"WHY SCALES LIE"

mareeee1234

..the exact reason I haven't weighed myself in 2 months, and never intend on doing so ever again!


Thanks for posting this for the many people out there who need to read it !!!

neandermagnon

this thread is great, and I love the feathers and gold analogy

SugarBoomBoom

Thank you for this! It is the most lucid, rational and 100% accurate explanation I have read as to why weighing daily is pointless.

As one of those individuals who weighs herself daily, and whose mood is determined by what the scale says - I am going to print your post out, laminate it and stick it right next to my scale!

Agnisenthil

very much informative..

ninerbuff

Many who weigh everyday live and die by the numbers on the scale. Remember that weightloss isn't linear. You can do the same exact thing everyday and have a different reading each day.

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lodiloohoo64

Thank you for that one!!!!

ninerbuff

bump

KCollynsSargent

Bump!

iwantdesperately

Great information. Thanks!!!

emrogers

Oh how I need this SO badly this morning!!!!!!!!
Thank you!

I consider myself to be a sane and pretty intelligent person (depends on who you ask) and I KNOW this stuff but some how I tend to let this journey and those numbers define who I am and what I've been trying to accomplish all freaking week.

I seriously have nicknamed my scale the bipolar b***** because she's up and down and so damn unfreaking predicatable!

Thanks again!

NZRose7

Thanks for this post. I really needed to read this today. My weight has stayed the same for almost a month now and I was starting to think there must be something wrong with me now, not being able to lose weight as on previous weight loss efforts over the years, ALWAYS showed a lose every week on the scale. I have noticed that I look abit smaller (unless it's wishful thinking and my imagination), and can feel more muscle in my back and shoulders.

ninerbuff

bump

passionflwr1

Bump for later

Cincypsych

Thanks for posting this, it was timely for me. The scale is either not moving or moving very slowly for me, but I am trying to look for progress in other areas. I also have been getting feedback from my BodyMedia that my diet is too high in sodium so I am consciously trying to improve that, as well as drink more water. We will see if this helps the scale move.

tammycolbert

Thanks for this. I am attached to my scale, but what I have read will definitly make me think differently.

ninerbuff

been awhile

1Cor1510

Bump

1ZenGirl

This is so worth the read. I wish it was pinned to the top of a board somewhere.

sarafischbach9

Very informative. I enjoyed reading this.

It's especially true that women put on several pounds of water weight the week or two prior to our periods starting. Some months have been very bad for me! But it's true that if you stick to an exercise program and watch your salt intake, the pounds won't be nearly as high.

I'm getting to that point where I might retain water for that time soon.

Tomtomtomfitz

well explained and worth a bump!
I weigh in once per week and am wondering if even this is necessary...