TOM and Weight loss - The solution

Avalonis

I keep seeing women on here complain about TOM and how they see the scale fluctuate all the time.... I have the solution.


THROW

AWAY

YOUR

SCALE.


I'm serious. Weight means LITERALLY NOTHING. If you want to track numbers, track your body composition. Body Fat percentage is the only number that matters. You all are so tied up on the number showing on your scale, but its totally irrelevant!

If you MUST know your weight, weigh once a month.

Stress is bad for weight loss, as numerous studies have shown. Getting all stressed out about a number on the scale is not helping your efforts.

Eat healthy. Workout hard. You WILL get to where you want to be if you stick with it.

tkn11

I keep seeing women on here complain about TOM and how they see the scale fluctuate all the time.... I have the solution.


THROW

AWAY

YOUR

SCALE.


I'm serious. Weight means LITERALLY NOTHING. If you want to track numbers, track your body composition. Body Fat percentage is the only number that matters. You all are so tied up on the number showing on your scale, but its totally irrelevant!

If you MUST know your weight, weigh once a month.

Stress is bad for weight loss, as numerous studies have shown. Getting all stressed out about a number on the scale is not helping your efforts.

Eat healthy. Workout hard. You WILL get to where you want to be if you stick with it.

agreed

writtenINthestars

AMEN!

phinners

Agreed.

I have stopped weighing myself like a maniac every day. I now calm the *kitten* down and go by my clothes rather than numbers. I feel happier for it.

Gigi_licious

But I just don't understand! It's like, I joined MFP but all my symptoms are the same as they were BEFORE I joined! I just don't get it!!! :sad:

Qarol

My solution is...stop talking about TOM! Just stop.

dragonflytwt

I WISH I could forget about the number on the scale, but it's just so hard!

Avalonis

My solution is...stop talking about TOM! Just stop.

I.... can't..... resist................. DAMNITT!

bry_all01

who's TOM? That dude who created MySpace? He's so 2006.

Tzipporah90

Omg this thread may have just made my morning!! too funny

Blueberry09

So what's the best way to track your body fat %?

ilookthetype

who's TOM? That dude who created MySpace? He's so 2006.

I agree. Also, why is he on MFP? Did he gain a lot of weight when Facebook got popular?

vim_n_vigor

Are you actually <<gasp>> suggesting that we do something sensible and just get over it?

bry_all01

who's TOM? That dude who created MySpace? He's so 2006.

I agree. Also, why is he on MFP? Did he gain a lot of weight when Facebook got popular?

He MUST have! I mean, he probably got all depressed and ate gobs and gobs of ice cream and chocolate to comfort himself. What will Mark Zuckenberg do when Facebook hits the crapper, because MFP hit town???

didyb

What an appropriate post for today!! I'll admit, I'm a daily weigher.... and was always so mad when I would eat right/exercise but still gain or at least not lose during TOM. However, I hang in there because I know the payoff will be a loss of anywhere from 2-4 pounds from pre TOM weight by the end of the week. It also helps me not totally binge the week prior when all i want to do is stuff everything I see in my face.:drinker:

maab_connor

who's TOM? That dude who created MySpace? He's so 2006.

I agree. Also, why is he on MFP? Did he gain a lot of weight when Facebook got popular?

depressive eating. it's so sad. and then Twitter came along... he's really let himself go. and the REALLY sad part is that no gym will let him join! apparently the sounds of the sobbing disturbs the other patrons.

momma_kathleen

Thanks for some common sense encouragement!

myofibril

Good point. Far too many women are hung up on using a scale measurement alone.

I don't agree with this though:

If you want to track numbers, track your body composition. Body Fat percentage is the only number that matters.

If you want to know what your body composition is you have to track your scale weight and your BF%. You have no meaningful way of accurately gauging what your LBM is without knowing your scale weight as well. Obviously a 140lb man at 10% BF will look very different from a 190lb man at an identical 10% body fat.

Determining success by scale weight along is pretty pointless as is determining success by BF% alone.

Personally I don't bother about either. I go by how I feel, how I look, my strength levels and VO2 max (if I can be arsed, which is usually not.)

WarriorMom2012

But I find it much more fulfilling to post a thread EVERY month asking people why I ate everything in the refrigerator, didn't get off my lazy butt and excercise and somehow I gained 2 lbs. There has to be something about this TOM that is making me do it, right? Validate me please?!

Angel87a

That is why my scale is MIA right now, I was weighing in everyday!

bry_all01

Good point. Far too many women are hung up on using a scale measurement alone.

I don't agree with this though:

If you want to track numbers, track your body composition. Body Fat percentage is the only number that matters.

If you want to know what your body composition is you have to track your scale weight and your BF%. You have no meaningful way of accurately gauging what your LBM is without knowing your scale weight as well. Obviously a 140lb man at 10% BF will look very different from a 190lb man at an identical 10% body fat.

Determining success by scale weight along is pretty pointless as is determining success by BF% alone.

Personally I don't bother about either. I go by how I feel, how I look, my strength levels and VO2 max (if I can be arsed, which is usually not.)

Whoooooosh!!! :laugh:

myofibril

Whoooooosh!!! :laugh:

Hilarious.

Avalonis

Good point. Far too many women are hung up on using a scale measurement alone.

I don't agree with this though:

If you want to track numbers, track your body composition. Body Fat percentage is the only number that matters.

If you want to know what your body composition is you have to track your scale weight and your BF%. You have no meaningful way of accurately gauging what your LBM is without knowing your scale weight as well. Obviously a 140lb man at 10% BF will look very different from a 190lb man at an identical 10% body fat.

Ok, that part is true, but you see my point

lrd2010

What an appropriate post for today!! I'll admit, I'm a daily weigher.... and was always so mad when I would eat right/exercise but still gain or at least not lose during TOM. However, I hang in there because I know the payoff will be a loss of anywhere from 2-4 pounds from pre TOM weight by the end of the week. It also helps me not totally binge the week prior when all i want to do is stuff everything I see in my face.:drinker:

^^ This!!

I totally agree with everything you've just said.

I know that I should't weigh every day, I know that TOM will cause me issues, but I look forward to when he's gone cause I know that I'll have lost a fair bit the following week.

Don't let the beggers grind you down!

myofibril

Ok, that part is true, but you see my point

Lol - I would prefer not to see your...point....dude but yeah, good post

Avalonis

Ok, that part is true, but you see my point

Lol - I would prefer not to see your...point....dude but yeah, good post

Fine then, no love.

*Zips up*

sunkisses

*involuntarily begins bleeding*

maidentl

My solution is...stop talking about TOM! Just stop.

I like this solution.