How often should you weigh yourself on a diet?

Question

I’ve been on a diet for a few weeks now. 
I weigh myself a few times a day.  
It’s causing me a lot of stress tho.  Like I see the numbers go up as the day goes on and I know it’s bc it’s an drinking a lot of water and eating, but still, seeing it stresses me out. 
I want to try maybe doing it once a day, but I’m worried if I only do it once a day, the numbers could go up too high and I won’t see it, so I might over eat bc I don’t realize how high the numbers are, and the next morning, I’ll be up a few pounds

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Never weigh yourself any time of day other than in the morning after you poop
You’re causing unnecessary stress obsessively weighing yourself and its eating disorder behaviour. 
It’s okay to do a weekly check in but you should avoid daily weigh ins 
Bloating and poop can cause weight fluctuations that may have you freaking out about “weight gain” even though it’s all normal 
I have out of curiosity a few times weighed myself in the am and then at night 
Im almost always 3 lbs heavier at night.

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Are you the same poster who posted about freaking out from eating 8 bites of pasta? This behavior is not normal. Obsessing over your weight is not normal. The absolute BEST thing I have ever done for myself (eating disorder wise) was to stop weighing myself. Just stop. You don’t need to know how much you weigh.

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Never. Your health and progress is more than a number on a scale. Frequent weighing is a disordered behavior and as you mentioned, very stressful. As a registered dietitian, I’d actually recommend ditching the scale.

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The number on the scale is not important

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Weighing yourself multiple times a day is very excessive & not recommended at al!! It’s usually not even recommended to weigh yourself multiple times a week, some would say or even a month. Ur weight is going to fluctuate daily, just as u mentioned, so it’s counterproductive to weigh yourself multiple times a day. If u want to do it a few times a week, then space it out with days in between. Also, ur weight is lowest & most accurate first thing in the morning before eating or drinking & while being completely naked. If u haven’t already, I suggest talking with a registered dietitian/nutritionist, and/or a therapist, so u don’t end up with an eating disorder.

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The best time for me to weigh is first thing in the morning right after I pee. I track my weight for weekly progress and only note the weight I weigh on Friday mornings.  If you're tracking it doesn't really matter as long as you're consistent with the day and time you're recording.  Weight will fluctuate through the day.

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Your weight can fluctuate by 2.5lbs in a day i think I read somewhere. Really you should look to weigh yourself once a week.
You really need to listen to us though as I suspect you're the one who's posted about only eating fruit and veg/ chewing and spitting out food. This is not healthy and I strongly recommend you seek help for this

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Once a week in the morning. You will always be “heavier”? Throughout the day due to digestion water weight and bloat. Please don’t not eat because the scale says you’re heavier during the day, you are not “gaining weight” your body is doing what it’s intended to!

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You should absolutely not weigh yourself more than once a day, preferably at the same time of day. I weigh myself daily because of how I lose weight. I’ll hold on to a few pound of water weight and then drop it all plus some. If I weighed myself randomly that would be discouraging but since I do it daily I have learned how my body loses weight and it doesn’t stress me out to see fluctuating numbers. 
That being said, it sounds like you have a really unhealthy relationship with the scale and I wouldn’t do it more than like once a month.

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Once a week/ 2 times a month. You shouldnt weigh yourself daily. Weight naturally fluctuates a few pounds day to day. Especially if you took a good poop or not

How often should you weigh yourself on a diet?

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