how often do u weigh your self?

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  • andreabball
    andreabball Posts: 90 Member
    Once a week on Sunday morning.
    I avoid the scale because it makes me crazy. If I am up I get depressed and eat too much, but if I am down I celebrate by eating too much. You see the problem. :grumble:
    I wish I had the will power to NOT weigh daily! I run into the same problem with letting that number dictate my mood for the day. Still working on this. I currently weigh probably 4 days/wk. Would love to get down to once a week. Maybe the hubs should just hide the scale :P
    -Andi
  • REBEE17
    REBEE17 Posts: 101 Member
    I tend to weigh in daily, every morning right after waking up. However, I only count Tuesday weigh ins. So many things affect the number on the scale. It's more of how I feel physically that counts. I try not to get caught up with the number.
  • andreabball
    andreabball Posts: 90 Member
    I weigh myself daily but my official weigh in is Monday morning. Keep in mind that your weight will go up and down due to various factors. Try picking one day and pay attention to those results. Also, me doctor advised that I wear snug/uncomfortable clothing to continuously make myself aware of what I'm eating and doing. The goal is for the close to no longer be comfortable, but once they are switch sizes and get uncomfortable again.

    You have to be uncomfortable to be comfortable.

    Have a great day!
    The advice from your doc is pretty much the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I think it's important to feel comfortable and confident in what you wear. Clothes that are too small make me more self-conscious and then I tend to be less social. It is possible to be comfortable, look put together and still lose! Clothes that are too small only accentuate the extra pudge and make people look worse.
    -Andi
  • KatiD83
    KatiD83 Posts: 152 Member
    My theory....I weigh once a month. I want to see more than a 1 lb loss. If I weighed myself everyday, I'd get discouraged because I couldn't see measurable progress.
  • Radcliffe83
    Radcliffe83 Posts: 82
    I think it is to do with the fact you drink water after exercise (possibly more than you sweat out) also after a big exercise your body wants fuel so it might make you crave extra, this food goes in and weighs something... until um, er it comes out...
  • stephevers1227
    stephevers1227 Posts: 175 Member
    I typically weigh in on Tuesdays and Fridays...hmm, I should go back and look and see which day I usually get a bigger drop. I chose Tuesdays because I watch The Biggest Loser so I weigh in on the same day as they do...and I weigh in on Fridays because I don't want to go a whole week (wondering) so that spaced it out a bit. I always weigh first thing in the morning before eating/drinking/exercising etc. so it's my truest weight for comparison.
  • qtcaro
    qtcaro Posts: 48 Member
    I am bad and weigh myself in the morning and at night. I usually see 1-2 pounds difference from the night time weigh in and the morning. Dont know how that is possible as I am not running the the potty all night. I also notice I tend to gain weight on the days I exercise and sometimes even lose weight when I have a sedentary day. Very strange.
  • stephevers1227
    stephevers1227 Posts: 175 Member
    Ok, being the analytical person that I am...I looked at all my weigh-ins and I typically lose more on Friday weigh in than I do on Tuesday weigh in. My average weight loss has been 2.15 lbs per week so that's pretty darn good. I'll still weigh both times because I don't want to weigh every day and need to know mid-way how I'm doing to see if I need to adjust at all. This is probably TMI, but I have a mirrored closet door...weigh without clothes in front of the mirror and write my weights on the mirror so they are all listed. I find it interesting because I notice the changes in my body and it's rewarding to look up and see all I've accomplished (numbers on the door). So even if I log a little bit of a gain, I still see the overall weight loss.
  • Quiing
    Quiing Posts: 261 Member
    I weigh myself every morning. Seeing the number as soon as I wake up puts my daily fitness goal fresh on my mind and it stays there all day. Keeps me in check!
  • SmileyJ23
    SmileyJ23 Posts: 349 Member
    Once a week first thing in the morning after potty :)
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 837 Member
    I find it best to weigh yourself once a week due to fluctuations during the week. Also weigh yourself first thing in the morning before breakfast, preferable with minimal clothing.

    I do this every Wednesday a.m.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    I never weigh in (anymore).
    I used to weigh in every single day, like...3x to be honest.
    I got way too caught up in the numbers and got discouraged.
    I haven't weighed myself in the last 4 weeks and don't plan on weighing in until I've completed another 15 weeks (20 week in total) of Turbofire.

    Hopefully by then, I'm in the 140s.
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    4-6 days a week, depending on how rushed I am in the morning.

    Frequent weighing is good for you.

    Daily weighing is one of the "20 Habits Skinny People Live By" -- It's number 2

    http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/20-habits-skinny-people-live?cm_mmc=ETNTNL-_-702196-_-10092011-_-hed
  • sapphirelazuli
    sapphirelazuli Posts: 95
    I do my official weigh ins once a week on a Wednesday, but I also weigh daily throughout December. I find it keeps me on track :) I understand fluctuations etc
  • allie0630
    allie0630 Posts: 139 Member
    Several times a day. My weight fluctuates throughout the day but it doesn't bother me. I'm not one to freak out over gains or losses and I like the feedback. I've been doing it this way for over a year and it hasn't discouraged me yet so while it's not for everyone, it's fine for me.


    Indeed, mostly same here. It's interesting to see what happens in the morning and throughout the day on big workout days, and rest days. It helps keep me accountable for my water too. If I'm up late in the day on a rest day I know I haven't had enough water and need to load up.

    I've been doing the same...weigh everyday (sometimes more than once). It doesn't necessarily discourage me but rather makes me look at my food and water and exercise to see where I may need to change things. It helps me get to know my body better.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    It is best to weigh yourself no more than once a week. Always weigh at the same time. I usually pick a weekday morning. I use the restroom and then jump on the scale. Don't do it after a meal or shower. I usually weigh myself in the nude so my clothes do not factor in.
  • rocuf
    rocuf Posts: 157 Member
    I used to weigh daily, but SO much was affecting it. Sodium, TOM, bowel movements, (lol) so now I weigh once a week.

    So true. I weigh daily right after the three S's and record twice a week after a low or target sodium day. High sodium days really have an effect on my water retention and shows on the scale the following day.
  • fluffball1
    fluffball1 Posts: 9 Member
    I weigh myself everyday, I used to think it was bad so I put my scales away for 2 months.. during that time I couldn't monitor myself and I gained 7lbs! So I'm back to daily weighing plus extra focused on what I'm eating and exercising and I've lost nearly 6lbs in 2 weeks so I know it works for me, daily WI's but only log my Tuesday one.
  • Deckershann
    Deckershann Posts: 272 Member
    I don't have a scale...I use the one in my fitness room. I used to weigh on average about three times a day. I'm much better off now though just weighing every time I work out lol.
  • DEGiltz
    DEGiltz Posts: 297 Member
    I'm an addict to the scale. I'll get weighed multiple times a day just so I can see if there is any progress. I made a small goal for this week not to get weighed for the entire week just to see if I can break myself of this habit. I had my husband hide our scale last night and told him that I would need it back next Monday morning. I looked down a couple of times this morning when I was getting ready for work to where we keep the scale ... of course it wasn't there so I couldn't get weighed. I am a work in progress! : )

    I think those folks who get weighed once a week have got it right.
  • Zee48
    Zee48 Posts: 789 Member
    I weigh daily, close to the first thing I do every morning, and have for years just to keep my weight right in front of my face but I only record my weight once a week. My Friday morning WI is where I record the losses of gains. I know what I eat every day affects the number on the scale and that is really all it is = a number. But an important one along with our measurements that will drop many times instead of the number on the scale.
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    I weighed a couple of times when I first went low carb to see what difference it would make and I only went up by 1 lb instead of 3-4lb and TOTM i used to gain 6lbs + on low carb it was 2-3lb extra for a few days and didn't stay on as long.

    I had a lazy week though last week after passing my xmas goal I relaxed too much and had too many treat meals and its gone back up 6lb (no exercises either) so gonna have to go back to stricter diet and few more early morning workouts.. I'm fairly sure it will be off again after TOTM ends though (hope so).. I know I haven't eaten 3,500 extra calories each day for the last 6 days anyway so can't be 6lb of fat!

    I'll stick to doing it daily after relaxing for a week and it going back up again.
  • KaylaKilgore
    KaylaKilgore Posts: 160 Member
    Once a week, Monday mornings.
    However, I do have a habit of jumping on them when I'm not weighing-in I just want to see lol but I know it's not as accurate as waiting until the week is over.
  • Speedtrap
    Speedtrap Posts: 216
    I think I replaced my food addiction with a scale addiction, I try for only once a day, but can go 2 or even 3 times.

    I do use a Withings scale so every time I step on it it is recorded and logged.

    I know my weight will fluctuate through the day, but if I weigh myself before bed I know aprox what the morning will be.
    I use it as a trending tool.

    As for motivation, I do like to see small movements, my old scale was not at all accurate and was very discouraging jumping up and down all over the place, sometimes as much as 5 lbs.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I don't weigh myself (well mostly because I don't have a scale and don't plan on buying one lol). I just take my measurements and get weighed at the doctor every four months. Measurements are far more important to me than my weight.
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