How often do you step on the scale?

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

Almost daily. But when I get to maintenance, I'll change that to less frequently.

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.

I weigh almost every day but only log once a week.

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.

every week, I wish I didn't have to

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Once a week, every monday. I watch trends, not specific numbers.

Every morning, before I drink anything. I need enough data points to accurately determine the trend.