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Poll: How often do you step on the scale?

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  • Blessedmommy_2x
    Blessedmommy_2x Posts: 419 Member
    Every day, keeps me informed with how I am doing (weight wise) but it is NOT the only method I use to measure my progress.
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    Once a week. It is battery powered and I'm too cheap to want to buy batteries more often than I have to.
  • bigpenguin570
    bigpenguin570 Posts: 52 Member
    1 time per week, I think anymore just gives me agida!!!
  • JustDoZeal
    JustDoZeal Posts: 2
    Once a week, as it is required for the Biggest Loser Contest at my gym. If not for that, I would probably weigh every other week.
  • brittigno
    brittigno Posts: 193 Member
    Every day. And IDK why. I don't get upset if the pounds vary day by day. I find it kind of interesting how it goes up and down though. :/
  • McSteve67
    McSteve67 Posts: 10 Member
    Every Monday after breakfast and my run.
  • feistyhorsegal
    feistyhorsegal Posts: 109 Member
    once or twice a day. Always in the morning, and sometimes before bed too. Weigh in officially once a week.
  • geojeepgirl
    geojeepgirl Posts: 243 Member
    My official is only once a week. However, in truth I weigh every freaking day... in the mornings. Ok Sometimes at night too. I like to see what it is at night so I can see it go lower in the morning..lol
  • rcorbynj
    rcorbynj Posts: 1
    Every day!
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    Once a week, if I'm brave enough
  • Ieasha35
    Ieasha35 Posts: 9
    I step on the scale every morning before 12noon on a daily basis before I start eating anything and right after I use the restroom to be accurate and just to get an idea of my weight for the day and then I log it on my profile.
  • purple2009
    purple2009 Posts: 5
    Everyday but want to start just checking once a week. Kinda frustrating looking at the scale everyday, so I added measuring my waist and hips.
  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
    every morning and every night
    I have a "window" to keep my weight at
  • KatKatatrophic
    KatKatatrophic Posts: 448 Member
    ONCE a day in the morning, sometimes at night
  • purpletreefrog71
    purpletreefrog71 Posts: 4
    Every Sunday morning as soon as I get up. I fight with myself not to weigh myself through the week because it can only discourage you
  • TAnne123
    TAnne123 Posts: 21 Member
    Every morning!
  • mlewon
    mlewon Posts: 343 Member
    once to twice a week. always right in the morning when i get up though!
  • nicolegonza
    nicolegonza Posts: 1
    Everyday that I work out at the gym (which is about 3-5 times a week). I don't have a scale at home, so I weigh myself after my workout, which is usually before dinner. I step on the scale two or three times in that weigh-in because everyone uses that scale and it probably hasn't been calibrated as frequently as it should be, so I log the greater number.
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    I'm guilty of doing it every day. I can't stand it. I know it will flucuate but I need to know how it is going and adjust what I do.
  • nznatural
    nznatural Posts: 45 Member
    Every morning within a few minutes of getting out of bed, but I only take real notice of the Monday morning weighs. I know that I can fluctuate quite a bit during the week - usually never out by more than 2kg of the Monday weigh (or I start to panic).

    I dont pay much attention to the morning after working out - because I never seem to lose all the water I take on during the workout until midday. Also I never pay attention to my period weights - because I always gain about 3kg for that week, but it melts off the following.
  • Christieherron8307
    Christieherron8307 Posts: 37 Member
    everyday but i only track it once a week on Thursdays.
  • TheLongRunner
    TheLongRunner Posts: 688 Member
    Only on Saturday morning after going to the bathroom...naked. Any more than that and I would drive myself insane!
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    once per week
  • Cal28
    Cal28 Posts: 514 Member
    Usually every morning because I like to. I only log when I see a loss.

    This. I do log a big gain (if I know I've not being doing so well) but not if I know its just a fluctuation x
  • _hi_hat3r_
    _hi_hat3r_ Posts: 423 Member
    Once a week. After my binge I'm too scared to step on it lately. I might wait until July to weigh again.
  • nomayo
    nomayo Posts: 228
    Once every 2 weeks, or so.
  • reservoirghost
    reservoirghost Posts: 29
    neeevverr not allowed to weigh myself
  • ginique
    ginique Posts: 49 Member
    Once a month and only for the sake of updating my BMR. I use the tape measure to gauge loss.
  • bloombio
    bloombio Posts: 3 Member
    typically every morning, but that's not always possible when traveling, so I don't stress if i can't weigh myself. I found that if you weight yourself at different times in the day it makes a BIG difference, so I settled on in the morning before eating and after going to the bathroom. That way it's consistent for me
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    Multiple times a day...I only record once a week but if I walk past the scale I generally weigh myself. I like that it is either a pat on the back for my hard work or a push to work harder.


    This, but not everyday. I would say a good day or 2 is a couple of times and usually another time or 2 thruout the week. Usually 2 or 3 days, sometimes multiple times, depending if I need that encouragement or reality check, haha.
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