Do you weigh yourself every day?

Weigh myself most days, don't think I obsess over it though I have been guilty of this in the past. Nowadays I aim to keep within a weight range of 5lb ( don't do metric ) rather than set a specific target weight. Works for me, when I reach upper end of range I cut back for a day or two, if I drop below lower end I indulge myself more. Weight can fluctuate by several pounds each day so weighing myself daily helps identify upward trend more rapidly and any gain can be remedied painlessly. Now where are the biscuits

I wish I had weighed myself at all then I wouldn’t be at least a stone too heavy

I’m currently on enforced break from routine daily weigh-in. We’ve moved recently and I carefully did NOT note which box the scales are in. I’d noticed that if my weight had dropped one morning I overcompensated that day (ooh yes another serving, thank you ).
It will be interesting to see if I’ve actually self-regulated better without the scales. And if you hear a wail you’ll know I haven’t!

I lost just over two stones and managed to maintain that loss for a year, however, I’m beginning to recognise it is creeping back on and this posting today is a wake up call that I need to start weighing myself regularly again. With such a high percentage of the population either overweight or obese and also far too many people with type 2 diabetes, if a daily weigh in helps people to curb their appetite, then it is a good idea.

I think there is some evidence that weighing ourselves every day helps us to get into the right frame of mind to lose weight. I weigh myself every day at the same time and do see fluctuations but can see if I am on a downward trend.
I've also just got a step counter watch which I find makes me think about doing a bit more and going out for a walk if it is very low.
For me, it is being generally aware of what I eat, what I weigh and how many steps I have done that keep me motivated to lose weight.
My husband had a triple bypass, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis and now has an aneurysm. A few years ago, he managed to get from 19 stone down to about 12 stone. I don't think he would be here now or would be in a wheelchair if he hadn't lost that weight, so it can be vital for some folk to lose weight.
Overall, I think we should each find something to help us keep track that's comfortable for us and not get obsessed with exact calorie intake or having to do 10,000 steps - then getting down when we don't hit the target.
Good luck everyone who's trying to keep your weight down.

I practise calorie restriction by doing 5:2 fasting. When I first started, several years ago, I weighed myself twice a week, first thing after a fasting day. This was to check my progress. My weight is now pretty stable and I get weighed occasionally, just to check. I find a more reassuring check is my waist measurement. If it's below 30" I'm happy. It's actually 28" and I'm 5'6" tall. Ideally, your waist should be less than half your height. Even so, I only measure now and then. Even at my most obsessed, when I filled in a table of stats using my WW all-singing-all-dancing scales, I still only did it twice a week. I rarely get on them nowadays.

I'm with the "I weigh everyday" crowd. I'm just 4'11" (down from 5' in my youth) so a few pounds can make a big difference. I started doing it when I was in nurses training - no connection to the activity - and it's just a habit. Helps to keep me on the straight and narrow.

MawB2 Wed 02-Sep-20 11:08:26. I stand corrected but would point out that there has been some recent research with the same result.

I haven't weighed myself for years - if my clothes are tight I know to cut back!

I do believe it is true that regular weight checking is generally beneficial but I think that is because people who do so are generally interested in their health. Once a month is usually enough for me. It's ust regularly enough to remedy an extra weight gain before it becomes a significant problem. I can usually tell if I have put on a few pounds by the waistbands on my clothes. Any weight I have put on, post menopause, has arrived on my torso rather than elsewhere.

EileenVannin it is because ones weight varies from today for all kinds of reasons, not just water retention, that daily weighing is so good. You soon realise what your normal range of weight is, treat the occasional ludicrous weight, up or down, with the casualness it deserves and, providing you stay within your weight comfort zone, can then wander offer and enjoy your food, without constant guilt feelings.

A morning weigh-in becomes as casual an action as your morning shower.

I've done this daily since my 20s (now in my 70s), just keeps an eye on things and very simple if up one day, just cut down a bit for a day or two, seems to work quite well.

I weigh myself almost every day. I have a bmi of 22.5 and I don't want to put on weight. For health reasons and also because I look and feel good at this weight. If I put on a pound or two I cut back until I lose it again.

Yes I do weigh myself every morning and depending on what I see I sometimes stand on one leg, hold my breath and steady myself on the towel rail.
Easiest way I know to lose half a stone

Weighing yourself everyday can lead to obsessive behaviours around calorie intake/weight management etc.
This could then potentially trigger an Eating Disorder.
I think it's worth considering the impact an innocent daily weigh in can have on an impressionable grandchild.
I appreciate this is only my opinion but for both young, old, male and female, there is a very fine line between healthy monitoring and slipping over into dangerous territory.
My scales were thrown out in 1992 and I have never weighed myself since.

I'm as skinny as a rake, always have been, aged 74, fairly active and find it far easier the lose weight than to put it on. I don't take any unnecessary exercise. Diabetic to boot, inherited from my mother and grandmother. I weigh myself about twice a year. If I remember.

why would anyone want to do that? Certainly do not.

Yes, I do, but as weight fluctuates daily I add all the weights for a week then divide by seven, once you have this average weight you can see each week if you are genuinely gaining or losing, it doesn’t cause me any anxiety, but we’re not all the same,I feel that you should do what you’re comfortable with.

I would have thought that overall, the idea of healthy eating > healthy weight was actually a good one to communicate to a grandchild, milliemabel, since being a healthy weight doesn’t always mean losing weight. It means being the optimum weight for your height, bone structure etc. Thinner isn’t always better and some people might weigh themselves to make sure they’re not under-weight.
But obviously it depends on the grandchild.
An over-anxious 11 year-old who is already worried about her appearance & conforming to societal expectations is a different matter from a tubby 7-year old who stuffs his face at every opportunity.

I weigh myself every day. If I go up a pound or two, then I cut back and get that pound or two off. I am not really overweight and find this method works for me. I read somewhere recently that this is being recommend by some health professionals, although I can't remember where I read it.

Same post as Kate1949

I don’t have any scales and can’t remember when I last weighed myself. I’m not overweight, eat healthily and am very active. I exercise regularly and have a busy job.
If my clothes started to feel slightly tight, I would cut down on what I was eating.

Nope, tell by my clothes, if they’re getting snug, I cut back. I have a friend who despairs if she’s put on two ounces, think that’s a bit unhealthy myself.

I'm a member of a recognised fat club so weigh once a week, I feel it keeps me in trim x

I do as I put weight on easily and I can work on losing if I put on a pound..