Scale obsession?

So long as you grasp the concept that your weight will fluctuate a few pounds from day to day thenI don't think it matters how often you weigh yourself

I use the scale as a useful tool for tracking progress on a week by week basis

I use the scale as a bit of interest on a daily basis

It's when you measure daily - and do something with the daily information that it becomes an issue

I am totally 'scale obsessed'! I weigh myself through out the day. I am a food crazy person and found that if I weigh myself often, it helps to keep what I want out and what I really need going in. Food is my first and last thought every day. Even after a big meal I am planning the next one. Not that I need to eat it, but what can I make for others as well.

I weigh myself every morning! lol I try not to, but I just can't help it. I love seeing the number go down and if it doesn't I know I have to try a little harder that day.

Edi: I just weighed myself and I lost .02 from yesterday! It just puts me in a better mood. That's 7.02 lost since July 2, and .08 until I'm in the 170's! My goal is to be at 178 August 13, I hope I surpass that!

I think I may be getting obsessed with it because it's not doing what I want it to, regardless of my effort. Officially, I only weigh once a week and record, unofficially I tend to get on it daily. I need to stop that.

I try to weigh myself daily, mainly because I like to see how things affect me such as diet and exercise. If I go over my calories one day and don't exercise it's interesting to see if the scales go up or not. If I do gain it gives me more motivation to work harder for the rest of the week.

I weigh myself every day, but not out of a sense of anxiety or anything. If someone was feeling anxious and compulsive about it, I would say that is NOT a good sign. For me personally, I can get instant feedback about fluctuations in my weight. If I eat too many refined carbs (ie white bread which I love!) I will literally blow up 2 pounds over night. If I waited a week, it would be 2 x 5 days, which is too much of a jump for me to allow to happen:) I would rather be able to catch myself and figure out what I ate (or how much - maybe I'm okay with 1 piece of bread from a restaurant, but not 3 or 4:) so I can stay with what is healthy for my body. If I go up a little bit overnight I don't freak out, I just make a correction for that day and am more conscious not to slide with the treats. If I don't weigh myself daily I don't stay conscous of what I am eating and very quickly slide back into bad habits. I also should add that I just started tracking my food again, so once I kind of know what I can eat and how much and how my body responds, I expect I'll back off the daily weighing (especially once I reach my target weight).

It's different for everyone though ,but I hope this helps.

I weigh all the time, but only log it once a week.. when u get on the scale and still see a low number, it motivates me more to keep it up because i can see its really working... i always thought losing weight was hard, but its really not once u get the motivation

I am doing a MFP weigh at the end of most months now. I have hit my target for July! Now for end of August I want to be 170!

I weigh myself every morning. I don't worry about slight fluctuations but I watch for an upward trend so that I can take control before things get out of hand! I generally know what to expect before I step on the scales as I know what my eating habits have been like the day before.

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I weigh every morning. I do this as part of my diet routine. I do it to stay disciplined and focused.

Whenever someone offers me a random 'fat bomb' I think of what the scales will tell me and think twice before stuffing that 600 calorie slice of cake in my gob.

But am I 'obsessed'? I don't think so. I don't starve myself or totally deprive myself of the odd treat. It's just that using the scales regularly is part of my diet regime and strategy.

A fat bomb! I love this thinking!

I don't have a scale. I weigh in with my nutritionist every other week. I don't like to see the weight bounce up and down. ;-)

I'm boggled by people who can weigh themselves every day. The constant monitoring and fluctuations would drive me crazy.

Working out at Curves they take your measurements every 25 workouts I think it is. It works out to once a month for me which is perfect. Knock on wood I haven't had to deal with that horrible feeling of "ugh I've gained weight" that people seem to complain about on here when they weigh themselves every day or week. It's nicer when it's in one big chunk of losing 8 pounds in a month than 1 by 1 with those "I've gained weight" moments mixed in there. I think weighing yourself too often is unhealthy but that's my opinion. I personally spend more time weighing my food so I know what I'm putting in and know it will lead to me losing.

I have hopped on the scale a couple times outside of that just because I wanted a ballpark of if I'm still losing or not. It's one of those old scales with the slidey things and I don't know how to work it so I can only get my ballpark anyway. Plus another perk is I only have that to fight little voice saying "I've lost weight so I can binge" once a month rather than every week or whatever.

i weigh once daily in the morning, i find it helps keep me acountable and i tend to stay on track easier.

I weigh daily either at home or at the gym as a tool to be more intune with what my body is doing. Although I get a little dissapointment if the number isnt where I thought it should be based upon how I feel and the effort I put in, I dont dwell or feel it is a negetive. I use it to manage what I do differently or the same to get the desired results. Plus a huge bonus for me is that I put the scale all the way down in my basement next to my washer dryer so I am keeping up with my laundry like I never have before ;-):bigsmile: