is weighing myself every morning bad

I weigh myself most days (and did when I was loosing weight too) - but I only log it when there have been a change of +/- 1lb or once a week - whatever is more frequent,

One thing I noticed was that my weight fluctuated up and down by up to 4lb from day to day, so if you want to understand what you're results mean, plot a graph and look at the trend, not a specific days value. This is why I don't weigh in weekly - you could be really out on that particular day compared to the rest of the week and you will only see the impact a week later when you are back to your average. That means you could think you are doing really well and then be disapointed, or think you are doing really badly when you are fine.

If you want to be really smart, compare your weekly average

I weigh in every day but only record it weekly, like others say there are always fluctuations and if on my weigh in day I haven't lost anything then I know it will be better next week coz I've seen the results on a previous day, I keep a graph and am happy to be losing an average of 1-1.5 lb per week, the average figure keeps me sane on no-loss weeks.

As everyone says, you will have daily fluctuations which can even be several pounds, but so long as your overall trend is downwards, you're fine. If you want to weight every day, why not track it on a spreadsheet, then you can see how certain things affect your daily weight - certain food and drinks, time of the month etc., then if you have an unexpected gain, it's easy to see why.

I weigh myself every day, weight fluctuations are usually due to water retention.

On days I drink wine at night, I weigh lesser than previous day. That does not mean that wine is letting me lose weight but it has dehydrated me in order to have a false sense of having lost weight.

But this is the only way of keeping track of the weight for me!

I too weigh myself every day - for me if it's up a bit then its helps motivate me to drink more water, or check if TOTM is approaching - or like today up 0.8lbs from yesterday but I didn't go to the loo yesterday :-( so gives me boost to ensure I get more fibre rich foods into my diet today ... On days there is a drop - I record it on mfp and it gives me a real boost :-)
That's just the way it works for me

I weigh myself everyday. I knew going in that a body can fluctuate so I took a challenge to learn from it not freak about it... Since I log what I eat everyday, I watched like a hawk to see how my body responded or not. for eg: Sodium can gain an ounce or two for me if I treat myself to steakspice on a steak.... when on a plateau an ounce or two can creep on...but knowing I follow what I should, I know my body now and can adapt fine. I also find I can react faster knowing what I weigh every day. I think I would go nuts waiting a week...and then I would feel it's too late to be able to do something.

If a person can do this and not bring themselves down in doing it... fine...but if not it might be best to hide the scales for your scheduled weigh ins. Everyone is different...and no correct answer, you have to find what works for you.

As you can see there are a lot of different opinions on this issue. You have to figure out what works best for you and then do it. If weighing every day and seeing the fluctuations is bringing you down and causing you to lack motivation then do not do it. Though on the other hand, if you weigh every day, realize there will be fluctuations, accept them for what they are and are ok with it then weigh every day. It really is as simple as that! :happy:

For me I jump on the scale once a day, first thing in the morning. I see fluctuations all the time. Perfect example, I am up 1 lb today from what I was yesterday. I don't stress over my fluctuations at all. In fact, for me the fluctuations make me want to work harder. Like someone else already mentioned, eventually you begin to see a pattern with the fluctuations. I weigh in every Monday. I notice a day or two later my weight goes up sometimes by a few ounces and other times by a lb or 2. By Thursday it begins to drop again, and boy do I get super motivated when I see the number getting lower! I find I am at my lowest on Monday, so naturally that is when I like to weigh in. But that is just me....

Remember everyone is different. What works for one person does not always work for everyone. You just have to experiment and see what works best for you. Once you find it, then stick with it. I wish you the best of luck! :flowerforyou:

It depends on you. If weighing daily is stressing you out or causing you to lose motivation you shouldn't. I weigh daily because it helps me make adjustments as I go. If i ate clean and drank my water but my weight went up, I'll drink some lemon juice to flush the water gain. I dont care what I weigh in the end. Its inches and fat loss that I'm concerned with. I only count my weight loss once a week when I have my body comp done which tells me every little detail about total weight, % of fat, % of muscle, % of water, etc.

If you havn't read "eating your exercise" which was posted by a mfp member then do so and it will help you realize that you need to eat enough calories or your doing more harm than good in the weight loss department.
You can just google it and it will pull up.

I was allways told by slimming club leaders not to weigh every day because of the fluctuations you can go up and down. i weigh myself twice a week on a wednesday and a sunday. both early morning on an empty stomach.

Dont know if im weird but i allways weigh at least 3 times in a row, and then take the average weight?? I have Weight Watchers digital scales and my weight can change by 1/2 lb or 1/4 when i weigh myself?