Weigh yourself everyday

I weigh each morning. I can fluctuate as much as 5lbs/day. Realizing it has helped me be more ok with myself.

I wonder what type of scales you daily weighers use. I got a physician's scale a few yrs ago, best investment i ever made. I know it's extremely accurate.

It has been working for me. I do twice a day usuall AM/PM. That said during monthly bloating I weigh myself less often because the water weight irritates me. LOL I Just give it a couple days and try again. Usually it is a daily reminder that I'm doing WELL and that motivates *ME* to work even harder to eat better and workout more. I use it as a tool to see what works too so I'm gaining knowledge about how my body reacts to changes now, before I'm at a point of maintaining.

I tend to weigh myself everyday or every other day, but I only record once a week (usually Thursdays!).

I weigh myself every morning on two scales and it's amazing just to see day-to-day Isame time every morning) the differences. Some days the scales will be one lb apart; some days 2.5 lbs apart. One is the good old fashioned kind, the other a good digital....weighing myself every morning makes me more aware and accountable for myself.

I think the danger comes when you put "fact" in big capital letters and make a statement without citing the study from which you are drawing your information. It just invites people to argue with you. A cursory Google search produced a list of answers to this question that covers everything from only measuring inches to weighing monthly or weekly, to weighing every day, so in the context of "I just read something on the internet so it must be a fact" you're only inviting debate.

I just took my scale off the bathroom floor and put it in my closet because compulsively stepping on the scale every morning, sometimes multiple times a day was drawing my focus away from other important aspects of my life, and it was making me feel frustrated, which for me usually leads to buying a cupcake or a cheeseburger to "make myself feel better." In order to stop the sabotage I felt coming on, I took action. I don't think choosing not to look at the scale for a week or two will adversely affect my weight loss, and it might help me get through that awkward part of getting back to the gym where my body is readjusting to the new shocks and I'm not really losing lots of pounds yet.

All this being said if weighing every day motivates you, helps you, works for you, is improving your lifestyle and your outlook, then go for it.

My favorite thing I've read on MFP since returning this spring is this "I'll do me, and you do you." This doesn't mean we can't help, encourage, and share information, but it might mean a little less petty arguing about who is absolutely right-- especially when 99.9% of us aren't an expert in anything and are only sharing our opinions.

I am in maintenance and I still weigh myself every day. I've learned a lot about my body and what is likes and doesn't like by weighing everyday. I've learned that energy drinks make me retain water (I still drink them, but I know my weight will go up when I do) and I know asparagus is a good way to help reduce that water weight. I've learned my normal fluctuations which helps prevent "freak outs" when the scale goes up. There's a lot to be learned by weighing everyday.


BTW, I've been maintaining in my normal range since Sept 2010, so something is working for me.

I thinking weighing everyday motivates me more because I work harder through the day so I have something to look forward to in the morning.

I totally agree with this.

I weigh every morning and, sometimes out of curiosity, at other times throughout the day just to see how eating or drinking different things affects my weight. Because everyone's metabolism and nutritional needs are not the same, this helps me to figure out which foods make me (personally) gain. I've discovered that pasta is the worst! I stay away from all things white: flour, sugar, etc. I now know what fluctuations are normal and don't worry so much about it. I guess I'm a little scale obsessed right now but, it helps me stay on track. I'm not concerned because I was thin all my life until the last few years so, it's a big adjustment for me to count calories and watch my weight.

I weigh myself every morning...regardless of the number on the scale, it helps me remember what my goal is for the rest of the day! It's something I never did before when I was pigging out....If part of my "lifestyle change" means becoming aware of what goes on with my body then I would say those who do weigh every day are going to have an upper hand....

I take measurements as well and of course I check out how my clothes fit, but for people who have been overweight all their life to see new numbers, it's like a burst of awesomeness first thing in the morning OR a reminder to attack the goals with unending fury! Well...atleast that's what works for me....

this is me ^^^ personal choice tho. I never get disheartened just motivated.

Definitely going to step on the scal every morning from now on haha

If thats what works for you, do it! But I cant say that people who only weigh themselves once a week are DOOOOOMED. :happy:

LOL

I did weigh myself every morning but I am away from my scale for a few months as I work away from my apartment. So I weigh myself on my parents' scale once a week or so...It hasn't been any different though I do miss seeing how the number fluctuated.

I weigh myself every day because it gives me some satisfaction to see the way the numbers start hovering at lower and lower values. Used to be in the middle of the day, or in the evening, if I was between 148-150 I was in good shape; then it was 145-147, now I am down to 143 lbs in the evening (roughly), so it serves as solid proof that the weight is gone!

What study? For the people on this thread who are saying 'a formal study means more than your anecdotal evidence' I'd normally agree with you, but what study? This is some words put forward by a poster with no sources.

I weigh weekly. I can't handle the daily flucations, it depresses the hell out of me. So I weigh once a week and am doing pretty damn good with it if I do say so myself. Once I get closer to goal I'll see if I can handle the daily weigh ins, but am not changing anything now.

I like weighing daily - it keeps me more motivated and accountable, plus I just don't have the willpower to wait a whole week between weigh-ins!

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i weigh in every day... sometimes more than once.

I love watching my weight fluctuate... I "lose" about 0.2 to 0.4 lbs between when I got to sleep and when I wake up, and then, uhm, about another 2 or 3 pounds of, uhm, "water" weight right after I get up.