[Closed] How often do you weigh yourself?

Every five or so years seems to work for me. 2006, I think, was the last time. I'm sure the scales were broken though, so the reading didn't count.

Pretty much every morning - the scales are on the floor in the bedroom, so I pass them post-shower and pre-clothes and just step on them then.

I do it to make sure I'm not losing weight though, rather than to see if I'm gaining weight. Bang on 70kg this morning, despite having to put a new hole in my belt yesterday.

About twice a year

...go for at least once a day...

Not the advice dieticians generally give, but if it works for you, hey ho.

DrP

can't remember the last time

It's what a couple of dieticians/ sports nutritionists I know do.

I don't get why you'd weigh yourself that regularly. Do you get depressed if the figure's up by, say, 5 grams?

Last time i weighed myself was a while ago - the battery died in the scales and never got round to replacing them 😀

Same as mark.

Don't need scales.

Never.

Regularly weighing yourself allows you to see whether or not any other changes you're making are having an impact and allows you personally to understand what works for you.

I go for at least once a day and I'm not that fat.

That's too often (for me anyway).

Not sure how doing it that often helps see any impact:

"Had a salad this morning, instead of a fry up, better weigh myself. Oh no change - this dieting lark is rubbish" *scoffs haribo*

Having said that, my weight is fairly constant anyway... and I am that fat 😳

Never +1

every sunday morning.

every couple of years

I sometimes stand on the scales and press down/push up on a handy bit of furniture to see how heavy/light I can make myself

Every morning, post pee, post poo.

The only times I weigh myself twice in a day is to find out how much sweat i've lost during exercise. Or to find out how much a poo can weigh.

Oh, and also when I step on the scales for a second time hoping that the reading 2 seconds earlier indicated a glitch in the scales 🙂

Not sure how doing it that often helps see any impact:

It's more the long term trend that gives you a picture and you become more aware of how your body can swing several lbs in a day, or a few minutes... stuff that weighing yourself once a fortnight doesn't help you understand.

Nearly every day, its part of my morning routine, but it does sometimes skip it.

I am trying to lose weight currently, and am keeping a spreadsheet of my weight recorded every Sunday.

My weight can vary by over a kilo from one day to the next, and weighing myself everyday actually helps me understand the fluctuations better.

once every few years when I see scales somewhere I am visiting.

If you're not skinny or fat, how does it matter? You can see what size you are FFS.

At the moment, every morning but then I have Withings wifi scales which gives you a natty graph to follow and (supposedly) measures body fat content. 2 weeks to go before a big event, after which the scales are getting a rest and so am I.

Cant recall last time I wieghed myself but then again I dont need to diet or do anything about my weight so why would i ?

Once a week at work. Dropped a pound a week for the last eight months. 😀

Oh, and also when I step on the scales for a second time hoping that the reading 2 seconds earlier indicated a glitch in the scales

You can gain or lose up to 2kg our (supposedly) fancy-schmancy electronic body fat scales on repeated weighings. I usually have to weigh myself a couple of times and take the most frequent result.

Do you weigh yourself naked. While gazing lovingly at your reflection in the mirror. And post on here simultaneously. I kind of think you do... 😉

Once a fortnight if I haven't got a bjj comp. However if one is coming up every day so I can alter my diet/exercise to make sure I can make weight on the day.

Every few days after a big old shit.

I'll get on if I'm pretty sure that my weight is down a bit. If I've had a lazy or indulgent week - no way.

You can gain or lose up to 2kg our (supposedly) fancy-schmancy electronic body fat scales on repeated weighings. I usually have to weigh myself a couple of times and take the most frequent result.

It's more the long term trend that gives you a picture and you become more aware of how your body can swing several lbs in a day, or a few minutes... stuff that weighing yourself once a fortnight doesn't help you understand.

You sound a bit obsessed.

I am trying to get thinner. I've been toying with the idea of getting some scales but given my usual obsessiveness with stuff I suspect I would use them too often as well. I also question how accurate many cheap sets of home scales are.

In fact I'm not that bothered about weight, I'm bothered about body fat - and it's pretty easy to tell whether or not you are losing that.

Last time I knew my weight was about a year ago at a medical. I can see in a mirror if I'm putting weight on and from my daily activities if I feel slow and need to train harder. Too busy to be fussy over slight changes in weight and too laid back to obsess about it.

Varies - once every 6 months if I'm not bothered about weight or fitness.

Daily at the moment as I am trying to trim up.

TBH, mrs rkk01 thinks that's obsessive, as do some of you ^^

But, that's not the point - it's really not a question of have I gone up / down a bit and obsessing over the changes. They happen anyway. It's more about trying to dial out the daily variation and getting a handle on the underlying average trend.

Are you fat though Grum, right now?

I don't need to lose weight, my whole life there have been scales in the bathroom so it's something to do whilst cleaning your teeth.

I reckon if the weight had started going up too much as an adult it'd have given me a clue that I needed to take some action.

At the moment it's just nice knowing I can do a 3lb crap.

If I'm in the gym, about once a week.

Weighing yourself is not really that effective unless you are doing some daft diet.

Muscle weighs more than fat, so someone who is overweight can completely change their physique, lose fat and gain muscle and still weigh exactly the same.

The best way is to look in the mirror and assess whether you need to lose fat or gain muscle.

probably about two or three times a week. My weight is stable though and only fluctuates +/- a couple of Kgs.

Weigh myself? Thats all a bit Kate Moss, isn't it? Get a grip!

Muscle weighs more than fat, so someone who is overweight can completely change their physique, lose fat and gain muscle and still weigh exactly the same.

I reckon that this is extremely rare although theoretically correct. Gaining muscle is pretty flipping hard.

I weight myself every time I go to the gym, so basically three times a week. In the last couple of months I've seen a drop of about 2 kilos to a roughly static weight of about 93 kilos.

As someone of height (6'5") that's not a bad weight for me, so I'm not about to complain.

I occasionally weight myself when I'm visiting my parents, just out of curiosity. It's the only place I go that has scales.

Don't know why I bother though.

They keep the scales in the bedroom, and I'm pretty sure a carpeted floor gives a false reading compared to a hard floor (?).

And I'm not stripping off in my parents bedroom, so I'm always fully clothed. Plus shoes.

So the result is completely meaningless anyway. Although I suppose the conditions are consistent so I can see if my weight's up/down/unchanged.

I'm one of those people who are pretty slim & my weight doesn't ever seem to change much regardless of what I eat or how little exercise I do.

Virtually never these days. I tend to be able to feel when I'm a bit porky or snake-like. Used to do it daily & it can become a bit of a pointless obsession imho.

It's more the long term trend that gives you a picture and you become more aware of how your body can swing several lbs in a day, or a few minutes... stuff that weighing yourself once a fortnight doesn't help you understand.

Not wanting to force an argument (I'd better leave STW then...!), but you say the right thing, then contradict yourself!
You are correct - the aim of weight loss is [i]"more the long term trend"[/i], so there's no real benefit in [i]"become[ing] more aware of how your body can swing several lbs in a day, or a few minutes..."[/i] is there.

As long as the overall trend is down, you're losing weight....

DrP

Are you fat though Grum, right now?

Er, yeah. Though getting less so reasonably steadily at the moment. What's your point?

I reckon if the weight had started going up too much as an adult it'd have given me a clue that I needed to take some action.

I dunno, I knew when I was getting fat, but I had more pressing things bothering me at the time.

At the moment it's just nice knowing I can do a 3lb crap.

Each to their own. 😕 🙂

It's not really a contradiction DrP... people at work herald success because they've lost 2 lb since their last fortnightly weigh in... does this mean they've lost weight or they're dehydrated?

What happens when 2 weeks later they've lost no more and a further 2 weeks later they're back where they've started?

Gaining muscle is pretty flipping hard.

My mental image of Southern 'Chuck Norris' Yeti is now subject to change.