Becoming Obsessed, encouragement needed.

I think it is such a personal choice whether or not u weigh yourself once a week or ev day. When I started I weighed ev day and still do but the best thing I did was measure my waist. The scales occasionally bounce up but I usually know what it is...I had a heavy dinner (like pasta or rice) n I know that a couple days later the scales b back on track provided I return to normal eating. It may b that I hadn't walked for week. Fluctuations are normal if you weigh yourself daily. But my waist measurement will still show I'm on track and only when that goes up do I start to worry and do some serious reflection on my food choices. If I don't hav a carb heavy meal at night I'm pretty consistent...it may only b a gram a day but I let the smallest loss motivate me. It all adds up. My trainer told me I had to b obsessed...not so much with scales but food n it gave me permission to do so...it strangely freed me up to do wat needed to b done.

Find what works for u....something that doesn't interrupt your motivation. I am constantly tweaking I call it. Weighing ev day works for me and most people shake their head but there was a time where I was too scared to get on scales and face the truth but now evday I make myself b accountable. In other words...do it if it works, change it if it's counter-productive. Sometimes I can stay same for weeks n all sudden I drop big. Sometimes it's grams per week.

Hi! You know, water weighs 8 lbs a gallon. So, a cup of water weighs a pound. The reason I am telling you this is because a person can weigh 1-2 lbs less after a slightly aerobic workout and maybe going to the bathroom. Once you think about how that can affect the number on the scale, suddenly, that number means less. I think maybe stepping on the scale has just become a habit. Put the scale in the closet, high up on a shelf where you have to go through some trouble to get to it. Pull it down 1x week, same time of day. You could "scale" back (haha) slower than that if you like, maybe every 3 days, then eventually, 1x/week. Instead of weighing yourself, try on an outfit that you haven't been able to fit into in a while!

I dont weigh myself at all, what I do is measure. I also have a pair of goal pants I once fit into before I gained weight, so at the end of the month I try them on and check my progress that way. I can notice changes in my body and focus on the joy of working out without being a slave to the scale. Congrats on all you have done so far and I wish you continued success!

I have been there. I got really obsessed with numbers in my first attempt, and was seriously upset if I didn't lose a particular amount or (*shock and horror!*) gained, even if it was due to salt or TOM. I only weighed in once a week at WW, but I would prepare for weigh-in day a couple days in advance and began to develop some really unhealthy habits, which more or less amounted to fasting for about 18 hours before weigh-in and then going bonkers with food for the next day or so. Eventually I just gave up, half-assed it until I stopped caring, then slowly gained it all back. Biweekly or monthly progress photographs from front/back/side angles, as well as a tape measure, may be more useful for you. Just make sure you are consistent with the times of day that you do your measurements.

Can you give your scale to someone to hold for you? Or keep it in the trunk of your car?

Love this. I wish I'd done that the first time around. Or figured out how to do some sort of lockout on it unless it was during a certain time period on a particular day. I'm sure the newer, fancier scales could probably be hacked to do that if they don't already.