How to stop weighing yourself??

xodarkangel97
xodarkangel97 Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh myself every morning and everytime i gain like .1 lbs i get so pissed off and get frustrated...
Im really trying not to weigh myself for at least 2 weeks... any advice?
I placed the scale in my parents room but i could not resist myself from going on it today.
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  • GabsMommy28
    GabsMommy28 Posts: 47 Member
    Maybe try getting a footlocker or a lockable box big enough for it and give the key to your parents and make sure they don't give it to you?
    I have my under towels in the linen closet. Out of sight, out of mind.
  • Arexxx
    Arexxx Posts: 486 Member
    Lend your scales to a friend?
    Or lock it somewhere and tape the key underneath a table. So it's not worth the effort of getting the scales out
  • relly1008
    relly1008 Posts: 175 Member
    throw away the scale!!!
  • heytherestephy
    heytherestephy Posts: 356 Member
    I had my boyfriend hide our scale when I was out of the house, I obsessively would weigh myself all day long every single day. And anytime I gained or stayed the same I'd get incredibly depressed, being someone with Body Dysmorphia and Depression it can take a toll. I know where it is now, I found it a while ago and I've taken it out a couple times since to weight myself but honestly if I can't see it, I forget about it.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Just stop.
  • SLE0803
    SLE0803 Posts: 145 Member
    I got a fitbit aria scale, so everytime I step on the scale it will transmit my info to my fitbit account. I can't risk weighing multiple times a day on that thing, so I do once a day in the morning before my shower. :)
  • Arexxx
    Arexxx Posts: 486 Member
    Just stop.

    It's not that easy. It's a habit that you grow into and is hard to break.
  • TravisBurns
    TravisBurns Posts: 353 Member
    Just think about what you said. It pisses you off. It pisses a lot of people off. You need to stay away from it. For real. Or you are gonna end up discouraging yourself to the point where you fall off the wagon. The scale isn't a measure of true progress. I stopped weighing in so much and am just going with it. You need to learn to do that. It will be much more beneficial.
  • AppleJuiceMoney
    AppleJuiceMoney Posts: 61
    Place a bottle of water next to your bed, and every morning when you wake up drink 2 cups of water. That way you can't weigh yourself because you know that the scales will be thrown off from the water weight and won't be accurate, and you get the added bonus of 2 glasses of water first thing in the morning which has many health benefits :)
  • essjay76
    essjay76 Posts: 465 Member
    Simple. Don't keep a scale. Why torture yourself?
  • angelalf1979
    angelalf1979 Posts: 244 Member
    I got a fitbit aria scale, so everytime I step on the scale it will transmit my info to my fitbit account. I can't risk weighing multiple times a day on that thing, so I do once a day in the morning before my shower. :)

    What is the risk with the aria scale? How does that work? I have a fitbit and am curious about the scale.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Just stop.

    It's not that easy. It's a habit that you grow into and is hard to break.

    It is. I have a scale, too.
  • DesignGrrl
    DesignGrrl Posts: 147 Member
    I weigh daily. It helps me keep focused on keeping up my good habits, but yes, it does tend to frustrate me sometimes. However, when my weight does go up from one day to the next, I just go back in my weight tracking, and I see how my weight that days compares to 1 week ago and 2 weeks ago. That helps remind me that it's all relative, and that as long as the trend is downward from one week to the next, everything's cool.
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Get rid of your scale. I'm serious. In the garbage. Gone. Done.

    Only weigh yourself at the gym/doctor's office/the pharmacy.
  • apriltrainer
    apriltrainer Posts: 732 Member
    Go all Office Space on that thing...(rememeber the scene in Office Space where they take out that printer??).

    I don't have a scale at home. Can't weigh myself unless i am at the gym.
  • 388gigi
    388gigi Posts: 485 Member
    Throw out the scale, buy a camera and a measuring tape!

    The last time I weighed myself was in June. I only lost 500 grams in 1 month, and only a few cm's. So i decided to take photos to see the difference from photos i took a few months previously. I wasn't expecting to see much change. I was wrong. I could see so many changes! Then I decided to go clothes shopping...i had dropped 1 to 2 sizes in everything I tried on!

    500grams (0.5 kilos or 1.1 pound) doesn't sound like much. Dropping 1 to 2 sizes and great photos does :-)

    Haven't weighed myself since :-)
  • ahelsel1970
    ahelsel1970 Posts: 65 Member
    No one is addressing the real issue WHY you do it. Why is there such an obsession? Why is it controlling you? What other focus could you be doing?
    What would you do if there was no such thing as a scale? What would you do?
    Try to answer some of these questions. Hope it helps.
    My best to you.:glasses:
  • immeagain
    immeagain Posts: 16
    I honestly say weigh yourself more. Do it 4 or 5 times a day. I'm not joking either, learn how your body changes and how the weight fluctuates throughout the day. Weigh first thing in the morning after you pee, then 10 minutes later after walking around but not eating. You will see a difference. I have seen up to a 1lb difference even. Weigh after you eat, after you shower. Learn how the weight changes, it will get you seeing that the scale is not evil but that your body changes.

    Then sit back, look at your food journal and evaluate if you did anything to cause that 1lb gain or is it just water, swelling, salt, etc.... Learn to use the scale as a tool, just like your diary... it is not the enemy. I laugh at some of the gains sometimes because I know that they are ridiculous and not something I am doing. We have no control over what choices our body makes.
  • prettylise
    prettylise Posts: 3
    For the past year or so, I couldn't go more than one day without weighing myself. But once I could tell from my clothes, pictures, and my mirror that I was losing weight, I stopped obsessing over the number. Granted, I still weigh myself twice a week or so, but the number doesn't even phase me now.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Just stop.

    It's not that easy. It's a habit that you grow into and is hard to break.

    It is. I have a scale, too.

    No, it really is that easy. Sure, sometimes I'm tempted to jump on it, but I know that if I eat or drink something, my weight is going to go up. It's not very hard to grasp. If I weighed myself every single day and got frustrated with .1 gain on the scale. I'd probably shoot myself. Why do that to yourself? Once a week, same time. Easy. Put it away after your weigh in.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I honestly say weigh yourself more. Do it 4 or 5 times a day. I'm not joking either, learn how your body changes and how the weight fluctuates throughout the day. Weigh first thing in the morning after you pee, then 10 minutes later after walking around but not eating. You will see a difference. I have seen up to a 1lb difference even. Weigh after you eat, after you shower. Learn how the weight changes, it will get you seeing that the scale is not evil but that your body changes.

    Then sit back, look at your food journal and evaluate if you did anything to cause that 1lb gain or is it just water, swelling, salt, etc.... Learn to use the scale as a tool, just like your diary... it is not the enemy. I laugh at some of the gains sometimes because I know that they are ridiculous and not something I am doing. We have no control over what choices our body makes.

    Good points. It is good to know how your body weight fluctuates. Although, the OP was talking about .1lb gain not 1lb. Unless, I the OP meant 1lb.
  • mocchioni
    mocchioni Posts: 63 Member
    I weight myself every morning. If the scale is higher on a morning and I think I did not over eat the day before, I chalk it up to the scale is having a bad day that morning. If I kept gaining and I was under what I should be eating, I may start to think maybe I should be eating less than I am now.

    Mark
  • ahelsel1970
    ahelsel1970 Posts: 65 Member
    Those scales really can talk, can't they? Be very careful what you say to them!!:bigsmile:
  • happythermia
    happythermia Posts: 374
    I got a fitbit aria scale, so everytime I step on the scale it will transmit my info to my fitbit account. I can't risk weighing multiple times a day on that thing, so I do once a day in the morning before my shower. :)

    LOL I'm the opposite! I weigh myself all the time on that damn thing. I freaking love it. I like seeing my fluctuations all charted out and organized.

    To the OP - if it makes you upset, you should really ask your parents to hide it!
  • 388gigi
    388gigi Posts: 485 Member
    I honestly say weigh yourself more. Do it 4 or 5 times a day. I'm not joking either, learn how your body changes and how the weight fluctuates throughout the day. Weigh first thing in the morning after you pee, then 10 minutes later after walking around but not eating. You will see a difference. I have seen up to a 1lb difference even. Weigh after you eat, after you shower. Learn how the weight changes, it will get you seeing that the scale is not evil but that your body changes.

    Then sit back, look at your food journal and evaluate if you did anything to cause that 1lb gain or is it just water, swelling, salt, etc.... Learn to use the scale as a tool, just like your diary... it is not the enemy. I laugh at some of the gains sometimes because I know that they are ridiculous and not something I am doing. We have no control over what choices our body makes.

    I think this is bad advise. It may work for some, but for others it could be a one way ticket to eating disorders. One of the reasons I don't weigh myself often is because I grew up with a sister with a severe eating disorder. I watched her look at her stomach in the mirror and weigh herself multiple times a day and being depressed...Even when she had a BMI of 14!! It's not healthy.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    don't stop weighing yourself. I never weighed myself -- it was a way to never really face what worked for me and what didn't. I was in denial.

    The scale is tricky. I think we use it to justify maybe quitting. So -- I think you should weigh once a week and use your tight jeans to try on as a cross reference.

    But truly..after you reach goal...weighing every day is key in maintianing.
  • GabsMommy28
    GabsMommy28 Posts: 47 Member
    It isn't always as easy to just throw it away or to stop doing it. When you have OCD or are addicted to something it can actually be physically painful to do something different or force the change. I know from experience. Maybe talk to your Mom, if she is supportive and get her to help you. And I would suggest if this keeps up, you may need to talk to a professional about why you are so attached to it.
  • sarahr512
    sarahr512 Posts: 9
    Throw away the scale!
  • BeckaT79
    BeckaT79 Posts: 216
    Are you a freshman in high school or college? The reason why I ask is that A) From your profile pic you look pretty healthy... B) You look pretty young C) If you are in high school get off of the scale... Stay active and remain healthy but don't let that number dictate your life at such a young age. Remind yourself to stay healthy throughout life and hopefully you won't need the scale as you get older either. Girls are too concerned about their weight anymore and that is what may lead to an eating disorder. Once again stay active, eat healthy, take care of yourself. Good luck :-)
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    Just stop.

    It's not that easy. It's a habit that you grow into and is hard to break.

    It is. I have a scale, too.

    ditto. today was my first weigh in in 6 weeks.

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