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Scared to weigh myself

Lmns218
Lmns218 Posts: 155
edited January 31 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay so I took the batteries out my scale and threw them out the door a couple of weeks ago because I started becoming obsessed and disappointed in the fluctuations!!! I decided to change up a little of what I was eating, and the next week I lost some inches. I am a little curious if I lost weight!!! I can't help it!!! Plus I want to change the data on my HRM to make sure things are accurate....and I was thinking of doing the -20% TDEE so I want to be really accurate....but I am scared of what it will say lol

Crazy right?!

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Honestly, if you're losing inches who cares what the scale has to say? Inches may not be as glamorous as seeing a smaller number, but lose enough inches regardless of pounds and you'll find yourself in a new dress size...which is AWESOME. Go get those batteries and take the leap, update your hrm for accuracy. Toss them out again afterwards if you like. Good luck!
  • Lmns218
    Lmns218 Posts: 155
    Good idea!!!!!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    It's just a number. The measure of your progress is how you feel and how your clothes fit. The number by itself doesn't mean anything- I weigh like 25lbs more now than the last time I was this size when I was younger. Just get on the scale so you know where you stand.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Honestly, if you're losing inches who cares what the scale has to say? Inches may not be as glamorous as seeing a smaller number, but lose enough inches regardless of pounds and you'll find yourself in a new dress size...which is AWESOME. Go get those batteries and take the leap, update your hrm for accuracy. Toss them out again afterwards if you like. Good luck!

    Seriously the best advice posted on here all day long. The measuring tape is far more effective at seeing your actual progress than a scale will ever be.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    Can't take a single scale reading too seriously. My weight fluctuates 2 to 5 pounds in the course of a day, maybe more. If you really want to weigh in daily, you might like using trendweight.com to add some sanity to the measurements. That's what I do, because I like numbers but I want to break myself of obsessing over a single daily measurement. It tells me if I'm going up or down over time... very helpful. And it's free. :)
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