BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Weight Loss How often should you weigh yourself?

I'm finally feeling better so I weighed myself to see if there were any major changes from my last weigh in of 117 lb. My weight is back to 118 lb; big surprise, it's been that way forever now and even when I see increases or drops due to illness, injuries, dietary meltdowns, booze intake changes, etc. it always seem to cycle back to that.

So it got me thinking about how often a person should weigh and here's my advice based on years of experience helping clients lose weight.

If you're just getting started weight every 10 days or twice a month. No more than this or you'll drive yourself insane. Focus on weight loss actions vs. weight loss outcomes and you'll lose steadily without added stress or weigh-in drama.

If you're close to your goal weight and struggling to lose the last few pounds weigh daily and keep a journal of workout and diet to see patterns that can help you get off that plateau.

If you've been at your goal weight for a few months only weigh once a month.

If you've been at your goal weight for ages like me don't weigh yourself anymore unless you think something is off. Your tightest clothes are a better measure of what is going on than the scale once you are at your goal weight/bodyfat/size.

The scale is only a small measure of success. Here's 10 milestones that matter more: 10 Permanent Weight Loss Milestones

When I did try weighing myself everyday it certainly did drive me nuts. Once a week was better, but even that doesn't always show real progress. Other milestones are definitely needed!

Is your obsession with scale weight making you crazy? Check out my article: Best Weight Scale Tips for help.

I think weighing yourself everyday help to find out whether you are gaining weight, so you can take rapid countermeasures.

I weigh myself once a week or once every two weeks. This way I see actual progress. I have lost 41 pounds since January. I was 275lbs. Now I am down to 234lbs. I am working on losing 20 to 25 more pounds.