What's Your Most Recent NSV

anxietyfairy

I decided not to weigh myself on days I get up early or don't sleep, so I can still eat and drink in the morning and not wait until 8 or 9am to consume calories and cause myself unnecessary suffering. Wanting to weigh myself everyday and hopefully get a lower weight was causing disordered behavior. I was thinking about weighing myself on Saturdays only, but I want to do it more often than that. At least this way, I can still weigh in *most* days

mtaratoot

If the scale is causing disordered behavior, then it's good to find some alternative.

I am curious though - why not just weigh yourself when you get up no matter what time it is? You don't have to wait until 08:00 to eat if you like to eat in the morning; just weigh yourself first. It's still going to be after you're done sleeping so will be somewhat consistent.

Do you weigh yourself if you sleep in later than normal?

anxietyfairy

mtaratoot wrote: »

If the scale is causing disordered behavior, then it's good to find some alternative.

I am curious though - why not just weigh yourself when you get up no matter what time it is? You don't have to wait until 08:00 to eat if you like to eat in the morning; just weigh yourself first. It's still going to be after you're done sleeping so will be somewhat consistent.

Do you weigh yourself if you sleep in later than normal?

Because it’s inconsistent. I don’t really wanna weigh myself at 5am some days and 9am others. Later is fine because I’m more likely to see a loss.

takinitalloff

The other day, while walking in the park, I got catcalled by a couple 14 year olds (just guessing the age, obviously). Not something I need in my life, but I still think it counts as an NSV lol

takinitalloff

springlering62 wrote: »

If I’m going to binge, or eat above plan, it’s usually during that last hour before bed.

@springlering62 Yup! In fact I'm convinced that my binge eating is mostly just a sign that I'm tired/exhausted. (Plus anxiety, and lack of planning... but when I'm not already dead tired, I can usually deal with those.)

springlering62

anxietyfairy wrote: »

mtaratoot wrote: »

If the scale is causing disordered behavior, then it's good to find some alternative.

I am curious though - why not just weigh yourself when you get up no matter what time it is? You don't have to wait until 08:00 to eat if you like to eat in the morning; just weigh yourself first. It's still going to be after you're done sleeping so will be somewhat consistent.

Do you weigh yourself if you sleep in later than normal?

Because it’s inconsistent. I don’t really wanna weigh myself at 5am some days and 9am others. Later is fine because I’m more likely to see a loss.

She (presumably) is the anxiety fairy, after all

Same here. I weigh several pounds more when I first get up than I do several hours later, even with a large breakfast and a couple quarts of water under (literally!) my belt.

I use the first morning weight to post on the challenge I’m in. If I used the second, I’d prob get congratulated for a whoosh, and it’s nothing like that. But man, that first weigh-in is like a roller coaster from day to day, depending on joint irritation level when I get up.

Corina1143

Because it’s inconsistent. I don’t really wanna weigh myself at 5am some days and 9am others. Later is fine because I’m more likely to see a loss.


Yesterday I got up at noon. 10 hours sleep. 3 pounds down.
Today 5 am. 3 hours sleep. Up 1 pound from average, up 4 pounds from yesterday.

Weight loss isn't a daily game. It's long-term. Until you get used to that and learn to relax, despite the roller coaster scale, sometimes you have to find ways to handle it mentally.

Stick with it @anxietyfairy. Just follow your plans and you'll succeed, long-term.

Are you using a weight averaging app? There are several good ones that often help with scale anxiety.

mtaratoot

This week, I've been seeing several two-pound swings from one day to the next. Overall, I'm holding pretty steady. It helps that I've seen these large swings quite a few times in the past so they don't get in my head as bad as they might if I hadn't already experienced it several times. Day to day variation around here is HUGE.

love2lift_85

Most recent NSV - looking through my lifting notebook (I'm old-school, still record my sets on paper) and realizing that I've gotten very consistent this year with my strength training sessions. That is a win for me

rms62003

NSV - I accidentally bought a couple pairs of pants at size 18/20 (usually wore 22/24W). After 4 months of working on my diet and exercise, they fit without any issues (glad I didn't return them)! Now, I went back to that website and bought a couple more pairs on purpose. (on sale, and should be good for the next six months - hopefully no longer )

anxietyfairy

Just ate like 1000 calories of chocolate, but am still in a deficit

anxietyfairy

Felt like binging so did some googling about binge prevention then went to bed

takinitalloff

@anxietyfairy What did you learn in your googling?

Here are a couple resources that have helped me stop binging:

• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48664748-allen-carr-s-easy-way-to-quit-emotional-eating (This book has changed my life, no exaggeration)
• https://brainoverbinge.com/ (I listened to the free podcast, haven't tried any of their fee-based stuff)

Best wishes! You can do this!