How often do you weigh yourself?
xx_donna_xx
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Hi guys,
Just wondering how often you weigh in. My wii says everyday but I hear that's bad and your better to do it once a week. So just wondering how often do you weight yourself?
Just wondering how often you weigh in. My wii says everyday but I hear that's bad and your better to do it once a week. So just wondering how often do you weight yourself?
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I weigh myself a few times a week but only pay attention to the overall picture week to week. Too many day to day fluctuations due to water, sodium, hard workouts,m TOM, etc.0
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Twice a day. Every night when I get ready for bed (but I don't pay too much attention to that number as it fluctuates based on how much I had for dinner, liquid consumed, etc) and first thing in the morning before I get dressed. I find it keeps me motivated to either dig in harder if it rises or keep up the good work if it drops.0
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I was weighing in twice a week before I stated MFP. The wii recommended to weigh yourself everyday so I think i'm gonna go with that before I eat anything.
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I weigh myself Monday to Friday on the Wii when I get up.0
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I weigh in every day - right before i get into the shower. it keeps me motivated - if I've gained a pound, I know that I need to do better that day, if I've lost, it validates my choices from the day before and motivates me to continue to make good choices. I love to see the numbers drop!0
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I weigh myself everyday as well. But count Friday as my official weigh in day.0
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Once a week...or so...0
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once a month0
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I weigh myself once a week. I try to stick to Fridays in the morning before breakfast.0
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Before I fell pregnant it was once a week (Fridays) but at the minute it's not every often, less than once a month I'd say, probably been weighed 4 times since I fell preg and I'm 30 weeks!0
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I used to weigh in once a week but now I weigh in every other day just to keep my eye on things. Good luck!0
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I'm a scale *kitten*!! But it keeps me motivated!
1-2 times a day...I weigh in the mornings...but sometimes jump on at night just to see the difference.0 -
I weigh myself everyday but I only record my weight on Sundays.0
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Once a month at the gym - same scales for consistent reading. More than that, you fluctuate from day to day so not worth it0
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I hear that once a week is optimal due to the fact that our weight fluctuates daily. I weigh myself far too frequently, but i try to limit myself to 3x a week max.0
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Once a week - Wednesdays. I have a spreadsheet I made for myself with my "progress" for the next year and I enter my weight and measurements every week.0
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I used to weight every morning, when I stopped doing it every monring I then stopped doing it at all and totally lost my way. So now back to weighin every morning!0
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Everyday, I like all the dots on the progress report going up and down. I can see a pattern in the wave and the wonderful downward trend.0
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I "officially" weigh myself once a week on Wednesdays...but I actually step on the scale multiple times a day...its addictive! lol0
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I usually weigh every 2 weeks. I feel like if I'm only losing a half pound a week, it would be more encouraging to see a whole pound come off!0
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Daily, I know I shouldn't, but I do!0
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Once a month at the gym - same scales for consistent reading. More than that, you fluctuate from day to day so not worth it
I broadly agree. I used to weigh myself every day years ago, but have gone to weekly now. Anything more often than weekly really misunderstands the time scale over which weight really changes (i.e. in terms of fat and muscle changes).0 -
I weigh in every day and monitor my progress with the MFP app.
I read somewhere that it wasn't healthy to do it everyday but I think as long as you stay sensible and only use the outcome as a guide you are fine.0 -
I weigh myself way way toooooo much. It felt like an addiction. This was very bad for my motivation bc I did not know that weight fluctuates throughout the day...and month if you're a womyn . I would feel very discourage if i saw that number go up which it often did. There were many times when I said "Eff this, I give up!!". Now that I know a lil more about weight fluctuation, I try to limit myself to once a week, usually weighing in in the morning...with a much better attitude.0
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I weigh myself once a week, use to be Fridays but then i took a break from MFP so now my weigh-in day is Wednesday mornings literally as soon as i get up.0
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I weigh daily but record weekly or every 10 days. I understand that weight can fluctuate from day to day, and I know I'm eating right and getting plenty of exercise so an overnight drop or gain doesn't faze me. If the scale registers I've dropped a pound from one day to the next and it stays that way for a few days, then I can count on that as a true loss. If after a few days at a weight it registers a pound gain, then I can usually chalk that up to water or waste (or both). I'm paying more attention to my how my body feels, the way my clothes fit and my increased indurance and strength. Those are the things that the scale can never tell you. I stopped relying on it as affirmation of how I'm doing. As long as we keep doing the things we are supposed to do, the numbers on the scale will drop. Until then, enjoy the other benefits of a healthy lifestyle.0
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Every morning when I get up.0
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Got some tips there. mite do a progress tracker myself, though the wii does that automically.
Must say but Scale *kitten* made me LOL0 -
I weigh myself once a week, at the same time of day. Weighing any more frequently than that tends to freak me out because of minor fluctuations that can happen (which don't necessarily relate to fat or muscle gain or loss).0
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