Weighing yourself everyday

I always weigh myself first thing in the morning before I have had anything to eat or drink!! I usually do it every 2 or 3 days but only actually weigh in to the site on Fridays. I could never wait a whole week!!

I used to weigh myself every day, but I've cut down to 2-3 times a week. I decided I just needed to stop. In a day though, your body can weigh 3-5 pounds heavier since you have foods and liquid in you, plus clothes.

I had a heart issue, and weight gain is one of the earliest signs of more trouble. I was told to 'check it every morning after emptying my bladder.' You lose a pound or so, while you sleep, and weighing at the same time everyday helps provide consistency. My '2 cents.'

Oh yea, and wearing same amount of clothing

Mark - I am the minority voice, but I definitely weigh every day, several times a day to gather information. Weigh yourself in the morning after you go to the bathroom. Weigh again in the evening before you go to bed. For me, I can fluctuate as much as 4 lbs in a single day, but generally from bedtime to morning, it's about a 2lb change.

Don't stress about the data - just note it down and go about your day. Nobody gains 5 lbs of FAT in a day, so changes like that are water weight, stress, sodium, food that hasn't fully digested, etc. What you're looking for are trends. I typically bounce around the same 5lb range first thing in the morning, and the morning weigh-in is what I log here on MFP.

Treat it like a science project, and gather your OWN data on how YOUR body works. Weigh before dinner and immediately after. You know you didn't 'gain weight', yet you WILL see an uptick on the numbers because of the food you just ate. The more you weigh and see these fluctuations, the more you will desensitize yourself to stressing over any one weigh-in.

Now, as a female, I can tell that when I gain 4lbs in one day, I'm ovulating. I am sometimes frustrated by my progress, but it's the TREND that frustrates me - not an individual weigh-in. For example, I hit a new low and then immediately bounced up 3lbs the next day. I know that 3lb gain is my body fighting a setpoint breakthrough so I just keep at it. Eventually it will breakthrough and I'll drop again.

I have this problem. Bad. Today I told myself I wouldn't way myself, but I still did. It's a great motivator when the number is going down every day, but lately it hasn't been moving. It stays within the same pound but fluctuates all week. Now that it hasn't moved I have become obsessed with weighing in. It's ridiculous and I know I have to stop. Good luck!

I am addicted to weighing myself everyday, so I told my partner to hide my scale and only give it to me on Friday mornings. It is better to weigh yourself as soon as you get up. That is your most accurate weight!

Here's a tip:
Weigh yourself in kg.

Whole-kg values don't change as often as whole-lb values. That might help some people.

That is excellent keep up the good work!

Our weight fluctuates daily....good thing to do if you want to weigh in everyday is to take your 7 losses (positive attitude here) for the week and divide by 7 to get the average weekly loss.

I weight daily as well (nude in the morning, after the bathroom, before eating). I know that weight fluctuates a lot, and I would hate to only weight weekly, and have that be the "high" day.

No harm done in weighing in more often, as long as you are still staying on calorie target no matter what the scale says!

Do what works for you...

Good Luck!

I weigh everyday. This has been very controversial at another site that I belong too. However, I read the book the THIN COMMANDMENTS and these are folks that have lost 100 lbs or more each and kept it off for 5 or more years. They agree everyday has helped them to be successful.

Here is the key for me. I don't let it affect my mood. It's just like looking at the gas gauge when I start the car. Just feeds me information that I have to be DETACHED from emotionally. It is a tool.

I realize the scale is going to "toggle" and I accept that. I check my weight first thing in the morning, just before stepping into the shower. I shower then go about my day.

As far as recording my weight loss, I only count Monday weigh in's for "recording" purposes. But.....I'm never SURPRISED by the number on Monday.

I lost 125 lbs in 2007 and I weighed everyday during my weight loss. I even took the scale with me on vacation. I believe I'm back because I got distracted and ..... didn't check my gauge everyday!!!

I'm a firm believer in once-a-week, on Friday mornings. That way, you have time to repent for any weekend indiscretions.

I dont' weight at different times of the day, I usually weigh each morning after going to the bathroom, stark naked. I do it at the same time, yes some days I'm up a pound, but i know it's as close to being accurate as I can get.