slave to the scale

ahadj
ahadj Posts: 257 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I get on the scale on average 5-10 times a day.... it's so bad! I KNOW in my brain that fluctuations happen throughout the day, but I'll still weigh myself in the morning, after I eat, after I use the bathroom, when I get home, and a few times at night. Seeing that number jump around messed with my mood, and I am sick of it, but it's a habit that's so hard to break.

So this is my public declaration that I am only getting on the scale ONCE per day, in the morning, and that's it!!

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  • VixFit2011
    VixFit2011 Posts: 663 Member
    Good goal....when you adjust to the once a day then gradually work to only once a week. Much less discouraging.
  • kittyloo123
    kittyloo123 Posts: 300 Member
    put your scale in the closet, or a drawer, where you have to actually get it out. See if that helps.
  • AussieLaurelle
    AussieLaurelle Posts: 38 Member
    i do it once a day and even that drives me crazy. I too am declaring to only weigh in on Mondays ! :drinker:
  • lhurtubise
    lhurtubise Posts: 693 Member
    That is a great plan I am also a slave to the scale :-( Everytime I work out which is 4-5 20 min session per day I hop back on it! I also get mad when it goes up even though I know it's normal fluctuations. I am going to try to just do it once per day as well!
  • KendraElmendorf
    KendraElmendorf Posts: 837 Member
    Remember its not what it says on the scales, but what it says in the mirror :)
  • matina29
    matina29 Posts: 64 Member
    I am a slave as well! I will try yo do what you are doing once a day! Good luck to us! ;)
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Read this...it might help.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/221081-read-this-am-i-fat-why-body-fat-percentage-is-more-impor
  • ssernst
    ssernst Posts: 69 Member
    I used to weigh every day and it can really ruin your mood if it's not showing what you want it to. Day to day can fluctuate (sp?)depending on water retainage and lots of other things. I've gotten to the point that I weigh every Monday morning- it's so tempting to do it more often but like what another has already said, I get the scale out of sight to make it a little harder to get to.

    Best of luck!
  • pelleld
    pelleld Posts: 363 Member
    put your scale in the closet, or a drawer, where you have to actually get it out. See if that helps.

    Good idea kitty......
  • MsFitnFabulous
    MsFitnFabulous Posts: 432 Member
    I wasn't a slave per se, but I did let what the numbers dictate to me how I "felt" that day. Well a fellow mfp talked me into giving up the scale for Lent. The first few days were the hardest especially when Sunday (my weigh in day) rolled around. Then I started noticing how much more energy I had, how great I looked in my clothes, what areas were really toning up. I tell you it's probably one of the best things I've done for myself since January. Then when Easter got here I debated about did I really need that validation. Happily I am down 8.2 lbs, but even if I stayed the same I know I'm making progress. Know that you can break any habit, you just have to put forth the effort and know that the long term reward is better than instant gratification.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I was doing the same thing as you! I'd hop on the scale practically every time I walked by it, and get mad that the number wasn't consistently going down. LOL! I'm on the 1/2 lb. a week weight loss plan, so really I *shouldn't* see fast changes, but somehow I'm still angry that I've *only* lost 8 pounds in two weeks. I'm such a dummy!

    My husband noticed what I was doing, and he actually CONFISCATED my scale and hid it somewhere. He told me I can every it every other Wednesday morning for my official weigh-in. haha

    Annoying... but I know it's for my own good!
  • Woodman725
    Woodman725 Posts: 288 Member
    Exactly why I don't own one. I get on it once a week at the gym, even though I want to more. Heck I'm there almost everyday. Not really sure what the scale is telling me anyway. It's really just a snapshot in time. Good luck with once a day, maybe you can get to once every other day, then once a week.
  • yes_i_can
    yes_i_can Posts: 419
    I step on at least 5 times a day. HOWEVER, I don't let the number scare me. I only really pay attention to the results on M-W-F mornings.
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    I do the same thing...not throughout the day, tho...but several times in the morning...As if by peeing I will drop that number considerably. Nope... not enough to make a difference. :)

    I think Monday mornings (or even Sunday, since I don't really work out on Sundays) ONCE weekly would be a good thing. :)

    The hardest thing for me is that the numbers don't matter as much if the clothes are getting bigger. :)
  • ahadj
    ahadj Posts: 257 Member
    Put my scale under my shoe rack for now, good suggestion. Also "Remember its not what it says on the scales, but what it says in the mirror" .. I need to keep reminding myself of that :)

    I'll check back in with all of you later this week and let you know how quitting the scale is going! I need you guys to keep me accountable ;)
  • ahadj
    ahadj Posts: 257 Member
    Made it the whole day yesterday without weighing!!! But got on the scale this morning and it read 149 lbs, 0.8 more than yesterday. I know I shouldn't get discouraged, but I am :(

    Hopefully tomorrow's number is better.

    And I am eventually going to try to get down to weighing only once a week, but I have to get there slowly... baby steps.
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