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Weighing Yourself

ddivaalicia
ddivaalicia Posts: 9 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello all,
I am new to the site and I was wondering how often do you all weigh yourselves? I read one post about the morning being the best time of day to weigh yourself, but how often?

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  • Tati_
    Tati_ Posts: 2
    have a designated weigh-in day once a week. i weigh myself either every-other day, or whenever i feel good, AND on friday weigh-ins in the morning before i eat or drink. weight flunctuates like crazy so its hard to be accurate
  • xLyric
    xLyric Posts: 840 Member
    Once a week in the morning... is what I tell myself to do, but I find myself weighing in every single morning, which I do not recommend, because the fluctuations can get you down.
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    I weigh every single morning of my life but only log when it's consistently over a 2 lbs change. I find a 2 lbs up or down to be normal from day to day ( a goal of 120lbs can be 118 to 122lbs)
    Good luck! This is a wonderful tool and you will find amazing support on your journey!
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
    I only weigh and measure once a week on Saturday (any day will do... Saturday is easy for me).....1st thing in the morning before eating and after the bathroom :-). Scale weight can fluctuate so much each day that it can drive you crazy, so I don't even step on the scale during the week.

    And don't forget.... even if the scale doesn't move.... make sure you measure. The week I didn't lose any lbs. (according to my scale).... I still lost inches.

    Good luck!
  • dreamgurl2324
    dreamgurl2324 Posts: 191 Member
    I weigh myself every day and to be honost i dont see much of a fluctuation some times half a pound or so but not much. I feel like i need to weigh myself every day because it keeps me on track. It doesnt discourage me if i see myself staying the same or if i see a slight gain it just makes me want to work harder to break it.
  • ddivaalicia
    ddivaalicia Posts: 9 Member
    Thx everybody! I don't think I could do everyday. That would drive me bananas:noway:
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    I weigh myself once a month. I'm tracking my body fat percentage/pounds of fat and inches loss.
  • shorty458
    shorty458 Posts: 163 Member
    I weigh myself everyday! I know most people probably don't, but since I don't really eat healthy - just counting my calories, I want to make sure that the weight is going down!
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    I weigh in the morning. Daily usually unless I already had breakfast. I don't know why. ha
  • KelleFlr
    KelleFlr Posts: 142
    "And don't forget.... even if the scale doesn't move.... make sure you measure. The week I didn't lose any lbs. (according to my scale).... I still lost inches. "

    Leslie... that is good advice. I havene't measured yet. Just doing lbs. But after reading this I think I will change that. I did notice a pair of pants fit better over my rear end today when I put them on, not as snug. yay
  • MaterMama
    MaterMama Posts: 67
    I weigh everyday. I know its not recommended. I do it because when I gain I can look back at what I ate in the last day or 2 and see why I gained. This helps me a lot. If I waited all week I could easily gain 10 pounds and not notice. And for me it does not matter about my calories. I have had my calories be under goal and I still gained weight and calories be over and lost weight. For my body WHAT I eat has a huge impact.
  • jamszy
    jamszy Posts: 123 Member
    I weigh everyday so I can stay mentally focused throughout the day for what I'm working for.
  • cowboydan43
    cowboydan43 Posts: 306 Member
    Ummm I weigh myself like 10 times a day. I definitely don't suggest it. I'm like addicted.... I think ideal would be weekly.
  • neuro316
    neuro316 Posts: 42 Member
    Right now I'm weighing every day, first thing in the morning, but I only enter my weight on here when I see a full pound lost (my scale works in 0.5 lb increments). But I think once I get past my first 10 or 15 lbs lost, I'm going to switch to once a week.

    If you choose to weigh every day, though, it's really important to remember that weight naturally fluctuates 1-2 lbs, so if you see a loss one day, and then you're one lb higher the next day, don't get discouraged, it's normal.
  • AHolly86
    AHolly86 Posts: 20
    I weigh myself once a week on Wednesday. I make sure to weigh in the morning right after I wake up and have gone to the bathroom and before I eat my breakfast. I think that helps make it pretty consistant and keeps me from harping on those little fluctuations that may happen from day-to-day. Good luck on your weight Loss journey and welcome to MFP!
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