Weighing yourself

I weigh every morning BUT I don't compare it to the day before.... I compare it to the week before. Monday to the previous Monday, Tuesday to the previous Tuesday, etc. I would drive myself nuts otherwise.

I've been obsessed with weighing myself, doing it several times a day, and I can go up and down 4 lbs in just 2 days, so it's really upsetting. I've been relatively good all week, eating right and exercising, and when I weighted myself this morning, I was back to my SW, I got so discouraged and frustrated I actually cried. So from now on I think I'm going to do it only once a week, on monday morning. I'm hiding the evil scale somewhere I can't see it and get tempted.

I think it could be good to weigh yourself everyday if you know you're not going to get discouraged by the little daily fluctuations... Which is obviously not my case. I've given up eating healthily so many times before because I've weighted myself too often, got discouraged by the results I was getting, and failed to see the bigger picture...

Have the same problem. I had my husband put it away and now I'm only weighing myself once a month.

For the 1st time ever i weighted once this last week and i will never do it again. i weighted Saturday and was gutted to see i had stayed the same. Then weighted this morning and i had lost 5lb. So must of been water weight yesterday. SO had yesterday of been a weak day i could of blown it all. So from now on i will weight daily or every other day

But i only record my weight once a week

I weigh and record every day...I'm out of control with it I know, but I truly want to see what is going on...I go on vacation in two weeks. Will be without my scales for 10 days and lots of seafood to chow on along with not being able to work out the way I do here...I'm scared of what the scales will say when I get home. I hate losing the same lbs over and over. Not to mention I know I will swell with water weight because of the type of heat, I always do, but this time I think I will be taking some water pills with me and munch on them so it's not so bad. My feet and ankles swell so bad when I go home to visit.

I weigh myself everyday. If what I'm doing isn't working, I want to know right away instead of waiting a week to be unpleasantly surprised by the scale. I used to weigh once a week, but my weight can easily fluctuate by 3 pounds in a 24 hour period (seems to be related to my sodium intake). Plus sometimes I would forget to weigh in on the appointed day.

I also record it on mfp everyday. I'm an accountant, so a numbers person, and I like the weight loss graph it creates. It's speaking my language, lol

I certainly understand your obsession and, unfortunately, I have been doing that too. As a result, I've not been getting the real picture of my weight loss. I may appear to lose a whole pound or close to it and the next day it's back. No, once a week is as often as we should weigh and even less than that is not a bad idea. Obsessing about our daily weight is not a good habit.

I agree 100%

i too weigh myself everyday, first thing before i get in the shower. to me, it helps me stay on track. if i am up i dont get discouraged i just make sure i eat properly and get my workout in, usually makes me work a lil harder. if you are weight training and building muscle it weighs more than fat. i have been weight training and cardio and i have only lost 1 lb in 2 weeks but i can see a change in my body so i know the weight will eventually fall off. hang in there and just keep moving! dont get discouraged just keep your head up and keep trucking! hope this helps!

I weigh myself everyday. It keeps me on track.

I have trouble remembering to drink enough water. I weigh myself every morning, if I'm up, it's a reminder for me to drink more.

This is the first time I've weighed two days in a row. Talk about discrepancy! How could I be 134 on Saturday morning and 131.6 on Sunday? I'm convinced it's a fluke and that I'll be 132 or 133 next Saturday on my official weigh in day.

I usually weigh daily as well. And although it can be discouraging at times to not see any losses after many good days, it's equally rewarding on the random unexpected day that you see a nice loss. I mostly find it interesting to see how my weight fluctuates in the morning depending on how late my last snack was and fluid retention from sodium/working out. I don't let it get me down, I'm doing a lot of heavy lifting recently so I'm not expecting to see much in terms of weight loss anymore.

I change up how often I weigh myself, because I am losing inches more now than weight. I usually try and weigh myself about once a week, but I am changing it now to once a month.

I "officially" weigh myself every day first thing straight in the morning, but usually step back on the scales at some point through the day. I graph my daily weights, be they up or down and look more at the trend of which direction I am going in than the absolute number one day to the next. The other weights, it is curiosity only - I am curious about how my weight changes through the day with exercise, food, liquid and just time. Oh well - its working for me and I don't feel its obsessive Each to their own.

Sounds like a lot of us weigh every morning. That's what I do. I enjoy seeing the tiny ounce by ounce progress, I use it as a tool and not a sole reflection of my progress. I also upload it to mfp every day because I enjoy looking at the graph. The important thing is to consider it a part of getting healthier - not the be all, end all result. As you build muscle you may gain weight, females have natural weight changes, etc. Anways - if you can look at it healthy then I don't see a problem using it every day.