When do you log weight loss?
Solomonre0
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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.0
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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)...0
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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.0
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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.0
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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".0
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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.0
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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.0
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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...0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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.0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
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.0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
I log once a week on Sunday's ... Check my weight again on Wednesday to make sure I'm on track and tweak if needed0
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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 it0
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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.0
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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...0
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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.0
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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.0
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I don't log less than 1 pound loss and only if the reading is consistent over a few days time.0
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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.0
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