Do you "check in" when your weight goes up?

Pollywog39
Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been plateauing for a while.......and the scale has gone up and down a little...................and I hate it! I decided NOT to weigh more than once a week, because it's depressing me.

So.............question for ya'll..........DO YOU note your weight GAINS in MFP? Or just your losses.

Me? JUST the losses.................
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  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    Just the losses. Not losing is demotivating enough without recording gains that'll probably go away in little while anyway.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Not the gains because my weight fluctuates frequently. To play it safe I only record the weight at the beginning and end of the month. I weigh myself atleast one a day to help keep grounded.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Just the losses. Not losing is demotivating enough without recording gains that'll probably go away in little while anyway.
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    Yeah, ain't that the truth!
  • morgynsmama
    morgynsmama Posts: 83
    I really messed up this last couple weeks. So I was up about ten pounds!! So I had to be true to myself and record it. I want to see that weight go away!!
    I guess if it was a pound or two, I never would record it.
  • Sherie13
    Sherie13 Posts: 250 Member
    Yes! I weigh in on Wednesdays... And if it goes up I log it. And If it goes down, I log it. It's not about de-motivation or depressing myself... it's about being Honest with myself. Maybe once a week is too often, maybe I should do once every two weeks, but whatever that weight is on Wednesday, I log it. If I don't, I'm just lying to myself.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    You have to weigh it ALL! I have been doing horribly this week and I logged every fried chicken wing, Reeses Pieces, and Arizona drink. IT has helped me cut down and get grounded with my diet.

    No, not talking about logging food.........talking about WEIGHT, and how often you check in ......and do you put down when you gain weight?
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    Yes! I weigh in on Wednesdays... And if it goes up I log it. And If it goes down, I log it. It's not about de-motivation or depressing myself... it's about being Honest with myself. Maybe once a week is too often, maybe I should do once every two weeks, but whatever that weight is on Wednesday, I log it. If I don't, I'm just lying to myself.

    I could see that if I weighed myself once a week or less, but I step on the scales every morning, so I see lot of day to day fluctuations that I don't bother recording.
  • juwan24
    juwan24 Posts: 27
    I don't add every gain, or it'd be an up and down thing daily, but if I'm over for my "official" saturday morning weigh-in, then I enter it everytime
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    I do if I stay up for a few weeks. A one off I don't check in though.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I do if I stay up for a few weeks. A one off I don't check in though.

    Yeah, ditto.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    not on your life :laugh:

    Sorry about your plateau, maybe you can change up some food and/or exercise ????

    Best of luck to you !
  • threnners
    threnners Posts: 175 Member
    I weigh myself every day, but am going to start recording monthly after this month because there's just way too much fluctuation day to day. I will though continue to track measurements bi-weekly.
  • histwinkletoes
    histwinkletoes Posts: 100 Member
    No, just the losses.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I just do losses. I tried doing gains and losses once and went temporarily insane.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    I just do losses. I tried doing gains and losses once and went temporarily insane.

    YES, I can relate!!!!

    lol..................................................

    but I wish those losses would start picking up again :huh: :huh:
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    I log my weight once a week... up or down. But that's just me! :smile: You need to do what works for you and helps you stay the course! :flowerforyou:
  • twinmom14ek
    twinmom14ek Posts: 174 Member
    I log my weight once a week based on my Tuesday morning weigh-in. I might hop on the scale at other points througout the week to make sure keeping on track, but that's the only one that gets input. And I post it, regardless of whether I'm up or down from the previous week.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I used to log everything, but now I only log gains if they stick around for more than a few days. I hate the chart looking like a zigzag.
  • Tann33
    Tann33 Posts: 101 Member
    I only log my weight loss MFP but I have a calendar that I log my daily wieght; whether I gain or lose.
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    I usually don't because usually within the next week it will come off, even when I lose I wait for couple days before I record it.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    I weigh in daily to stay on course, I do record it to learn from the fluctuations.
  • jennifermartinez1112
    jennifermartinez1112 Posts: 120
    i log in once a week and whatever it is gain or lose i log it in. u got to take the good and the bad
  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    if at the start of the month I show a gain I log it. Seems wrong not to.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    i log in once a week and whatever it is gain or lose i log it in. u got to take the good and the bad

    In premise, I agree with that..........but I don't log the gains, because I don't want anyone ELSE to see them :noway:

    lol..................Like someone else said, I figure it'll go back down again, so I just don't log anything but losses................

    works for me!
  • kadins_momma07
    kadins_momma07 Posts: 328 Member
    I weigh every Monday morning and I log whatever it says. I'm here for a reality check and to change...so why wouldn't I log my gains and keep it honest??
  • redscylla
    redscylla Posts: 211 Member
    I log the big gains (more than a couple pounds), because they are the direct result of me sliding back into old habits. Seeing that uptick in the middle of my progress chart is a good reminder that this new lifestyle has to be permanent or I'll just go back up.
  • askinnybanana13
    askinnybanana13 Posts: 38
    I weigh in twice a week and no matter what the weight is, I put it in. Weight will go up and go down. but what I really pay attention to and count as my true weight is the weight at the beginning of each month. I do not weigh in during my menstrual cycle because I gain anywhere from 5-7 lbs during those 5 days. I believe it is important to weigh in gain and lossing and then look back at what you ate or how you exercised that week- it could be water retention from salty foods, it could be minimal exercise that week.

    so... really I weigh in of MFP

    Twice a week Sunday and Wednesday.-- I weigh is twice a week only because I am weight training at an increased level right now
    I log the first Sunday of every month in MFP and my calendar.

    Hope that helps.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I do...but only because I cannot see trends and understand WHY I have gained if I cannot see the highs and lows. For the last 2 months I have logged my weight 3x a week MINIMUM, and I can explain every single gain--heat, and sodium ( fast food). My gains are always gone in a few days along with a little extra.
  • kadins_momma07
    kadins_momma07 Posts: 328 Member
    I log my weight once a week based on my Tuesday morning weigh-in. I might hop on the scale at other points througout the week to make sure keeping on track, but that's the only one that gets input. And I post it, regardless of whether I'm up or down from the previous week.

    Sounds just like me! I weigh on Mondays and log whatever it says, but hop on there for s peek mid-week to see if I need to step my game up or not so I can have a happy weigh in.
  • carriempls
    carriempls Posts: 326 Member
    I weigh every day and record it once a week on Thursdays - whether up or down it goes on record.

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