How often do you weigh yourself?

dododo123
dododo123 Posts: 105 Member
edited November 11 in Motivation and Support
How often do you weigh yourself?

Me, I do it once a week but I want to do it everyday. Because it motivates me to see results, but I am aware if I weigh in too often, I won't see the same progress :P

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  • skmolove
    skmolove Posts: 191 Member
    every morning b/c i like to see my variations... some would say NOT to but i think it helps to keep me focused for the day. for me this is a one day at a time battle. and the scale is my number one line of defense, knowing my numbers is vital. :bigsmile:
  • freaksfitness
    freaksfitness Posts: 49
    Every day. Not looking at the scale is like driving without looking at gas gauge.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    NEVER EVER EVER go by my clothes.
  • okkit10
    okkit10 Posts: 6
    I weigh myself every morning. It is almost an obsession for me. I have to be very vigilant about my weight, I am super concerned about every pound I gain. It's probably not the healthiest way to be but I think it would drive me crazier not to know if I have gained or lost.
  • Acmcneil0908
    Acmcneil0908 Posts: 38
    NEVER EVER EVER go by my clothes.

    Good idea! I do once a month and go by my clothes and I snap a pic every month so I can SEE the changes. Because the scale doesn't always move even when inches are falling off.
  • Loko_Ino
    Loko_Ino Posts: 544 Member
    Every Monday..I trust that weight because I usually go overboard on the weekends so if the scale is good to me it is a true.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    I don't allow a scale in my house. I weigh myself up to twelve times a day if I do. So, I rely on scales at the GP, hospital, or my Mum's. At most that makes... Once a week.
  • ksmith2187
    ksmith2187 Posts: 53
    I weigh myself every morning, however I only record my weight weekly on a Tuesday.
  • maggie16sweetxoxo
    maggie16sweetxoxo Posts: 314 Member
    I use to weight myself everyday, but now I am weighing myself about every 3 days I think you should start at every two days. Thanks good luck!!!
  • Llstemmer
    Llstemmer Posts: 10
    I weigh myself every 2 weeks. The up and down of doing it everyday discourages me. I just started MFP at the end of January and have lost 11 pounds so far. Goal is 20 by my birthday in April!
  • FeeeeMarieeee
    FeeeeMarieeee Posts: 38 Member
    I'm still weighing myself every morning, but I only "check in" here on mfp once a week... Some days I step on the scale almost every time I walk into the bathroom, I just like to see the effects of what I eat, but I don't take my weight to heart unless it's first thing in the morning.
  • bevhols
    bevhols Posts: 43 Member
    Every Day ... like others have said ... keeps me focused! I know I will see UPS from day to day and DOWNS on other days ... as long as I see over time a decline I am okay with that.
  • kmozymoz
    kmozymoz Posts: 187
    every morning b/c i like to see my variations... some would say NOT to but i think it helps to keep me focused for the day. for me this is a one day at a time battle. and the scale is my number one line of defense, knowing my numbers is vital. :bigsmile:

    Same here. I like to know how my body is responding to what I'm doing, and it helps me freak out less when I gain a pound one day and drop it the next. It makes me more sane, but I totally understand why it would make others crazy obsessed.
  • TriforceRaven
    TriforceRaven Posts: 115 Member
    I usually only do it every week or two. I tend to go by inches more. Because (especially during swim team season) I will build TONS of muscle, and tone up like crazy, which not losing (or even sometimes gaining!) weight. However, there are some weeks when I feel horrible and unconfident and weigh myself lots of times daily, before and after everything I eat lol. Pretty bad, I know. I try to stay away from doing that.
  • wdwghettogirl
    wdwghettogirl Posts: 559 Member
    Once a month... the 1st of every month. I peek occasionally, but I only log my weigh ins on the 1st.
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
    Every day.
  • slnewberry
    slnewberry Posts: 8
    I weigh in every other day but record it only on Monday mornings. I learned early on that by staying more focused on the weekly total and not daily was more motivating for me.
  • BoxingCoachMo
    BoxingCoachMo Posts: 420
    I weigh myself once a week, first thing in the morning as my body has been depleted of fluid or food for 8-10 hours. This is the true weight.

    I agree with many of the posters above, MEASURE yourselves, round your calves, thighs, butt, stomach and arms! You could gain two pound but lose inches...

    I really don't go by weight too much because:

    1. Once i went to the loo for a p!ss and lost 2lbs!
    2. I ate a filling meal once and gained 2lbs.

    Weighing yourselves daily is CRAZY!!! I don't see the point, i think once every one or two weeks is better.
  • sarahkd6
    sarahkd6 Posts: 1
    Twice a week. Tuesdays and Saturday. I record both in MFP. I use Tuesday to judge how I did from the weekend and Monday. Mondays are always rough days at work and home, and the weekend I go overboard sometimes. Tuesday keeps me honest.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    Once a month... the 1st of every month. I peek occasionally, but I only log my weigh ins on the 1st.
    This is a good idea.
  • BoxingCoachMo
    BoxingCoachMo Posts: 420
    What people got to remember is, you could pack on pounds from downing a few cups of water!

    a pound is 3500 calories, over a week one must burn this much/balance this with diet to lose the pound.
  • emfilomena
    emfilomena Posts: 120
    I only weigh myself about once a month, but that's because I can't get my hands on a scale (i.e. afford one). I use my sister's when I go over her house. In fact, I'm going over there this weekend! I do have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, I'll get weighed there. Last time I went to the doctors 3-4 weeks ago, I was 129lbs. : P
  • KellyMo1983
    KellyMo1983 Posts: 23
    Every single day..sometimes twice a day. May sound crazy but it works for me because I know what works and what doesn't. So far so good!
  • maryellen8301
    maryellen8301 Posts: 100 Member
    I weigh myself every morning. It is almost an obsession for me. I have to be very vigilant about my weight, I am super concerned about every pound I gain. It's probably not the healthiest way to be but I think it would drive me crazier not to know if I have gained or lost.

    Good i see that I'm not the only one.. I can get crazy with it.. i have my last meal before 7pm and i weigh myself BEFORE i go to bed and then in the morning.. It keeps me focused,, if i gain weight or if i am not losing any weight i push myself that much harder the next day
    I should have given that up for LENT
  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
    I weigh myself every day, but this is totally a PERSONAL preference. It depends on what is motivating for you, and what works for you might not work for the next person.
    Weighing every day helped me lose and keep off about 60 pounds for the last five years.
    Kaye
  • finallygettingskinny2013
    finallygettingskinny2013 Posts: 110 Member
    3 times a day.
  • elis_mama
    elis_mama Posts: 308 Member
    I try to only do it once a week. When I would do it daily, there was too much fluctuation and it would discourage me.
  • ramahgirl97
    ramahgirl97 Posts: 6
    Every day but I do NOT record every day.. I will be doing once every Sunday on MFP. I think weighing yourself everyday is more to see the variation, but actually recording it once a day makes me feel as is the numbers aren't dropping fast enough... I also want to do measurements every two weeks. I need the "bigger number" motivation overall to keep me going.
  • msracefan
    msracefan Posts: 55 Member
    I weigh myself once a week, on Monday morning...if I weighed myself everyday, I'd be so discouraged by the fluctuations I'd give up!
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