does anyone NOT weigh themselves at all

I try to limit weighing myself to two or three times a week. Your weight can fluctuate quite a bit day to day, so I just limit myself.

measuring is a better indicator of weight loss. I lost 2 inches without dropping a pound last week.

I stopped weighing myself about a month ago, it seemed like every time I didn't have a loss I would get so discouraged and then binge. As long as my clothes continue to fit better, I don't need to weigh myself. I plan on only doing it when I get back into my goal size jeans.

I try to weigh myself once a month or once every two months. Take pictures, look in the mirror, take note of how your clothes are fitting. Above all try to be consistent with food intake and exercise and you'll be fine.

To be honest i don't really weigh my self anymore - as long as I know i'm on the right tracks I'm okay with it, although I can also avoid them when I'm not behaving myself... I weight train too so I have mixed feelings about actual weight loss (so long as clothes that fit now continue to fit) I guess it depends on your goals and where you're at in your journey?

I stopped weighing myself, I think I am going to weigh myself next 1/1/15. Its buy clothes and how I feel

I personally don't think it's his place to decide for you whether you can/should weigh yourself. It's ok to voice his opinion but he isn't your boss, that's just ridiculous. At any rate if you are ok with him treating you like a child my suggestion would be to see if you can make an agreement that he will get your scale out of it's hiding place once a week or at least once a month so you know where you are at in your efforts. If he won't do that I guess you can always go with a scale at a truck stop or a friend's house but he really doesn't have the right to say no. Best of luck to you.

I'm just taking a shot in the dark but I don't think you are married.

I personally don't think it's his place to decide for you whether you can/should weigh yourself. It's ok to voice his opinion but he isn't your boss, that's just ridiculous. At any rate if you are ok with him treating you like a child my suggestion would be to see if you can make an agreement that he will get your scale out of it's hiding place once a week or at least once a month so you know where you are at in your efforts. If he won't do that I guess you can always go with a scale at a truck stop or a friend's house but he really doesn't have the right to say no. Best of luck to you.

I'm just taking a shot in the dark but I don't think you are married.

Not the person who wrote this, but I AM married and agree 100%.

I think us husbands are just worried about our wives. For example, my wife dropped 4 pounds on the scale this week (super exciting), but it's not going to be very fun for her when she notices that at least two of the dropped pounds are due to water loss and will quickly come back if not watched. Since your measurements are not going to change as fast as your weight, you need some way to be aware of your progress. A combination of once weekly weigh ins and measurements would be a good compromise. The health and well being of our wives is so important to us husbands and it really does appear that he cares for you, he just should have discussed the scale issue with you before taking such drastic action.

I don't weigh myself. Then I was a teenager, I became obsessed with weighing myself everyday and if I had gained weight I would be really sad. Eventually I stopped doing it, mostly because I didn't want to end up with an eating disorder (I could feel that I was heading in the wrong direction). I might end up weighing myself occasionally, but I will never own a weight.

My husband thought my weighing was getting out of hand so he hid my scale. Yes, I could buy another and hide it...but I don't want to be lying to him or have this issue be a point of argument between us. I no longer have a gym membership, so I can't weigh there. I guess I will have to go by how my clothes fit and/or tape measurer. He thinks this will make me less obsessed with weight...but I think it will make me more obsessed. He doesn't understand.

I weigh myself ever so often to see my progress, but I've learned that the number on the scale is least important in the grand scheme of things. Yes, it's good to drop the pounds; however, I have really toned friends that would be considered obese according to BMI charts because they are all muscle. Two people weighing 150 pounds can look completely different depending on what they have done to lose the weight. If you're just eating right and doing cardio exercises (or even solely limiting your calories with no exercises), you're not going to get that "toned" look that most people desire. That's why it's good to eat right, do cardio, and do some resistance training.

So all in all, yes, the scale does play a role, but it should not be the only means used to determine your progress. I would rather lose inches and tone than see a number on the scale. It's all in how you feel and your energy level! Weigh yourself once a week or even every other week. You do not need to weigh yourself every day because it will fluctuate depending on how much water you're holding. If you're up in weight, look at factors that could play into that.......like how much sodium you have had, that time of the month (for girls) , your calories, activity level, etc.......

I used to weigh myself all the time and got frustrated and obsessed with the numbers. Now that I don't focus so much on it, I'm happier and actually losing a lot more and toning up! Going by how I feel and how my clothes fit has been much more rewarding for me!

Best of luck to you with your fitness journey!

i weigh probably onece a quarter ( when i go to the docs)
I go on clothes - and just reently the scale seems to be going up even though size is still dropping
I did weigh earlier in life but it varied so much with hydration TOM, ad time of day i gave up.

Josie

Wow, sorry you husband is so controlling. As others have stated the scale can be a friend one day and an enemy :devil: the next. I gave up the scales about 2 months ago and now weigh only at the Dr. My clothes fit and people tell me I'm looking great that is all I need. Good luck to you.

Before everyone jumps down her husbands throat lets remember 1. some people can develop serious issues with their weight and develop very serious issues and it sounds like he's worried and 2. Relationships are complicated and for all we know she may have shown controlling traits over other things. For example: it's common for a woman to control what her husband eats, even if he's against it, if the doctor tells him he has high cholesterol.