scale obsession

Yep...I do it....it's definitely a hard habit to break!!

i have struggled a LOT with my fitness focus creeping over into the "obsession category" lol. part of it is pre-disposed: my father suffers from severe OCD. and part of it is just because i'm such a control freak. but i've learned to pace myself and not get crazy. i do weigh myself every day but i don't consider it "obsessive" behaviour. i simply want to know as soon as possible if and when i start to plateau, or when i gain. my doctor is aware and has even agreed that this might be a good practice for some people. i feel like i'm one of them. don't rush to label yourself "obsessive" or "crazy" - when you start counting OTHER people's calories or get unusually angry or stressed out if you don't meet the goals you've set for yourself... that's when you might want to chillax.

im the same way! but to be honest thats what keeps pushing me everyday to eat healthy n continue losing the weight i have and its what works best for me! it doesnt bother me alltho they say not too but it helps keep me on track! im aware of the water weight gain thing n such dont beat ur self up if thats what works for you i just find that it keeps me on track everyday!

Girl - I weight myself every morning. It is the very first thing I do, EVERYDAY!

I think it only becomes an obsession when you do it several times a day, after you eat, at night, after you go to the bathroom, etc.

I broke my "scale obsession" only by replacing it with an "inches obsession" ... now I'm trying to get away from THAT!!

I like that idea AMG5157!!!

In my case it really helps me stay motivated and take action. I am weighing myself daily since I started dieting and using the myfitnesspal program, and at least at first, the only way to really tell that the weight is coming off is through the scale cause my clothes still fit about the same. So seeing those numbers drop really makes it easier to eat salad while my son is eating a plate of pasta right next to me.


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I've been weighing myself daily (actually twice, once in the morning and once in the evening) and I think it's useful. I can see how my day-to-day eating and exercise is affecting my weight. I know I didn't drink enough water this weekend and my weight hasn't gone down in several days. It's at least helpful for me, as long as I don't let the little changes get me discouraged.

In several articles about the 'habits of thin people', it has been mentioned that they know what they weigh. Usually they do this by weighing themselves daily. This is neither an obsession nor a problem so long as you are using the information as a way to trend your weight loss efforts. You will naturally see some up and down movement to your weight. That is normal. But...if you get on the scale and see and extra pound or two and then feel like you have to starve yourself to get rid of it, then you are using the information wrong and are probably obsessed. Weigh yourself each morning shortly after waking up, after you pee but before you eat or drink anything. This is what is called your "dry weight". You can use the dry weight as a fairly accurate measure of what you body has done from the previous day. As long as your TREND over time is generally downward there is no reason to get upset by small periodic spikes of a couple of pounds. This is just one nurse's opinion.

once a day is not obsessed. some people like to see if they are on track from day to day and it's okay if it works for you.

I was doing it twice a week.....then all of a sudden I was weighing myself 20+ x a day it became crazy and I would get so angry throughout the day when the scale would go up (due to food and water) and I'd "punish" myself by drinking insane amounts of water which would make me heavier and the cycle would repeat and it made me soooo stressed.

I've now stopped that and I limit my weigh ins to 1x per week (or at least I'm trying to!!)

I also weighed myself everyday.. I would get really miserable and demotivated if my weight went up! than I cut back to once a week. even than, I still found myself getting really miserable if I didnt loose anything.

Now I am doing once a month.. and boy is it motivation to eat healthy and keep exercising! I dont get to se the proress for a month but last month when I did it I had lost about 10 lbs!! It was sooooo exciting!!! So now I am on that same road this month.. exercise LOTS - eat my daily calorie allowance and wait for June 6th!!

I actually do weigh myself every morning, right after I wake up. And if I lost weight, I log it! Mentally it helps me a lot, because I usually see a loss or at least no gain, which means to me that I'm doing something right ... and I'm just that kind of person that needs that constant reminder why I'm doing this! So, I don't think you're crazy for weighing yourself every day ... you do what you have to, to reach your goal!

I've logged my losses too b/c I'm so excited to see the number dropping, but then I have to adjust it the next day b/c my weight often fluctuates by a couple pounds day to day. Which wouldn't be so bad, except it shows up in my news feed and then my friends congratulate me on my loss and I feel stupid knowing that I'll probably have to put it back up the next day.

I'm the exact opposite. I'm afraid to get on the scale. I haven't looked at one in almost 2 years. When I go to the doctor or something and have to get weighed, I tell them not to tell me. Weird huh? So I'm sticking to this website, but I don't know how much I weigh. I just want to get back to fitting into my clothes the way I used to. I get anxiety thinking about the scale

I weigh myself every morning after bathroom and no clothes. When I see the numbers going down its a big positive! It helps to keep me motivated!! Maybe it's obsessive but oh well...:embarassed: