How often do you weigh yourself?

Annegriet

last year

I was doing it once per week and then once per day. I've recently lost weight and trying to maintain. Thanks.

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Cherryfizz

last year

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Once a month. When I first started losing weight I weighed myself every day but the numbers go up and down depending on water retention. I can gain 10 pounds of water in a few days. I think the scale messes with your mind so I put it away and just focused on how my clothes were getting looser on me or how I felt. The scale does not measure fat loss and that was my goal.

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rob333 (zone 7b)
last year
I'll say it the other way around... when I weigh everyday, I tend to lose weight. I think this is causation, not correlation. The more aware of it I am, the more I try to watch things 😉

To answer your question, when I'm trying to lose weight, it's everyday. When I don't care, I don't weigh everyday. Not even monthly. I will notice my clothes getting tighter, but I don't really want to know the number.
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Elmer J Fudd
last year
Congrats, annegriet. Following a regular frequent schedule for weighing oneself is the best way to monitor your behavior. Keep it up!
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wildchild2x2
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Once a week. Then I know if if I need to cut back a little or not. My weight fluctuates easily so have a zone I try maintain rather than a specific weight. I've built muscle and that weighs more also so I try not to over-focus on a number. Fitness first.
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Toronto Veterinarian
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I just came back from a 5 week cruise, so I weighed myself because I was trying to maintain my higher protein, lower carb regime, but I still had dessert and the occasional cocktail - I wanted to see the effects of the cruise. Now I suspect I'll go back to weighing myself once or twice a year, as doctors request.
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fran1523
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Three or four times a week i had surgery three years ago and gained six pounds im struggling to lose it only lost two so far
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Fun2BHere
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Once per week.
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KW PNW Z8
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A couple times a week & on way into shower. Also weigh myself fully dressed before a doctor appointment - I want to check the accuracy of my home scale. Sometimes I weigh myself on scale at gym - the older slide the weight along the bar style.
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jrb451
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Most every morning.
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foodonastump
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Several times a day if I like the direction I'm headed. Weekly or so if I don't.

I know "they" say not to weigh yourself every day due to natural fluctuations. But when I'm actively trying to maintaon or lose, it keeps me engaged wiith my goal.
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Indigo Rose
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Generally I weigh once a day and for me it is not over-focusing on a number but monitoring so as to stay on track and reduce intake as needed to avoid gaining too much.
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summersrhythm_z6a
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Every morning. I lost 9.2lbs so far, plan to lose 12 more lbs
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Ninapearl
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two or three times a week. i try to stay within a couple of pounds of where i want to be. i always weigh myself at the same time each day.
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bpath
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Every few weeks. or less often.

You remind me that my dad weighed himself every day, and wrote it down on an index card. When I cleaned out his bathroom drawers and his dresser, there were rubber-banded stacks of index cards. He was kind of proud of maintaining his weight. When he was in skilled care he gained 10# (the food, and he wasn’t using a walker and moving around a long house anymore. Wheelchair just doesn’t give the same exercise.)
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Annie Deighnaugh
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Both DH and his mother weighed themselves daily. Neither have had a weight issue. DH writes it down every day, by the 1/10th of a lb.

When I'm paying attention, I weigh daily. When I'm not, I don't. WW used to recommend weekly only due to fluctuations, but lately they've been going with daily as it gets you to focus less on the specific number and more on the trend with awareness of daily fluctuations.
lily316
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I get weighed every six months when I go to my semi-annual doctor visit. A far cry from my younger days when I obsessed over my weight and freaked when I went over 105. I weighed myself without clothes before eating, and cut back if I gained a pound. I was never anorexic but was super obsessed with being thin which I genetically am. Thin parents, their siblings and grandparents.
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OllieJane
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Every morning.
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foodonastump
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Annie - Intereating about the shift in WW’s approach. That aligns perfectly with my own experience.
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HU-376768088
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Nicole

@summersrhythm_z6a...Good job!

@Annegriet....Wonderful!

I have a tummy. My waist isn't what it should be. I lost 6lbs, but I think it's water weight from not eating much. I seem to have plateaued. I need to work out "harder". Weighing in once a week.
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Lars
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Once a week.
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Indigo Rose
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Someone I know recently achieved over 100 lbs. weight loss on her scale. LOL - somehow I don't think it was all water weight!
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stacey_mb
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I have gone back to weighing myself every day, which I had taken a break from, Christmas and all that. Now looking to get back on track.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
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I weigh myself three or four times a week. I am still struggling with aversions to some foods since my stroke and a tendancy towards being a bit too lean to begin with. To make matters worse, I have inherited diabetes 2 and high cholesterol and those can make gaining weight a challenge. High blood pressure, too.

I eat several times a day, trying to focus on calorie dense foods that aren’t loaded with beef or pork fat, sodium, and/or sugar. Luckily, I still truly love my daily green drinks, which are loaded with full fat Greek yogurt, protein powder, nuts and seeds, and a wide assortment of fruits and veggies.

The scale is an important tool for my continuing struggle towards good health and my recovery.
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eld6161
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Every morning. Easier to lose a pound or two than 4 or 5.
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