Scale stress!!

wpanderson

How does everyone stay off the scale!!?? I have a complete compulsion to weigh myself every morning!! I tried going to once a week & I even put the scale in my guest bathroom closet!! Am I the only one that deals with this!!??

Followingsea

I don't. I'm actually interested in how my weight fluctuates during the day, so I often weigh myself a few times a day. There is nothing wrong with doing this, as long as you are able to keep in mind that it's the overall TREND that matters, and not the number on the scale at any given moment. I say weigh yourself daily, but only RECORD the measurements on Monday or Friday morning.

AnDiallo

I actually do weigh myself every morning before I eat breakfast , bearing in mind I want to see the trends more than the actual number.
If , for some reason, I need to decrease the regularity of my weighing, as soon as I get up I drink as much water as I can to 'sabotage' the scale reading, and that stops me weighing for that day.

nmidwood13

I know how you feel. I either get on every day or not at all. I think I need to get on it every other day, if I go longer then 2 days then I'm actually scared to get on and I don't and by the time I do my weight is not what it should be. I think I need to get on every other day to keep myself in check. Sometimes I don't get on because I'm afraid of the effect it will have on me if it's bad.

Salt_Sand_Sun

I like to weigh every day to help me stay on track. I don't think there is anything wrong with daily weighing as long as you understand it can fluctuate - some people upwards of 5lbs. Water, sodium, exercise etc can all affect the weight each day. But I like to know what I'm in for each day and if I need to buckle down a bit or if I'm on track.

heather_hearts_travel

I'm with you! I weigh every day, but I only record the number once or twice a week. That way, I'm keeping my finger on the pulse of my progress, but I'm not harassing my friends with every .2 loss in my newsfeed. Also, it is better to track the weekly trend rather than the daily details.

tmpecus78

Weighing yourself everyday is foolish, cause like you've already admitted you are "stressed" and "obsessed" with it. Your body can naturally fluctuate from day to day, just solely based on water consumption. You are creating a nightmare for yourself and I highly suggest you stop.

bymyslf892

Have someone hide it from you so you don't know where it is!

CeeFaith1

I completely empathize with you. I wake up every day wanting to weigh myself. Often times the number on the scale dictates my day. If I weigh less, I feel good and feel as if I can have an extra snack. If I gain, I get depressed and end up eating more because I feel like all of my efforts are not paying off. Of course, its probably only water weight but that is not what my brain perceives. Something that helped me was weighing in at night. When I weigh in at night I can keep track of whether Im losing or not and I know that the number is often 2 or more pounds less in the morning. I'm often surprised on weigh in day that I lost more than I've been estimating from my nightly weigh-ins. I am trying not to get on the scale at all now though because I want to practice more self control and know that a number on a scale shouldn't dictate how I feel.

cwolfman13

It's an arbitrary, rando number with a multitude of factors that make up that number...I don't obsess about arbitrary numbers. I obsess about my nutrition and my fitness and the rest just takes care of itself. I'm far more interested in how healthy and fit I am.

ghawk23

I'm with you. I weigh daily but don't let it frustrate you. What I've learned is I can be on a plateau for a few days then finally get some movement.

RGv2

I'm with you. I weigh daily but don't let it frustrate you. What I've learned is I can be on a plateau for a few days then finally get some movement.

Being the same weight for "a few days" is hardly a plateau.

Eabec

My partner hid my scale. I refuse to weigh for a while. I kept "gaining" on the scale - but losing on the body. My clothes fit better and I feel better. I work out but I also have a sodium sensitivity so any small stray with the salt adds upwards of 8lbs on me at times (my fault for loving sodium rich foods). Then I get depressed when i see the number rise on my scale.

So, I am much happier doing what Im doing. I adjusted my tracking to even out. I will weigh again at some point...but for now, I will let my clothing show my progress!

Seems its a personal choice about weighing daily. Its just different for everyone!

IronMan_DuhamNC

Most of us weigh everyday we just record one a week. Satisfies the urge

Soccermavrick

I have two scales one at home and one at work. The one at home I step on probably every morning. (Normally naked) But the one at work is the one I started with, and I only step on that once a week around the same time. The work scale is the one I track. By doing this my weight may fluctuate at home, but the work scale I can look in my notebook and see progress.

I will say the thing that inspires me the most is being able to look at the chart over a few months and see the reduction. Maybe not as fast as I would like, but progress, one step at a time.

katz6910

Serial weigher here too. It drives me mad, but it drives me mad not to weigh every day too. So it's a lose lose situation for me. I'd love to let go of the control but I can't :frown:


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Ftw37

On my program I weigh-in once a week, on Sunday mornings. I don't even own a scale. I find it keeps me from obsessing over daily fluctuations.