Weigh ins.

Yes, why not? How much do you have to lose? If it's not a lot then please also keep in mind that weight fluctuations can present over a month as well, and say you're trying to lose 0.5lbs per week. That's 2lbs per month. A bit more waterweight then, say from menstrual cycle, from having a little cold, new exercise, any reason really can mask the weightloss.

Weighing weekly works for me.

Perhaps try weekly first.

Compromise between multi daily and monthly

Definitely not 8 -10 times per day - that is telling you nothing

I remember having a discourse about this in late 2020 when I successfully lost 20 pounds in four months using MFP. A lot of people tried to convince me that daily weigh-ins were a good idea because of the data points. That didn’t make sense to me at the time because I was too influenced by the fluctuations of the scale and, psychologically, it wasn’t good for me if I didn’t lose weight between one day and the following day, even though I knew it was illogical because of all the other reasons weight can change or not change.

Also, if I did gain weight from one day to the next, I didn’t see how it would help me to say, “oh, I ate a really salty meal yesterday and drank a lot of water - that’s why I’m heavier.” That kind of information seemed irrelevant to me personally. But I found that weekly works for me best, like others said, on the same day each week in the morning after you’ve use the bathroom and before you’ve had food. With eating at or under my calorie budget almost every day during that four months, and exercising 5 to 6 times a week, I was lucky in that I dropped weight between each weekly weigh in. If I happened to be on my period during weigh in day, I waited until the following week to weigh in. This was a huge boost to my motivation to continue logging calories, eating less and working out, even though these things were difficult.

Seeing the number on the scale go down was a great motivator. For me, having to wait an entire month to watch the scale go down wouldn’t have been as motivating to keep me going with the dieting and the exercise.

karahm78 wrote: »

One other idea is using a weight trending app like Happy Scale (iPhone) or Libra (Android). I used to be stressed by the ups and downs of the scale but I now weigh daily in the morning, naked, after using the restroom so conditions are as consistent as possible. I then look at the TREND vs changes from last weight. Long as I’m in the green I’m good. This REALLY made a difference in my mentality and freed me from that stress.

Yes, I am a daily weigher and last year I'd have weeks when I didn't lose weight, but the yearly trend in Happy Scale was in the green, so I was happy.

for almost everybody losing inches in 3 weeks is not going to happen.

Unrealistic expectation of fat loss.

While I'm generally on the side of it being improbable (not impossible) to lose enough fat in 6 days to see significant changes in inches, I'd observe that if someone shifted from a salty, carb-intense way of eating to a more balanced way of eating (let alone going all the way to low carb/keto), the loss of water retention (not fat) will potentially contribute to changes in tape measurements, and those may vary individually.

I note that PP - the one who mentioned quick changes in size - said "it maybe water weight but I still feel better about myself."

I wouldn't encourage other people to expect major changes in inches in a short time period - that mostly doesn't happen, and patience is a more productive posture - but I'm not personally as inclined to question PP's fairly specific personal report as an n=1.

But that's just me.

I’m with you! I started tracking back in early November & decided to weigh myself only once a month on the same numerical date. Although in January, I ended up weighing twice, because curiosity got the better of me.🤣 This has helped my mental game A LOT! I mainly track Protein, Fiber, & calories, and have set my MFP goals so one day a week I get a much bigger calorie allotment than the other six days. This helps me not only shake up my body from getting too adjusted to the lower calories, but it also gives me a day to socialize &/or indulge a bit more. So far, My mental game is MUCH better/healthier, and I plan on continuing with only once or twice a month. {If for some reason this way stops working for me, I’ll go back to Happy Scale & try to watch my trends more than the numbers.} *And yes, I’m losing weight consistently!🥳

Everyone has to do what works for them~ so maybe you can experiment with different strategies and see what works best for you. Good Luck, and I’m sending you lots of support!!

I weigh myself everyday, first thing before I jump in the shower, but I only record my weight once a week. It keeps me on track for the week, I can adjust my calorie intake each day if I need to. I record my measurements every 4 weeks.

I feel like one's relationship with the number has a big impact on how often one should way. Some people are analytical by nature and having lots of data points (daily weigh ins) help them look at the long term picture. Some people are very cyclical, eating high fiber, low sodium, high protein and low carb during the week, but allowing themselves to eat out on the weekends. For them, once a week (probably Friday mornings tbh) works well because the jump in water weight Monday morning after a high sodium weekend sets a bad tone for the week (for example). Some people do better with solid, definitive changes, and rounding errors or fluctuations bother them. Monthly weigh-ins work best for them.

I'm a data gal. I like the daily weigh in, and I like looking at the 3 month or 6 month trend charts. Heck, when I first started tracking calories, I only recorded my first weigh-in of the day, but I would weigh myself multiple times of day. After going to the bathroom. After eating a meal. After working out or showering. It didn't psych me out so much as give me data inputs as to how the scale changes based on factors outside of my actual weight. Spending the first month weighing multiple times a day helped me with listening to my body and being able to attribute small fluctuations with non-fat factors, which in the long term, made it really easy to shrug off the days I jumped up 2 pounds from the previous day.

I recognize that's not the case for a lot of people, and it doesn't have to be. Don't be afraid to experiment with your time tables.

For those of us that use a scale to weigh-in, do you ever try to guess your weight before you get on it? I do and it is astonishing how far off I am sometimes! At times, good; other times, bad!