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"WHY SCALES LIE"

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  • kodom_123
    kodom_123 Posts: 117 Member
    bumping so i can find it later when I have more time to read :)
  • breezedaze
    breezedaze Posts: 357 Member
    I absolutely love this..have not weighed since January...yet managed to shrink in spite of it. I am very anti scale...and this article solidifies it for me!
  • 4BabyGal
    4BabyGal Posts: 3
    That is the exact reason that I only weigh myself once a month! I used to weigh myself just about everyday and it would drive me crazy because it was always up and down.
  • HealthyShazza
    HealthyShazza Posts: 31
    bump
  • K_Smith86
    K_Smith86 Posts: 123
    Thank you for sharing this - I knew the scale could vary daily, but having an explanation as to why makes me feel so much better, and I can breathe easier now.
    :)
  • CasablancasTX
    CasablancasTX Posts: 108
    bump again for all the "depressed" scalers.

    It's tacky to be bumping your own post after 7 pages of comments.
  • dap1217
    dap1217 Posts: 26 Member
    Bump
  • SCARYtwee
    SCARYtwee Posts: 6
    Thanks for finding this! :)
  • uhhuthatsright
    uhhuthatsright Posts: 26 Member
    Bump
  • TeriLynnSpano
    TeriLynnSpano Posts: 103 Member
    :flowerforyou: Thank you for sharing!!! :heart:
  • GodzillaR35
    GodzillaR35 Posts: 73 Member
    ninerbuff,most helpful thread on this forum,I just threw my scale out!!!!!!!!!!!
  • endlesoul
    endlesoul Posts: 98 Member
    Thanks for the informative article it puts a different perspective on the numbers you get when you read the scale.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    bump
  • BSBgirl337
    BSBgirl337 Posts: 119 Member
    This is a great post! I weigh myself everyday (I can't stop, lol!), but I only count what it says Saturday morning. It really helps me that way. It really is just a number :)
  • LadyZNW
    LadyZNW Posts: 48 Member
    Thanks for this I really needed this.
  • Believeth64
    Believeth64 Posts: 471 Member
    Bump


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  • CrazyAnne
    CrazyAnne Posts: 217 Member
    Bump, bump, bump!
  • HopeAnchorstheSoul
    HopeAnchorstheSoul Posts: 32 Member
    bump to read later
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I agree, it's a good article.
  • NeverGivesUp
    NeverGivesUp Posts: 960 Member
    I am to the point of putting the scale away for good. I am weight training regularly now and am eating right. I am using the mirror and the way my clothes fit me as a guide. :)
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    ..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
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    this thread is great, and I love the feathers and gold analogy
  • SugarBoomBoom
    SugarBoomBoom Posts: 67
    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!

    :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • Agnisenthil
    Agnisenthil Posts: 4
    very much informative..
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    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.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • lodiloohoo64
    lodiloohoo64 Posts: 60 Member
    Thank you for that one!!!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,151 Member
    bump
  • KCollynsSargent
    KCollynsSargent Posts: 6 Member
    Bump!
  • iwantdesperately
    iwantdesperately Posts: 43 Member
    Great information. Thanks!!!
  • emrogers
    emrogers Posts: 328 Member
    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!
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