How often do you step on the scale?

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  • shaddyho
    shaddyho Posts: 2 Member
    I weigh myself every Monday morning, but have recently started doing the odd Friday as well, so I can assess how the week has gone before I enter the weekend where the working day does not define my activity and I am prone to overthinking about meals, snacks etc
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    When I'm losing, 4-5x per week. When I'm gaining or maintaining I try to weigh daily.
  • retgarr
    retgarr Posts: 13 Member
    Almost daily. But when I get to maintenance, I'll change that to less frequently.
  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    Daily except during my period.
    As a woman the massive fluctuation during my period is depressing so i just skip stepping on the scale until my period is over for the month and then go back to daily weight ins.
  • wine_n_weights
    wine_n_weights Posts: 253 Member
    edited January 2020
    designerdiscounts wrote: »
    I have weighed daily for a long time and am considering laying off for a while. I’m at my goal weight and want to work on recomp, so the scale may not reflect the changes I’m hoping to see. I got my body fat tested 3 weeks ago and plan to get that done again at the one month mark. I’ve also been taking my measurements intermittently for the last 5 years so there’s lots of data there to compare. Scale fluctuations can make or break my day, wish they didn’t but they do.

    All of this ^^. I lost 44 pounds about 3 1/2 years ago and have basically kept it off - I say "basically" because last I checked, the number is higher, but I've also been lifting weights/working out for 3 years and know that my body comp has changed some because I still wear the same clothes. When I was losing, I did weigh almost daily. But the number totally affects my mood, and sometimes my actions too (get a bit too restrictive) - so I don't weigh at all anymore. I rejoined here to drop a bit of "fluff" which has been working - I can tell by my clothes and the mirror, and that's enough for me. Measurements are a great idea, like you're doing, as well as the body fat test.
  • Pipsqueak1965
    Pipsqueak1965 Posts: 397 Member
    TMI alert! I only weigh myself on the days when i can go to the loo before I eat or drink anything! So about once a week or fortnight ...
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I weigh almost every day but only log once a week.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,365 Member
    I weigh myself pretty much every day that I wake up in my own bed. I’m not as consistent with getting the weight into my Happy Scale app, but I do step on the scale every morning after I get up and before I have breakfast. It’s no big deal to skip it if I’m traveling or whatever, but I’ve found that things begin to creep upward very quickly when I’m not mindful of where my weight is at.

    I back that up with how my clothing fits. I have a particular pair of pants that serves as the arbiter of my size. No stretch and a side zipper—-they tell me right away if I’m getting too comfortable in my portions sizes and snack choices!
  • yxba
    yxba Posts: 33 Member
    I typically weigh in daily but sometimes I take breaks. In my case my weight can jump around quite a bit. Like i'll lose 10 pounds in a couple weeks and then i won't lose anything for a couple weeks. It can be very frustrating when you're doing everything right and you gotta wait for the weight to star coming down again.. I've remained positive though and now ive lost over 210 pounds. 100 pounds more to go.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Daily works for me. Even though I've been maintaining a major (100+) loss for years, and I'm in the same 7 lb range for years, I find that if I take a week or more off weighing that is when my weight goes up or I start playing weird mind games with myself. I'm better off weighing daily and accepting fluctuations, then using them as motivation in some cases.

    However, there are (rarely) times when I don't weigh in for 1-2 days because I do not want to see what extra salt/activity has done to that number. Mainly if I eat Chinese food or pizza and then don't drink enough water the same/next day.
  • designerdiscounts
    designerdiscounts Posts: 517 Member
    @Safari_Gal_ people say that it’s supposedly easy to hit the disagree button by accident but I’ve seen so many disagrees lately, it’s way more than usual. There are always going to be people who just must disagree even when it makes no sense.
  • designerdiscounts
    designerdiscounts Posts: 517 Member
    yxba wrote: »
    I typically weigh in daily but sometimes I take breaks. In my case my weight can jump around quite a bit. Like i'll lose 10 pounds in a couple weeks and then i won't lose anything for a couple weeks. It can be very frustrating when you're doing everything right and you gotta wait for the weight to star coming down again.. I've remained positive though and now ive lost over 210 pounds. 100 pounds more to go.

    That is an incredible weight loss! Good for you, very inspiring!
  • Polkadotpassport
    Polkadotpassport Posts: 8 Member
    every week, I wish I didn't have to
  • BrettNS
    BrettNS Posts: 41 Member
    Once a week.
  • KevinWH87
    KevinWH87 Posts: 74 Member
    Daily (when I actually remember to do it). Not because I'm desperate to see how much weight I've lost in a day, but because more data helps illuminate the actual trends; it makes it easier discard large spikes or dips as water weight fluctuations, etc.
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    edited January 2020
    For me it’s a double edged sword because if I weigh every day the fluctuations and plateaus can upset me. But then I weigh every day because I have a bad obsession with the scale and I don’t want to miss a low weigh in. I’m using a trending app it’s currently saying that I’m gaining 1 lb a week lol!
  • weight3049
    weight3049 Posts: 72 Member
    I weigh-in every 4 or so days. If I eat a lot of sodium, I wait a week before weighing myself because the water weight will throw me off mentally.
  • JennDoingTheThing
    JennDoingTheThing Posts: 24 Member
    Every day, but even though I am aware of fluctuations, they still bother me. Considering going down to maybe 2-3 times a week instead.
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    I weigh and record first thing every morning.
    I use these daily weights to formulate my weekly weight

    I do however jump on the scale anytime I find myself in the bathroom in a suitable state of undress. These other weigh ins aren't recorded and are just out of curiosity. 30 seconds after I step off the scale I'd have completely forgotten what the scales said.
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    JennDoingTheThing wrote: »
    Every day, but even though I am aware of fluctuations, they still bother me. Considering going down to maybe 2-3 times a week instead.

    I have the same issue too 😔
  • canthony3505
    canthony3505 Posts: 35 Member
    I admit that when I know I overindulged the day before, I don't weigh the next morning. I don't want to know the damage. I just vow to do better the following day.
  • jbruced
    jbruced Posts: 210 Member
    edited January 2020
    I don't weigh myself at all. I know in my mind what I want to look like in the mirror and I can see that I am headed in the right direction. It will take awhile to be where I want to be but I want to focus on a lifestyle change versus dieting for weight loss.
  • braves3134
    braves3134 Posts: 64 Member
    When I first started I only logged the days I was down weight but after a couple weeks, I started to log every day and still am. I like to see the fluctuations depending on whether I had a big salty meal, if I had an intense work out session etc. it’s also nice to see that despite fluctuations, the overall trend is down. It also helps me know I’m not losing my kind when I can see long term trends. Installed from mid November to New Years, only losing 4 lbs and you can see that on the graph with the red lines showing the trend. I feel writing is a matter of personal preference. If weighing everyday and seeing the fluctuations is going to discourage you, then once a week/once every 2 weeks/once a month works fine. It’s about finding what works for you
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  • prowell57
    prowell57 Posts: 140 Member
    I weigh myself once a week and take my measurements once a month. Usually if my scales don't move I'll for sure see a difference in inches.
  • swazzom93
    swazzom93 Posts: 26 Member
    I weigh every morning, sometimes I forgot the odd day usually at the weekend. I find it helps me keep on track otherwise I’m sure I would slip up during the week and binge eat. I also log my weight onto the app Happy Scale as I like the visualisation of the goals.
  • angelsja
    angelsja Posts: 859 Member
    I used to be a every day weigher but the number bothered me then my bartires in my scale died now I'm back on it I haven't replaced those batteries and just weigh once a month at the chemist for 50p
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    Once a week, every monday. I watch trends, not specific numbers.
  • jbruced
    jbruced Posts: 210 Member
    jbruced wrote: »
    I don't weigh myself at all.
    Having just said this I now realized that I have to weigh myself soon as that information is pertinent to power performance data for my cycling training :smiley:

  • darnold87
    darnold87 Posts: 9 Member
    Every morning, before I drink anything. I need enough data points to accurately determine the trend.

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  • s_rivera_92
    s_rivera_92 Posts: 92 Member
    I'm a daily weigher, but I started incorporating a lot more strength training three weeks ago. Since then the scale hasn't budged. Going to likely weigh once a month now. I was getting too frustrated/discouraged because the number was staying high (despite losing two pant size and three top sizes). Brought the measuring tape out and had lost some inches on my waist and chest (gained one on my butt) since the second week of upping the frequency of my weight training. So.... yeah.

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