How often do you REALLY weigh in?

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  • nikkilou1978
    nikkilou1978 Posts: 146 Member
    I weigh in every day and since my scales are right beside my fridge, I weigh myself as motivation to eat something healthy when I open the fridge. A litte insane yes, but it's working for me so far. :happy:
  • Karaya41
    Karaya41 Posts: 15
    Daily...no lie ..guilty as charged.
    (record it on MFP when I see at least a difference thou) that way I can track how I am doing..but yes it is both exciting and frustrating...
    :blushing:
  • OfficerFuzzy
    OfficerFuzzy Posts: 222 Member
    I weigh myself daily, maybe more than daily, just because I need to remind myself that I'm on a diet or doing a "lifestyle change."
    I'll forget and it'll all be over.
  • digitalixus
    digitalixus Posts: 3 Member
    I weigh myself once every few days (once every 3-5 days, though it can vary). I used to weigh daily but I found the fluctuation to be annoying, a few days in a row I could have lost 2-3 lb, but the next day it could jump 4 for no reason!
  • RisyaLifsheTova
    RisyaLifsheTova Posts: 305 Member
    Well ever since I threw my scale away a few weeks ago, I only weigh in once a week :)
  • emmiee921
    emmiee921 Posts: 224
    about 2-3 times a week, mainly when i feel i have eat well. i haven't been recording my weight. i shall start to once a week
  • VodkaSalad37
    VodkaSalad37 Posts: 66 Member
    I keep telling myself to STOP weighing every day, and every morning I get up and say "I'll just weigh this one last time." LOL.....I can't help it. I don't like surprises.....and don't want to be surprised (negatively) on Mondays when my "true" weigh date is.


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    My weigh in day is also Monday, but I'm thinking of switching it to Tuesday so I can have a day to "detox" from the weekend (which is usually a cheat day for me, but I'm trying to not cheat). I am also guilty of checking my weight every day, but i noticed that if I gain a single oz since my last recorded weight, I start to freak out.

    I am only going to weigh myself once a week and hopefully be pleasantly surprised at the larger weight drop on that day.
  • Virginia90
    Virginia90 Posts: 317 Member
    The first week, I was weighing every day, but now, I only weigh once a week - on Sunday's. And I have to force myself to remember before I eat breakfast. For some reason, I became less obsessed with what the scale said as soon as I started seeing inches melting away and I started fitting into clothes I haven't worn in years!
  • Nikkiray32
    Nikkiray32 Posts: 123
    Once a week on Saturday morning.
  • Just_Bethy
    Just_Bethy Posts: 272
    I weigh in daily too, but I can handle any fluctuations and use my weigh in as a guide as to what I will do that day exercise wise.
    I would advise that people that "live and die" by the scale SHOULDN'T weigh everyday.

    I am the same..I weigh in 3 or 4 times a day...just because..I no longer stress about it as after 9 months I can see that my personal gain in the course of the day can be as much as 5lbs!!! But it comes and goes! :D
  • sarabig2fit
    sarabig2fit Posts: 274 Member
    i only weigh once a day.. in the morning, after i've done my business, butt naked. :)
  • jmulldome
    jmulldome Posts: 69
    I weigh myself daily but only log it once a week (same day and same time each week)

    Yeah, I do the same thing.
    I monitor my progress daily, but it only goes in my log once a week.

    If you log it in daily, you will see constant ups and downs, whereas with weekly checkups, you should see more of a downward pitch.
  • weightloss12345678
    weightloss12345678 Posts: 377 Member
    I weight myself several times throughout the day (i.e. mornings, before & after workout, right b4 bed) BUT I only log once every two weeks or sometimes a week
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    When I feel good about myself hahaha
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    Every day, logged once a week. If its measured, it's managed, and part of learning about how my body works is part of this whole process.
    That said, if you can't handle the fluctuations, you should probably not weigh at all.
  • najla56
    najla56 Posts: 195 Member
    atleast 4 to 5 times a day!
  • islandjumper
    islandjumper Posts: 369 Member
    I've replaced bored eating with bored weighing
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    My official weigh in day is Tuesday, sometimes I'll check on fri/sat but I only log on Tuesday.
    Once a month I use the proper body fat scanner type scales at the gym.
  • jay_ne
    jay_ne Posts: 7 Member
    Every day, first thing after wee!
  • Pete1471
    Pete1471 Posts: 126 Member
    Usually twice a week. My official weigh in day is on a Sunday. I often have an midweek weigh0in n Wednesday or Thursday but don't let it affect me. If I've lost then I've lost if I've gained then I've gained. I think it does you know favours panicking and trying to change something midweek to try and help a weightloss a few days later.
  • frillygurl
    frillygurl Posts: 22
    I weigh myself daily. But I only record on MFP once per week, on Wednesdays. As long as it doesn't discourage you, there is no reason you can't weigh yourself multiple times a day and so forth. In some ways its interesting to take note of the fluctuations and the way certain foods, exercise, etc effect your weight on a daily basis.

    this!
    i think it's ok to weight more than once a week as long as it doesn't discourage you!! :)
  • nursegnet
    nursegnet Posts: 155 Member
    I record once a week most of the time. I have my wii fit as a scale and that is the only scale I will go by now. I like weighing weekly because when I weighed daily it either depressed me or gave me false hope.
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    I weigh every day but only log a loss if I see it for 3 days in a row.
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I do it every day usually just to see fluctuations and understand them :)
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Does your scale really show a difference the next day? I can understand that sodium might really affect it with retaining water, or if you don't "go" every day. But if your sodium is in check and things are moving, the stuff you ate yesterday didn't convert into weight *yet* did it?
  • whoreheyR1
    whoreheyR1 Posts: 135 Member
    I also weigh in almost every day, but only log it once a week... usually on either Sunday or Monday.
  • Winnetka75
    Winnetka75 Posts: 5 Member
    Every day! I'm new to this whole thing, but weighing myself daily seems to be helping to keep me in check.
  • tboothgenthe
    tboothgenthe Posts: 72
    Every. Freaking. Day.

    LOL
  • emrys1976
    emrys1976 Posts: 213 Member
    Well, I have a compulsion surrounding the scale so... 10-15 times a day. I don't recommend it :ohwell:
  • laurdavis87
    laurdavis87 Posts: 9
    If I see a scale, I step on it. Guilty. I don't have scale guilt, though. I think it's interesting to see how my weight fluctuates throughout the day, depending on what I've eaten, drank, or what exercise I've done. It's more for my amusement than anything. :)
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