That Damn Scale Part 2

kelseey73x
kelseey73x Posts: 65 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
In part 1 everyone said to only weigh myself once a week. Can anyone help me stay off the scale? I usually do it 3 times a week because I usually cant go 3 days without seeing the scale. What days & motivation? My "free from all" day is usually saturdays.

Replies

  • SopranogirlCa
    SopranogirlCa Posts: 188 Member
    Get scale out of your house. That should help.
    Or, you can ask someone to hide it and only take it out once a week.
  • dlg1467
    dlg1467 Posts: 68 Member
    I have a different approach to the scale. I weigh myself every morning. Then I see the trends and can keep myself on track and motivated. I retain water like crazy, so I know if I have a high sodium day or if I have booze or if I do my 100 squats, I know I will be retaining some extra water the next morning. So it reminds me to keep my water up to help flush it out. Sure enough when I do the next day the scale goes down. Watching the scale every day keeps me motivated. Find what works for you. If you get too obsessed or discouraged, then weigh once a week. I have also weighed myself every morning, but only logged my weight once a week.
  • kelseey73x
    kelseey73x Posts: 65 Member
    I could always keep it down staires so when i want it i have to go down to get it! yes, i am lazy. haha
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    Fot the month of november I joined this challenge and so far it has been good. I know that the month is almost over but you could still start and make it a goal to just eat the best that you can and exercise at least 3 times a week. Then on december 1 you can werigh and see what happened. Also fit is good to take photos of your self to compare and contrast becuase sometimes the scale wont move but you still lose inches.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/782313-no-weigh-november?hl=no+weigh+november
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    There's nothing inherently wrong about knowing weight variation. It just depends on your head.

    Some scales record your weight and show a graph. See the graph at:
    http://resources.sport-tiedje.com/bilder/soehnle/soehnle_trends_detail.jpg

    Here's just one model with that feature:
    http://www.soehnle.de/en/products/personal-scales.html?sy_produkt[id]=95&cHash=97057f66fa

    Other people use a little log book or spreadsheet.
    Whatever works for you.
  • Rodhands
    Rodhands Posts: 54
    I weigh myself everyday religiously and have no problems with doing so.

    Having said that in order to do that you will need to make sure that you dont react badly to "setbacks" your weight will bounce like a yoyo so a 1lb here or there is never something to fret about.

    If you can handle that rollercoaster feel free to weigh yourself every day

Categories