Hi sheryljd,
I usually weigh in every day or every other day. However, since starting the 5:2 (3 weeks ago) I think weighing in once a week is the way to go. I’ve been reading on the boards & I think that’s the general consensus. I don’t have much weight to lose & I think weighing in every day (& often at night as well!! Crazy!!!) is a bit discouraging for me. Starting this week I’m choosing Fridays as my weigh in day. Do you measure yourself? Most people have better luck with inches lost than pounds. I’m noticing that too…but I haven’t measured!! That’s on my to do list this week. 😉

Having a strong reason for weighing on the scale makes a difference.

I have a digital scale that measures weight & body fat and transmits that information on the web. I’ve been doing this for over a year, weighing in almost daily.

Since starting 5:2 about 6 weeks ago, I have noted a steady decline in my weight. I can view my history and compare to my sleeping patterns and activities to gauge better results.

Here’s my weight tracking over the past 3 months:

http://trendweight.com/u/2530328a1bd347/chart/3m.png

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Hi all. Once a month is good for me too, Tracyj. Every day would be so depressing. Sheryljd, even each week would get me down, I think. Even at 1lb a week, 4lbs sounds good. Good luck with it.

@sheryljd
“I read a great article on the Beeminder blog. Here is the link:
http://blog.beeminder.com/weighly/ ”

Thank you for that article link and I read it eagerly. I was unaware of justification for doing so.

Clearly, I weigh in daily because it’s easy and registers electronically. Something that I seldom did with a regular scale. The tracking that it has provided for me has allowed me to be more strategic about my health.

When my weight was creeping up, I kept looking for a solution & found it with 5:2 lifestyle.

The awareness, of self tracking my health, is made easier with wearable devices so that I can remove any dependence on medical consultations. It may be too late by waiting to meet with a medical professional after symptoms appear.

By being on this forum, we are all being more proactive and responsible about our wellness.

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@mommabear
“What kind of scales do you have? I really like to weigh in every day, and my scales also track body fat %. But I only record my weight once a week. But I’d love to chart it everyday. Surely there’s also an app for that….”

I have been using Fitbit one for steps tracking and Fitbit Aria for a digital scale. The tracking is automatic and the forums are extensive.

http://www.fitbit.com/aria

Additionally, the apps that connect to this provide additional info that relates to health for weight, movement, sleep and food logging.

http://www.fitbit.com/apps

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Thanks, @rockyromero. I use the SparkPeople app to track calories & weight. It charts it as well. But I have just been logging in my weight once a week. Don’t know why, but it never occurred to me to track it via the app every day. Going to do that now!! I don’t have all that much weight to lose, but I may check into getting those new scales.

Thanks for the info!

Hi, again. well, it had been 10 weeks this morning and I finally talked myself into weighing. It was with some trepidation that I got onto the scales. When I saw the number I thought something must be wrong. I was expecting and hoping to have lost a half-pound a week (good for an old gal of 68) and what I was seeing was a loss of 10 pounds!!! I got on and off several times thinking maybe the scales weren’t working. My husbands weighs every day and swears they’re accurate. So, I am excited (and still just a bit dubious) because this fabulous plan is working, I am not at all tired of it, and that means I can keep going indefinitely. I could be a whole new me by next year. I will continue, though, to weigh infrequently as that works best for me.

Hi I weigh myself once a week. eg. Every Tuesday morning. After being on this programme for one week I have lost 1.1kg. Yay. Long may it continue!

I did try and weigh myself through the week, but your body fluctuates to much.So thats why I only do it once now.

I am a once-a-week weigher, same time, same situation – what I am tracking is more weight loss than actual weight, since that can vary so much from day to day and across the day. I do weigh at a time when I will generally be at my lightest – for me, that is after a fast day. (I have made my goal weight 2-3kg less than ‘ideal’ to cover this…)
Although I agree that monthly weighing does allow for plateaus (and my weight loss pattern has generally been that for 3 weeks I only have minor changes, then the next week a much bigger change), I personally need the weekly reinforcement to help me stick to this WOE.
Although I like the idea of using clothes as a measure of weight, this has not worked for me. My weight can vary by several kg and I do not pick this up from how my clothes feel – for many years I have tended to wear looser fitting clothes. I suppose I could keep trying on tighter fitting clothes to see how I am going, but that seems more of an effort and also depends on time of day etc. I would also kid myself that the clothes feeling tighter was just due to bloating or some such… For me, the scales give a much more precise view. I do also track % and actual body fat and water to help me understand what is happening.
I take bust, waist, hips and thigh measurements about once a month – never thought about taking neck measurements, but note that is suggested.
And although it is pretty imprecise, the mirror can also be a good aid.
As we can see from these and other posts, different routines work for different people – see what works best for you.

I step on the scales Saturday am when I wake up and then measure bust,under bust, waist, hips, thighs and calves. Sadly never thought to do the upper arms.I also try on clothes and see how they fit. I find that when the scales appear to be broken or the tape measure isn’t moving, that clothes will often show where I am shrinking.

I also like to weigh in every morning, and am also taking the ups and downs in stride. What used to be my new low, over time becomes the norm and then I get a new low. I also measure waist, which is my issue, and where I’m seeing best results. Measurements are tricky, as is weight, but if they are, as a whole, going in the right direction, I am happy. Just a little weight loss is supposed to make our bodies healthier and happier too.

Precious Boo-Boo, Thanks for your support and encouragement. I think the exchanges on this website are a hugely valuable tool to keep us all positive and committed. I am fasting today and am so used to it after 11 weeks that it doesn’t really phase me.

Way to go Maybelle. Great loss there.

I tend to weigh myself on a daily basis first thing in the morning the way god made me. Then I only record my saturday morning weight. That gives me a good record of my trending weight. When I stop weighing is when I generally start to get sloppy with my eating and putting all the weight back on. I don’t want to record the morning after a fast day as I feel that is a bit of an unnatural low number. After only a week after starting 5:2 I’m still in the romantic love stage of this diet. Really hoping that the infatuation will last as my results to date have been more than acceptable to me.

snedger

cool going 2 try that 😀

This thread is so old that the topic’s new again — good save, SBC!

Interesting to see how other people have found what works for them. I learn so much here.

I weigh myself every morning. I don’t mind the fluctuations as I like to track things and I find them interesting. My willingness to do so is also something I can gauge, so there’s a mental check as well as the physical one. I do, however, only take the Wednesday reading as my official posted record. It all averages out.

When I first started 5:2, I thought I’d not weigh myself at all. But now I’m glad to have those encouraging downward lines on my graph.

Every other day works for me. I found it a bit discouraging while I was losing. Now I’m maintaining, it’s a good way to keep a check. I can have a treat, but not many and I certainly don’t want to lose anymore.

2x a week

every Monday and Fri/Sat

Just enough to keep me responsible but not so often that I get obsessive compulsive in a destructive way.

I weigh in once or twice a week – usually on the morning after my fast day which I know will be the lowest weight but it helps me psychologically to see the lower numbers. I hit my goal this morning so I am very pleased. Took 3 months to take off 18 pounds. The fast days are soooo much easier now than when I first started. In fact, I look forward to them because I don’t have to think about food. I am convinced this is the best way to lose weight if you can handle the “fast” days. The 500 calories are just enough to keep me from going crazy. Best of luck to you all and stick with it.

I weigh myself after each fast, then occasionally on non-fast days – just out of curiosity!

However, I really think once every two weeks is the way to go.
I’ve found this diet makes your weight fluctuate much more than others I’ve tried.
So it can be a bit uninspiring to be getting on the scales every day and seeing your weight rise sometimes.

I agree with an earlier post, that measuring your waist doesn’t feel like it would be very effective. Although, I’m yet to try it!

Reviving this thread! I’ve been weighing in daily, and it has been fine–the typical up/down/up/down of my ADF, but since I have such a long way to go, I’m wondering if I might become either obsessed or discouraged over the long haul. I’ve loved reading everyone’s suggestions and practices, and was intrigued by the one from @Leafi–weighing in every day but only charting the losses. I asked a statistician friend if this would be too wonky, or if there were some legitimate statistical argument for it, and she said “Sure, it makes great sense. You’re noting reality by checking in daily, but charting the downward trend. Your focus is on weight-loss, so it’s the downward trend that you’re really interested in.” So, I may finish out the month charting ups and downs as I have been, but try @leafi‘s method in May and see how that works. 🙂

I only weigh on Saturday mornings. Only once a week. Then I see the biggest effect and I do not get upset by the hesitations every day

Ditto to what lemon star said about when, why, and how often I weigh. Doing it daily helps to keep me on track.

I do ADF, and at first recorded every daily weight, and my chart looked like a zig-zag—down after fast days and up after eat days. It was accurate but discouraging. Someone on the forum suggested only recording the new lows, so that’s what I do now and I like it so much more. I weigh in every day and mentally note every weight, but I only record the downward trend—kind of the best of both worlds.

I weigh myself when I want to, rather than regularly, but roughly at the same time of day, before breakfast and before getting dressed. I will also only record the reductions in my weight, and at the same time, take waist measurements etc for the personal tracker program on this site. I use a digital scale. I keep an eye on how I look in a full length mirror, and how I feel too. I even notice whether foods taste sweeter now that I’m eating better – they do. The stems of the tenderstem broccoli I ate yesterday were too sweet for my taste. A pack of chocolate wafer fingers were so sweet I had to abandon it. Even my favourite Tunnocks chocolate and sugary mallow treats were yucky. I now rely more on fresh fruit and sometimes fresh cream, and make desserts with some 85% dark chocolate (less sugar) and slivered almonds.

It’s once every 2 weeks for me.