Is having a scale beneficial

NotGvnUp_EJ

If it causes you stress or triggers some sort of anxiety it's not worth it in my opinion. I'd find another way, like fitting into a pair of smaller jeans as a way to monitor weight and for motivation.

AnnPT77

paperpudding wrote: »

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Some people are afraid of the bathroom scale, I don't envy those people, if they want to lose or maintain weight. I guess one solution is to get a bathroom scale without a display. Yes, these scales exist. Hopefully they use it daily and can chat with a bot which tells them in a vague way how they're doing.

I have been using measuring tape for a long time, maybe 2 years. Multiple measurements, daily. Do people get scared of measuring themselves?

No, not scared. But also not obsessed.

I only weighed in weekly - I could probably do that without having my own scale (the original question) - use one at work or at somebody else's house for example

Multiple measurements every day, either with a tape or a scale, seems OTT to me.

Multiple weigh-ins per day isn't necessarily excessive. The "why" matters, as does the psychological state a person brings to the act.

If I want to check hot-weather workout hydration strategies, I'm going to weigh before and after the exercise. It's a useful thing to do occasionally if a person regularly does intense, sweaty workouts. Those weigh-ins will be in addition to my regular morning weigh-in that goes into my weight trending app.

Nothing about that is anxiety-provoking, obsessive, or stressful. It's just the collection of useful data, for me. For some other people, it could be obsessive, anxiety-provoking, or stressful - that's the psychological state a person brings to it at the time.

I'm not saying other people need to weigh on any particular frequency. I do think other people ought to keep an open mind about what I do, and why, too - thus by implication keep an open mind about what might be the best approach for some 3rd party.

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For me it is very helpful. I understand I might fluctuate 2-3 pounds from salt and water, etc but it provides me with accountability. If my daily trend starts going up I know I need to make changes. If my lowest lows get lower I get excited. It motivates me to keep trying.

Melwillbehealthy

Yes, I like the data, and find it interesting. I often swim for an hour. I drink water before I swim. Then, I weigh myself after my swim. I usually weigh a pound less than before. I lose a pound or more while swimming . It’s so strange! I figure I become somewhat dehydrated while swimming. I try to drink a lot of water after my swim to rehydrate.

KL1887

A food scale is a yes, for ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Body weight scales are a maybe, depends on what type of person you are, if you’re inclined to become obsessive or quickly dissuaded by the number going the opposite way to what you want then no.

paperpudding

If I want to check hot-weather workout hydration strategies, I'm going to weigh before and after the exercise. It's a useful thing to do occasionally if a person regularly does intense, sweaty workouts. Those weigh-ins will be in addition to my regular morning weigh-in that goes into my weight trending app.

Sure. Occasionally being the key word.

Or even for a short period of time to ascertain something specific - like difference between morning and evening weight, I dont know.

But not doing so multiple times per day long term on an ongoing basis.

TotallyJustin

How are you meant to get objective metrics about your progress without weighing yourself? How you look or feel doesn't indicate your weight. I use this scale which automatically records my weight to my phone as well as 12 other categories which have been a useful indicator of my progress.

SafariGalNYC

I weigh myself once a day. It’s like brushing my teeth.. I just hop on in the morning and see where my weight is at. It always fluctuates.. but I want to make sure it’s never on an upward trend.

Food scales in my kitchen help me with calories per portion sizes.