How often do you step on a scale?

I like data and knowledge is formed from data. I weigh myself daily -- in the morning, though recently in doing a work fitness challenge (we had to weigh in), I included weighing in at the end of the day. I found that my 'lowest' weight is at the end of the day (around ~5pm). So now, I weigh in the morning and sometimes, also in the evening. The most interesting part is that the morning weight can fluctuate wildly (daily), but the evening weight (pre-dinner) is generally steady and very rarely fluctuates day-to-day. I consider this weight more of a steady state / truer trend than my morning weight. Of course, the evening weight is more directly impacted by the day's activities, too, so if I've deviated from my normal behavior then I do not bother weighing.

All that being said -- you have to find what works for you and helps you keep on track. Weighing 2x/day is excessive for some, as is daily. I would not be able to sustain a bi-monthly weigh in -- there's not enough data there for me to understand what's going on. I like knowing. Knowledge is power.

Do what's right for YOU -- experiment! There's no wrong answer.

I weight every day because I like creating the trend lines in excel. But, it's what works best for you.

I have one weekly "official weigh in" that is Tuesday morning. But I'll step on the scale several times a week for curiosity. My weight fluctuates 4-5 pounds within the day, and usually a few pounds day to day, so I don't really get worked up about it.

Even for my weekly weigh in, I understand that some weeks I will have big progress and others I will have no progress or even gain. It's all about long term trends for me.

Daily but I only update endomondo and mfp every couple of weeks

I weight myself once a week on Sunday mornings. Any more often than that I would go crazy lol

When I was losing I weighed and took measurements once a week. Once I started bulk/cut cycles, I began to weigh daily and use a trending app and still do that during maintenance.

Eternally_Hers wrote: »

I weigh daily, at 9am without eating/drinking anything, after going to the washroom and without clothing on. It's very consistent that way.

I started that when I started tracking. It just worked out the best for me. Daily tracking, in the buff, post bathroom. I track no matter how I feel, and it's working for me. 70lbs+ down, 150+ days later. I could track once a week, but for me, I think I would just forget and quit doing it. I need the strict schedule to keep on top of things.

kimny72 wrote: »

I weighed myself every day while I was trying to lose, because I liked getting used to the random ups and downs and I'm a data geek . Now that I'm in maintenance, I weigh randomly, usually two or three times a week to make sure I'm not "drifting" too much.

For other people, weighing every day, no matter how much they understand normal weight fluctuations, stresses them out. So they do better weighing less often.

You really have to figure out how your brain works and what will give you enough data to work with, without being too much pressure or attention for your psyche.

Having the data from daily measuring really works for me. I know that it's for sure not for everyone, like you said. If someone saw a 1-2lb uptick, they might quit altogether. My goal has always been long term, and I use the daily datapoints to adjust and keep going. Plus, with enough daily entries, it makes a really nice graph to look at over time. A very nice graph, especially when it keeps on heading down over time. It also made figuring out plateaus easier.

I weigh daily in the morning after using the restroom and then track in libra.