How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?

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How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?

June 19, 2007

Some of us have a love / hate relationship with scales. Others simply find a daily weigh-in a helpful tool for staying on track. We all know the numbers on the scale are not the only way to measure your health - there's body mass composition, ratio of muscle to fat, waist diameter, etc.

So, I am curious...

39 Comments

mollipop 5 years 48 weeks

I'm definitely one of those people who feels like a daily weigh-in keeps me on track. I had stopped weighing myself for a couple months and got too relaxed about my eating habits, and ended up gaining several pounds. So the frequent weigh-ins, while annoying, are small price to pay since they keep me aware of the price of my unhealthful habits.

PrissyLilBadAss 5 years 48 weeks

I don't own a scale so I'll weigh myself about once a month at the gym, and of course any time I visit my doctor. But I tend to think that knowing my weight does me no good. I mean, I can lose 3 lbs of fat and gain 3 lbs of muscle, but the scale makes it look like I haven't done a thing. Though I'm thinking of buying a scale that has a body-fat analysis built in. Any suggestions on brands??

PrissyLilBadAss 5 years 48 weeks

I don't own a scale so I'll weigh myself about once a month at the gym, and of course any time I visit my doctor. But I tend to think that knowing my weight does me no good. I mean, I can lose 3 lbs of fat and gain 3 lbs of muscle, but the scale makes it look like I haven't done a thing.Though I'm thinking of buying a scale that has a body-fat analysis built in. Any suggestions on brands??

amandasunly 5 years 48 weeks

Few times a week. I feel weird if I don't know how much I weigh. The longer I stay away, the more freaked out I am.

Baby_Jatti 5 years 48 weeks

I hardly ever weigh myself. I don't really think you need to. You don't need a scale to tell you if you've lost or gained weight, you can tell by the way your clothes fit. Also sometimes the weighing scale shows an increase in weight and it's not fat but muscle content which is good. So really I don't see the point of weighing myself regularly.

krisua 5 years 48 weeks

Whenever I feel like I can stand the truth...

pixelhaze 5 years 48 weeks

Daily unless I was really bad the night before. I know the number will go up only because of water retention (no one can actually gain four pounds overnight!) so I wait a day for it to go down so the number doesnt freak me out. My scale also has a body fat monitor, but since I weigh myself in my pjs it's not very effective :P. The clothes thing makes sense but since my jeans fit differently depending on whether Ive just washed them or what time of the month it is . . .it doesnt really do it or me :P.

pixelhaze 5 years 48 weeks

japokie 5 years 48 weeks

Right now I am only weighing myself once a month. I am going off the way my clothes fit. I tend to get to overwhelmed with the numbers if I weigh myself daily.

rubialala 5 years 48 weeks

If I'm on a regular work out schedule, once a week, but if not (like right now!), maybe once a month just to make sure I'm not gaining any MORE weight.

sweet_potato 5 years 48 weeks

Weighing in daily has been the one thing that has motivated me to keep my weight at my lowest. Most studies say that those who weigh in daily, are more likely to maintain their weight loss.

sweet_potato 5 years 48 weeks

Weighing in daily has been the one thing that has motivated me to keep my weight at my lowest.Most studies say that those who weigh in daily, are more likely to maintain their weight loss.

RebeccaAdele 5 years 48 weeks

I only do when I feel I have lost touch with my true weight, but I don't like to gauge health on numbers alone. How I feel is more important that a few digits.

blackjade 5 years 48 weeks

I weigh myself about once a week (at the gym). I work out first thing in the morning do it's pretty accurate. The funny thing is it's actually more of a confirmation than anything. My work pants are a little tight going over my hips so I know I'm in the 110-113 range...I hop on the scale .... and I'm right! There have been years where I didn't weigh myself at all - right now I'm in a weekly weigh-in phase I guess.

Charlie 5 years 48 weeks

i weigh myself daily, but i understand why a lot of people don't, and shouldn't. it's so easy to become obsessed with the number. i do it myself, though, to get an overall idea of how i'm doing diet and exercise-wise. if i notice a steady climb in weight over a few days i know it's time to carefully watch what i'm eating and regulate things so i get back down. likewise, if i notice i'm tired for several days and i'm slowly gaining some weight, it's time to examine how lax my exercise routine has gotten. i also pay attention to how my clothes are fitting and take my measurements about once every 1-2 months. it's kept the weight i lost several years ago off and allowed me to remain in the same weight range for years, but i know it's not good for everyone :)

Charlie 5 years 48 weeks

i weigh myself daily, but i understand why a lot of people don't, and shouldn't. it's so easy to become obsessed with the number. i do it myself, though, to get an overall idea of how i'm doing diet and exercise-wise. if i notice a steady climb in weight over a few days i know it's time to carefully watch what i'm eating and regulate things so i get back down. likewise, if i notice i'm tired for several days and i'm slowly gaining some weight, it's time to examine how lax my exercise routine has gotten.i also pay attention to how my clothes are fitting and take my measurements about once every 1-2 months.it's kept the weight i lost several years ago off and allowed me to remain in the same weight range for years, but i know it's not good for everyone :)

thatgirljj 5 years 48 weeks

I weigh daily, but I don't stress about it. I just log the number and note if I go up by more than a couple pounds or if I'm seeing a trend in the wrong direction. If so, I cut back a little bit. 1 pound here or there or a bit of PMS bloating doesn't stress me out. Weighing once a month and seeing some big change totally would cause me to freak out though.

JBlondie 5 years 48 weeks

I gage my weight by how my clothes fit. Scales make me a paranoid obsessive person!!!

any 5 years 48 weeks

well i've try every two months! but actually i do it like 3 times per year!

Beth1122 5 years 48 weeks

Once a year when I go in for my annual exam...

go4it 5 years 48 weeks

i totally agree with nikolem, i don't understand the obsession with actual weight. just figure out how your clothes fit and call it a day. women fluctuate so much with weight, and it depends on so many factors that pinning yourself to a number just seems so silly. i never weigh myself, i don't care what the number is as long as i fit in my clothes and feel good about myself.

KerryG 5 years 48 weeks

I used to weigh myself several times a week, but nowawdays I don't own a scale so it's more like several times a year. I'm naturally quite thin, but my weight fluctuates a lot within a ten pound range and I used to fret when it was at the higher end of that range. Somewhere along the way, though, I realized that as long as I felt good, the number on the scale didn't really mean anything, and I've been happier since.

DesignRchic 5 years 48 weeks

I weigh myself once a week. It can be very deceiving because if you're like me, trying to lose a few pounds for your bathing suit, you start strength training, and not losing weight. Because you're gaining more muscle. AND not seeing numbers drop can get very discouraging. But what I do is measure my waist and hips and that's where I know the difference and improvement.