Weighing every day

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  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    I weigh daily, and then use that data to track a 10-day trending average. I find this feedback very helpful.
  • DietinhBloke
    DietinhBloke Posts: 20 Member
    edited June 2019
    I mostly weigh daily, i find it more inspiring than once a week.

    If I've put on weight compare to yesterday, first of all i know my weight fluctuates, but if its by a lot i know I've probably done something wrong and get to fix it straight away instead of waiting up to a week to realise.

    Something that i find useful for weighing daily is TrendWeight.com. It links into Fitbit or Witherings Scales (if you dont have a smart scale you can create a fitbit account and do it manually there, TrendWeight will pick that up) and gives you a trending weight based on daily weigh in's, you can see mine here, though i havent been weighing daily recently, hopefully should still give you a good idea: https://trendweight.com/u/d7d26d9a72ba40/
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    DietinhBloke wrote: »
    I mostly weigh daily, i find it more inspiring than once a week.

    If I've put on weight compare to yesterday, first of all i know my weight fluctuates, but if its by a lot i know I've probably done something wrong and get to fix it straight away instead of waiting up to a week to realise.

    Something that i find useful for weighing daily is TrendWeight.com. It links into Fitbit or Witherings Scales (if you dont have a smart scale you can create a fitbit account and do it manually there, TrendWeight will pick that up) and gives you a trending weight based on daily weigh in's, you can see mine here, though i havent been weighing daily recently, hopefully should still give you a good idea: https://trendweight.com/u/d7d26d9a72ba40/


    What could you do wrong that would have a significant fat weight impact on your scale in 24 hours? It takes 3500 calories to gain a pound of fat and even that number is not as assured when gaining instead of losing.

    Generally speaking the more a scale moves higher in a 24 hour span the more you should ignore it unless it is translating to enough water retention to cause edema and then you should see a doctor.
  • etherealanwar
    etherealanwar Posts: 465 Member
    I weigh daily and keep track of it on my Libra app so I know what I am trending at currently. Like others I want to avoid only weighing once a week in case that lands on a day which shows a gain or no loss which unfortunately would demotivate me.
  • pjwrt
    pjwrt Posts: 166 Member
    smaerose wrote: »
    A physician friend who has never had weight issues told me he weighs himself every day when he gets up. It helped him keep from letting extra poundage pile up. I started doing this as part of my weight loss/ management plan and it has been helpful, although weight may vary up to 3 lb from morning to morning. Most recommendations are to weigh once a week, but the daily weigh-in has helped keep me focused. Anyone else had success with this?

    Yep. Like your doc friend, it sets up my day for exercise and/or calories.
  • sytchequeen
    sytchequeen Posts: 526 Member
    smaerose wrote: »
    he weighs himself every day when he gets up. It helped him keep from letting extra poundage pile up.

    This ^^ It's not for everyone, some folks obsess or get upset at the upward movements, but for me I hop on every morning, just to look. I don't note the number down (well, only once a month), I just observe. It has kept me maintaining in a 2kg range for the last year.

  • jim9097
    jim9097 Posts: 341 Member
    Weighing everyday is not a bad thing if you don't have a mental disorder. If you don't find yourself questioning every little weight fluctuation then go for it. If you are someone who freaks out because your weight goes up 1 pound then don't. Some people just don't grasp the concept of water retention, poo cycles, etc...
  • _faedreamer
    _faedreamer Posts: 56 Member
    I weigh every day because I don't get worked up over the minor fluctuations and like having a fully fleshed out graph to look at of my weight loss over time. Some people are upset by fluctuations. My wife, for example, only weighs once a week because she's interested in seeing true losses/gains only, which is fine. I prefer to see trends, so daily works. I think it depends on the person, like most things.
  • cndkendrick
    cndkendrick Posts: 138 Member
    I used to, but I found it to be too nerve wracking. My once a week weighing is fairly new (3 weeks), but its helping me, psychologically, to stay on track throughout the week. With that being said, if i were in maintenance, i think daily w.i. would be good.
  • SugaSugaNooo
    SugaSugaNooo Posts: 106 Member
    Yes I weigh every day and kinda marvel at the fluctuations. In the past weight gains used to upset me (and when this happens to you you're probably better off weighting only once a week or once a month even), but I kinda like it, it's fascinating really.
  • mrswho76
    mrswho76 Posts: 10 Member
    When I started my weight loss journey, I weighed myself monthly (at my dietitian appointment). This worked well for me and made me not worry about the scale number as much as I can get obsessive about it. I now do weigh myself daily (because I only see the dietitian every 6-8 weeks now) and track using the Happy Scales app. I find it encouraging and it also keeps me from obsessing. I only weigh once per day, before I have breakfast and log it. I can see where my trends are going via the graph and so small upward fluctuations don't bother me like they used to.
  • nooboots
    nooboots Posts: 480 Member
    Well I have been interested in this concept having first read about it on here.

    I joined a weigh trending thing recommended by someone on here but havent been brave enough to put daily weights on, or in fact do daily weigh ins, so its tracking me by my weekly weights.

    Tody was the first day that I have weighed outside of that as I thought I would start daily weigh ins to get over the scale anxiety thing, and what do you know, 2lb increase.

    Typical!

    Im taking no notice though, ploughing on. Years ago this would have me running to the fridge.
  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    I weigh every morning and average the numbers at the end of the week. That's my weight.
  • lysdus
    lysdus Posts: 8 Member
    Weighing every day, bc of 3pb fluctuations I seem to have in my current diet, helps me see if there is a downward trend still happening by the end of the week/2weeks/month

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