’t enough data for me to feel like I really understand the progress I’m making and it’s more likely I will get frustrated with the numbers on the scale.
  • Aplant77
    Aplant77 Posts: 112 Member
    I check daily. I feel it helps me keep on track and accountable for my habits!
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    I gave up weighing for a while. I get to obsessive with it. Its been over a month since I stepped on the scale. Math says I should be losing. My clothes don't feel tight so I say its working. Its all personal preference and what will help you succeed. Good luck!!
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