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Avi2Kat
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I am addicted to weighing myself on the scale... I do it like every single day.. or when I really try I can go 3 days or so. 
Is this bad
Is this bad hillbillylee1
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the scale will drive you nuts. seems like when you weigh everyday it either dosent show anything or it goes in the wrong direction. I dont have a scale now for that exact reason, well that and the old one broke lol. Im getting a new one in the next few weeks. Ill prob weigh every week on a certain day.
twinmom2791
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bad?
If you can weigh yourself every day, and take in the losses AND the gains with a positive outlook, then weighing often probably is not bad for you. If, however, it causes you to feel stressed or depressed that probably is not good. If it causes you to feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster - happy when you lose, sad when you gain or stay the same - then you have to think about whether that is really worth it.
I have these same issues, and the only way I felt safe was to put my scale away and commit to a set period of time between weigh ins. My time frame runs about 30 days, and that is a personal choice, but it works for me. I think a lot of people commit to a once per week weigh in, and that would definitely cut out a lot of the emotional turmoil of the daily ups and downs of the scale.
If you can weigh yourself every day, and take in the losses AND the gains with a positive outlook, then weighing often probably is not bad for you. If, however, it causes you to feel stressed or depressed that probably is not good. If it causes you to feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster - happy when you lose, sad when you gain or stay the same - then you have to think about whether that is really worth it.
I have these same issues, and the only way I felt safe was to put my scale away and commit to a set period of time between weigh ins. My time frame runs about 30 days, and that is a personal choice, but it works for me. I think a lot of people commit to a once per week weigh in, and that would definitely cut out a lot of the emotional turmoil of the daily ups and downs of the scale.
Patty1
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I wake up each morning, "visit the powder room", strip naked, and weigh myself before I have anything to eat or drink. I write it down in a journal.
This is the lowest weight I am all day, so it usually motivates me. Measuring at the same time each day makes a more consistent weigh in. Writing it down keeps me honest and accountable. If it's higher, then I tell myself that for today I will do better - eat better, exercise, drink water. I face this battle one day at a time.
Sometimes I add additional notes later that day on the same line if I exercised, took my BF% (have it on my scale), took my measurements or started my monthly @#$^! I'm not real consistent on this, but it helps me examine/explain the ups and downs.
Recently I went back through the months (started this on New Years Eve) and drew a line after each Sunday, then highlighted my lowest weight each week. That was pretty neat because even though I had ups and downs, I could see my losses over the months.
I hit my lowest weight in years on May 21, and haven't met it again (I'm back up 2 lbs now). But it's my mini goal to hit and break that low. I'm currently down 8 lbs for the year now, so weighing myself daily works for me.
Honestly, it's when I don't face the scale for a couple of days (because I know it's up!) that I start backsliding.
I'd say as long as you don't beat yourself up about it, weighing yourself daily can be a good thing.
This is the lowest weight I am all day, so it usually motivates me. Measuring at the same time each day makes a more consistent weigh in. Writing it down keeps me honest and accountable. If it's higher, then I tell myself that for today I will do better - eat better, exercise, drink water. I face this battle one day at a time.
Sometimes I add additional notes later that day on the same line if I exercised, took my BF% (have it on my scale), took my measurements or started my monthly @#$^! I'm not real consistent on this, but it helps me examine/explain the ups and downs.
Recently I went back through the months (started this on New Years Eve) and drew a line after each Sunday, then highlighted my lowest weight each week. That was pretty neat because even though I had ups and downs, I could see my losses over the months.
I hit my lowest weight in years on May 21, and haven't met it again (I'm back up 2 lbs now). But it's my mini goal to hit and break that low. I'm currently down 8 lbs for the year now, so weighing myself daily works for me.
Honestly, it's when I don't face the scale for a couple of days (because I know it's up!) that I start backsliding.
I'd say as long as you don't beat yourself up about it, weighing yourself daily can be a good thing.
hillbillylee1
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well im saying when i get my scale im only gonna weigh once a week. but the wanting to know if its going down every day will be rough.
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Avi2Kat
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it really bothers me when I weigh and I am over 175.. >.< I get depressed at any sign of a gain.
Spectra
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I think the trick to scales is to find what works the best for you and stick to it. Some places tell you, you should never weigh yourself you should base you progress by how you look and feel. This makes sense I guess but it sure doesn't work for me. Most places go off the weigh yourself once a week idea, not a bad idea but still I need a little more of a kick in the butt then that.
I personally go with the once a day first thing in the morning naked thing too
It helps me remember for the rest of the day that my weight wasn't bad this morning if I'm good all day it could be a little less tomorrow morning.
You just have to be careful because it's easy to get caught in the trap of weighing everything you do. There was a time when I'd weigh myself after I ate, after I exercised even after I went to the bathroom It was hard to break that habit.
Just find what is reasonable and best for you and stick to it.
Good Luck!
I personally go with the once a day first thing in the morning naked thing too
It helps me remember for the rest of the day that my weight wasn't bad this morning if I'm good all day it could be a little less tomorrow morning.
You just have to be careful because it's easy to get caught in the trap of weighing everything you do. There was a time when I'd weigh myself after I ate, after I exercised even after I went to the bathroom
It was hard to break that habit.Just find what is reasonable and best for you and stick to it.
Good Luck!
WeightLossWatch
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I've been trying to figure out at what point in the day I should weigh myself. My weight seems to fluctuate about 3 pounds during the day no matter what I do!
First thing in the morning is the lightest, as Patty discussed. But what time of day is the most accurate?
First thing in the morning is the lightest, as Patty discussed. But what time of day is the most accurate?
luxurious247
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i have recently been weighing myself every morning (naked, of course) and i find that this really motivates me to eat well and excercise more throughout the day. i know that somedays i'm not going to like what it has to say...but for the most part, recently, i've been please with what it tells me!
famouschic
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i welcome myself to the land of the scale people. i too am addicted to the scale and thru surfing around this forum i have since found a thread for every compulsion that i have, which is awesome, because it is nice not to be alone. me and another member have challenged each other to stay off of the scale because of the emotional ups and downs that it causes, often resulting in a lower self-esteem because one may lose confidence in what they are doing. we have decided that we will weigh ourselves on fridays only, which will keep us accountable to ourselves as well as each other.
oddly enough, i never realized how much of addiction food really can be. but then, it also weirds me out, because i am slowly realizing that although i want to get rid of my obsession with food, i must continue it, but just in a different direction. because changing my life wil always keep me obsessed with food, but just in the way that i must think about what i can and do eat instead of think about all of the things that i crave.
oddly enough, i never realized how much of addiction food really can be. but then, it also weirds me out, because i am slowly realizing that although i want to get rid of my obsession with food, i must continue it, but just in a different direction. because changing my life wil always keep me obsessed with food, but just in the way that i must think about what i can and do eat instead of think about all of the things that i crave.
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Avi2Kat
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ya.. I am suffering from the whole emotional high and lows thingy when I weigh. Now that I am working it keeps me off the scale 3 days a week... but the other 4 I just wanna see.... lol
I think I may try just weighing once a week again.. pick a day and stick with it. Now just t figure out what day. lol
I think I may try just weighing once a week again.. pick a day and stick with it. Now just t figure out what day. lol
Losing Cleo
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Are You Up For a Scale Challenge?
Seems like many of us are attacted (for better or worse) to the scale multiple times a day. I do it at least five times in the morning, then again as soon as I come home from work and then of course I have to check again before I go to bed. And of course, by the end of the night, it's always up and I'm always down because of that number. What a way to go to sleep, upset that the scale shows that the days efforts have been unsuccessful.
So, I'll put this out there for all to consider...let's make every Friday in the A.M. our official Scale Day.
Reading all of your notes, we're all experiencing similar feelings, we're so desperate to see that number go down that we're on that scale way too much. I admit it, I know I shouldn't but I do it all the time, day in and day out. I agree with what you are all saying, it is sabatoge, but how come we just keep on jumping on there.
So let's fight back! Let's try to fight the urge! Let's say that we won't do it anymore! Maybe if we all work together and make one day our Scale Day we can change our habits/obsessions.
Today is Friday so I challenge all of you to jump on your scales today and then put it out of sight (and hopefully out of sight will be out of mind) and let's not set foot on them again until the 23rd.
Then we can all report back to one another what the final results were. Were we successful, did we go down, did we go up. How did it feel etc.
What do you think all? Are you up for the challenge? Should we make today our first offical Friday Scale Day?
Seems like many of us are attacted (for better or worse) to the scale multiple times a day. I do it at least five times in the morning, then again as soon as I come home from work and then of course I have to check again before I go to bed. And of course, by the end of the night, it's always up and I'm always down because of that number. What a way to go to sleep, upset that the scale shows that the days efforts have been unsuccessful.
So, I'll put this out there for all to consider...let's make every Friday in the A.M. our official Scale Day.
Reading all of your notes, we're all experiencing similar feelings, we're so desperate to see that number go down that we're on that scale way too much. I admit it, I know I shouldn't but I do it all the time, day in and day out. I agree with what you are all saying, it is sabatoge, but how come we just keep on jumping on there.
So let's fight back! Let's try to fight the urge! Let's say that we won't do it anymore! Maybe if we all work together and make one day our Scale Day we can change our habits/obsessions.
Today is Friday so I challenge all of you to jump on your scales today and then put it out of sight (and hopefully out of sight will be out of mind) and let's not set foot on them again until the 23rd.
Then we can all report back to one another what the final results were. Were we successful, did we go down, did we go up. How did it feel etc.
What do you think all? Are you up for the challenge? Should we make today our first offical Friday Scale Day?