How often do you weigh yourself?
 

I want to get on that scale every morning, but i'm afraid it might discourage me. What do you guys do? :p

I weigh every morning. Do what works for you but realize that you are probably not going to lose weight daily -- some days you might even gain. If that will discourage/frustrate you then stick with once or twice a week.

I weigh every morning and if I don't I gain weight. If my weight is lower then I am inspired to keep it off and if it is higher then I am inspired to get it off. I tend to gain weight if I don't watch it like a hawk.

I'm trying to get away from weighing daily but I just can't help myself. I've fortunately not become discouraged/frustrated with a day to day gain because I've been seeing losses consistently every Monday for the last 6 weeks, which I've deemed my "official weigh-in day". I've actually become pretty interested in seeing my weight day to day; our bodies do funny things. Best thing about this is that you have the choice to do what works for you.

I weigh every morning as well. It's very much a habit and if I don't I'm wondering about it for pretty much the rest of the day! I think its both good and bad - it keeps me accountable because I see the #s every morning, but it also makes me focus on the #s a lot more than I would if I weighed only once a week. I try really hard not to get discouraged if I see a gain because I know that weight fluctuates, but sometimes I still do. I just try to remind myself that the number on the scale shouldn't decide whether I have a good day or bad day.

I'm a weekly weigher. This early on, I am sure to lose at least a little bit, so it makes me feel good to never see a gain and always a loss! But I do not even go near the scale near my TOM, it would just hurt my feelings. lol

I weigh in every morning. If I don't weigh in I get very anxious and tend to overeat/gain weight. It helps keep me on track to see the number stay consistent/go down every day.

I'm weighing daily for now also. It is keeping me focused and accountable.

Another daily weigher here, if I'm going wrong, I want to know about it as soon as possible.

During my losing stage I weighed in once a week. Like Katybug, I always knew I would have a loss because I was very faithful to my plan. It made Friday's very exciting. Once I reached maintenance i started weighing daily and oh golly, I have recently become obsessed with the scale. I hate it, I let it dictate my day, how much I can eat, wether I'm happy or sad...Oh what a night mare. During lent, I'm going back to once a week weighing. I now know how many calories I can eat to maintain...and I think it will force me into more consistent daily caloric amounts instead of the feast and famine mentality I've got myself into.

I'm nurotic, I know it, but I do morning and night. I like it and it helps me keep on track. I think it's whatever works for you. Some people are able to stay away from the scale and keep on track, but if I'm not on there every day I'll slip into denial and go the other direction.

I know the night thing is probably too much, but it helps keep me from overeating at night (BIG tendency for me) if I know I have to get on the scale one more time that day.

Mostly though, I think it's whatever works for you and makes you successful.

;)I weigh daily as well....but I am trying not to...because any increase can ruin my whole day. We put so much hard work in our dieting and to not see results is very depressing.

I weigh in the buff every morning lol. Sometimes I weigh at night too, and I should say I always weigh myself twice in the morning- first time in the buff and the second time after I'm dressed to see how much my clothes weigh lol. I feel lost if I have not started my day out with my morning weigh-ins.

Every Sunday. I try to only do it once a week so I don't get all obsessive over it.

I have to weigh every morning, so that I know my patterns. Like many people I have very significant fluid swings - up to 3 or 4 pounds - so if I only weighed once a week, I could get unlucky and have a real loss for the week obscured by a water swing. That would drive me crazier than the daily fluctuations do - the daily fluctuations no longer drive me crazy because I expect and understand them. By weighing every day, I get to see and be proud of all the lows, even though I know I'm likely to bounce back from them a little the next day or two.

I try to weigh in daily, if i don't i seem to eat a lot more junk during the day.
I think for me, weighing in daily keeps me on track a little bit more then if i didn't.


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That is exactly how I feel too :) I am afraid to only weigh once a week in case I am having a higher day and I don't see any loss for the week. That would be very upsetting. I usually weigh in the morning about half an hour after I wake up. For me it's all about the rush I get when I see a new lower number. I will admit there have been days or even entire weeks, where I have been ready to toss that scale out the window LOL

I weight every morning, I know the results aren't as dramatic as weighing once a week or once a month but I like to keep up with things on a daily basis.

after reading the posts i think i will also start of doing the daily weigh. i weighed myself this morning and i was down a pound from the morning before. it felt REALLY good! i was just afraid that maybe i was jumping the gun. Carter's post about the weight fluctuation due to water and catching it on a bad day was very helpful...i never thought about that and it makes so much sense. the fluctuations are crazy tho...i was 196 yesterday morning, 198 when i got home from work last night, and 195 this morning. so i definitely think i'm going to skip the nightly weigh ins, those might be a little depressing! hahaha!

I weigh in every morning, also. It helps keep me on track. Saturday is my official weigh-in day, the one I use to update my blog, ticker, current weight here on my profile. I take my measurements on the first Saturday of the month.

I'm currently a weekly weigher and I had a one pound gain this week even though I thought I was faithful to my diet and exercise plan. ; C It's sad to say that this one lb gain ruined my day...but it did. I feel like I have nothing to show for my hours of working out. I think you have a nice perspective on weighing though...so maybe I will start weighing daily...just in case of those water swings. And in a way...its kind of interesting to see all lows and highs your body goes through-kinda like a science project. hehe.

I know the conventional wisdom is to weigh once a week when you are actively dieting, and I tried to do that but always wanted to weigh in more often. Then I saw that lots of very, very successful 3FC members weigh daily, so I realized it's really just what works for each person.

I can handle the fluctuations and stay focused on the trend, so I'm good with every day. Someone who sees a slight rise and gets discouraged and goes off plan should not weigh frequently. So it all depends.

At this point, I weigh every day but have one day designated as my official WI day and that's the weight I by for my ticker. But even that is flexible and I will update between weeks if I hit a milestone or if I'm doing a challenge that has a different schedule.

For ME, it was extremely important I stay away from the scale as long as possible when I was starting. I knew from my previous experiences that if I got on the scale and saw a number better than I expected, then I would start taking liberties with my plan. And if worse than expected, I'd think not worth the effort and again start slipping up. So I made a plan which tracked my calorie deficit and kept that number in line. Did not weigh in at all for first 72 days. Now I weigh in once in each month.

So I've never seen a plateau, or a sodim retention bounce, or a TOM fluctuation...

I weigh in weekly and have from the very beginning. For me, weighing weekly was a lot, since I wouldn't dare look at a scale for years!

I love the weekly weigh-in for a few reasons.....

1) I'm not scale obsessed at all. I am careful of my choices all week long in hopes that I'll see a loss on my weigh in day.

2)Things come up. In other words, sometimes there are birthdays, celebrations, etc where I might be eating a bit more. I don't really sweat it too much, because by the time my weekly weigh in rolls around everything usually evens itself out (provided I didn't over-do it too much). I like this little bit of wiggle room, because hard as I try, I am not perfect all the time.

3) I have seen progress almost every single week! This is motivating!! I love it! I'm not sure if I would see such progress on a daily basis. I also have a weekly chart of my loss. It looks like a downhill slope when viewing the last year. DOWN DOWN DOWN!

4) My weigh-in day is on Tuesdays, and it's for a reason. It helps keep me on track over the weekends, because I know the weigh in will be soon. Also, it ensures that I'm on track each and every Monday!!! I want to see progress on Tuesday mornings!

I'm sure there are other reasons also, but overall, I really love the weekly weigh ins! It keeps me sane. I know not everyone would like weighing only weekly, but it has definitely worked for me.

Ah yes, this is what used to drive me slightly crazy when I attended WW meetings.

If I was PMS or retaining water for any reason at the moment of the weigh in, I might be up 2 to 4 lbs when I had religiously been on plan for the week and had an actual loss. And then it would be written in stone for that week.:(

Another good reason for me to weigh daily right now!

Another daily here ... and yes it's about the patterns.

I'm going to quote carter ... the daily fluctuations no longer drive me crazy because I expect and understand them

Every thursday

I live in a truck, so I can only weigh myself periodically, and not on any kind of consitant basis. I use to use the truck stop restroom scales (why do they put them in the women's room and not the mens?) They cost a quarter and for the most part were pretty accurate, although one weighed me in at 1oo pound loss in one week! lol.

Then we bought a simple cheap analogue scale and I carry that in when we have a shower day. Then I can strip down and weigh and I take a photo because I can't see that far without glasses! lol.

We will be moving into an apartment in March, and we have a fancy digital scale that I will probably use as my official weight, but I will only be at the apartment every 5 weeks. That's too long for me to go and not know if I am on track, so the other scale will still come with me on shower days. I can weight about every week, but it's not always on the same day of the week.

In many ways, I am glad I can't be a slave to the scale anymore. I spend more time with how I feel now than I ever did in the past.

For most of my weightloss so far (about 10 months) I kept a thorough log of my weight each day. Color coded my gains and losses and everything. But recently I've been trying weighing in only on Sundays, and I think it's an improvement for me. I don't stress over the numbers as much.

I do once a week, every sunday morning. It keeps me on track over the weekend and gears me up to stay on plan during the week. I can't weigh myself more often than that because I'm way too easily discouraged. Once a week works for me, plus I spend the weekend looking forward to seeing what's on the scale, and thus I'm more likely to stay focused. :)

Last time I lost the weight, I only weighed at the Doc's until I got in the 230's, and then I weighed at the gym, about twice a week. I am taking the same tack this time, but it works for me because I am at one doctor's or another's at least once a month, and usually twice.

Other than that, I keep track of my measurements instead, usually checking once a week.

Usually every morning. I get up before my shower, use the bathroom if needed, then just before I jump into the shower, I step onto the scale. I use the same time and same routine to try and stay consistent. I also try to stand in the same place on the scale... not sure if that makes a difference, but I do it anyway.

Lucky, where you stand makes a big difference! My scale at home (one of the reasons I only weigh at the doc's) will weigh you as much as 8 lbs. off just because you are standing a little to one side. It's even a digi, which is not supposed to have those problems.

I weigh in every day.I just cant help myself I need to know everyday if I've lost or gained.

I weigh in everyday. It helps me stay on plan. I get irritated with the non movement or the upward movement when it stays around for too long, but in general I know what to expect on my official w/i days which are Mondays. I take measurments once a month. Right now I am more focused on my workouts than anything. The scale bumps up and down too much, but if I can get in a good sweat filled workout every day (or most days) then I know I am doing well.

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I weigh myself 3 times a week probably not a good thing.

Weigh Daily. Record once a week.

I'm too curious to not know how I'm doing and I've learned to deal well with the inevitable ups and downs caused by salt, tom, carbs etc.