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

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  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
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    I weigh in daily to stay on course, I do record it to learn from the fluctuations.
  • jennifermartinez1112
    jennifermartinez1112 Posts: 120
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    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
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    if at the start of the month I show a gain I log it. Seems wrong not to.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,740 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    I weigh every day and record it once a week on Thursdays - whether up or down it goes on record.
  • Carrmaduke
    Carrmaduke Posts: 42
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    Hell naw!
  • ImpishScoundrel
    ImpishScoundrel Posts: 49
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    Every single morning at exactly the same time I weigh in, Up or down. Being very religious about my calorie intake, any up tic in weight sends a flag to double check my sodium intake.
  • celebrity328
    celebrity328 Posts: 377 Member
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    I weigh myself everday but only log my weight loss on MFP no gains.

    I also use the calendar on my phone so I can keep track of how long its been since my weight has gone down. The last 4 months I have been seeing a doctor and its very helpful for my doctor to see a pattern or conflict and make suggestions.
  • AZDizzy
    AZDizzy Posts: 434 Member
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    I log up and down. It's motivating to me because my friends ask what happened and I have to fess up!
  • Eisskween
    Eisskween Posts: 84 Member
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    It hasn't happened yet, but if it did, I would record it to keep the record and fluctuations accurate. I can't lie to myself and pretend it didn't happen.
  • SarahMorganP
    SarahMorganP Posts: 922 Member
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    I post it when I gain or lose.
  • stacymama5
    stacymama5 Posts: 391 Member
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    Gains or Losses
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
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    While I get on the scale weekly I am only recording the weight when I officially weigh on on the first of each month. If it goes up I will record it .... and then have to look at it for another month.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,740 Member
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    Thanks for all the responses......good to know I'm not alone.

    For those who said they record gains as well as losses, because they don't want to "lie" to themselves, I guess I don't see it that way. I KNOW I've gained, I am being honest with ME..........I just don't have to tell the world that, imho.

    It's much more motivating to me to see that I've lost 23 lbs, and if I go up a lb or two, I just keep working to get BACK DOWN to that...........and sooner or later, the scale will move again, and it'll be even less than 23 :blushing: :blushing:

    KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, my friends. YOU are awesome! :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • kaybee1966
    kaybee1966 Posts: 2
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    I usually only log my loss, because I weigh myself every other day and I flucuate up and down a few pounds each week, but I recently got off track for almost 3 weeks and had some binging, etc. and gained four pounds and completely avoided logging into the website. I finally got myself motivated to get back on my healthy eating this past Monday, so I did log my 4-pound gain and am happy to have lost 1 of those pounds so far this week.

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