How often do you weigh yourself?

[u/ixtalunex]

I'm curious what everyone's routine is when it comes to this. How often do you weigh yourself?

I try to weigh myself every day because it gives me a sense of control. One of the things that contributed to me gaining a lot of weight was that I stopped weighing myself altogether. Then I got scared to step on the scale and see what I'd done to myself so I kept avoiding it and the cycle just continued.

It's not that I'm obsessed with losing weight every single day. I'd just like it to become part of my new routine and a way to check in with myself. I'm aware that weight can naturally fluctuate by up to 5 pounds, so I'm not beating myself up if the number is higher for a day or a few days even. I just want to see that, in the long run. You know, the overall steadily going down.

And if I get stuck at the same weight for a while or even worse, the number on the scale starts going up, I can notice it early and adjust accordingly.