Pax Ahimsa Gethen

As someone whose weight has varied considerably over my adult life (I'm now 56), I fully realize body weight is only one of many components/risk factors of health. That said, I'm curious about other folks' weighing habits.

Do you weigh yourself on a regular basis?

No
62.5%
Yes, daily
18.8%
Yes, weekly
0%
Yes, some other interval
18.8%
Poll ended at .
Apr 1 at 7:44pmWeb
Show threadPax Ahimsa Gethen4d ago
I normally weigh myself first thing in the morning on Mondays. But today (Wednesday) I weighed myself again, since it's the 1st of the month and I wanted to see how much my weight changed since March 1, when I made changes to my diet.
Show threadPax Ahimsa Gethen4d ago
I use a no-frills digital scale, and round to the nearest pound; i.e., if it says 150.2 I log 150, if it says 150.6 I log 151. I do this because I don't feel it's possible for a home body weight scale to be truly accurate to within a tenth of a pound, and even if it were, I don't feel that bit of information is useful for my health goals.
Show threadPax Ahimsa Gethen4d ago
I used to have a analog scale that my spouse got (for free) from a doctor's office, where you slide the weight thingies along the bars at the top, which was probably more accurate. My spouse also pointed out that you'd get the same results if you weighed yourself with it while on the moon. But it took up a lot of space, so we eventually gave it away.
Show threadBen Rosengart3d ago

@funcrunch Yeah, some scales measure mass, some weight.

Technically the usual conversion between pounds and kilos is only good on Earth.

Show threadPax Ahimsa Gethen7h ago
Thanks to all who responded. Not much of a sample size to go on, but still somewhat interesting that no one else typically weighs themself on weekly basis.
Show threadAngelika Cathor3d ago
@funcrunch I would like to be the kind of person that weighs themselves regularly (daily or weekly) but I'm only doing it when trying to lose weight. Other times, I have an unhealthy avoidance - I'm afraid to see the number because if I see it, I'll be forced to face the fact that I'm gaining again. I'm trying to get over it...
Show threadCecelia1d ago
@funcrunch I used to periodically. Not having regular access to a scale has changed that habit, I guess.
Show threadRyan Castellucci (they/them) 1d ago
@funcrunch Daily weigh-ins filtered through an exponentially weighted moving average.