Do you weigh every day? : Pre-Maintenance & Maintenance Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

#1 ^

Sun, May-06-12, 22:07

freckles

Senior Member

Posts: 8,730

Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 213/141/150 Female 5'4 1/2"

BF:
Progress: 114%

Location: Dallas, TX

Do you weigh every day?

I'm pretty sure I've asked you maintainers this question before...but it's been awhile and there are quite a few more of you now.

So do you weigh every day? I do and here's why.

(this is a response to a post in another thread)

Quote:

Originally Posted by freckles

I weigh every single day with few exceptions.

In the past not weighing every day contributed to the beginning of the end and I'm not going there again.

It's just become a healthy habit and I use the information gleaned to make adjustments to my woe, with the knowledge that I can fluctuate from 1-3 lbs up or down each day. When the weight is up I'm much more careful about my foods that day. Simple and brilliant...and helps to keep me on track.

Just curious about the rest of you. Do any of you relax with the scale?

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#2 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 01:13

Demi

Strong Girls Rock!

Posts: 26,760

Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/153/160 Female 5'10"

BF:
Progress: 109%

Location: UK

Yes, I weigh myself daily, and my answer as to why can be found here:

Question of the week: As a maintainer, how often do you weigh yourself?
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=433314

Last edited by Demi : Mon, May-07-12 at 01:18.

#3 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 02:09

sandy.ch

Senior Member

Posts: 107

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/192/154 Female 5f, 4

BF:
Progress: 17%

Location: Switzerland

Yes, I do too, have done for years. I know it's not the correct way, but then I feel I have control.
Wishing you a great week. :-)

#4 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 02:50

stephonice stephonice is offline

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Posts: 319

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 226/154/150 Female 5'5"

BF:
Progress: 95%

Location: East Yorkshire, UK

I work away from home Monday to Thursday so when I get home on a Friday morning I am on the scales before I even say hello to my family I think, if I was at home all week, I would be a daily weigher

#5 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 07:55

Judynyc

Attitude is a Choice

Posts: 30,111

Plan: No sugar, flour, wheat
Stats: 228.4/209.0/170 Female 5'6"

BF:stl/too/mch
Progress: 33%

Location: NYC

As a long term maintenance person, I no longer weigh daily. I used to do it daily, religiously.
Now, I weigh about 3-4 times a week. I find that its enough for me.

#6 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 09:02

mio1996

Glutton for Grease!

Posts: 1,338

Plan: Primal-VLC
Stats: 295/190/190 Male 76

BF:don't/really/care
Progress: 100%

Location: Clemson, SC

Daily for me, just makes me feel like I'm being hyper-vigilant

#7 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 09:32

yarralea

Senior Member

Posts: 568

Plan: paleo with L plates
Stats: 180/162/143 Female 160cm

BF:
Progress: 49%

Location: Perth Western Australia

Daily for me, keeps me on track. It doesn't impact on my headspace or mood. It has in the past, but not now.

#8 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 11:30

Chris_D

Senior Member

Posts: 2,981

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 204/150/150 Female 5'6"

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: Winnipeg, Canada

I too weigh daily but only record it once a week (thus not fixating on the fluctuations but staying accountable and in control) - Monday is my official weigh-in day.

#9 ^

Mon, May-07-12, 21:38

Jonahsafta Jonahsafta is offline

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Posts: 1,304

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 248/149.2/148 Female 69 inches

BF:
Progress: 99%

Location: Las Vegas

2 times a week..otherwise Im obsessively

#10 ^

Thu, May-17-12, 11:50

caveman

Registered Member

Posts: 95

Plan: my own design
Stats: 258/189/205 Male 6' 3"

BF:?/12%/15%
Progress: 130%

Location: USA

When I weigh myself daily my weight is stable. When I stop weighing daily my weight slowly starts to increase.

#11 ^

Sun, May-27-12, 12:52

Plinge

Senior Member

Posts: 2,136

Plan: No factory-processed food
Stats: 230/147/147 Male 5' 10"

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: UK

I weigh and write down my food each day. I noticed the other day that one thing is different for me on maintenance. Though I faithfully write down the carbs each day, I no longer make an effort to keep them low. They seem to stay at around 180-230 a day, for me, eating natural food, and this doesn't seem to be a problem.

#12 ^

Sun, May-27-12, 15:59

ddaniels

Senior Member

Posts: 2,441

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 194/131/135 Female 63 inches

BF:Too/Much/Fluff!
Progress: 107%

Location: Penna.

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman

When I weigh myself daily my weight is stable. When I stop weighing daily my weight slowly starts to increase.

I regained over 20lbs. because I stopped weighing daily. Skipping one day turned into skipping a few days, which turned into a week which turned into......fat!!!! I skipped because I was too chicken (make that breaded chicken!) to face the consequences of my slide back into poor eating choices.

#13 ^

Sun, May-27-12, 16:09

RuthannP

Senior Member

Posts: 964

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 180/154/130 Female 62 inches

BF:
Progress: 52%

I weigh every day as it is "instant gratification" for my staying on a diet.

#14 ^

Sun, May-27-12, 16:31

Judynyc

Attitude is a Choice

Posts: 30,111

Plan: No sugar, flour, wheat
Stats: 228.4/209.0/170 Female 5'6"

BF:stl/too/mch
Progress: 33%

Location: NYC

Quote:

Originally Posted by pollyanna1

I weigh every day as it is "instant gratification" for my staying on a diet.

Thats the thing about still being in weight loss mode...you do get that hit of instant gratificaton when you see losses on a regular basis.

When I first hit goal and began to maintain, I realized that I would no lnger get that hit from my daily weighing and had to find it from staying the same.

Not seeing this way of eating as a diet is what makes it easier to maintain for me now as it is just the way I eat.

#15 ^

Sun, May-27-12, 16:53

Aradasky

Senior Member

Posts: 10,116

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 199/000/000 Female 5"3'

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: Southern California

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judynyc

Thats the thing about still being in weight loss mode...you do get that hit of instant gratificaton when you see losses on a regular basis.

When I first hit goal and began to maintain, I realized that I would no lnger get that hit from my daily weighing and had to find it from staying the same.

Not seeing this way of eating as a diet is what makes it easier to maintain for me now as it is just the way I eat.

So true... In the weight loss mode, i weighed in once a week, as the daily varies would drive me crazy. Now, I like to see where I am daily. I thought I would never say that, but now that I am here, it is a reward. Maybe after being here a while, it won't be so wonderful, but right now.... I like it.