Do you weigh yourself every day?

No, better things to do with my time!

I weigh myself most days. Ive done so for years. I stopped doing it for a while and gained over a stone. I've managed to lose most of that now but would still like another half stone off. Regular weighing keeps me accountable,

“I do these days. First thing in the morning after getting out of bed. Nip to the loo and hop on the scales.”
Ditto

I too weigh myself each morning,when my scales were broken a few years ago and I didn't weigh myself for about 6 months I went up a dress size!! but was in denial and wondered why the shops had all made their clothes a bit smaller?

I never weigh myself, it's too depressing. My scales broke years ago and I've never replaced them.

yes,

I don` t think I am paranoid, just a habit (bad?) I have got into, I still overeat!

I don't own any scales. If my trousers get tight around the waist then I know I've put on weight and need to cut down.

I stopped weighing myself every day after losing 2.5 stones but after Christmas and lockdown I was comfort eating for England and avoided the scales. A visit to the GP surgery for an annual MOT showed I'd put on 1.5 stones and my blood sugar levels were pre-diabetic. It galvanised me into starting the Fast800 this week (hi Shysal and Marmight) and weighing myself daily is both a prod and an encouragement. Each to their own....

I weigh everyday, as part of my routine before I hop in the shower. I only record it once a week, to see the overall trend. I’m currently following Bright Line Eating and am the lightest I’ve been for years. I’m aiming to get back to a healthy BMI- having been in the obese, then overweight category for a long long time.

I weigh myself every morning just to keep a lid on it. I have kept to my perfect weight this way for the last five years. It works for me and when I had an op last year it was great to be told at every weigh in that I had the perfect weight for my height. It works for me. I am lucky that I am as mobile as I was 10 years ago and my Fitbit has become my friend.

Sorry, Fevertree, not feverfew.

Feverfew, some people have weigh themselves daily for medical reasons. People on home dialysis have to weigh and take blood pressure daily.

I'm sure that must be others to.

The OP is referring to recent research which shows that weighing daily is more effective than weighing weekly.

It all depends upon your attitude to your weight, do you control it, does it control you, do you care?

Some of us have conditions which mean we have to be careful about what we eat, some don't. Some have health issues which mean they need to lose weight, some don't. Each of us has a choice whether to weight or not.

I never weigh myself unless I have to for medical reasons. If my clothes get too tight then I cut down until they feel good again. After helping my daughter through anorexia I decided to give up on weight obsession

My son never weighs himself, that way he never has to worry he's put on weight. That's his theory anyway!

Ditto janeainsworth, not anxious or paranoid, neither are either of us overweight, just following the regime that suits us.

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I have to weigh myself everyday in case I miss the one where I’ve lost rather than gained.

Your weight can vary widely from day to day. You should only weigh weekly, on the same day and at the same time of day.

I am another who weighs herself everyday, get go to the loo and on the scales. If I see it creeping up by a pound or two then I just cut back. I am neither anxious or depressed about my weight, if I put on say 3lbs then its easier to lose that then a stone. I do it for health reasons as I had sleep anorexia, lost weight and it went. So I do not want to go back to that and that bloody machine at night.

I weigh myself every day. It's a good way to keep a check on your weight. If I gain a few pounds then I'll cut back on food and up the exercise for a few days.

janeainsworth

Well, I’m happy to assure you ev and Cornelia that I’m neither paranoid nor anxious about my weight and I’m pretty sure that Riverwalk, Maggie and others who weigh themselves every day aren’t either.

And you’d be quite right, janea, about me at least.

I am another who weighs every day of my life. If it has gone up one day, even by just 1lb, I am more careful that day. I put on nearly a stone at the beginning of lockdown, due to baking too much, but over the last 3 weeks I have managed to lose 9lb on Michael Moseley's plan.
I plot the progress on a daily graph, very satisfying to see the downward trend.

I agree janeainsworth, it really isn’t a big deal for me either. I weigh myself everyday as I’m trying to lose another stone, but it’s more ‘keeping an eye’ on it than anything else.
It’s just a part of my morning routine now.

Well, I’m happy to assure you ev and Cornelia that I’m neither paranoid nor anxious about my weight and I’m pretty sure that Riverwalk, Maggie and others who weigh themselves every day aren’t either.