How Often do you weigh yourself?
AfroWookie
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I know that weighing yourself everyday isn't ideal, but I've been a mechanic my whole life. That has put the me in the mind set that if Ichange something that's broken, I expect to see immediate results. I know that's not the case with weight loss, but I still get impatient. I feel like I have to weigh myself everyday to see results and keep myself motivated. What thoughts do you guys and gals have on this subject?
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I weigh everyday. It's ideal for me.
I don't weigh myself everyday to see weight loss results. I weigh myself everyday to learn how my body reacts to certain conditions.
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Usually twice a week, but I only count the one on Saturdays as my "weigh in".0
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I used to weigh once a week with LOTS OF PEEKS but ive put myself on a 2 week weigh in.0
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I think, and may be wrong, but I think experts say to weigh yourself every couple of days. That way you are not micro-managing your weight but able to fix something quickly, as you said.
But, for me, I weigh myself Friday mornings. Only on Fridays, and only in the mornings when I wake up. That way, my body is at the same point of reference every week.0 -
Monday is my "weigh in" day, but I generally do step on the scale about every other day just to see how my body reacts...just like therealangd said. Most of the time I am AMAZED on Monday that there is an actual LOSS b/c the other times I step on the scale during the week - it's UP, UP, UP! but that's the way it's always been with me...my body is fllippin' CRAZY!0
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I weigh every day. Well, except for this past week. I don't know why but the scale has been going up, even though I'm eating a reasonable amount and exercising. Sometimes it's just better to not look at the scale...0
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Every day, first thing in the morning after I take a leak. I strip down and weigh. I will also weigh each time I am at the gym. My home scale is always "heavier" than the gym, and I believe the gym scale is more accurate as it is always close to what my doctor's scales show. Now, with all that said, I only log my weight on MFP every few weeks or when I see a 2-3 pound drop.0
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Once a week but if I know I ate a lot of sodium or is TOM time, I would do it every 2 weeks0
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I weigh every day, as well. I have a tendency to retain water with certain high sodium foods, and daily weighing helps me determine which ones to avoid. My weight fluctuates 3-5 pounds a day when I'm retaining water!0
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If I've had a bad day the day before, then I won't weigh myself because I get demotivated easily. When I feel I deserve to have lost something, then I'll weigh myself. As long as I keep on track, then I should be able to weigh myself and see results.
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I became obsessed with the scales it became more important than the real reason i'm trying to lose weight...so I'm currently on a ban until the 9th June and i'm only taking measurement once a month.
But when i do weight in it will be first thing in the morning0 -
I weigh off and on through out the week even though i know i shouldn't. it drives me crazy b/c it will go up and down. But my official weigh in days are Fridays, and thats the weight i record.0
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I weigh every day. Well, except for this past week. I don't know why but the scale has been going up, even though I'm eating a reasonable amount and exercising. Sometimes it's just better to not look at the scale...
I was having the same problem a few weeks ago, and I found that even though I was under my calorie goal, my sodium levels were super high!! Drink more water and you should start to see those numbers going back down!!0 -
Daily, and at a really odd time too.
I used to eat more before bed than during the daytime so set my weigh time as just before dinner at around 7-8pm and it has stuck.
Like someone else who posted, I used to go on 4 or 5 sets of scales per day as I didn't believe the numbers, feeling so much heavier than they said I was.
Now I just go on my home set, having checked they match the readings on other scales.
I wish I could stop doing it so much, but it is like reassurance on days I am feeling very heavy or as if my clothing is digging in more.0 -
Every day, but I only record once a week. I don't freak out about the daily fluctuations, and I'm pretty familiar with my body's patterns by now.0
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I weight everyday as I use the Wii Fit as a warm up and stretching help, but I only record it once a week (Saturdays). I only concentrate on the Saturday-to-Saturday values and work out what I have lost over the week.0
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I weigh every day. Well, except for this past week. I don't know why but the scale has been going up, even though I'm eating a reasonable amount and exercising. Sometimes it's just better to not look at the scale...
I was having the same problem a few weeks ago, and I found that even though I was under my calorie goal, my sodium levels were super high!! Drink more water and you should start to see those numbers going back down!!
I'll give it a shot! Why must all of my favorite foods be so salty?!0 -
This is such a good post!! Good to know other people are in the same boat. My official weigh in is Monday morning( that way I have a reason to not go crazy at the weekend) but tend to weigh myself on a Thursday too. Quite often on a thurs i have put on 0.2 of a kilo....but weight loss by monday so its all good 0
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I should weigh myself every week but it's probably about once a month.0
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I weigh everyday in the morning0
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I weigh every morning before I get in the shower.0
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I weigh myself several times a week but only record my Monday weigh-in as that is the day that I started this journey and the first weight that I recorded. I weigh myself several times to help check in during the week. It has also helped me to see how my body reacts as well-more sodium, less drinking of water, etc.0
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Whenever I feel skinny lol0
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I feel the same way - I want results QUICK!!! Im trying to learn that it doesnt happen like that. Just keep at it0
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I weigh in every morning when I wake up. Keeps me accountable for the previous day.. good or bad.0
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Daily, in the morning - post-workout.
If I miss a day, I don't care.0 -
I've been weighing myself every day, but I don't worry about the day-to-day fluctuations. I use one day a week as my official weigh in.0
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I weigh myself after every workout at the gym, and only on the scale there. I do this simply as a check on how my week is going though, and don't record it every time. On either Saturday or Sunday morning I have breakfast (need my coffee in the morning), and then head to the gym. After my workout I weigh myself, and this becomes my "official" weight that is recorded for that week. It just seems to me that using the same scale at approximately the same time each week gives me a more accurate idea of my progress. It has worked for me for almost 6 months now, so I'm sticking with it! :bigsmile:0
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Only when foreced. ie. Yearly physical, or sporatic work morning weigh ins because "everyone else is doing it".0
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Yup. That. First thing in the morning before I shower.Every day, but I only record once a week. I don't freak out about the daily fluctuations, and I'm pretty familiar with my body's patterns by now.
I had to weigh myself every day after my kidney transplant cos they wanted to check for water retention and so on... kinda became a habit. I don't freak out if it goes up, though.
I keep the results in a spreadsheet too, so I can draw a graph through the average trend
/geek0
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