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I weigh everyday but only count Saturday's.

Ditto on that. My first weigh in was the day I started SB; it was a Saturday, around 10:30 am (yep, I still sleep in on weekends :D) and although I weigh every day in the AM, after work, and sometimes more, that is the only day I count. The reason I weigh every day is just like what someone else mentioned; I have to get a daily perspective. If I were to notice a 2 or 3 pound gain after a day with high sodium or too much wine, then I know I need to get in extra H20 and cut back for the day. If I see a huge weight loss mid week (not yet, but one can hope!!!) I know that something I did was right, so I like to keep that perspective going for me. It's like an addition to my journal.

Every friggin day
 

Every day, first thing in the morning, after I use the bathroom. I weigh myself until I get the same number 3 times in a row, then I WRITE IT DOWN. For too long I avoided my weight problem by not weighing myself. It's the only way I can keep myself accountable and recomit to losing weight.

I don't worry about the day to day variations, only significant patterns of change.

I weigh every 2 weeks, but as experiment I'll weigh in the day before and after, to see changes between night and day and so on. I only count the weight on the actual official day.

I am one who cannot weigh everyday. I would be insane. I have said it before - if it was up, I would be disappointed and go and eat - if it was down, I thought - well, looky there, I can eat something I want, I lost some weight today!

I weight ONCE a week. Friday. That way I am in good shape for the weekend - don't want to blow a good loss by being out of control for the weekend. It works great for me!

I used to weigh every day. Now I just weigh "whenever." That is, "whenever" I think about it. But always in the morning, before breakfast, after shower. I love to see the scale go down, but I'm truly more interested in the total inches I've lost, so I measure a lot.

Only Saturday mornings for me. I could see the possibility of becoming scale addictive, so when I found out my scale wasn't accurate anyway, I tossed it out. Now I weigh at my Saturday morning WW meeting, and that's it.

I weigh weekly at close to the same time a day. It is tempting to weigh every day though. Try to always use the same scales too, if possible. Good luck to you!!

I weigh weekly, first thing Saturday morning. Occasionally, I'll weigh mid-week, but it's not my "official" weigh-in, more just to see if I'm still on track or if I need to make a mid-course adjustment.

I plan to continue the weekly pattern once I'm at goal. If I let myself weigh more frequently, I tend to get obsessive and lose all perspective. If I weigh-in weekly, I can curtail that tendency.

I bought my first scale in January, after my M.D. weighed me in December and I weighed the most I ever have. I know it may not seem like a lot to some, but the 8 extra pounds on my body frame meant that my size 6 clothes were feeling like sausage casing.

I was weighing myself on my Tanita scale when I got home from work and before working out and having dinner. I know that some say the scales are innaccrate for body fat%, but mine shows my lowest weight and BF% when my hydration is at it's highest, after a full day of drinking pleanty of water and after I've digested my lunch from hours earlier.

I've been very motivated by comparing my BF% on the scale to my circumference BF% by keeping my measurements for my waist and hips. I use an online calculator and both BF% on the scale and the online calculator usually match.

My waist at 31 inches was a concern for me. I read somewhere that regardless of height, women shouldn't have a waist over 32 inches for health reasons.

I think weighing yourself every day and at different times of the day will help you establish a baseline. If you start to see a pattern, like when you weigh yourself in the morning that's the weight you maintain throughout the entire week, that's probably the most accurate time of day for you.

Originally Posted by MicheleKC:
My waist at 31 inches was a concern for me. I read somewhere that regardless of height, women shouldn't have a waist over 32 inches for health reasons.

I had heard the high risk factor for women began at 35 inches (40 inches for men).

http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide...?printing=true

I have also read about the hip/waist ratio:

A healthy waist hip ratio for women is 0.8 or lower.
A healthy ratio for men is 1.0 or lower.
Ratios above 0.8 for women and 1.0 for men are associated with obesity and are linked to greater risk for health complications and diseases.

Maybe the 32 inches you cited as high risk is related to your waist/hip ratio (31/38 = .82)?

Here's a cool little calculator: http://www.healthyforms.com/helpful-tools/index.php

Originally Posted by Glory87:
Maybe the 32 inches you cited as high risk is related to your waist/hip ratio (31/38 = .82)?

I read this in the March 07 issue of Women's Health mag:

"32: Maximum number of inches your waist should be. More than that and you'll up your risk of heart disease- and that risk continues to grow with your waistline. Excess abdominal fat can creat dangerous hormonal changes that contribute to high blood pressure and cholesterol. Research finds that, for women, this limit holds true regardless of height" p. 40.