How often do you record a loss/gain?

Teddyaderwich
Teddyaderwich Posts: 69 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh myself every day - just can't kick the habit - I record new weight every time it changes? Up or down? What do others do?
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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I record losses. (only) LOL
  • mrshickey
    mrshickey Posts: 239
    i weigh all the time but only have one 'official weigh in day' which i log on here, gain or loss
  • JWeaser
    JWeaser Posts: 302
    I weigh myself each morning but I record on here twice a month because I am greedy and like seeing a bigger number. lol
  • 0PhAtDaDdY
    0PhAtDaDdY Posts: 569 Member
    Daily am time...
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    I weigh every day also and I have this weird system where I have to "pass" a number to record it. My scale weighs in .2 pound increments. So, for example, I was 177 point something for a few days, but I didn't record my weight as 177 until it became 176 point something. I don't have a set weigh-in day. It helps motivate me to claim every pound lost.
  • theba2il
    theba2il Posts: 548 Member
    I weigh every morning and enter into an app I have on my phone. I enter into MFP every other week b/c of a challenge I joined.
  • virgdugas
    virgdugas Posts: 11 Member
    I weigh every day also and I have this weird system where I have to "pass" a number to record it. My scale weighs in .2 pound increments. So, for example, I was 177 point something for a few days, but I didn't record my weight as 177 until it became 176 point something. I don't have a set weigh-in day. It helps motivate me to claim every pound lost.

    Same for me! I weight every morning but only record it when it's going down!
  • suzieq5688
    suzieq5688 Posts: 12
    i weigh myself every morning right when i wake up. but i dont record it on here unless its been consistent for a few days cuz i tend to flucuate from day to day sometimes
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I only weight in once a month, and so far the number has only gone down. If I saw a gain, I like to think I'd have the guts to record it and be honest with myself. :-)
  • Cindy311
    Cindy311 Posts: 780 Member
    I weigh myself every morning but I only log once per week. It honestly makes me cringe to see when people are logging every other day.
  • FirewifeCarrie
    FirewifeCarrie Posts: 118
    I weigh every morning and just enter my weight in my food notes section on the mobile phone...this way I can look back and see what I was. Now of course if I lose I record that 'officially' LOL! :)
  • hbunting86
    hbunting86 Posts: 952 Member
    Umm never - but I need to start!!
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    I weigh every day but don't record it all the time either. I usually wait for a significant loss. I know some people say it's a bad idea to weigh every day, but for me it helps me to realize that fluctuations are just that, and not to get too excited or frustrated. I also just read an article in a health magazine that said people who weigh themselves every day are less likely to let the pounds slowly creep up. Of course, if you're finding yourself obsessed with the scale, it would probably be ok to back off a little and not look at it for awhile.
  • CaptainMFP
    CaptainMFP Posts: 440 Member
    Weigh daily; record daily. Up or down doesn't matter. Can't use data productively if you don't record it.
  • khaggstrom
    khaggstrom Posts: 5
    I weigh every day also and I have this weird system where I have to "pass" a number to record it. My scale weighs in .2 pound increments. So, for example, I was 177 point something for a few days, but I didn't record my weight as 177 until it became 176 point something. I don't have a set weigh-in day. It helps motivate me to claim every pound lost.


    Me Too!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    I weigh every morning and just enter my weight in my food notes section on the mobile phone...this way I can look back and see what I was. Now of course if I lose I record that 'officially' LOL! :)
    I do this, too. I officially "check in" my weight only when it goes lower than what's already there. I don't think my friends need to see me continually losing and gaining the same .5 pound over and over.
  • TNAJackson
    TNAJackson Posts: 686 Member
    I only log it if I have lost weight or if it's been while since I last recorded a weight. And I also only record pounds, no .5 or .1 or anything like that...
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
    I weigh myself every morning before I eat & after I pee. I don't record it til Friday. :)
  • glockster972
    glockster972 Posts: 704 Member
    Once a week I weigh and record. Also do measurements then.
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    I log it weekly, on the same day... gain... loss... doesn't matter what I weigh on my check-in day gets entered.
  • LizC26
    LizC26 Posts: 319 Member
    I just started logging my weight everyday....I want to see the trends in gain and loss....

    Note: Turn off the status update that says you lost weight or it'll be in your feed every other day.
  • anamikaraks
    anamikaraks Posts: 59 Member
    I weigh whenever I want and record every Monday morning (keeps me honest through the weekend). As long as you are consistent then it's a tool like everything else.
  • Jenatello
    Jenatello Posts: 35 Member
    I weigh every morning and just enter my weight in my food notes section on the mobile phone...this way I can look back and see what I was. Now of course if I lose I record that 'officially' LOL! :)

    I love the idea of recording it in the food notes!

    I just started, but I think that Wednesday is going to be my official recording day. :)
  • spaceEF
    spaceEF Posts: 134 Member
    I tend to weigh myself whenever I feel the fattest. Not that that helps exactly, but it makes me a little more motivated to rectify it. Perhaps I should just pick one day to weigh a week and record it.
  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    I have always (while watching my food intake) weighed every day. I record into an app on my phone (which also records women's issues) but I only log here on Thursdays... every Thursday.
  • shesblossoming
    shesblossoming Posts: 426
    Weigh daily; record daily. Up or down doesn't matter. Can't use data productively if you don't record it.

    I am the same. I have a graph too which projects my goal weight for the week and then my actual. It really helps.
  • Simomofmich
    Simomofmich Posts: 126 Member
    My official weigh in day is Friday and that is the one that I record. As I've gotten closer to my goal weight I tend to weigh myself every day even though I know I shouldn't. This week was an exception for me as I was the same weight 2 weeks in a row and then for no reason at all lost 6 pounds in 2 days and just had to record that and now promised I won't record a new weight til not this Friday, but next Friday since I already recorded an official one this week.
  • shipwreck3
    shipwreck3 Posts: 64
    I weigh daily in the mornings. I went a few weeks one time and I'll be honest it was horrible. It keeps me on track I think. I just started this week with mfp, so I have been recording it as I go. . In my paper food journal my official weigh in day is Sunday, I am counting calories and comparing it to the old ww point system.
  • jjameli
    jjameli Posts: 10
    I also weigh in every morning but don't officially record my weight until Thursdays. Haven't gained any weight, but I will post a gain if that is what the scale says.
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    I record every Monday morning.
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