How do you not get upset?

daisyfields79

When the scale goes up a little when your doing so good and it should be going down? I know water retention and that but I still find it upsetting this morning seeing 1 pound on.

RubyLou25

Use a trend app. Daily fluctuations are part of life and you just have to accept it.

sparklyglitterbomb

Focus on longer trends than every day. I weigh once a week rather than every day since it was driving me a little crazy to see the daily fluctuations. If it helps you to see the overall trend, there are various apps you can use to log your weight that will graph it for you. Don't get discouraged, weight loss is not linear (which can be frustrating).

malibu927

By understanding that fluctuations will happen and looking at the overall trend rather than what the number looks like after one day or one week

Sashslay

This is me 3 out of 7 days a week! Just gotta trust the system. As long as your calories in are less than your calories out the weight loss will happen. It may not happen on a daily basis or even a weekly basis in my case but it'll be there. For me Atleast I always look at my start weight and where I am now as a way of reassuring myself that the system works!

Need2Exerc1se

What good does it do to get upset? It is frustrating, but it is what it is and getting upset won't change it.

animatorswearbras

Yeah try not to worry it happens to everyone there are zero people here who have linear weight loss, after a while you just get used to it, it can be hormones, exercise, too much salt, what volumes you've eaten and drank compared to going to the loo, maybe you've had a bigger loss recently than you expected and your weights evening out the next day, sunburn, the list goes on, we're complicated bags of meat with complicated metabolic processes you just have to look at longer trends over weeks otherwise you'll drive yourself nuts. xxx

mabearof6

I used to get frustrated....I realized it bothered me so I started weighing less. I also don't weigh during my period, whenever I add in a new exercise or feel bloated. I weigh once every week or two.

notreallychris

Don't step on the scale everyday. Try once a week. It's easy to let the scale trick you. But tape don't lie. Try using tape to measure your losses and record those measurements.

MzNeecie

i curse the scale and call it names, lol. then I move it to different places on my bathroom floor until I get the number I want. No but really you just have to stay the course and know that as others have said use other measures and don't beat yourself up over the daily ups and downs.

laurenebargar

I felt this way until I started using Libra, it makes you notice the overall trend. Even when I went through a period of 14 days with no loss my overall trend was down, and then a "whoosh" came. I also signed up for a biggest loser competition on MFP, it was fun and it helped me see that I was losing every week when my weigh in day came for this competition

bdlasher

Something that has helped me is weight averaging. You weigh each day for seven days, then find the average of those weights and call that your weekly weight. Continue this, getting a weekly average weight each week. It helps me in two ways: (1) I almost always see a loss, even if it is only a half a pound for the week and (2) it reminds me that I'm in this for the long haul. I might not like my weight on certain days, but it motivates me to move a little more or eat a little less to get a great average for the week. There are fluctuations in weight and when you just weigh once a week, you might weigh on an upswing, even though you've been very disciplined! Try it for three weeks and I think it will help you! Good luck!

Loug1983

I second the vote for Libra or similar trending app, I was struggling like you with any increase on the scale but the trending app really let's you see that the daily number is largely insignificant. We know that weight is going to fluctuate but it can still be difficult to see it, the trending app reminds you that overall you are still losing.

Lounmoun

I prefer to weigh once a week. I have more frustration seeing daily fluctuations even if I know it is normal.
I tell myself to look at results from a couple of weeks not just one day.

earlnabby

I weigh myself once or twice a week and I only record my losses in a spreadsheet which also calculates my total loss, monthly loss, and the average weekly loss since I began (currently 1.78 lb since Jan 29th).

magster4isu

I only get upset if I go 3 WEEKS in a row without losing and I think I am doing everything right. At that point (after I throw my little hissy fit), I reevaluate what I've been logging to see if I'm lying to myself. I also see if my daily calorie goals are still accurate. I also force myself to take a look at how far I've already come and try to focus on the positives.

Don't let short term hiccups derail your overall progress.

seska422

Weight naturally fluctuates. Mine fluctuated all through my weight loss. Here's a 3-month trend where I was at or below my calorie goal every day:



I measure my daily success by how well I stick to my plan rather than what the scale says. Concentrate on the process and let the results take care of themselves when they get around to it. It's your trend over time that matters.

gamerbabe14

I live in the US...sooo many other things for me to get upset about!

But for real, whenever the scale goes up I am confident I didn't eat above my maintenance the day(s) before so I mark it down on my Happy Scale app for iOS and make some coffee.

PaulaWallaDingDong

I understand what it means and go about my business.

perkymommy

I'm a daily weigh person too and I wish I didn't step on there because I know it's best to weigh once a week or even once a month. It's hard not to weigh! I suggest measuring your body and keeping track that way.

livingleanlivingclean

Another vote for a trending app - I weigh every day, and my numbers go up and down from day to day but I don't let it affect me anymore as I can see the general trend going in the right direction. I don't let my weight change how I feel, how I eat or how I exercise.

(today I was up 2kgs but I figured it was because the day before I trained for the first time in 5 days....and about 2 hours after weighing I did a massive poo )

earlnabby

seska422 wrote: »

Weight naturally fluctuates. Mine fluctuated all through my weight loss. Here's a 3-month trend where I was at or below my calorie goal every day:



I measure my daily success by how well I stick to my plan rather than what the scale says. Concentrate on the process and let the results take care of themselves when they get around to it. It's your trend over time that matters.

This is one of those things where each person is different. I really, really dislike seeing gains on paper so I stopped using the trending app and went with my spreadsheet. I respond better to seeing the losses only, even if some are spread far apart, and calculating totals and averages. No matter how much I tell myself fluctuations are normal, I just don't want a reminder of it. I weigh myself and if it is up from my last weigh-in, I step off the scale and forget it.

I agree 100% with concentrating on the process and judging your success by how well you stick to your plan.

seska422

perkymommy wrote: »

I'm a daily weigh person too and I wish I didn't step on there because I know it's best to weigh once a week or even once a month. It's hard not to weigh! I suggest measuring your body and keeping track that way.

There's no one best way.

If it's stressful to you, I would suggest weighing less often. However, I don't stress over any particular weight on a particular day. I see each day as a data point and more data points allow for more accurate number-crunching.

CattOfTheGarage

You can't really just stop being upset. The way you feel is the way you feel, whether it's rational or not. Tell yourself the helpful things people have suggested above, then give yourself a hug and carry on with your day. You'll feel better shortly.

seska422

earlnabby wrote: »

seska422 wrote: »

Weight naturally fluctuates. Mine fluctuated all through my weight loss. Here's a 3-month trend where I was at or below my calorie goal every day:



I measure my daily success by how well I stick to my plan rather than what the scale says. Concentrate on the process and let the results take care of themselves when they get around to it. It's your trend over time that matters.

This is one of those things where each person is different. I really, really dislike seeing gains on paper so I stopped using the trending app and went with my spreadsheet. I respond better to seeing the losses only, even if some are spread far apart, and calculating totals and averages. No matter how much I tell myself fluctuations are normal, I just don't want a reminder of it. I weigh myself and if it is up from my last weigh-in, I step off the scale and forget it.

I agree 100% with concentrating on the process and judging your success by how well you stick to your plan.

Been there, done that. When I started MFP, I recorded my weight once per week but only if it was down from the previous week. Right now, I'm enjoying the trending app. Who knows how I'll feel about recording things in the future. It's all good as long as it works for you.

fitmom4lifemfp

If I got upset every time the scale went up, I would have had a heart attack a long time ago.

BaddS4

Try not to focus so much on the scale. Your clothes always tell the best story...

Kullerva

Something my doc told me once: "Being miserable burns no extra calories." Does it help to get upset? No. I'm heading into TOM and am up a bit as a result, but I know my logging is good and that the gain isn't fat.

daisyfields79

I've only been doing this life style change for a little over a week and was so please and excited to go from 300.2 to 289.8 in 1 week. I was weighing myself daily and decided to start ever 2 days, which brings me to this morning when the aisle said 290.6. I really really wanted to see under 290 on my first week and did it by 0.2 lol o was over the moon but now I'm back to the 290's it just feels like a smack in the face. I know it's all in my head but that 1 pound feels like 10. I'm not giving up, no way, no how but I have to admit it took a lot to not stop for and grab a giant ice cream when I brought my son to see the ships. Lol I'm an emotional eater and knew if I stayed home I would start picking at stuff so we went for a walk. Try to change that emotional eating to emotional walking lol

Arkie_Ali

I use the trending apps for daily weigh-ins and I created my own excel spreadsheet with a trending graph for weekly weigh-ins and marking TOM trends/fluctuations...because I'm a nerd like that It's nice to see the bigger picture.

getfitpixi

I try to remember that it's my responsibility and I can change it.
Only you can really impact the number on the scale.
Remember that it's not out of your control.
Take back power.