Weigh yourself everyday

I weigh myself daily, and have come to realize that a lot of fluctuations can happen throughout the day, week, month, year, etc. When I started I weighed myself about once a week, and lost about a pound a week most weeks. But this didn't really show me how my diet choices were affecting my weight, so I started weighing myself more often and paying attention to what I was putting into my body and how that changed the numbers on the scale. The study that this thread is talking about says that for SOME people self weighing on a regular basis drastically improves their results. For me, true research and scientific data will always be more reliable than anecdotal information.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/rt13885t4216106l/

The above is a link to the research, at least the one that I found after a minute of web searching.

I totally disagree with this "study". After reading an unlimited number of posts on this site as well as other ones over the years, it's become very clear that those who weigh themselves every day are the ones that become discouraged and give up. It's time to lessen the use of the scale and focus on measurements, the way the clothes fit and most of all, the way you feel overall....

I don't agree. Those that weigh themselves daily with an OPEN mind to learning how their body works and fluctuates have a better understanding to not freak out and understand their usual rate of loss. I weigh every day. I don't record it every day. I've even looked at it before breakfast, after, after exercise, just to understand the daily fluctuations. I believe in measuring once a month, weighing daily. It keeps me on track because it keeps me from Freaking Out. If I weigh myself once in awhile, I might catch when I'm bloated or whatever and freak out.

I do have a friend who refuses to weigh herself much. She weighed herself once 6 months ago at 200. She's lost inches since I've known her now and is active with me. Now she weighed herself at...200. In HER mind she lost nothing. I can't get her to understand in 6 months there's a strong chance she had gained something and is starting to lose. So she got discouraged. People have weird ways of thinking. I only record consistent weights

I weigh daily if I feel I am falling off track or don't have as much motivation. If I feel I am fully motivated and on track I weigh once a week or fortnight usually on a Wednesday morning.

I weigh daily for the most part because I like to see the trend of my body.

I'm the complete opposite. Weighing once a week or every other week completely discourages me, especially if there's not a significant loss in between, when in all actuality I may have been an entire lb lighter the day before weigh-in. Seeing how certain foods and activities effect my weight keeps me grounded.

I ate HORRIBLY this weekend and my weight is up 4lbs to reflect all that sodium and lower activity level than I'm currently accustomed to. Seeing that number reminds me that it's not something I plan to do often anymore.. but I'm not perfect, and I will error.

Because of weighing every day I don't have a "scheduled" weigh in. I log a loss when it is consistent for 3 or more days. I made the mistake of logging a few lb weight loss a few months ago that was due to not eating as much as normal for a few days. It took me FOREVER to get past that number. I make sure the number that I log is as true to form as it can get, within a few oz's.

I weigh & measure my body monthly, I find that doing it monthly instead of weekly or daily keeps my stress level down because I do panic when the scale tells me I gained one or half a pound.

I weigh at least once a day - like was said, it really helps you to understand how your weight fluctuates so you don't freak out if you gain 2 lbs after eating a chinese meal!

However, I would think that this has more to do with personality type. If you are the type of person that is very analytical and logical, maybe even some scientific education so you understand error in measurements, you weigh every day so you can understand and reason. If you are not, you get depressed.

I'm afraid I don't agree with this. I weigh and measure once a month simply because I don't want to obsess with scales. It doesn't mean I'm not scientifically minded, I work as a nurse and fully understand why weight fluctuates. I am 100% committed to this new lifestyle and since I rigidly stick to the calories I'm allowed I know it is working for me. I could see a scenario whereby if I did have a bad weekend I would be more compelled to check out the damage so to speak but so far this way of approaching it works for me.. I have a long way to go, perhaps as I reach my goal I would want to weigh weekly. Who knows, I'm just enjoying the journey so far..
Good luck to you all whatever you choose
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i weigh myself 3 times a week but if i had scales that were more reliable, i would weigh every day. i like to know exactly where im up to. but i also understand that people make this journey in very different ways...its very personal, so i dont think theres a right or wrong way. its just what works for you.