When do you log weight loss?

Solomonre0
Solomonre0 Posts: 143 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you log at each new pound dropped? Or do you wait until its around 5lbs? What about when your weight fluctuates? I know this is all opinion based but I'm curious what other people do.

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  • I choose one day a week, Sunday for me, and that is the day that I long my weight.
  • pfeiferfit
    pfeiferfit Posts: 138 Member
    I'm new so I'm sure it's not great, but I log often. Whenever I lose (as long as I have consistent weigh ins 2 days running. If i'm gaining, i wait 2-3 days to see if it doesn't balance out (if it's 1-2 lbs, since it could be water)...
  • Dstny1957
    Dstny1957 Posts: 51 Member
    I usually weigh myself every day and I was posting it every day, but there was such fluctuation, that I stopped and generally post it weekly.
  • i weigh myself once a week and log whether i lose or gain. and every couple of weeks to a month i also do measurements.
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    I generally weigh myself every day, 'cause I'm nosey, but I won't log any weight loss until I've seen a whole pound loss 3 days in a row. I figure it takes that long to be "real".
  • I weigh and post on Mondays. Knowing I am going to do this helps on the weekends when my life is less structured and my meals less well-planned.
  • ThinnerHill
    ThinnerHill Posts: 254 Member
    I weigh and post it daily. I'm just anal about doing it I guess. If it goes up then it goes up if it goes down it goes down. I try not to stress over fluctuations to much. Most of the time I know its coming before I step on the scale. It keeps me on the straight and narrow.
  • I have a set "weigh in" day (Saturday) and I only log losses. So if I'm up a pound or whatever, I don't log it...
  • bakerrat
    bakerrat Posts: 5 Member
    I weigh in every morning and keep a running log on a pocket calendar. Every Saturday I do the average for the week and log it as my weigh in. I feel this helps as I can modify my diet or exercise if a particular couple days are high and it also controls against highs or lows due to water. So with this system I definitely know the weight loss is real and not just varying water as long as week to week weigh ins keep averaging lower.
  • jenniet04
    jenniet04 Posts: 1,054 Member
    I have a set "weigh in" day (Saturday) and I only log losses. So if I'm up a pound or whatever, I don't log it...

    This is what I do as well.
  • Swanz21
    Swanz21 Posts: 42 Member
    I weigh in on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Everyday would drive me crazy watching weight go up and down. Once a week would not give me enough feedback that the things I am doing are right and might need to change a few things.
  • shannon1120
    shannon1120 Posts: 28 Member
    I have a set "weigh in" day (Saturday) and I only log losses. So if I'm up a pound or whatever, I don't log it...

    ^^^ This is what I do too!
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    I weigh morning and evenings (I know it's a bit OCD) but I try to log only my Friday morning weight each week on MFP. HOWEVER, I sometimes cheat a little. If I drop weight by Thursday, sometimes I'll post it a day early and if I don't lose by Friday, I'll sometimes wait and see if Saturday yields better results.

    I only log a gain if it hangs around for more than a week.
  • I'mm actually really terrible about weighing myself. I do it whenever I have the chance. I only log on Sundays though, whether I gain or lose. I find that if I don't log my gains, I have trouble holding myself accountable.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I weigh and post it daily. I'm just anal about doing it I guess. If it goes up then it goes up if it goes down it goes down. I try not to stress over fluctuations to much. Most of the time I know its coming before I step on the scale. It keeps me on the straight and narrow.

    I can't stand the thought of adding any weight to my tracker. It's probably one of the only things that keeps me from weighing myself five times a day!
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    I weigh myself probably 6 of seven days a week! However, I only log the Sunday weigh ins (except I got a bit frisky because of reaching the 20lb mark recently ha ha).

    This way I dont get discouraged by everyday fluctuations because MFP shows me the actual change every week. If I log every week on a certain day the trends are easier to see on paper.
  • groomchick
    groomchick Posts: 610 Member
    I log once a week on Sunday's ... Check my weight again on Wednesday to make sure I'm on track and tweak if needed
  • rosepetals_03
    rosepetals_03 Posts: 27 Member
    I weigh myself every day but I don't log my "new weight" unless I've seen it stay there for about a week! LOL I don't wanna log it up a pound and back down, so I wait untill I stay the same weight for about a week or so then decide it's worth it :)
  • RainbootsToBikinis
    RainbootsToBikinis Posts: 465 Member
    I'm weighing myself about three times a week. On Fridays and Mondays for two challenges I'm participating in, and then I usually get curious and weigh in again on wednesday. I log loses and gains, but I've found this way makes me lose track of how much I'm actually losing per week.
  • I only ever weigh and log weight on a saturday... I never check scales during week either... It seems a little over top for me. I also log gains as well as losses other wise i would find myself not being accountable...
  • Dexy_
    Dexy_ Posts: 593 Member
    I weigh on the first day of every month. Any sooner and I get down because it goes up and down a lot. Whatever it is on the 1st, I log.
  • crisnis
    crisnis Posts: 83 Member
    I will step on my scale whenever the mood strikes, but I only "officially" weigh on Sunday - I also do my measurements on Sunday's too but just cause I'm doing the 30DS - othewise I would probably only do those monthly... I do an official weekly weigh in because it can flux so much from day to day - too much stress to do it daily.
  • gazerofthestars
    gazerofthestars Posts: 255 Member
    I don't log less than 1 pound loss and only if the reading is consistent over a few days time.
  • I have a set "weigh in" day (Saturday) and I only log losses. So if I'm up a pound or whatever, I don't log it...

    This.
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