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How often do you weigh in?

kelann1024
kelann1024 Posts: 33 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
Just looking for responses.....every day, every other, once a week...etc?
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  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I weigh in every 2 weeks, and I weigh on Saturday mornings.
  • mhuch110
    mhuch110 Posts: 130 Member
    I step on the scale every single stupid day....I seriously need to get over this.....but I only record on MFP on Mondays.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    I step on the scale every single stupid day....I seriously need to get over this.....but I only record on MFP on Mondays.

    This is me, too. Can't stop. It's some kind of sick addiction. Gave up sugar, gave up junk, can't give up the scales...:noway:
  • tlinval
    tlinval Posts: 175 Member
    I record my weight every Tuesday, but I weigh every day. I feel I stay on track better this way, it keeps me honest.
  • shannond1980
    shannond1980 Posts: 60 Member
    every few days but I only record it once a week. And I avoid it like the plague during that time of the month (lol). Nobody likes to see +2-5 lbs.
  • DesignGuy
    DesignGuy Posts: 457 Member
    I was weekly, but I put the scale away and will be doing monthly from here out I think.
  • Jalare
    Jalare Posts: 103
    I step on the scale every single stupid day....I seriously need to get over this.....but I only record on MFP on Mondays.

    This is me, too. Can't stop. It's some kind of sick addiction. Gave up sugar, gave up junk, can't give up the scales...:noway:

    I was the same way, but had to let go, so I'm down to 2 - 3 times a week. I officially weigh-in once a week or every 2 weeks. I try not to make it that big of a deal as long as I am at or around calorie goal.
  • Eupho
    Eupho Posts: 201 Member
    every few days but I only record it once a week. And I avoid it like the plague during that time of the month (lol). Nobody likes to see +2-5 lbs.

    I used to weigh every day!.. bad bad.. silly thing to do (for ME, anyway) ..

    Now I aim for once per week.. though like the lovely lady above here ^ ... this week as its TOM I am not weighing.. I do NOT want to see disheartening 'gain'.. soooo.. I will leave it until next week.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Every morning.

    It's the best way to become aware of/comfortable with the inevitably wild daily fluctuations in scale weight...(the same wild daily fluctuations that will still be in your weekly/monthly/quarterly weigh-ins).

    The trick is to not let this daily number significantly affect your plan. I guess ideally, you would weigh yourself daily, but not know the number...perhaps enlist the help of a spouse to record the numbers for you without you being able to see. Then, after a few months of making progress (both scale and NSV), you could review the log and see the phenomenon to which I'm referring. (And I truly believe that becoming comfortable with this is one of the more helpful milestones to eventual success.)
  • Jessamyfrm
    Jessamyfrm Posts: 89
    It used to be every day but I become way to hung up on it if I hadn't dropped a lb.

    Also sometimes your body changes daily due to the amount of waste/water/etc so it wasn't really a fair reading so I've changed it to once a week on the same day at the same time.
  • pink_butterfly
    pink_butterfly Posts: 83
    I'm stepping on my scale everyday.. even a few times a day so that I get that lowest number... seeing it move down by even .2lbs in one day is my motivation to keep doing what I am doing.. if I stay the same or weigh in heavy for a few days, then I know im slacking and need to kick it up a notch... Its an awful addiction but I know that it drives me to keep going...
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    i get on the scale every morning at the exact same time in the exact same outfit (birthday suit) but i enter my weight once a week
  • kayteaann
    kayteaann Posts: 12 Member
    haha same here i need to stop cuz when i finally start plateauing it will only get depressing...i should just relocate the scale so I don't see it every morning :/
  • puma1208
    puma1208 Posts: 5 Member
    Everyday at night before I go to bed. Or after a hard cardio session, I mainly do it out of habbit just because it one of a few things I do to keep myself on track... It works for me...:happy:
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    First thing in the morning, each and every day!
  • jennco3
    jennco3 Posts: 72 Member
    Once a week or once every other week.
    Weighing too often can create more problems. That was one of the biggest challenges I had to overcome with my ED.
    Best Wishes~
  • cribber018
    cribber018 Posts: 3 Member
    once a week.. same time!~:smile:
  • lucybelle21
    lucybelle21 Posts: 4 Member
    Once per week is what I am making myself stick to - on Saturday mornings, too. If I wait til Monday morning than I run the risk of seeing the results of a weekend gone wrong!
  • RunFatGuyRun
    RunFatGuyRun Posts: 64 Member
    I weigh in every Sunday morning. I do monitor during the week, but my weight does flucuate based on time and how much water I've had to drink durning the day.
  • getfitsam2910
    getfitsam2910 Posts: 44
    About every two days
  • tungsten93
    tungsten93 Posts: 76 Member
    About every month or so. It would be too depressing to weigh in every day and barely see any change or to see 1/2 pound after a week. At least after a month there is a difference of a couple of pounds.
  • OfficiallySexyVal
    OfficiallySexyVal Posts: 492 Member
    I step on the scale every single stupid day....I seriously need to get over this.....but I only record on MFP on Mondays.

    This is me, too. Can't stop. It's some kind of sick addiction. Gave up sugar, gave up junk, can't give up the scales...:noway:

    I was the same way, but had to let go, so I'm down to 2 - 3 times a week. I officially weigh-in once a week or every 2 weeks. I try not to make it that big of a deal as long as I am at or around calorie goal.

    I can relate to all of these, lol, but I did tone it down to about 3 times, I only record my weight on Saturday mornings! I am currently in a weight loss competition and that is our scheduled weigh in day, so that is the only one I count!
  • hillaryroland
    hillaryroland Posts: 46
    on average i do it once a week. on either a friday or monday.
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    Every morning when I wake up. I have my scale in the kitchen and thats usually the first place I go to in the morning other than my bathroom but its kinds small in there and I stub my toe on the scale when its in the bathroom. Although I have 3 bathrooms the kitchen seems to be the best place for it. haha

    Edit: I do strength training so I have a program for roughly how many calories I burn doing this. Every day my weight changes and I have to put in my current weight to get a more accurate reading for how many caloires I burned.
  • blueday617
    blueday617 Posts: 50 Member
    Every four or five days. I feel like a week is too long and two days is so short.
  • ruthw13
    ruthw13 Posts: 4
    Everyday I really wish I wouldn't! :sad:
  • cklowery36
    cklowery36 Posts: 151 Member
    Every Sunday is my plan.
  • awmack
    awmack Posts: 17 Member
    Once a week. However, I use to weigh myself on a daily basis, but that's when I was too obsessed with reaching my goal of losing weight. Now I'm much relaxed and allow myself to focus on making better decisions about what I eat so that when I do step on the scale, it's meaningful.

    Stay active!
  • sweetsinnamen
    sweetsinnamen Posts: 2 Member
    dITTO!!!!
  • monicacur78
    monicacur78 Posts: 4 Member
    I weigh myself once a week, I stress out too much when I see the number fluxuate-even just a few oz. I feel much better when I weigh once a week so I can see the result not the fluxuation.
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