Stop Weighing on the scale.

Rae6503
Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I follow this group on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/GirlsGoneStrong

A couple of days ago they asked how often you weigh and how it affects your mood. I realized that I was a little obsessive, so I decided to stop weighing for July. Then this article came out today and basically issued a challenge that I was already doing. So who's with me??


http://www.niashanks.com/2012/07/stop-weighing-on-the-scale-for-weight-loss/

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  • TauTheBull
    TauTheBull Posts: 96
    I am with you! I actually did not weigh today so its a good start
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I am with you! It's one of my goals this month!

    My trainer noticed how my mood would plummet if I even had a slight gain (I'm talking like .2) and she suggested I don't weigh as often. My husband hid my scale. It makes me feel so much better to not judge myself based on that number.
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    I'll do it with you
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    If weighing frequently is a problem for you, this may be a good idea.

    Personally I like weighing every day because I like numbers, and I find it interesting to see how my weight fluctuates in response to different factors. But I don't have a scale anymore so now I never weigh myself. I'm fine either way. It's never affected my mood.
  • sensationallysassyt
    sensationallysassyt Posts: 52
    I need to take this advice and hide my scale or at least weigh in every two weeks or so~
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm with ya... but really only in a 1/2 a$$ed sort of way *LOL*
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Personally I like weighing every day because I like numbers, and I find it interesting to see how my weight fluctuates in response to different factors... It's never affected my mood.

    I've always thought I was this way too but the fact that my weight hasn't changed in months has really made me frustrated even though I've gotten stronger and my cardio has improved, etc.
  • susiebear29
    susiebear29 Posts: 266
    I don't have scales at home I just weigh myself at the gym once a week, I think measurements are a better guide for me because I don't want to lose too much weight just want to tone up!! :smile:
  • Bmjnash
    Bmjnash Posts: 101 Member
    I did that last month I only weighed myself at the beginning and then right at the end of the month. it was hard at first but now that's all I'm going to weigh myself you see a bigger change at the end if u wait
  • shesquats
    shesquats Posts: 91 Member
    Hmmmmm....I'm not supposed to weigh in until the middle of the month although I did and got down just as stated. I've only been lifting for 3 months, but I definitely notice a difference in my clothes and others have noticed too. I'll accept your challenge and no weigh in until August 1st. :) I do like her suggestion and Joe's about the tape measure.
  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    So I posted this last week but here it is again: By the way I am no longe in possesion of my scale :ohwell:


    Crazy but that is the way I am: I have been pondering this the last few days....I have an addiction...So here it goes...Hi my name is Kim, and I am addicted to my scale. (This is where you all say, HI, KIM!) I get on it in the morning, and before bed, and if it catches my attention as I pass by. It frustrates me, it makes me cry, I think it lies... anyway I had my husband hide it from me back in February that lasted about a day..You would of thought it was crack and I couldn't live without it. Anyway in order for him to tolerate me and be able to live with me he gave it back...so the saga continued... so here is what I have decided... I am doing my weigh-in on Monday my official weigh in day..I am then giving my scale to my friend at work who is going to take it home with her 40 miles away...she has agreed to keep it and not return it for a month. I can and will survive this... Wish me luck!!
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    I completely agree with that idea!

    I recently decided to only weigh in once a month, and in that time I've found myself happier with the progress I have made and less concerned with a number on the scale.
    I noticed all the little things more, how clothes fit, the holes in the weightlifting belt, how I looked in the mirror. These changes mean so much more to me than the number on the scale.

    I will still weigh in regularly (once a month) so that I know where I am, but stopping weighing in weekly has completely changed my outlook on it.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    So I posted this last week but here it is again: By the way I am no longe in possesion of my scale :ohwell:


    Crazy but that is the way I am: I have been pondering this the last few days....I have an addiction...So here it goes...Hi my name is Kim, and I am addicted to my scale. (This is where you all say, HI, KIM!) I get on it in the morning, and before bed, and if it catches my attention as I pass by. It frustrates me, it makes me cry, I think it lies... anyway I had my husband hide it from me back in February that lasted about a day..You would of thought it was crack and I couldn't live without it. Anyway in order for him to tolerate me and be able to live with me he gave it back...so the saga continued... so here is what I have decided... I am doing my weigh-in on Monday my official weigh in day..I am then giving my scale to my friend at work who is going to take it home with her 40 miles away...she has agreed to keep it and not return it for a month. I can and will survive this... Wish me luck!!

    HI KIM!
  • LMEighmy
    LMEighmy Posts: 6
    I've found that I do better if I go by how I look, or how my clothing fits (i.e.: how many holes in I can comfortably go in on my belt), because I can weigh myself, but it won't show any difference even though I've lost inches.

    So yeah, no more weekly weigh-ins for me. It's either every other week or once a month. :)
  • hkevans724
    hkevans724 Posts: 241 Member
    I am in!
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    I only weigh myself before and after BMs. You know, FOR SCIENCE!
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    I'm in!
  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    So I posted this last week but here it is again: By the way I am no longe in possesion of my scale :ohwell:


    Crazy but that is the way I am: I have been pondering this the last few days....I have an addiction...So here it goes...Hi my name is Kim, and I am addicted to my scale. (This is where you all say, HI, KIM!) I get on it in the morning, and before bed, and if it catches my attention as I pass by. It frustrates me, it makes me cry, I think it lies... anyway I had my husband hide it from me back in February that lasted about a day..You would of thought it was crack and I couldn't live without it. Anyway in order for him to tolerate me and be able to live with me he gave it back...so the saga continued... so here is what I have decided... I am doing my weigh-in on Monday my official weigh in day..I am then giving my scale to my friend at work who is going to take it home with her 40 miles away...she has agreed to keep it and not return it for a month. I can and will survive this... Wish me luck!!

    HI KIM!
    Way to funny Hi Rae!!
  • FlamingJune67
    FlamingJune67 Posts: 96 Member
    I took a whole year off once. (sept '10 - Nov '11) It really was good for me because I learned to cue into what my body was telling me and not rely on an outside source. When I felt myself gaining, I cut back. At the end of the year I weighed exactly the same. Since then I find that my relationship with the scale is changed. Now, when I step in one, it is only to confirm what my body has already told me.
    (I should add that before sept '10 I would weigh myself 2-4 times a day. I really was obsessive. Now, with MFP I only weigh myself when I sense a change.)
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I wish I could removed my ticker from my profile!
  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    I am in and sent the link home so I can read it. very interesting
  • jessjpjb
    jessjpjb Posts: 38
    I am also a chronic weigher. I weigh myself at least 3 times a day, first thing in morning, when I get home from work and before I get in bed. If I get up to use the bathroom at night, I will hop on. I think it helps me and hurts me. Helps me by staying on track, but if the number goes up I noticed it does affect my mood and this gain could just be normal body fluctuation I know....ugh!
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I try not to weigh myself more than once a week, sometimes that doesn't happen though. *shrugs*
  • Nighthawk4
    Nighthawk4 Posts: 77 Member
    I weigh myself every morning.

    If I have achieved something it is a great feeling. However, if I have not gone down it doesn't depress me too much. I just try a bit harder that day.

    Going up is not as much fun, but I don't worry about it. Some days are better than others.

    I suppose I find it better to know if I am getting it right or not.

    I do tend to check the calories in almost everything before eating it now. I do wish manufacturers would use larger writing. My eyesight is not that good without reading glasses and I must look an idiot holding a package of food at arm's length trying to read the details of the back.

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