How often do you weigh yourself?

[Nymea 87]

With me it depends. There have been times when I didn't weight myself for a couple of weeks because I was in a stubborn stall and it made me feel frustrated to not see any movement.

For the first three months I tried to stick to weekly although sometimes my curiosity got the better of me .. usually to my detriment.

At the moment I am going through a big weight loss period so I am weighing myself daily but I know that once I get into my next period of no change I will go back to weekly .. or even wait for 2 weeks before weighing myself. Since I am firmly post-menopausal I don't have to worry about monthly weight/fluid fluctuations so it is easier for me to do it daily if I want to.

But since I now know the way my body acts - 2 - 4 weeks of no change then a week or so of rapid loss then back to no change, I fit my weighing schedule to that - weigh daily when it is coming off rapidly then back to weekly or even longer when it stops for a rest. I also know that when my body takes a rest from scale loss I will start to lose inches ... and when I am losing weight rapidly there is no inch change ... so in the weight loss mini holidays I swap my scales for a tape measure.

I guess ultimately it all depends on whether you are going to start stressing every time the scales don't move or not. I know I did for the first couple of months until I started to understand my own cycles. There is no one perfect method other than the one that suits you best and doesn't drive you crazy.

[solo224 1]

Daily. Keeps me in check being 18 months post op. When I have a gain of a lb or two, I always know the reason why and just make sure to do better the next day.

[trekker954 421]

I'm like nymea. At first I'd stuck to once a week. But the past month I'm melting away, so I'm weighting myself daily in awe. I'm also trying new foods and adding a tiny bit of vegetables so I want to see how my weight will react to the carbs as small as it is.

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[LibrarianBecky 91]

I weigh daily and record my weight in an app called Happy scale. It is awesome. It gives you a rolling average of weight loss, current rate of loss, projections for when you will reach your goal based on a few scenarios. I really recommend it.

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[Sai 785]

I live on the scale. I probably get my 10k steps by walking back and forth from my living room to my scale hehe. I also log every bite I put in my mouth and every sip that I take, every minute I exercise. For me, it's all about accountability. I try not to let the temporary Water gain freak me out. If I'm taking in 1000 calories a day of clean food and exercising an hour a day, logically I know the weight gain is either muscle or water. I have to do this (everyone is different), or I'll find myself near 300 lbs. again. It's the only thing that works with me. It's my way of ninja.

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[GBLady41 393]

Right now it's weekly on a Sunday. I may change that to every two weeks or monthly. Don't know yet.

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[erp 2,016]

Daily for the last 3 or so years. Lately it has been once a week. I will be starting a diet next month so I will probably weight more often, a few times a week.

[danaymacklin 177]

Im almost 3 weeks post op and only weigh myself once a week.

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Me too on both!

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