Anyone else feel this way about numbers on the scale?

ljs385
ljs385 Posts: 44 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am aware about weight fluctuations etc so I weigh myself once a week and around the same time. I've found that if the numbers go up I get slightly frustrated with myself. However if the numbers go down I find myself thinking that my scale is broke (because obviously I couldn't have lost the weight the scale must have malfunctioned). Anyone else have this mindset or is it just me?

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  • angelsja
    angelsja Posts: 859 Member
    No the my scales must be broke bit but when I weigh I know it affects my mood for the day scales gone? Bad mood, scale gone down? Good mood I weigh daily too
  • summpear
    summpear Posts: 77 Member
    I used to be a weekly weigher as well - seemed healthier, less obsessive, than daily.

    Then I realized how frustrating and discouraged I would get when three scale didn't cooperate that day. I put 7 days of hope into it, and the "hooray" moments went 50/50 with the "wth?" ones.

    I weighed in 2-3x a week after that for the last 3 months and that worked out pretty well... but a few weeks ago my weight randomly jumped 3lbs and I started weighing daily just to see that go away. Now I'm still weighing daily just to try to see my normal fluctuations more clearly.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I think I felt like that in the beginning. I got over it as I clearly was changing my weight and trusted that if I had a calorie deficit I really would lose weight. You'll probably trust it more as you go.
    Now if your scale is saying you lost or gained a lot more than would be reasonable you might want to put a weight on it to see if it is really off, put a new battery in or get a new scale.
  • 1BlueAurora
    1BlueAurora Posts: 439 Member
    I weigh myself daily. If I have a weight gain day, I usually think back to what I ate the night before and if there's a huge amount of sodium or I am dehydrated and retaining water weight, that could be an explanation, not the fault of the scale. Anyways, think about installing the Happy Scale to your smart phone and enter your daily weight there. You'll find that the graph it makes takes an average of the weight you log there, and you'll see that your chart has some gentle upward and downward movements but the overall trend will be downward. It's very reassuring and motivating for me.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    seska422 wrote: »
    I've come to view it all as one big science experiment. Today's weight is just another data point.

    I can't control what the scale says. I can only control my calorie intake and energy output. I measure my success from my day-to-day compliance with my calorie goals rather than with the scale. If I'm doing what I need to do, the scale will eventually show that.

    A very healthy approach.
  • gearhead426hemi
    gearhead426hemi Posts: 919 Member
    I only get on the scale once a month. I try to focus on how I feel more than number on the scale. If I am hitting PR's while working out or not feeling so tired then I don't care what the scale says. Now if I am in a slump and haven't been as active due to whatever life has thrown at me then I get on the scale more often for motivation to get back at it.

    " There's a million excuses why not to do something, you just need to find one reason to do it.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,225 Member
    seska422 wrote: »
    I've come to view it all as one big science experiment. Today's weight is just another data point.

    I can't control what the scale says. I can only control my calorie intake and energy output. I measure my success from my day-to-day compliance with my calorie goals rather than with the scale. If I'm doing what I need to do, the scale will eventually show that.

    100% this.

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