Scale....how often

I weigh myself every morning same time...before coffee,water etc.....keep a little notebook wherever your scale is and document every day....sometimes it will stay the same...sometimes you will lose...and ughhhh sometimes you will gain....first and foremost don't get discouraged.....I found when you are losing weight it shifts and sometimes your not losing weight ...you are losing inches.
That is my understanding since I started and my goal is to be healthy and like looking at myself in the mirror...and thank God I'm getting there!!! Happy losing!!!

Once a week, it's more indicative of your true progress. Daily weighing can ruin your whole day

Last time was about 2 and a half months ago.

Daily for me, also. More habit than anything.

Mostly once a day in the morning before food. And then I weigh in @ the gym about 2-3X per week. depending on how I feel. As you weigh yourself more often you'll start to get used to what your body does during the month, or how the scale will reflect what you've eaten, or how much water you're retaining. If I have some processed food.....*POOF* up 3lbs. or if I haven't had a healthy bowel movement.....it can seem that I am staying in the same place. I had a sunburn earlier this summer and I was up almost 8lbs! My body was reacting to an injury/inflammation in the body! So don't let the scale be the end all be all. it's good to get on and take note...and then continue with your workouts and healthy eating! I just recently came off a three week plateau! That was rough! But I was stressing too much! I really had to focus on letting go (of my desire to see the numbers drop, i had to refocus on my workouts and eating).....and I took a couple yoga classes....and viola....my body was just resting and rebalancing. down 5 more lbs now.

here is a quote I just LOVE about the scale.

"The scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship with gravity. That's it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love. Don't give the scale more than it has earned. Take note of the number, then get off the scale and live your life. You are beautiful! " - Steve Maraboli



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I weigh myself once a week and it is always on Sunday mornings before I start my day.

There is no right or wrong answer. There is much discussion about this topic and there are many pro's and con's many different approaches. I think it boils down to the ultimate 'nirvana' state which is not letting the scale control you, whatever weighing routine you go with. You can't let the ups and downs of the scale dictate your emotions. You need to grasp and control those, then the scale becomes simply a tool to track your trends.

Trends over time is truly what it is all about. If over days, weeks and months you are on a decline in average then you are contstantly, steadily and gradually moving close to your goal. The power of the trend over time is truly amazing to experience, and believe in. And it buffets you from the fluctuations, plateau's and weight increases that are bound to occur at different points in your journey.

So decide that routine YOU want with regard to weighing yourself as it truly is not the component that is the most important. What is most important is your control it, it does not control you.

Now take my own personal journey for instance. I weigh myself each day in the morning first thing so there is a consistent baseline to assist in the tracking of true trends towards my goal. It has enlightened me tremendously regarding the dynamics of weight loss. It has come to the point now that when I jump on the scale and it is higher than the day before, I actually feel wonderful as it re-inforces to me that this is a journey and although I'm up today... I know overall I am trending downward. A real good feeling for me.

In saying this, I also formally record weekly weight every friday morning. I joined a group on MFP (for people over 100lbs to lose) and register my weekly weight there. This dynamic is nice for me as no matter how each day went, there is a larger checkpoint (weekly) which also re-infor.4ces the trending dynamic. (i.e. This week, on Thursday when I weight in, I was 281.6 lbs. On my Friday weigh in I was up to 283. But Friday a week ago I was 284.4, so I lost 1.4lbs during the week. Today I checking in at 280.4. Through all of this up and down, kept the emotions in check.. in fact the 283 on Friday made me feel great even though i was up 1.4lbs over the previous day.

Anyway, so sorry for the long winded answer but it seems a very signficant question to all of us and one I have agonized over very much before settling into my current rythym. And it works exceptionally well on so many levels, for me.

What works for you can be totally different, and therein in lies constant struggle for so many of us seeking guidance and advice. It truly comes down to you taking control, and not letting 'firehose' of advice take over you. Seek it, assess it based upon who YOU are and make it work for you so that you feel great about whatever decision you take as it will be your own. From there, believe it and just DO IT!! Smiling

I only weigh once or twice a month. Weighing too much (ESPECIALLY once a day, WTF??) just stresses me out and makes me nuts. The body fluctuates too much to do it all the time.

Once a day in the morning - just to keep my head in the game. I'll switch to weekly when at my goal. But there is no right answer.

Everyday. Its the first think I do every morning. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing. I let the scale help me determine how I need to adjust my eating and exercise for the day. I'm curious what others are doing. Ive often heard once a week weigh ins and sometime I have heard to never get on the scale and go by how your clothes fit and how you feel overall.