Since I’m giving the scale, oh I mean platform, away I thought it was the perfect week to ask part of Jodi’s question…
Do you weigh yourself everyday?
This question fascinates me as I’m been on both sides of the discussion. I do believe in weighing everyday but I don’t actually do it anymore. I truly think it depends on where you are in your own personal journey. To read my history with the scale click here for my Scale Habits post.
In short, I haven’t weighed myself in a few weeks! Lately, I’m really trying to find my way without the scale. Ask me after the holidays if I succeeded! :~P
Right now I’m more interested in if YOU weigh yourself every day and why you do or don’t.
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I used to weigh myself daily, I feel it helped me maintain focus and to not get so “freaked” out. After the holidays I’m hoping to regain such focus and included in that will be the daily weigh in’s. Some day I plan to go by how my clothes fit :) but for now I’m a more “what I see is what I get” kinda gal!!! I need the focus, need the “red and black” to show me!!!
I weigh in everyday – except, of course, when I no I had a bad day the day before. I’m such a wimp. But, I do do it for accountability. It just makes me feel better – at least for now, this is where I am!
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I weigh every day. I like seeing the changes my body goes through and it does help keep me accountable. I do have one “official” weigh-in day though, and I track that to see the larger trend. Like others here, I also don’t think there’s any need to freak out over daily changes. It’s all about the big picture!
I dont do it every day… I go nuts when I do. I normally do a few times a week only ‘counting’ it on my official weigh in day. I do it after Ive had a really good eating day, it makes me feel great about myself.
It depends on how I’m feeling. I had been weighing myself everyday to make sure I was on track but when I got sick I pulled back and now that’s it’s the holidays I have to force myself to do it once a week. The only thing bad about weighing myself every day is that when I see a low number and it’s where I want to be for the next weigh in I kind of give up eating healthy.
If you do weigh yourself, every day, write down the weight, and average it over the week, and then record each week, in bold. It is too much of an emotional roller coaster otherwise.
I weigh myself every morning, and take the number with a giant grain of salt. I think it helps to keep me accountable. Monday morning’s weight is my “official” weigh in.
Hey Roni!
You know, I find that weighing myself every day is nothing but a masochistic exercise. If I do well, I give myself too much freedom. If I do poorly, I rein myself in far too tightly. I’m so naturally competitive that I only do myself harm by weighing daily.
So instead, I try to weigh myself every other day. Tuesday evenings are my WW weigh-in days. Then I weigh myself Thursday, Saturday, and Monday at home. Then I can see how I’m doing without snarling at myself with weight fluctuations. :)
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I weight myself every morning. Twice. Once before and once after my shower. Usually the scale is nicer to me after the shower. :) I record my weight daily so I record the lowest #. Sometimes it can affect my mood for the day if I’m up a pound or 2. Sometimes if I’m down a pound, it helps me work that much harder on my meals and exercise for the day. I guess you can call it some motivation to keep on track. :)
I’ve heard all the pros and cons to weighing every day. I believe it’s helped me maintain a 50-lb weight loss for over 6 years!
Yes, I weigh myself everyday. I have a little calendar in which I write down my weight everyday. I find it helps me visually see which way I’m headed and helps me stay on track (most of the time). It also helps me feel organized and in control of at least this part of my life!
This is a GREAT Q.O.T.W. Roni!!!
Here is my scale story — when I lost nearly 30lbs at WW last year (I have since gained 10-15 back that I am re-working on) I never owned a scale — always just did the once a week official WW weigh-in. It was always a surprise! Sometimes good, sometimes disappointing.
((Quick WW side note: There are two scales at my WW meeting. I’ve noticed lots of times that people wait to go on to a particular scale!!! They feel that one is their “good” scale, or they don’t trust the other scale — how funny right?))
Now I have a scale at home (The Weight Watchers Portable Precision Electronic Scale). And I don’t weigh in every day, but instead I set “biggest loser” type weigh ins for myself. I have a mini-goal for each weigh in (usually once or twice a week) and I don’t make it too hard or unrealistic. I just say, I want to weigh under “x” on
However, even in ONE morning I’ve noticed the weight fluctuates. For example, if I go back to sleep for an hour I weigh less, if I go to the bathroom (naturally) I weigh less. So I have to go on about 3 or 4 times to get the “real” weight.
I’ve had a very unhealthy relationship with the scale most of my life, sometimes jumping on it several times a day. This is part of an ED that I am finally getting control over but the scale is still a huge trigger. I now weigh myself once every 2 weeks (I sometimes cheat on that and weigh once a week, I’m working on it) and when I feel like the numbers are not going to send me into a death sprial of treating my body horribly (binging, purging, emotionally beating myself up), I will probably go to a once a week weigh routine. My scale lives in my closet now as I cannot resist the urge to jump on it if I can see it. I put it under my bed for awhile, but I could still see it upon exiting the shower or using the potty and I would grab it and hop on and let the numbers rule my head for however long it took to see the number I thought it should say. My goal now is yes, to lose pounds, but the bigger goal is to get healthy and strong.
I do most days, but am not obsessive about it. I step on the scale first thing in the morning when I remember to; some weeks that might be every day, some weeks it’s not. I do find that the more frequent weigh-ins help to keep me on track and it can help if I have an “official” weigh-in that’s higher than I expected/wanted. If I know I’ve had lower weigh-ins ealier in the week, I can see it as a fluctuation and nothing to get upset about. Most of the time anyway. ;)
I weigh once a week for my “official” weight of the week, usually Friday or Saturday mornings. Some weeks I “peek” and do another weigh in on Tuesday or Wednesday morning. I find that once a week weighing on the same day, same time with the same conditions helps me get a more accurate view of the week and my progress.
I wasn’t going to chime in but seeing how I’m in the minority here, thought I’d offer an opinion. I think weighing in everyday when I was losing weight really helped me stay in focus. Now that I’ve been maintaining a few years now, I weigh myself once per MONTH. On the doctor’s scale at the gym. That way I keep tabs on my weight but don’t freak over the fluctuations that can be as much as 3-4 lbs some days.
Oh-I actually forgot to answer the question. No, I do not weigh myself everyday when I am actively trying to lose weight. It totally frustrates me. So I just track my workouts and food intake and maybe after 6 weeks I’ll weigh myself. It really seems to work.
If I’m in a slump, I try to weigh myself more ofter to motivate me to start excercising and food tracking again
Yes, twice a day and I don’t make any apologies for it. I weigh in the morning and before bed. I do not consider myself obsessed. I am in my first year of maintaining and need to be kept accountable. I write down my morning weight every day to keep track of the ups and downs. It really helps me. I also go to meetings 2-3 times a month and weigh in each time.
I do weigh in every day–strangely, it takes the “emotion” out of my fitness journey–if I “feel” fat some days, I can see that numbers haven’t changed and its just a feeling.
For a long time, I avoided the scale as it seemed to be what most people recommended, but I guess I have a scientific mind and I’d like to have a relatively objective number to go on. That said, I cut myself quite a bit of slack on the scale front–within 5 pounds either way of my maintenance weight is good enough for me. Any less or more, and I begin to make some changes to diet and exercise.
I think that the scale is a tool–we can use it responsibly or use it to justify unhealthy/obsessive behaviour. I try to make it only part of my toolbox!
Follow up to my comment and others I’m in weight loss mode, so I’m *not* checking daily, but once I hit goal / maintenance I *do* plan on weighing everyday. I think of lot of people at that stage have testified that it works.
The scale scares me because that number can be so intimidating! I believe it is all in how your clothes fit, how you eat and activity. Positive attitude is key!
Although I tend to get in that wave of journaling for a few days then oops hubby wants to go out for drinks then “forget” to add that to my journal.. it is a spiral. ::sigh:: :)
Yes, I’m a daily weigher. I’ve learned so much about how my body responds to different foods just by weighing every day. It’s merely a measurement tool.
Hi, Roni,
this is such a good subject. I am quite a slave to the scale and I realize that. There are times that I even get on the silly things a couple of times during one day.
It´s one of my baby steps to get away from that. I am finally in a place where I want an all over change and schale victories are only a part of that. For 10 days now, the scale hasn´t gone down much, but the inches are flying off.
So, to answer your question, I tend to weigh myself almost daily, but I am working my way away from that, because I don´t want a number to decide how I feel.
I am getting so much positive feedback “you look fresh, happy, healthy….” right now, and this is how I want to feel!!
Big hugs from cold Iceland,
Svanhvit