We're all different as to how often we weigh ourselves, LiliannB. Personally, I weigh myself every single morning, as soon as I get out of bed. It just helps me to be more accountable with everything I do on my weight loss journey each day when I know the scale will be waiting for me the next morning. But, we're all different. For some people, knowing the scale is waiting for them every morning might end up being counterproductive; for others like myself, I use my daily weigh-ins as another motivator to stay on track.

I've been seeing your posts on this forum for several month, hon; what I'm most struck by is that you seem to be making a lot of effort, but, you're not getting anywhere in the area of actually losing weight, so something is off-kilter somewhere. Especially at your weight, if you're making good food choices and exercising, there is no reason in the world why the pounds shouldn't be coming off.

I believe one very important key to weight loss (and keeping it off) is that we really examine what we are doing on a day to day basis in our weight loss efforts. Sometimes it takes measuring our food portions (I read somewhere that a lot of people underestimate their portion sizes by as much as 30% when they don't measure them), keeping a journal of our meals, etc.

I believe in not giving up on anything, particually when it has to do with our health. But, obviously, what you've been doing in the last several months has not worked, so you need to try something else. What that is, I can't tell you...it's part of your journey to make that discovery for yourself.

I think a very important question you need to ask yourself is - do I really want to lose weight and be healthy? And, am I really willing to put in the difficult work to make that happen?

Wishing you the best, LiliannB. I think you need to stop focusing on the scale and how much (or how little) you should stand on it and focus in on why you're continuing to hold on to weight you say you want to lose.

Hugs,
Janice

Thank you, Janice..I given up on daily weigh ins and just do it weekly. For some reasons, daily weigh ins is not for me.

Good luck to you!

I know you can do this, LiliannB. Just take it one day at a time.

Well...I'm afraid to get up on the scale...maybe one more week of working out and I'll see what it says.

My best friend is a daily weigher and I am more like every other day...if I can get on the thing...My husband is a "I just went to the bathroom so I'm gonna see how much that weighed" weigher...sorry TMI, but he lost 9lbs just by going to the bathroom! YUCK!!!

Just stick to whatever you're comfortable with and what you think will be best for you :)

Gosh, Im an every single morning weigher....an every single night weigher (just to see how my day effected me. I dont take that number seriously) and sometimes I weigh myself inbetween those 2 times. I have to know what it says everyday...I feel it keeps me more accountable to what Im eating.

Everyone is different, RoxiesMama (what a little cutie!), but, I'm a daily weigher too. I absolutely feel that it keeps me accountable. I guess the way I look at it is, we eat every day, so it just makes sense to weigh yourself every day.

Personally, it would drive me crazy to only weigh myself once or twice a week. But, that works great for some people though. I guess the bottom line is, we need to do whatever keeps us on our weight loss journey.

Janice : )

Once a week or once every few weeks for me. No more.

It's too nerve-wracking & can make/break my day. I don't need that. Nor do I need to see small ups/downs each day. Let me see one number at the same time each week or every few weeks.

Just my opinion for me. Others like the daily look. It's whatever works for you. :)

The only time i ever did daily weigh ins was when i was training for a competition and it really mattered and i had to count everything right down to my last ounce of bodyfat. Now, i only do it once a week and prefer to look in the mirror and pay close attention to how i FEEL and listen to my body. Weighing yourself daily and breaking down if you see the number has gone up is just a mind fuck.