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

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.

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Nope - too depressing - just work till it comes down.:mad:

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!

I'm a little confused. You have a ticker to show everyone how much you have lost. You want everyone to see that but at the same time say you are being honest with yourself even though you don't record your gains on here for everyone to see, so in essence it isn't about you being truthful to everyone but just yourself??? Why not record it for everyone? It's part of your weight loss journey? You are in here for encouragement right? How can people encourage you if you aren't honest with them? I'm just curious.

I log once a week whether it is a gain or loss. To be honest with myself and my friends, that way even if I am eating right and working my butt off they can give insight as to what I'm doing wrong.....

I cannot stand for my ticker to go backwards....which means I have not been able to record anything for a while. I slacked off for some time and gained back about 10 pounds....I will log losses after I have re-lost this 10 pounds. In my mind...this 10 pounds is already lost....so I am going to keep it that way

Yes, I check in with a higher weight as well. I don't check in the day after my cheat day since I know I'm up there. What's cool is when you lose weight MFP will post on your profile that you lost so and so pounds, but if you gain weight it doesn't say anything.

I am new to MFP- this is my first week.... but I log EVERYTHING- the good the bad and the ugly.
i am only weighing in once a week- Sunday mornings- and whatever the scale and tape measure says is what gets put in. Everything i put in my mouth everyday gets put down.
It's not about not letting other people know you slipped a little- it is about being honest to yourself and helping you see where you are and what may be a problem or affecting you.
I use MFP to help me see what I am doing to myself and to get support and motivation when I'm weak from friends on here.
I feel that If you are keeping secrets by not logging the gains- or that piece of gum- then how can you honestly make the changes to reach your goal? It's OK to slip once in a while (even if it's a doughnut- fried, frosted, and loaded with bad sugar)... but you need to log it, see it, face it and make up for it.

But that is just my opinion, view and what I am doing in my corner of the MFP world....

I've been on other forums and I wouldn't record gains. So when you get really out of hand you just kind of disappear from the forum. This time I'm going to report so that I can still show accountability. I want someone to welcome me back to the bandwagon. If there's no one to hold me accountable then i'm a slacker.

I cannot stand for my ticker to go backwards....which means I have not been able to record anything for a while. I slacked off for some time and gained back about 10 pounds....I will log losses after I have re-lost this 10 pounds. In my mind...this 10 pounds is already lost....so I am going to keep it that way

But that 10 isn't really lost if you've gained it back. I have a real difficult time understanding why everyone justifies their actions on here. I mean if we are being honest, isn't lying to ourself about our food intake and lack of exercise why we ended up fat anyway? Why not be completely, utterly honest with ourselves. Admit we screwed up and move on. People will appreciate the honesty more than anything. In my opinion, if you are going to lie about these things, your weight loss is not THAT important to you nor will it be successful down the road.

And yes it is a hard pill to swallow. I lost 57 pounds and gained ten back because I was eating crap and not exercising. When my customers ask me how much I've lost, I tell them straight up, I HAD lost 57 but gained 10 back and still have a way to go to reach my goal and it was all because of MY bad choices......

Nope. I weigh every morning to keep track of flucuations and how foods affect my body. Don't bother recording unless it is a low, or a high that has been consistent for three days.

I will record the losses mostly, but after reading this will probably change that... I had a gain recently that kept going on a long time, I was in a plateau because I was adding new exercises to my routine....and was obsessively weighing myself, I hid the scale last Thursday and so today I got the scale our and was so happy to see I broke the plateau.

Im going to weigh once a week and just like weight watchers what ever it is it is, I agree with others you cannot lie to yourself.

I log it no matter what, because either way it's my weight and I'm not going to be ashamed of it.

I do, but MFP only posts the losses? So, it's sort of the same -- but only once a week, I'm not a masochist.

only sometimes, if its super significant... i havent gained since i joined tho :P only 1 ilb gain, but 2 lost so :P

i use fitday.com as well.
i log the gains there, but not here or fitbit.com

I do note my gains because it's motivation. And they are not published.