Does anyone else not own or rarely use scales?

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  • berndanddana
    berndanddana Posts: 114 Member
    I don't own a scale, but I wish I did. It's hard for me to tell if diet/exercise regime is working. I have a mirror but it only shows to my waistline. Once I purchase my food scale, I'll probably budget for a scale to weigh myself
  • kibelea
    kibelea Posts: 2 Member
    edited June 2015
    I have been debating the scale question as I have just started on this journey. The posts have been immensely helpful as they echoed my own tboughts as well as adressed my concern s. Reading all of you I conclude getting one makes sense, just as Is keeping tabs on negative impulses of overweighing. I thank you all. May I add that the vibe here is pretty wholesome. Congrats to all.

  • Livgetfit
    Livgetfit Posts: 352 Member
    I like the data. I also am exceptional at denial. I can do a wonderful job of telling myself that its only a kilo or 2, the pants aren't THAT tight. Last time I did this successfully it was 10kg of gain and I'm still trying to shift it.

    Weighing-in gives me a sense of where I am in the journey. It also gives me a sense of control. Sometimes I go a little control-crazy and this weighing gets out of control. I'd rather have a tough word with myself about this (as I notice it quickly) than have a tough road ahead due to flab gain.

    For me, I know the truth is I am more in-tune with my body than my mind. I'm working on this but in the interim, the scale is my primary tool to knowing whats going on with the old body.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I hop on the scales every one or two weeks. I'm pretty much in maintenance now, so weighing regularly is even more imperative than it was when i was losing weight, because if do put on a pound or two i want to nip it in the bud asap
  • tedioustrainingap
    tedioustrainingap Posts: 78 Member
    elcollins24 wrote: »
    I used to weigh myself daily and that number would have a big impact on my frame of mind for the day. Now i dont own scales and only weigh myself about once a week if i can get down to the pharmacy and use their scales. If not, no big deal.
    As i'm in a healthy weight range my focus now is very much towards being happy in myself and feeling good about myself. If ive been eating well and exercising i tend to feel better about myself and have a positive body image. No one will notice if i gain or lose a stone in each direction...but theyll notice the confidence i have. How u feel about yourself is way more important than how others perceive you. Most people are focussing too much on their own lives to really judge anyone else too much.
    Scales are for fish and people are way more than the number on those scales. :-)

    I can relate to that! Also, I swim five or six days a week now and as a result (endorphin/ dopamine/ seratonin?), I generally bounce around with a grin. There's a marked difference in my PMA now I'm on the road to good health, albeit only at the start of the journey.

    So many interesting responses here and many differing views. I don't think I'll be buying scales any time soon but my trousers fell down today (and I was pretty amused by that!). I guess we all follow our progress one way or another but it's been particularly nice to hear from other non/ rare weighers. Thanks all :)

  • discretekim
    discretekim Posts: 314 Member
    Yeah I don't own a scale but I weigh at the gym. Which is still 3x a week. Chose Thursday as my official weigh in as that is my lowest day usually.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    I like my scale, it get's lots of action!
    Careful, I hear that scale might know no loyalty - today it's giving you action, but the instant anyone else walks in looking for a little poundage...

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