Infrequent weighers, come in please

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  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    I only weigh myself when I can see a difference in my aesthetics.
    Yeah what kevjumba said
  • unknownsample
    unknownsample Posts: 10
    I weigh daily and always celebrate when I hit a new low. There are obvious hills and valleys-- in one weird incident, the scale said I gained four pounds after two cheat days!* I must have been retaining a lot of fluid. Seeing the chart of past readings and the fits/starts is very reassuring when I am plateauing. This has worked well for me-- I am losing about a pound a week and the end is in sight!

    *Yes, two cheat days in a row. Probably not my best decision ever...
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    I only weigh myself once a week. I weigh every Thursday.
  • sun_fish
    sun_fish Posts: 864 Member
    I dealt with my scale addiction by getting rid of it. I now only weigh in every 6 months at my doctors office. In between appointments, I go by how my clothes fit and measurements, though I found myself getting a little addicted to measuring too so I am doing that only once a month.
  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
    WW suggests weighing in no more often than weekly, so give that a try. I weigh daily, though I know it may not alway be accurate. If I'm up, it just makes me focus more on eating the right foods and amounts that day. If I'm down, I'm even more committed to eating right cause i feel it's working. Good luck!

    ^^ This. I also weigh daily and it used to upset me if I would have a gain, but now I realize this is not fat gain, but just water. It also keeps me accountable. I know that if I have a bad, unhealthy day, it will show up on the scale. But I don't get upset about it anymore. I also only log my losses, not my gains.
  • happyheart15
    happyheart15 Posts: 383 Member
    Thanks everyone. I feel slimmer, my clothes are fitting better, my endurance is going up, etc. But the scale isn't cooperating, so I'm going to *try* to stay off it until April 15th.
  • mytime2change
    mytime2change Posts: 13
    In the past I weighed every week (sometimes a few times a week). This time I'm only going to weigh in once a month and focus more on how my body feels rather than what some numbers tell me. One thing I've done is taken the scale out of the bathroom. If it's in there it's way to easy to hop on in the morning, after a shower, etc.

    Another thing is say you lose a pound a week, if you weigh in once a month you will see a four pound loss. Even though it's still the same amount you are losing, seeing a bigger number might motivate you more.
  • annmarie279
    annmarie279 Posts: 16
    I weigh myself weekly by doing it daily you are opening the possibilities of becoming addicted which isn't good. Also especially if you are female around the time of the.month you weigh heavier because of water retention and stuff so you wouldn't get a true reading about this time.
  • LillyBoots
    LillyBoots Posts: 114 Member
    I weigh myself once a month. It would do my head in any more than that.
  • happyheart15
    happyheart15 Posts: 383 Member
    Everyone, I've been reading threads on here regarding not weighing frequently, and I re-read this thread...and I've become even stronger in my choice to not weigh daily or weekly. I'm not even going to weigh on the 15th. I'll weigh on May 1st, or maybe even in two months. I will stay on my plan, continue exercising...maybe even start Couch to 5k that I've been putting off doing because it can cause the scale to go up temporarily. I won't be seeing the scale, so who cares? lol

    Thanks so much for your replies. They've really helped me.

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