Do you avoid weighing?

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Mrsindepenant1
Mrsindepenant1 Posts: 196 Member
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Iv been back on the calorie counting wagon for a few weeks. I dropped off for a few months while I was doing 18 hour shifts.
I’m avoiding checking my weight, I know my starting weight and I won’t be weighing myself for about 5 weeks, I find I either get unmotivated if I haven’t lost much or if I loose I decide to treat myself a little too much haha. Does anyone else avoid weighing? Do you feel better checking less frequently?

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  • Jackie9003
    Jackie9003 Posts: 1,106 Member
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    I was weighing daily for about a year but missed a few days before Christmas, then put on over Christmas but didn't weigh as I didn't want to know what the "damage" was.
    I got back on track with my calories and then weighed late January and found it wasn't as bad as I thought.
    I've restarted a fitness class with a weekly weigh in so doing that for a while and not weighing at home.
  • vampirequeen1959
    vampirequeen1959 Posts: 196 Member
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    I weigh myself officially every Saturday but I can't resist a quickie around Wednesday. I force myself not to do it more often.
  • gallicinvasion
    gallicinvasion Posts: 1,015 Member
    edited February 2020
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    I weigh every weekday morning, record it ona weight trending app, then record my weekly weight average to MFP every Friday. The almost-daily weighing helps me desensitize myself to the daily weight fluctuations, and the weekly average recording helps keep me accountable.
  • jcrav77
    jcrav77 Posts: 584 Member
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    I weigh every day in the morning. When I stop weighing daily I gain weight. It keeps me accountable and it’s really just a habit at this point.
  • ActionRZ
    ActionRZ Posts: 134 Member
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    I used to do just once a week but plan to do daily now since water weight can change often. Want to keep an average. Only have around 10lbs or so to go
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
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    jcrav77 wrote: »
    I weigh every day in the morning. When I stop weighing daily I gain weight. It keeps me accountable and it’s really just a habit at this point.

    This, exactly. I needed to get it through my thick skull that my weight is going to fluctuate 2 or 3 pounds up or down nearly every day and I need to weigh EVERY DAY in order to avoid a relapse into obesity.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
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    Usually daily but missed a few days recently.
  • eryn0x
    eryn0x Posts: 138 Member
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    Pretty much daily but I don’t often log unless I’ve dropped weight, or if I feel I’ve been slacking and have a new (higher) set point. I feel excited to weigh myself. If you don’t feel excited you’re not doing it right!
  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
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    I usually weigh daily but if I have a salty meal the day before I don't bother usually, it's pretty much guaranteed that I'll increase.
  • wwwtheselion11
    wwwtheselion11 Posts: 422 Member
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    I started weighing myself whe my underwear started falling off my hips. I found out i was skinny
  • wwwtheselion11
    wwwtheselion11 Posts: 422 Member
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    I usually do once a week before or after shower. Goal is loosing 5 pounds a week. A pound a day. Talking about this making me want to go weigh in.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
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    My period kills my whole mojo, so I try not to weigh in around then.

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