Addicted to the scale?

Give the scale to your husband and tell him to only let you have it once every 2 weeks.

Weighing every day is bad but 4 times a day is really bad.

The scale is one of the most demotivating things about weight loss.

Free yourself and do not be a slave to it.

And yes, I have been there done that myself. I started only weighing myself every 2 to 3 weeks when I was in weight loss mode. I started enjoying it because I saw larger losses when I did that.

Good luck.

I understand where you are coming from. I easily get addicted to the scale. I try to weigh weekly, but often find I really weigh every morning, and that can be depressing.
I do better when I look at the bigger picture. I'm making healthy changes in order to live a better life and the weight loss is one part of that. I can also measure my progress by how I feel, how much energy I have, how much farther I can swim today than I did yesterday, how I'm a better role model for my kids - things like that. But it is so hard to get my eyes off that scale ; )
I agree that giving the scale to your husband is a good idea. Keep working on making healthy changes and the scale will take care of itself.

I feel that im addicted as well. im thinking of putting mines in my trunk so i can stay off of it

I feel like its a competition between me and the scale. I only weight once a week but i just want to beat it so badly. I can feel and see my body changing and i myself am alittle obsessed with it. i kind of cant weight for my weight in day. i know that since im working hard i will be able to see the results

I am addicted too. I weigh myself everyday. Today I weighed myself twice. I had some swelling in my left ankle due to bug bites. I elevated my legs and the swelling went down so I noticed I was down 2 pounds and I was in the 150's woot woot I hopefully will never see the 160's ever again. What a nice feeling. I really need to cut down but if I see the weight go up I totally think of what I ate and try to adjust. But I am so excited. I will be really happy when the swelling goes down and I can really see what my real weight is

I rarely ever weigh myself. I base everything on how my clothes feel. If something fit me two weeks ago, and it's now a bit tight, I know to amp up the workouts and pay some attention to what I'm eating. I guess I've been lucky, my weight hasn't fluctuated more than 8 lbs either way for the last 15 yrs.
Don't make it just about weight. If you lose 5 lbs of fat, but have been building muscle, you may not see a change on the scale. But, your clothes fit different. Limit your weigh ins to a minimum of once a week. Try getting rid of it altogether for a while. You may find you don't need it.

Remember that just because the scale number goes down, doesn't mean you're in better shape. Overall health is not defined by the number on the scale. Aim to be healthy, fit, and happy. Don't concern yourself so much over a number. Weighing once a week is okay but everyday that many times could lead to problems.

I know because I went through that phase.

Good luck

A scale is a measuring device that only tells you one thing - your total mass at a single point in time. Step on it 5 mintues earlier or later, and the number may be different. Step on it first thing in the morning and last thing at night, and the two numbers will definitely be different. From hour to hour, and day to day, your mass will vary based on physical condition, hydration levels, or hormonal fluctuations. It tells you nothing about your body composition. Home scales which purport to show body fat percentage are notoriously inaccurate, to the point of utter uselessness. The reading can vary with any given number of factors, such as really dry or wet feet when you step on the scale. Don't waste the money on them.

If you have to measure something, get a tape measure and do body measurements. Fat takes up more volume for the same weight than muscle. Your scale may not budge, but if your body composition is changing for the better (e.g. losing fat and gaining/maintaining muscle mass) your body measurements will get smaller. If you have a lot of weight to lose, the scale will provide some indication of your progress, but it's the tape measure that tells the real story as you get closer to your goals.

We moved into a house where there isn't room for the scale in my bathroom. It is now in the garage and so I am less inclined to weight. I don't strip in the garage. But in the past I had the scale in my bathroom and would weigh when I got up in the morning, when I got home from work and then before going to bed.

Put your scale some place less convenient.

Don't worry, I am too, but it definitely is more destructive than it is constructive to do so because weight tends to fluctuate over the course of the day. And then you freak out when the scale goes up a bit, even though rationally you know it's normal. I totally get it.

But this is why I joined MFP, so I guess my bad habit did bring some "good". By counting my calories and exercise, I get a certain reassurance I thought I got by weighing myself every day that was in fact not there. Of course, I still feel tempted to weigh myself, but really it's best to stick with your lifestyle changes and trust yourself.:)