How often do you weigh in?

[badweiser]

Im taking a survey to help me decide how often I'm going to weigh in.

[tmn]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Once in the morning to "punch in" on my weight loss focus for the day. Once at night before bed to get an idea of what I can expect the next day. I'm usually 2-3 pounds over the next morning's weigh in.

This subject is what I call "to each their own" issue.

[jimmie 48]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

i weigh in the morning when i can remember. i pay closer attention to it when i am up a couple pounds. when i lose 'em, i quit weighing every day. it's important to stay within that 5 pound range of goal as Dr. A mentions on page 225 and other places in the book.

[ttdriver]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Twice a day, for 5 1/2 years.


Betty

[ValidRouge]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Once a day every day for the last year (unless I'm out of town) BUT I only get to write it down in my journal or my signature on here once a week on Tuesday which is my "official" weigh day.

This really helps me keep track and adjust in between "official" weigh days, but keeps me from obsessing TOO much about it.

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I only do it once a week.
I do it once a week because my weight changes so much it was getting discouraging and depressing for me to see it daily. That's just me though

[cocobelle]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I weigh once a day (in the am when I take my meds), but Monday is my 'official' weight for the week

[dream]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I actually voted once a week. But I got new scales yesterday and they are so pretty and ACCURATE that I'm changing to once a day. I think it will keep me better focused... I've had thoughts of straying lately.

[julirama723]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I only weigh once a week. Any more than that and I'm just driving myself crazy. I went a whole month without weighing and it was the best month I've had so far! I go in spurts where I gain muscle/lose fat but the scale shows no change, so I like to rely on measurements when the scale is being a dork.

[dream]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I need to stop relying on the scale so much too. This morning it showed a .8 pound gain, but I buttoned a blouse I've never been able to wear before. Go figure.

[hubbys_girl]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Ahhhhh, my arch nemisis the scale. Can't live with it, can't use it for spare parts! LOL

I go between extreems, sometimes I am a 16345879602 times a day weigher and other times I can go for a week or more, even up to a month when I challenged myself to do so without weighing. But on average I'd say about 2 times a week. I never really take my weight as gospel though because it fluctuates so much. Right now I am a measureaholic. I measure every saturday, in my kitchen of all places in my undies and bra. I find inches lost to be way more satisfying than pounds lost personally because you don't know exactly what you have lost.

If you are losing inches then you are losing fat and building muscle in it's place *if you are exercising ;p*. To me this means more as I can't wait to be a size 12, I don't really care so much anymore about the number on the scale. A ballpark figure yes, but not so strictly a specific number.

[cincywbbw]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Sad to say but I do it serveral times a day, after every BM or Elimination..lol..I am totally addicted. I need to send the scale up to my daughters apt, that way I HAVE to walk up steps to do it.

[Labarum]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

Once a day, and I record new lows in Fitday as they appear - so I could be two or three pounds heavier than my claimed weight - but hardly ever more. I reckon most of that fluctuating weight will be water and "disposable mass" and not fat.

Shape changes on a steady weight are harder to assess, as you swap muscle for fat.

[boopie]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

I just started atkins, so I've only weighed once; yesterday. I've told myself I only want to weigh once a week, every Monday. I hope I can stick with it.

[misplaced southerner]

Re: How often do you weigh in?

ok...i CONFESS...once a day after a trip to the bathroom and only when i am totally naked......official weigh day is saturday