Lately my addiction is not to food...

Throw the scale away! (or, if you cant throw it away, give it to a friend of family memeber to hang onto). Your obsession is not healthy and will drive you to places you do not want to go.

I used to participate in the BL contests at work too, but I found that everyone is too focused on the NUMBERS and not on becoming healthy. The last contest I participated in, a girl starved herself for 7 days so she would win. I dont want that to be me, and I dont want that to be YOU either.

Focus on what you are doing to change yourself FOREVER and not what the scale says. Its just a number that doesnt mean much. Listen to your body.

Personally, I don't use a scale very much. I haven't stepped on mine for at least 3 weeks. It was hard at first, because I was so obsessed with the numbers, especially when I reached a 4 month plateau (thats right, I was stuck for 4 months and didn't lose one single pound. plus side, i didn't gain any weight). But, I was doing everything right, so it didn't make sense. Weightloss sometimes doesn't make sense. But, the one thing that won't help if you are addicted to stepping on the scale is obsessing about it. Trust me Been there, done that! So, I'm not a scientist by any means, nor am I some fitness consultant, or a nutritionist, or a doctor. But from my research I have learned that there are certain "thingys" that are sometimes released when we are stressed.... which sometimes causes our bodys to hold onto fat. I believe the word is cortisol? Hmm, anyways, I know that people are probably thinking "girl, if you don't know exactly, then don't be givin advice" but, have no fear, I didn't come here to give you the scientific reasonings. I would just advise for your own sanity reasons to dump that scale, break up with him for a while. You, know, tell him you need some time to think things out and figure out your true feelings And then do something that is REALLY hard for us "i-wanna-get-fit-and-healthy" people to do....especially at first.... trust in yourself. Eat good food, the kind that gives you a good balance in your life- and by that, i mean you personally. And second, get yourself some exercise. If you truely are following a healthy lifestyle, and trusting in yourself to make good decisions, you shouldn't need that dang ol' scale to be there everyday, or every hour. You should feel confident that you can do this!! And you CAN!

For the most part, I use the way my clothes fit, and the inches lost as an indicator. Sometimes I'll step on Mr. Scale to find out how the last few weeks have been going, and double-check my sometimes unsure self. But, trust yourself and your eating habits and your exercise- and someday he'll be worthy of your presence In the meantime, I would advise you, especially since you are recognizing your obsession with Mr. Scale, to step on him only ONCE a week. Do it at the same time of day, with the same amount of undies on (or none), and preferrably after a bowel movement (if that is typical for you at that time of day). that should give you a better idea of where you really are, since day-to-day weigh ins are hard to judge since our weight can fluctuate so much within one day. Good luck!! :flowerforyou:

I've heard and read that your body weight fluctuates thoughout the day, so weighing yourself more than once is just going to frustrate you. Instead, appreciate what you have accomplished, it will be more mentally rewarding...and you deserve that, don't you? Give the scale some time off.

I can't have a scale at home or I would do that too and it would not be good for anyone. I know for a fact that my weight changes upto 4 lbs from morning to night. I only weigh in once a week at my TOPS meeting and that is enough.

Good luck!

oh i know my dh bought me a digital scale and i would wiegh when i woke up, after i pooped, after lunch and before dinner!