How often do you weigh yourself?

Practically never. I have been on a low carb diet for seven years. My clothes still fit. So…..

I haven’t weighed myself in a few years. I haven’t bought any new clothes in that time and everything still fits. So that’ll do me 😊

I can’t remember the last time. If my jeans are tight I cut down - I’ve got a barometer pair with no stretch that tell me, otherwise I don’t think about it.

I'm sorry, but to me, weighing yourself everyday is obsessive - no matter how you try to justify it.

I step on my daughter‘s scales every once in a while just to check I’m about right.

My late DH used to weigh himself once a week or so. We returned from three weeks visiting our daughter in the US and, despite eating a lot more than usual, when he weighed himself on our return he had lost several kgs. That was the only symptom he had but was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and died a year later.

I weigh myself every morning - if I've put a couple of pounds on, I cut down on treats for a few days or until I've lost the gained weight. I'm only 5' tall and additional pounds show very quickly, so I do have to be careful and have managed to keep under 8st, which is a 'normal' weight for my height.

Every day now. I lost around six stones in 14 months and dread putting it back on. If it does go up a bit it is easy now to get it down. I also still track what I eat. May sound obsessive, but I have always put weight back on in the past. I also still exercise regularly and don’t drink alcohol anymore. Works for me.

Another vote here for every day weigh in. If I didn't do it for a week a couple of pounds would creep in then I have to loose it all o ver again. The daily weigh in keeps me on the right track, if its up a bit I walk more and eat a bit less. Without knowing the daily weight I’d eat too many treats then suddenly there’s three more pounds crept on.Not at all obsessive, just my way to keep the pounds at bay. I have lost 14 pounds in 12 months and would hate to see it all pile back on again.

Well done Sallyw. Some may think it obsessive to weigh daily but I get that it’s important to be observant about putting weight on again. Some may not need to, but some people do undoubtedly put weight on more readily than others, regardless of what they eat.

I can understand however if there is a history of an eating disorder best to steer clear of frequent weighing.

I weight myself every morning, and I don't consider it excessive. It is part of my morning routine; I don't get too uptight if I am a couple of lbs up, but bear it in mind, and keep an eye on it. I am aware that fluid retention can be an issue at this time of year.

Weighing myself is now just a part of my care, like brushing my teeth, drying my hair after a shower, weight can creep up at my age, and a couple of lbs is easier to lose than a sudden, surprising half a stone!

Casdon

I can’t remember the last time. If my jeans are tight I cut down - I’ve got a barometer pair with no stretch that tell me, otherwise I don’t think about it.

Me too.

Thanks for replies, glad I’m not the only daily weigher.

I find it odd that anyone should see it as obsessive. I do many things on a daily basis to maintain my health so I age as well as I can, to me it's self care. We have an increasing problem with obesity in the UK and it costs the NHS a huge amount of money as well as damaging people's quality of life. Surely if anyone is taking steps to keep to a healthy weight that's something to applaud? Describing it as obsessive sounds like a put down.

What I cannot understand is when I read about ladies who have lost a lot of weight and are delighted to be now be still over 11 stones and they say they are now a size 10 . How can that be ? I read it so often .

Floradora9

What I cannot understand is when I read about ladies who have lost a lot of weight and are delighted to be now be still over 11 stones and they say they are now a size 10 . How can that be ? I read it so often .

If you exercise regularly you will shed the fat but all according to the exercises your doing you will build up muscle. Muscle is heavier than fat.

I weigh myself every day but only take Sunday's weight as my weight for the week . Normally I don't record my daily weigh but having problems with water retention and found it's impacting on my BP which I had to take daily.Seeing my GP on 9 th so will be taking both readings with me. Plus my legs blow up and cause me more pain than I am normally in.

Kate1949

Every day like the OP. I am not overweight and my BMI is 23. However, I have blubber around my stomach and middle which I don't want to get any bigger. If I have a bad day food wise, I try to have a good day the next. It keeps my weight reasonable, although I'd love to be slimmer. I find that this way keeps my weight from going up and up.

How come the weight seems to drop off arms, legs, fingers, chin but remains stubbornly in place around the abdomen?

I put on 2 stone when I was put on a certain medication and it has stubbornly refused to go. Even though I lost my appetite recently for some time, only 3lbs came off. It always fluctuates by about 3-4lbs but won't shift.

Oh, and I weigh myself a couple of times a week usually.

Floradora9

What I cannot understand is when I read about ladies who have lost a lot of weight and are delighted to be now be still over 11 stones and they say they are now a size 10 . How can that be ? I read it so often .

No, I can’t understand it either, but that’s (nearly) me. Around 10 stone 12 and still a size 10. I was size 10 when I was 8 stone many years ago, so that shows how sizes have changed so that we can fool ourselves.

I’m back to daily weighing as I’ve dropped the ball for a few months and put on half a stone. I’m working on it (back to the 5:2). I see nothing obsessive about it and I agree with others that describing it as such sounds like a putdown.

Floradora9

What I cannot understand is when I read about ladies who have lost a lot of weight and are delighted to be now be still over 11 stones and they say they are now a size 10 . How can that be ? I read it so often .

They might be over 6'.

I'm shrinking.

Weighed myself yesterday after reading this thread, have been putting it off for weeks. How much I weigh determines my mood, (sad I know). Anyway have only put on 2lbs so will cut down for a few days, easier said than done as only eat one meal a day anyway. (I only have to smell food to put weight on, it’s always been that way.)

Callistemon I think women are more inclined to put on weight around the middle after the menopause. Perhaps it’s the body’s effort to preserve some oestrogen which is synthesised in adipose tissue?

When ovaries stop working that is.

Every Friday. Done it for years. I think weighing every day would depress me as weight does vary day to day and when I weigh once a week and its gone up I have a week to try and sort it.

BigMamma

I never weigh myself, I just go by how my clothes fit. I can soon tell if I have put weight on.

Same here.