How often do you weigh in?

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I was just telling a friend, my IL's weigh in every day, sometimes multiple times, and then they panic about it I know you're not supposed too, I've tried telling them, but they don't listen.

Now that I'm on a health bumkick, I've gotta keep track of my weight. I'm thinking either weekly or fortnightly, same time of day. What do all you health nuts do? What's the best time difference to get the most realistic weigh in?

[Phteven]

I.M.O......
There's no best time.
Just do it at the same time on the same scales.
Once a week is plenty.

And maybe consider updating your ticker every now and then (that is a reminder to myself, not you).

[Trillian]

First thing in the morning after you've been to the loo and before you've gotten dressed and had anything to eat is the best time. 1lt of water weighs 1kg, so if you weigh at the end of the day you could be adding extra kg's simply because you might have drank several litres of water through the day, plus all the food you've eaten. I only weigh once a month because my cycles affect my weight hugely because of fluid retention, so I have to make sure that it's just after I have my bleed that I weigh.

[hj1981]

i weigh in first thing in the morning after a pee........................ every day! i find it keeps me more motivated

[Jakabella]

I am doing Weight watchers (have now lost 11kgs!) and I weigh in every Tuesday night. But at home I maybe do it every second day just to see if the number is going downwards!

[Purple Penguin]

I weigh whenever I jump on the wii fit, it's the only decent set of scales I have in the house. Otherwise official weigh in is every Tuesday night.

[Kazbah]

i weigh in first thing in the morning after a pee........................ every day! i find it keeps me more motivated

Yep, that's what I do too. Get up, pee, turn on the shower, weigh while waiting for water to heat up. But I do my "official" weigh-in Mondays after the pee and everything else is just motivation.

[Nai]

I do it after my gym workout, but that is because the scales are accurate and I am there at the same time, same day each week. So I can compare on the same scales, Sam time a week apart.

[sushee]

I pretty much weigh myself everyday and have done for over 3 years. I stopped for about 6 months last year but now am back to weighing myself.

I know that my weight will fluctuate during the week and so I only make note of my weight on Friday mornings.