Daily weighing - good or bad?

[thecutback]

I think good because otherwise I can live in denial...

But I don't know how healthy that actually is.

I weigh daily, partly because if I thought I had done really well for a week then the scales did not show it then I guarantee I would go completely off the wagon

I do it.
It’s helped me lose 3 stone and keep it off. Drives DH mad though but, without weighing, it’s easy for portion sizes to creep up.
It’s probably bad to be so obsessive though, and I am obsessive. DH dished up last week and hadn’t weighed it. I took it back through to the kitchen, put a clean plate on the scales and weighed it item by item.

I can't. I tried. I think it depends on how your weight moves.
Example
100, 100 (drinking that night), 103.5, 103, 102, 100, 99. 🤷🏻

Depends on an individual’s personality I think. Daily is best for me.

Forgot to say. So i do weekly. And even then it's sometimes ridiculous. Like 100, 99, 98, 98, 96, 96, 94, 94...🤦

Oh! I thought you meant weighing food

Yes, in the beginning I weighed myself daily. Now I do it once a week, a couple of times at most. Just so I know if I need to rein it in or not.

I do. When it goes down I feel motivated, when it goes up I scowl start it, in hope it understands that's unacceptable behaviour!!

My weight can change a LOT day to day though, so I'm not sure why I bother really. I'm not right now as I'm hanging a wee break over Christmas/New Year.

Do what works for YOU.

I like to weigh daily at the same time each day (after waking and going to the loo, while in my PJs). The routine suits me and I graph the trends. BUT you have to accept that there can be wild fluctuations and it's not for everyone. I can put on 5lb overnight after a Chinese meal.

I weigh myself daily as I use the Noom app (now on the maintaining stage but still do it as it is too easy for me to fall off the wagon). I find it much better seeing the daily fluctuations rather than waiting to weigh once a week and obsessing about it.

I do it with a weight trending app while lets you focus on trends rather than just the day to day figures

Daily works for me as I can track trends rather than sulk because bad day falls wrong. Not recording until I get to my 'acceptable' starting weight after too much Christmas chocolate...

I weigh daily. I don’t have a weekly weigh in day.

It works well for me but my weight is pretty stable. I don’t fluctuate much. I think if I fluctuated more j might avoid it.

I use happy scale to record it.

I weigh daily because it helps to keep me on track. I don’t let the small fluctuations bother me. Some days I’m half a pound down then it’ll go back up. I tend to go by my lowest number of the week and presume that anything else is due to water weight etc.

I have smart scales that sync with a phone app and my fitbit. They tell you your weight, bmi, body fat percentage and more. And I make sure I weigh myself first thing in the morning after a wee and before I’ve had anything to eat or drink!

I follow a health and fitness plan who encourage daily weigh-ins, for education more than anything. To demonstrate that weight fluctuates daily both up and down, but that over time you will see a pattern. Think of it like the stock market! Daily you may see little to no difference but over a period of time you will see that you have hopefully come a long way :)

You should weigh the same time every day then go on the weekly average. Weight can fluctuate day to day so it’s the average over the week that’s important.

@Babybaby432

You should weigh the same time every day then go on the weekly average. Weight can fluctuate day to day so it’s the average over the week that’s important.

Yes I agree

I weigh daily but I do not get upset if the scales occasionally go up by a couple of lb. It helps me start the day in the right mindset.
Whenever I have stopped stepping on the scales every morning, it has been the sign I was overeating and knew it, but chose not to see the numbers going up steadily.

@sadsaddersaddest

I weigh daily but I do not get upset if the scales occasionally go up by a couple of lb. It helps me start the day in the right mindset. Whenever I have stopped stepping on the scales every morning, it has been the sign I was overeating and knew it, but chose not to see the numbers going up steadily.

That's me too! I never weigh when I know I've been off track.

Denial!

I wish mine was going by couple of pounds. Easily 4 kilo differences.

You should try and seem it works for many, it doesn't work for many. It's very, very individual. Good luck!