How often does everyone weigh themselves?

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  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    I weigh myself first thing every morning. Its better to do that and not wait a week to see if you are off track.

    I sometimes weigh more than once, if I feel I might have lost in the middle of the day, but I wont record that.

    I also might weigh before a workout to see how much I sweat off - my record is 4 pounds (not real weight loss)
  • Sassy2631
    Sassy2631 Posts: 6 Member
    I weigh myself every morning. I know they say you shouldn't, But, I'm a little obsessive about it, and If I don't, Then It will drive me crazy all day long.

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  • dwtimeoutt
    dwtimeoutt Posts: 107 Member
    Midway through the week I will check in on the scale but my official weigh in is when I wake up on Monday mornings.
  • chonji4ever
    chonji4ever Posts: 120 Member
    Every day, but don't record it every day. I think I need to look at the scale pretty often to keep on track. I can see what is working and not working a little better that way.
  • dbmcniel
    dbmcniel Posts: 1 Member
    I weigh two times a week Monday & Friday am
  • splashangel
    splashangel Posts: 494 Member
    Never. I walk right by them many times a day.
  • builtforlife
    builtforlife Posts: 259
    Every single morning after I take a piss.
  • Marmitegeoff
    Marmitegeoff Posts: 373 Member
    I do it every morning first thing. Helps keep me on track.

    +1

    it helps to keep me motivated
  • christinalin
    christinalin Posts: 8
    about twice a month :) every other Sunday or Monday works for me. I know if I hop on the scale everyday I would begin to obsess over it so I take away the temptation. When I see my results they are greater than what they would be at weekly intervals helping me be super motivated to keep up the good work.
  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
    I weigh myself every morning after I run to the bathroom but I record it on here once a week. :)
  • naasirab
    naasirab Posts: 43
    I weigh myself twice a week. Once on Wednesday (the official weigh in that I record) then another a few days later just to make sure I didnt have any after weigh in gains or to see if I was holding any water weight that I lost after my weigh in day.
  • SoulsGirl
    SoulsGirl Posts: 10
    I weigh myself every time i hit the gym. Which is usually 6-7 times a week. I love it, keeps me on track and lets me know what's working for me and what isn't.

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  • spicypepper
    spicypepper Posts: 1,016 Member
    I do it every morning first thing. Helps keep me on track.
    ^ this!
  • hermione_ar
    hermione_ar Posts: 68 Member
    I weigh daily to keep me on track, however, I only take it to heart and "officially" count it once a week.

    This is me too.
  • monyango
    monyango Posts: 166
    I weigh myself when I wake up and when I go to bed and have for ages. Just a habit. I don't find it demotivating at all.
  • OnAJourney0608
    OnAJourney0608 Posts: 2
    I weigh in the morning. If I don't, I can ignore the "problem" BUT I only record my weekly Weds result for this site though I do for Sunday and Weds for my own personal. I also did the measurements because sometimes, it is more the changes of the body versus the scale that will help the most. :)
  • soulynyc
    soulynyc Posts: 302 Member
    i weigh myself every single day. 3 x a day. L OL sounds crazy but i keep track of it on my phone and it shows me how i fluctuate and by how much depending on what im consuming that day. so i get up at around 4:30am every day so i weigh myself at5am.. then i go back to bed.. wake up again around 8:30am and do my daily morning routine and at abut 9am i weigh myself. Then i weigh myself right before bed.

    what does this do for me.. well I like to do it like that! , and i think that this routine helps me stay focused as well for the next day. i have found that weighing myself half hour after waking give me the most accurate number. i log when i lose
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    Once a week on Monday morning.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    I weigh myself once a day, though sometimes I forget. It's not at all necessary, but I enjoy seeing the fluctuations and knowing how much water weight and etc I've got on me. I only log my weight on MFP when I see a loss on the scale. I don't bother tracking the gains.

    I don't recommend weighing that often though unless you know you can handle it. I remember I freaked out once thinking I'd gained 5lbs from one bad day of eating, before I knew how many pounds water weight and constipation can really add. :laugh:
  • Daz49ers
    Daz49ers Posts: 125 Member
    every 3 weeks for me, gives me enough time to lose my weight
  • delight232003
    delight232003 Posts: 23 Member
    I weigh myself as little as possible. I know I am losing inches and I am working out hard. I HATE my scale and my scale HATES me. It's evil. LOL

    Our scales must be sisters. LOL We do NOT get along.
  • jenkinsdeb
    jenkinsdeb Posts: 44
    I weigh myself twice a week, keep doing whatever works for you!
  • Mersada
    Mersada Posts: 9
    every other day...try not to though.
  • mauswood
    mauswood Posts: 137 Member
    When I first started I would only weigh myself monthly - never expecting the scale to really show that much - but it was super motivating the first four months when I dropped 10 pounds every time I weighed in. Once I hit my plateau it was de-motivating because I would work out and work out, count my calories, and NOTHING moved. So I'm trying to go back to my old routine of weighing in once a month and really working out to see if it will make a difference.
  • moepwr
    moepwr Posts: 335 Member
    I weigh myself every day but only record it on Sat or Sunday. Whichever is kinder :) Sometimes I will record my weight if I have had a big loss. Like last Thursday I lost 3.2 pounds. So I recorded it!
  • roland72
    roland72 Posts: 58 Member
    I go for a weigh in very week. it's tempting to weigh yourself every day, but I want to keep it as a motivation to myself to do it once a week so that the surprise is bigger :)
  • Doenut2012
    Doenut2012 Posts: 6
    I weigh myself every month to 6 weeks because I find I obsess so much over the number on the scale which I believe is really not that important, the scales can lie.

    Not weighing in every day allows me to concentrate on the way I look and how I feel, which is what really matters =)
  • Overboard_Eater
    Overboard_Eater Posts: 105 Member
    I weigh in monthly or less. I am really trying to make this a long term/ forever lifestyle change so by not concentrating too much on the scale numbers helps me with that goal. I have had a lot of NSVs so that keeps me motivated.
  • monkeyriley
    monkeyriley Posts: 51 Member
    Approximately every other day, sometimes I might wait for up to 3 days. Personally, I am training for a marathon, so I don't want my weight to go down, but after losing weight, I don't want it to go up.

    Fun Fact: According to the documentary series, "The Weight of the Nation", people who are successful in losing weight and have kept the weight off for a year, tend to weigh themselves every day and track their caloric intake.

    Personally, I think the key is to recognize it is a number (mine is 175 lbs.) and that number will fluctuate by 2-3 lbs. in either direction, if it starts getting out bounds, I need to look at what is going on take corrective action.

    Weight of the Nation link: http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/films
  • Altarian
    Altarian Posts: 230 Member
    every other day if i remember. if not then i make sure i do it every monday to see how much i have to bust *kitten* to fix my weekend sloth.

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