How often do you weigh in?

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  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    I weight first thing in the morning EVERY morning. I have conflicting views. In europe they suggest you weigh every morning so you know how the foods you are eating are effecting you. (without a nasty surprise a week later if you weigh once a week). but in america they say not to weigh every day. so I guess whatever you are comfortable with.

    I think that makes sense somewhat. I also think that once you are at it a while you should kind of know how certain foods affect you. I.E. I know that if I have a lot of sodium the night before, the scale is going to show an increase of 2-3 pounds or more. Bottom line is to do whatever works for you though. Keep at it.
  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    I'm mostly focusing on how my body looks and how I feel.

    ^This is good advice^
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I don't own any scales, so I only weigh in when we go and stay at my parents which is about once a month to 5 weeks.
  • bellamia88
    bellamia88 Posts: 149 Member
    I think once a week at the same time is appropriate. No need to get discouraged daily or getting obsessed with the scale when it doesn't tell the whole story. My weigh ins are usually every Monday or Tuesday right after I wake up in the morning. I like to weigh myself before putting anything in my body to keep it as accurate as possible.
  • kid320
    kid320 Posts: 13 Member
    Officially: I weight myself and record it once a week. Either Saturday or Sunday morning, right after I wake up and use the bathroom.

    Unofficially: I have OCD. So, the frequency of weighing myself depends on the number of times I pass by the scale during the day. On a day where I am just doing housework all day, I could weigh myself 20 or 30 times. I am also horrible at remembering a number for more than 30 seconds. So, even if I wanted to take one of those numbers to heart, I'm not able to remember what they were.
  • lou1888
    lou1888 Posts: 3
    I weigh in every morning first thing, but I look at my weight at the end of the week based on the report on fitness pal.
  • JamieRomig
    JamieRomig Posts: 6
    I weigh in every week on Sundays. Because of hormones and water weight, my weight fluctuates way too much. This week, it said I'd dropped 5 lbs, but really it was water weight from my time of the month. It makes me feel better when I wait, and see how much I lose, because I don't notice a huge difference day to day.
  • littleali
    littleali Posts: 179 Member
    Officially: I weight myself and record it once a week. Either Saturday or Sunday morning, right after I wake up and use the bathroom.

    Unofficially: I have OCD. So, the frequency of weighing myself depends on the number of times I pass by the scale during the day. On a day where I am just doing housework all day, I could weigh myself 20 or 30 times. I am also horrible at remembering a number for more than 30 seconds. So, even if I wanted to take one of those numbers to heart, I'm not able to remember what they were.

    This. I think I must be up to 12 or so times today. I weigh myself multiple times whenever I'm in the bathroom, but I only record it on MFP on Fridays, with the averaged number in the morning.
  • kathryncowart
    kathryncowart Posts: 9
    I weigh everyday 1st thing in the morning, but I only record loss.
  • busymnmom
    busymnmom Posts: 133
    I do it Sunday mornings.
  • KokomoJoe
    KokomoJoe Posts: 435
    Every morning, but only log when there is a loss. That gives me the drive to keep it there or less.

    I do this as well.
  • aimeezingone
    aimeezingone Posts: 28 Member
    I weigh myself every morning.........not too consistent about recording here
    working on it tho LOL
  • MCSCA
    MCSCA Posts: 2
    I am weighing in once a day, first thing in the morning.:smile:
  • getfitnfab
    getfitnfab Posts: 418 Member
    Daily while losing
    Once a week if trying to maintain
  • brittanidigby
    brittanidigby Posts: 247 Member
    The first day of every month.
  • crasherjo
    crasherjo Posts: 1 Member
    I weigh myself naked on the Wii most mornings. I would do every morning before I go to work but I currently live with my Mother in law and the wii is in the living room, so I can't always strip off! I only record losses though.
  • Nharley
    Nharley Posts: 201
    Once a week. Same time (pretty much) every Friday morning first thing after a wee and with nothing on!

    Me too!
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Every 2nd Monday morning on the same set of Boots (the chemist) scales. This way I get a more even result but at the same time can identify if I am slipping up. I would leave it longer, but I need to log my weight on MFP.
  • saturn2002
    saturn2002 Posts: 12 Member
    I weigh in every day 1st thing in the morning, but record every Friday. For me weighing in let me know where I am and what has to be done . I know not to freak out if I see a gain because the body goes through different changes with water, salt or just stress.
  • benodie
    benodie Posts: 231 Member
    I weigh once a week on a tuesday at a weight watchers meeting . . . I dont own a set of scales anymore (the last set I broke by booting them around the bathroom in temper because I didn't like the numbers I was seeing lol!!) . . . .everyones different but when I own scales I weigh everyday at least twice and I start to obsess . . .so once a week is best for me :bigsmile:
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
    once a week is the best. i weigh in every sunday morning around 8am, when im fully awake been to the loo etc :wink:

    last few months, ive been obsessing over my scales and was weighing like after every meal! soo i got my mum to hide my scales for the week, and then she would give them to me sunday morning when im ready to weigh in. its alot better that way, and it motivates me to more off my bum a bit more as me and the scales only meet once a week.

    hope this has helped!
  • saralynn594
    saralynn594 Posts: 321
    Every morning, but only log when there is a loss. That gives me the drive to keep it there or less.





    I do this too!!
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,788 Member
    Once a week, every Monday, keeps me in check over the weekend b/c I know that I will be weighing on Monday!!

    Ditto, this is what I do!
  • seehawkmomma
    seehawkmomma Posts: 815
    I weigh every day. I'm OCD about it though. Its like routine for me.
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
    Totally obssessed, will weigh morning and night too, every single day. I record when I think it is a "real" lose....
  • barbiebarkley
    barbiebarkley Posts: 167
    every week and after i go big potty,i strip dom to undies and weigh!!!!
  • V_Zanoudakis
    V_Zanoudakis Posts: 36 Member
    i weigh myself every other morning or so. i always log too just because it keeps me motivated. like if i find i gained instead of lost i have that to motivate me that day or if i lost i have more reason to keep going.
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    every single morning! i just cant help it! i want to know about every lb i lose or gain lol
  • atiffany1
    atiffany1 Posts: 54
    I have fought the urge to weigh in everyday because my body fluctuates about a lb. up or down all the time no matter what weight I am at so I weigh myself every Thursday, because I started mfp on a Thursday.
  • lunakitty21
    lunakitty21 Posts: 1
    On Fridays, sometimes Wednesday if i want to peek
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