How often do you weigh yourself?

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  • Bakerchk
    Bakerchk Posts: 424 Member
    eh it's not counter productive per say. I wouldn't log it everyday.

    I also weigh my self every morning after I use the restroom. But I only log on Fridays. Even If I'm down 2lbs on Wednesday, I wait.
    I probably shouldn't be so concerned with the scale, and yes it can go up and down, but I like to know where I'm at every morning.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    Weekends on Sunday morning unless the weekend promises to be a little off plan then Saturday so I have an extra day to correct before the next weeks weigh-in. There was a monday once but that's because I forgot to weigh in on a sunday.
  • iamers
    iamers Posts: 74
    I weigh myself every week and take measurements. I would get too worried about my weight fluctuating!
  • AimersBee
    AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
    I fluctuate 3-5 lbs everyday depending on the time of day, so I weigh once a week in the morning as I wake up.
  • ttaylor68913
    ttaylor68913 Posts: 320 Member
    monday morning after i potty... stark naked... for a while i was doing it every day but i felt I was becoming obsessed
  • _Schatzi_
    _Schatzi_ Posts: 112 Member
    I weigh myself the first of every month. That way I don't get discouraged by daily fluctuations. I work hard and focus on non-scale victories. Then when I get on the scale at the beginning of the month, I'm usually really impressed with myself!
  • continentaldivide
    continentaldivide Posts: 19 Member
    I weigh every morning before having anything to eat. Sometimes at night too. I also like to use the progress report on MFP as I can look at one week, one or three month progress. On a day to day basis progress can seem slow, but the reports show me that I am right on track w/.5 lb weight loss since starting in Feb.
  • kris4chloe
    kris4chloe Posts: 245 Member
    I weight first thing every morning and keep track of it along with my calories, exercise, etc and don't freak about with fluctuations and just see what yesterday was.

    i record whatever the morning weight is every friday morning

    i measure 2 x's a month
  • kathyms13
    kathyms13 Posts: 497 Member
    i try not to weigh every day so do it maybe once a week , i dread it going up it sends me into depression. i know ive worked at my diet and it is normal to go up and down but it still scares me.
  • nicholawelch
    nicholawelch Posts: 74 Member
    Once a week on the same day at the same time on same scales
  • tone4ever
    tone4ever Posts: 32
    EVERYDAY.........
  • emilymomof3
    emilymomof3 Posts: 7
    I weigh myself at least once a day, but I record it only once a week every Monday morning. I know my weight fluctuates but I am addicted to the scale.
  • Funsoaps
    Funsoaps Posts: 514 Member
    I used to like never, with an attitude out of sight out of mind.

    Now that I'm on my wt loss journey, every morning. I sometimes do at night, but tell myself not to freak out because I gain 2-3 lbs during a day, then go back the next morning. I'm obsessed with it now, I love seeing my weight melt off and keeping myself accountable. I plan on daily for life so I never ignore what I need to do again....
  • fmbomzo
    fmbomzo Posts: 382 Member
    Daily so that I can evaluate trends. When it seemed I wasn't making progress, I started tracking daily and it shows a downward trend overall, which is very encouraging. When I was weighing weekly on the same day each week, sometimes it just happened to be my TOM or water weight from a heavy workout or too much sodium. And those dips or gains would give false highs/lows. To do trending, gives an overall sense of my weight loss plan and it's going down, down, down. The Hacker's Diet tool is great for measuring trends.
  • tracylynnyoung
    tracylynnyoung Posts: 4 Member
    Well, I just got a scale last week so I think I will do it once a week because I do get very discouraged.
  • rpounds1957
    rpounds1957 Posts: 177 Member
    I get up in the morning, pee, then weigh and log the numbers. Exactly the same routine every morning. For me consistency is everything. If I wait to weigh until after my shower or after breakfast and coffee, I'll fluxuate more.
  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    Daily.

    I don't worry so much about the fluctuations but I like to see where the week is trending. It keeps me in check.
  • Arunakae
    Arunakae Posts: 83
    I like the idea that if I continue to weigh every day I track it and I also measure on a weekly basis. Thank you all for your wonderful input. I love having a community to go to, I really appreciate all of you being there. Also anyone who feels so inclined, feel free to add me :)
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