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How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?

Weighing yourself is part of losing weight and keeping it off. You celebrate when you see a “good” weight, and you reconsider your diet and exercise when the number’s not what you hoped. The number on the scale keeps you accountable, but it’s not the only way to measure success. Weighing yourself is important, but doing it too often can hold you back. How often do you weigh yourself?

  • Every day, and I record (or remember) it as my “official” weight.
  • Every day because it keeps me focused, but I only count it as an “official” weigh-in once a week
  • Every week, to monitor how I’m doing.
  • Just once a month. I have plenty of other things to worry about besides what the scale says.
  • Not often anymore. I’m at my goal weight or I’ve been losing weight long enough that I know how I’m doing.
  • Other. Let us know in the conversation below!

Mark your answer and then explain it in the discussion below! We want to know how weighing yourself fits into your weight loss plan!

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  • MeAndTinyTina
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    Every time I use the bathroom, I hop on the scale. Even in the middle of the night. I guess I transferred my food addiction to the scale I also check bariatricpal way too often!

  • I am just 25 days post op and made a decision to just get weighed at my surgeon and PCP appointments until Jan. Which will be about every 2 weeks or so.

  • I am only 11 days postop so I weigh myself every day because it is new and exciting to see those numbers going down! I only record it weekly though.

How Often Do You Weigh Yourself? 105 members have voted

  1. 1. How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?

    • Every day, and I record (or remember) it as my “official” weight.
      22%
      24
    • Every day because it keeps me focused, but I only count it as an “official” weigh-in once a week.
      33%
      35
    • Every week, to monitor how I’m doing.
      31%
      33
    • Just once a month. I have plenty of other things to worry about besides what the scale says.
      2%
      3
    • Not often anymore. I’m at my goal weight or I’ve been losing weight long enough that I know how I’m doing.
      1%
      2
    • Other. Let us know in the conversation below!
      7%
      8

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Since I have been back on track, every morning. It helps me stay focused. I will move to weekly when I reach goal. If I miss a day, I don't freakout.

I guess I'm weird, but I only weigh myself twice a week. Weighing every day stresses me out.

I must say this so everyone can understand my OCD tendency. I can become so totally obsessed with the scales. I hate them!! I hate to weigh even at the DR's office. I have even cancelled DR'S appointments because I knew they would weigh me!! So for my own sanity I try to weigh 1 time a month. My hubby kept pushing me to weigh. He doesn't realize how it affects me. I have felt that I had gained weight and thought I would stick my head in the sand!! But you know what? I hadn't even gained a pound. I think I should weigh myself only at the DR.'s office. That is my plan for now. Hubby be DAMNED. LOL

Usually twice a day. Morning and night. I know it makes some people crazy, but it makes me feel good to see that weight gone, and it keeps me accountable. I gained 4 lbs after a few days about a month ago, and I feel like I was able to stop, regroup and get focused again before it got too far out of hand.

Usually twice a day. Morning and night. I know it makes some people crazy, but it makes me feel good to see that weight gone, and it keeps me accountable. I gained 4 lbs after a few days about a month ago, and I feel like I was able to stop, regroup and get focused again before it got too far out of hand.



Twice a day omg lol.... so what do u do when you've gone up a couple of kgs from morning to night?... and there is nothing u can do to prevent that.
That's extreme


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I am familiar with how the scale fluctuates during different times of the day.

I try to only weigh myself once a week but I really go by the surgeons scales as they where what I was weighed on before I was wheeled in to be operated on and I trust they are accurate. so I only record my weight loss after I have seen the surgeon then it is official

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