How often do you weigh yourself?

deekay28 · 08-05-2008, 08:33 AM

Just out of curiousity? Some people are adamant at only weighing yourself once a week. I do it every day just to keep myself reminded of my progress and goals.

What do you think? Am I just addicted?

Thanks!!

bdladie · 08-05-2008, 08:45 AM

I weigh every morning and am mad when I don't have my scale on vacation! I have threatened to pack it but so far have not done so.

Tania

flourchild · 08-05-2008, 04:08 PM

It's not the frequency, it's the effect. Can a person constructively use the information this tool relays? It only becomes a problem when the scale has the power to rule one's life or emotions.

junkfoodmonkey · 08-06-2008, 03:21 AM

I don't lose in a linear way, I'll go a couple of weeks with nothing and then two or three pounds over a week. So weighing every day for me is kind of pointless. Though I did actually do so for the whole of July, and recorded it, just so I could make a graph and see how meaningless the fluctuations from day to day really were.

Making a chore of it like that sure put me off it quick! I'm back to once a week now, but only "counting" - that is putting it in my spreadsheet - the 1st of the month's figure. It's more about sizes and health for me now anyway. Who cares about the scale number if you look fab?

So I say if you weigh every day always record it, and always remember that the difference between your start data and today is what counts, not between today and yesterday.

Squirrel99 · 08-06-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by flourchild

It's not the frequency, it's the effect. Can a person constructively use the information this tool relays? It only becomes a problem when the scale has the power to rule one's life or emotions.

Which is exactly why I DON'T weigh in very often. I've learned, over the years, that it is too easy to allow that darn piece of equipment to control my feelings for the entire day, it just isn't worth it.
Besides, I lose so slowly, if I'm lucky, I see a loss of a pound a week, but more often 1/2 pound or so.
I began the first week of OWL last Saturday and I am planning on weighing in and taking all my measurements once a month. From past experience, I'm sure I will see an average loss of 2-3 pounds a month, so why torture myself by getting on the scale too often.

lvgal · 08-07-2008, 08:12 AM

Unfortunately I weigh everyday while dieting.. I should have weighed everyday while I was gaining it! Im going to put it away soon, after I see a bit of progress to know I am going the right direction... and weigh once a week.

jeffersonbb · 08-07-2008, 08:20 AM

I would recommend weighing yourself every other day if your starting out.

MaryBethRN42 · 08-07-2008, 09:04 PM

If you choose to weigh every day, don't freak if you go up a pound or two or three - it is most likely water weight. In the past that would be my cue to say, "Heck with this, it's not working" and pig out. It's taken me time to get over that! (I guess I'm dense

) I weigh several times a week and I take my measurements every 2 weeks.

Sapphire2 · 08-08-2008, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by flourchild

It's not the frequency, it's the effect. Can a person constructively use the information this tool relays? It only becomes a problem when the scale has the power to rule one's life or emotions.

This is well stated. I am guilty as charged.

oceandiva · 08-08-2008, 05:21 PM

Every night after I swim. It really helps me stay on the program.

squeezy · 08-11-2008, 03:40 PM

For years I flat out avoided the scale, and before that, as a teenager with an ED I weighed myself obsessively, like 10+ times daily. and lol, I didn't really think that there was anything problematic about that particular behavior.

I recently got a nice new sleek sexy glass digital scale and the first day or so I was weighing myself all the time just to test it out, but now to keep my sanity intact, I weigh myself just once in the morning just to record it in Fitday, and if I happen to step on at some points in between, I *try* to take it with a grain of salt.

I completely agree with the assertion that one's self-worth does not correspond to some arbitrary number, but it's hard to really live by that sometimes.

emslight · 08-18-2008, 06:21 AM

I often go the other way. I get scared so I don't go on the scales. Then I leave it too long and when I finally pick up courage I find I've gained (which I probably knew already). I think I need to weigh myself more often just to keep a check on things and to keep me accountable. So I'm going to weigh myself once or twice a week from now on.

WenB · 08-18-2008, 08:59 AM

I do it every morning. It keeps me on track and lets me know how the intake for the previous day did on water retention.

belleadonna · 08-18-2008, 05:04 PM

Wait, I will be right back. I have to go weigh myself.

wenig · 08-23-2008, 02:15 PM

way to much.....morning , afternoon, evening, night aso

Elannah · 08-23-2008, 05:19 PM

Every moring and night. I am obsessive compulsive about my weight. I don't get frustrated with it though. I know it will come down if it's up because I am not cheating so it's just an arbitrary number for me. I go by how loose my clothes are fitting to get an accurate idea of how much weight I have lost.

Jessie · 08-24-2008, 10:58 AM

In the past I have gotten too frustrated with the fluctuations on the scale and allowed them to affect my motivation. This time I am still weighing every morning but trying to just use it as a diagnostic tool.

I think I will just update my weight tracker on Sundays though - I guess this is hijacking this thread but how often do you update your weight tracker (signature)?

quizzical1 · 08-24-2008, 11:45 AM

every day

lcleo · 08-25-2008, 11:09 AM

Almost everyday.

nill4me · 08-25-2008, 01:26 PM

Minimum of everyday, sometimes twice a day, morning and evening.
I'm intrigued by the fluctuations I see on a daily basis, and by those I think I should see and do not. I use it as another tool in my fat fight toolbox.

Kiwi Mum · 08-25-2008, 02:14 PM

Once a week only. It is bad enough then when you only lose half a pound. I wouldn't like to find that out every day.

tifferanknee · 08-25-2008, 03:44 PM

I can't stay away from my scale, I tend to jump on every day. Sometimes I fight it and I'll wait a few days though.

Liberti · 08-25-2008, 05:36 PM

Sadly, I am a frequent weigher-inner. Sometimes, its 2-3 times a day!
*blushes with embarassment*
I don't know why...I know that it will not move much over an hour or two.

Me: "Why am I not losing MORE weight?"
My husband: "you ask the scale too often, and it is ignoring you!!! Leave him alone, and he will talk to you in 7 days."

Clannad · 08-28-2008, 03:04 AM

I weigh every day. I have some food intolerances and hormone issues that I am trying to figure out. So I like to see what is happening to my body and see what is working and what's not. I try not to obsess and get disappointed when I gain a pound or so because I know it is just water weight and it won't last.

Kansas Deb · 08-28-2008, 06:41 AM

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I do it every morning. It keeps me on track and lets me know how the intake for the previous day did on water retention.

That is why I weigh every morning, I weigh when I get home from work before I eat dinner and at bedtime. I don't get frustrated because of fluctuations but it helps me know what triggers water weight gain. I would absolutely hate to miss a new low! Like this morning 1/2 pound down from my last low. I don't record 1/2 pounds drops only whole pounds. I will keep weighing after I reach goal so I won't creep up. I could easily gain 5 pounds in a month if I don't keep accountability. I sure never lose 5 pounds a month!

Morrighan · 08-28-2008, 09:19 AM

I'm a morning and late afternoon person too. I don't obsess about it, but it's interesting to see how my weight fluctuates up and down. I'm finding right now that I'm not up 2-3 lbs in the afternoon - I think I wasn't drinking enough water before I went back on Induction.

marsha_sam1020 · 08-30-2008, 11:52 AM

I weigh myself everyday, every morning when I first get out of bed. Sometimes, if its my special woman time, I won't weigh myself because I'm scared of water retention.

TheDogAteMyName · 09-04-2008, 11:06 AM

Once a week or when I have that "skinny" feeling.

SanDiegoMan · 09-04-2008, 10:12 PM

I weigh myself every morning so that I can analyze what I did right or wrong the day before. Also, that way it will help you to determine which foods cause you to gain weight and which ones cause you to lose. Of course you may gain due to water weight if you had a lot of sodium the day before.

nena1717 · 09-15-2008, 11:45 AM

I weigh in here and there. I might even skip a week because I don't want the weight to be my focus all the time. I am kidding myself if I say I am happy at 187 lbs but I don't want to starve myself or skip meals either because the scale hasn't gone down. If I saw the scale go up, I'd panic and probably wind up doing something drastic like liquid and chicken diet, so for me I wouldn't check daily. lol

08-05-2008, 08:33 AM	#1
deekay28 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 33 Gallery: deekay28 Stats: 142/139.5/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 2008	How often do you weigh yourself? Just out of curiousity? Some people are adamant at only weighing yourself once a week. I do it every day just to keep myself reminded of my progress and goals. What do you think? Am I just addicted? Thanks!!

08-06-2008, 03:21 AM	#4
junkfoodmonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,688 Blog Entries: 42 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: 183/156/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinduction: 01/01/08	I don't lose in a linear way, I'll go a couple of weeks with nothing and then two or three pounds over a week. So weighing every day for me is kind of pointless. Though I did actually do so for the whole of July, and recorded it, just so I could make a graph and see how meaningless the fluctuations from day to day really were. Making a chore of it like that sure put me off it quick! I'm back to once a week now, but only "counting" - that is putting it in my spreadsheet - the 1st of the month's figure. It's more about sizes and health for me now anyway. Who cares about the scale number if you look fab? So I say if you weigh every day always record it, and always remember that the difference between your start data and today is what counts, not between today and yesterday. __________________ High Fructose Corn Syrup: Weapons Grade Sugar Donate to Alzheimer's research and match Terry Pratchett's $1 million donation. Match it for Pratchett

08-07-2008, 09:04 PM	#8
MaryBethRN42 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Homewood, Illinois Posts: 449 Gallery: MaryBethRN42 Stats: 168/158/120 WOE: Atkins Started originally 2/2000 Start Date: Restarted 6/1/08	If you choose to weigh every day, don't freak if you go up a pound or two or three - it is most likely water weight. In the past that would be my cue to say, "Heck with this, it's not working" and pig out. It's taken me time to get over that! (I guess I'm dense) I weigh several times a week and I take my measurements every 2 weeks.

08-11-2008, 03:40 PM	#11
squeezy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville by way of NYC Posts: 139 Gallery: squeezy Stats: 165/156/120 WOE: Atkins, slow and steady Start Date: Fourth time's the charm- Oct 2008	For years I flat out avoided the scale, and before that, as a teenager with an ED I weighed myself obsessively, like 10+ times daily. and lol, I didn't really think that there was anything problematic about that particular behavior. I recently got a nice new sleek sexy glass digital scale and the first day or so I was weighing myself all the time just to test it out, but now to keep my sanity intact, I weigh myself just once in the morning just to record it in Fitday, and if I happen to step on at some points in between, I try to take it with a grain of salt. I completely agree with the assertion that one's self-worth does not correspond to some arbitrary number, but it's hard to really live by that sometimes. __________________ "How's he doin'?" "He's hangin' in there. He keeps trying to get this IV out of his arm, I don't understand why... it's just glucose." "We're all trying to stay away from sugar."

08-05-2008, 08:45 AM	#2
bdladie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: far far away Posts: 803 Gallery: bdladie Stats: 311/162.4/160 for now WOE: South Beach kind of Start Date: 1/16/06	I weigh every morning and am mad when I don't have my scale on vacation! I have threatened to pack it but so far have not done so. Tania

08-05-2008, 04:08 PM	#3
flourchild MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near Haight & Ashbury Posts: 1,234 Gallery: flourchild Stats: Soy un perdedor...baby WOE: Atkins' OWL Start Date: '05	It's not the frequency, it's the effect. Can a person constructively use the information this tool relays? It only becomes a problem when the scale has the power to rule one's life or emotions.

08-07-2008, 08:12 AM	#6
lvgal Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VIVA Las Vegas! Posts: 258 Gallery: lvgal Stats: 240/In the Pink! / 140-150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 5,08	Unfortunately I weigh everyday while dieting.. I should have weighed everyday while I was gaining it! Im going to put it away soon, after I see a bit of progress to know I am going the right direction... and weigh once a week.

08-07-2008, 08:20 AM	#7
jeffersonbb Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Antelope, CA Posts: 4 Gallery: jeffersonbb Stats: 210/172/170 WOE: LOW CARB Start Date: 3-1-08	I would recommend weighing yourself every other day if your starting out.

08-08-2008, 05:21 PM	#10
oceandiva Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 56 Gallery: oceandiva Stats: 294/248/180 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 2008	Every night after I swim. It really helps me stay on the program.

08-18-2008, 06:21 AM	#12
emslight Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 645 Blog Entries: 25 Gallery: emslight Stats: 160/139/130 WOE: Atkins/IF/Yeast free Start Date: 8 April 2008	I often go the other way. I get scared so I don't go on the scales. Then I leave it too long and when I finally pick up courage I find I've gained (which I probably knew already). I think I need to weigh myself more often just to keep a check on things and to keep me accountable. So I'm going to weigh myself once or twice a week from now on.

08-18-2008, 08:59 AM	#13
WenB MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,726 Gallery: WenB Stats: 311 (h)/247.8 (i)/235 (c)/20-24% Body Fat (g) WOE: Lap Band - Atkins Modified for Candida - BMR Start Date: Induction on 7/22/08; Surgery 12/06	I do it every morning. It keeps me on track and lets me know how the intake for the previous day did on water retention.

08-18-2008, 05:04 PM	#14
belleadonna Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 364 Gallery: belleadonna Stats: 148/148/130 WOE: BFL Start Date: August 25 , 2008	Wait, I will be right back. I have to go weigh myself.

08-23-2008, 02:15 PM	#15
wenig Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MT Posts: 730 Gallery: wenig Stats: 194.8/---/145..... 5'8" WOE: Atkins, portion control Start Date: 12/03/2007	way to much.....morning , afternoon, evening, night aso

08-23-2008, 05:19 PM	#16
Elannah Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Gallery: Elannah	Every moring and night. I am obsessive compulsive about my weight. I don't get frustrated with it though. I know it will come down if it's up because I am not cheating so it's just an arbitrary number for me. I go by how loose my clothes are fitting to get an accurate idea of how much weight I have lost.

08-24-2008, 10:58 AM	#17
Jessie Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 57 Gallery: Jessie	In the past I have gotten too frustrated with the fluctuations on the scale and allowed them to affect my motivation. This time I am still weighing every morning but trying to just use it as a diagnostic tool. I think I will just update my weight tracker on Sundays though - I guess this is hijacking this thread but how often do you update your weight tracker (signature)?

08-24-2008, 11:45 AM	#18
quizzical1 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: London UK Posts: 1,614 Blog Entries: 2 Gallery: quizzical1 Stats: 207/192/145 5'7 WOE: Atkins Start Date: restart 1-January-2008	every day

08-25-2008, 11:09 AM	#19
lcleo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27 Gallery: lcleo Stats: 134/125.8/108 WOE: Atkins Start Date: October 2002	Almost everyday.

08-25-2008, 01:26 PM	#20
nill4me Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 186 Gallery: nill4me Stats: 237/199.4/150-ish? WOE: PSMF/RFL Start Date: 5/17/2008	Minimum of everyday, sometimes twice a day, morning and evening. I'm intrigued by the fluctuations I see on a daily basis, and by those I think I should see and do not. I use it as another tool in my fat fight toolbox.

08-25-2008, 02:14 PM	#21
Kiwi Mum Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Auckland New Zealand Posts: 97 Blog Entries: 16 Gallery: Kiwi Mum Stats: 318-296.6/200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 1st august 2008	Once a week only. It is bad enough then when you only lose half a pound. I wouldn't like to find that out every day.

08-25-2008, 03:44 PM	#22
tifferanknee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 185 Gallery: tifferanknee Stats: 59 lbs down WOE: Weight Watchers/Low Carb Start Date: June 5, 2008	I can't stay away from my scale, I tend to jump on every day. Sometimes I fight it and I'll wait a few days though.

08-25-2008, 05:36 PM	#23
Liberti Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 17 Blog Entries: 11 Gallery: Liberti Stats: (330/308/180) 5'10, small frame, 29 years old WOE: weight watchers Start Date: August 11, 2008	Sadly, I am a frequent weigher-inner. Sometimes, its 2-3 times a day! blushes with embarassment I don't know why...I know that it will not move much over an hour or two. Me: "Why am I not losing MORE weight?" My husband: "you ask the scale too often, and it is ignoring you!!! Leave him alone, and he will talk to you in 7 days."

08-28-2008, 03:04 AM	#24
Clannad Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 35 Gallery: Clannad Stats: 143/136/125 @ 5'2" WOE: trying Atkins Start Date: 7/28/08	I weigh every day. I have some food intolerances and hormone issues that I am trying to figure out. So I like to see what is happening to my body and see what is working and what's not. I try not to obsess and get disappointed when I gain a pound or so because I know it is just water weight and it won't last.

08-28-2008, 09:19 AM	#26
Morrighan Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 37 Gallery: Morrighan Stats: 214/208/125 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: 8/25/08	I'm a morning and late afternoon person too. I don't obsess about it, but it's interesting to see how my weight fluctuates up and down. I'm finding right now that I'm not up 2-3 lbs in the afternoon - I think I wasn't drinking enough water before I went back on Induction.

08-30-2008, 11:52 AM	#27
marsha_sam1020 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Crawfordville, GA Posts: 70 Gallery: marsha_sam1020 Stats: 261/211/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 2008	I weigh myself everyday, every morning when I first get out of bed. Sometimes, if its my special woman time, I won't weigh myself because I'm scared of water retention.

09-04-2008, 11:06 AM	#28
TheDogAteMyName Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 231 Gallery: TheDogAteMyName Stats: 198/158.5/135 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: April 13, 2008	Once a week or when I have that "skinny" feeling.

09-04-2008, 10:12 PM	#29
SanDiegoMan Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 12 Gallery: SanDiegoMan Stats: 317/283/220 WOE: Atkins	I weigh myself every morning so that I can analyze what I did right or wrong the day before. Also, that way it will help you to determine which foods cause you to gain weight and which ones cause you to lose. Of course you may gain due to water weight if you had a lot of sodium the day before.

09-15-2008, 11:45 AM	#30
nena1717 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ewing, NJ Posts: 138 Gallery: nena1717 Stats: 8/03: 178/140/140 after baby 12/04-214lb,183,187 WOE: Low-carb and excercise Start Date: August 2003, again June 2006, again 5/26/08	I weigh in here and there. I might even skip a week because I don't want the weight to be my focus all the time. I am kidding myself if I say I am happy at 187 lbs but I don't want to starve myself or skip meals either because the scale hasn't gone down. If I saw the scale go up, I'd panic and probably wind up doing something drastic like liquid and chicken diet, so for me I wouldn't check daily. lol