Weighing just once a month..

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rivergirl89

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Is it a good/bad idea to diet/exercise and to just weigh once a month? I was weighing myself every week but if I didn't get the results I wanted during a week I would get upset and I was more tempted to cheat and not continue on with my routine.
 
I know this sounds dumb, but I weigh myself like 10 times a day (except on my cheat days like xmas!) but if I see myself weighing more than I did the day before I won't eat. I think seeing myself weigh more the next day makes me not want to eat much. That is my appetite suppressant.
 
Morning,

I generally go by inches. Every morning I'll grab the little flab on my hipbone and determine if it's bigger or smaller than before. Smaller, I weigh myself. Bigger, I don't. :)

In 2008, I plan on starting P90x, so I'll probably gain muscle (as I'm pretty close to my goal weight right now).

Enjoy,

Barbara
 
rivergirl89 said:
Is it a good/bad idea to diet/exercise and to just weigh once a month? I was weighing myself every week but if I didn't get the results I wanted during a week I would get upset and I was more tempted to cheat and not continue on with my routine.
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you have to do what works best for you...

Read the stickied t hread about the scale mentality and remind yourself that the number on the scale is just one more measurement - and shouldn't be your sole measurement to base progress on.
 
Amen to that!!!

maleficent said:
you have to do what works best for you...

Read the stickied t hread about the scale mentality and remind yourself that the number on the scale is just one more measurement - and shouldn't be your sole measurement to base progress on.
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I have no idea what is going on myself here. I have gone down a full 2 inches in waist and and fitting into new "goal" pants bought a few months ago, yet the scale hasn't dropped a pound..... Bizarre, but hell, I will take it!

My wife says I look skinnier, my coworkers say I look skinnier, I FEEL skinnier, so the scale can get bent.

sirant
 
I can't stop myself from weighing every day when I'm trying to lose weight. And even though I KNOW weight fluctuates, and I KNOW it's not the best thing to do, I do it. It drives me nuts but I do it anyway!

Lori
 
That would be close to fitting the definition of insanity.

I should have added a caveat to my post above......

I know people who weigh daily without issue. Few though. And by without issue, I mean they can be dieting, step on the scale, see a 2 lb uptick in weight, and not think twice about it or fret.

Most say it doesn't affect them negatively, but I then see them moan about a small uptick.
 
The number on the scale theoretically only matters to me because I want my weight to be in a healthy BMI range -and that's purely for my own ego (besides the BMI range is a lot higher than insurance table weights so I have a m uch better chance of getting to that :D ...

my jeans don't care what number it says on the scale and they still fit if I go up 15 lbs or down 10...
 
sirant said:
I have no idea what is going on myself here. I have gone down a full 2 inches in waist and and fitting into new "goal" pants bought a few months ago, yet the scale hasn't dropped a pound..... Bizarre, but hell, I will take it!

My wife says I look skinnier, my coworkers say I look skinnier, I FEEL skinnier, so the scale can get bent.

sirant
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You must be building muscle. I have gotten so frustrated before when dieting and exercising my butt off literally. But I think that the reason the numbers on the scale weren't moving, even though I know I was getting thinner, was because I was starting to gain muscle.
 
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