Tell yourself you are only allow to weight first thing in the morning after using the bathroom, fully naked. Since you can't be naked at the office....

Then, at home, hide your scale or have someone hide it from you?

@Sunny_Bunny_ has other great suggestions above. For me, it was far easier to avoid the scale than it was to remember to get on it daily. But I don't work around them all day. I think for me, knowing that my BEST WEIGHT would always be first thing and that clothes weigh a lot sometimes, and that hydration and such changes all day, would make me want to only weigh at the best case scenario time....

fastforlife1 wrote: »

What's wrong with weighing yourself everyday (every morning after I wake up)? I bought a new scale last Spring, and it's been interesting to see what causes weight gain (lifting weights 1 or 2 #s) and weight loss (low calories lol). I also am so excited when I reach a new number that I haven't been at for awhile even though I know it might go up again before it comes back down. Weighing everyday keeps me focused on my goals.

The problem is for those that become obsessed with that number to the point that their mood, their entire day, is contingent on what they consider a positive output of that device. If the number stays the same or goes up due to some arbitrary water fluctuation in the body, their outlook on life tanks. Mood is bad, life is bad. Some people allow themselves to become depressed over that dumb number.

So if you can weigh daily, and remain happy and positive despite the random bullcrap it can sometimes give you, then by all means, weigh daily (once the same time everyday).

If a person can't do that without getting bent out of shape about it, or go overboard and weigh multiple times a day (which is pointless), and are crushed when the weight isn't constantly going down like they want, that's a problem. And they need to stop hurting themselves.

The output of that machine is but one piece of a puzzle. You can't see your picture clearly if you have one single piece. And if you have trouble reminding yourself of that, and base your life on whatever that one piece looks like one day to the next, that's just madness.

Measure yourself in inches or cm, measure how healthy you feel, measure your increasing fitness, look at improvements in bloodwork, see how your clothes fit. All of those are the other pieces you need to have a real picture.

I weigh myself most mornings. What I don't do is judge the number based on the previous day, worry if I don't weigh or weigh at a different time of day, or log the weight. The only weight I pay attention to is the Tuesday early AM weight (my weekly progress) and my weight on the 19th of each month (the one my doctor wants logged). Beyond that, it's a number. My metrics for weight loss and health are much more than just that number.

You just have to take control and set your own rules about when and where you will weigh, and that is it. No other weighing is allowed.

I assume that the compulsion is messing with your head which is why you want to stop. Realize that the number on the scale is not the be-all and end-all of measuring progress (especially since it has to vary all over the place weighing at different times of the day, with different clothing, on different scales).

I weigh every morning too but I only record the losses - so sometimes its more than a week before I can record again.

One recommendation I read is to weigh weekly when trying to lose weight, and weigh daily during maintenance. That way you don't get discouraged by gains during the loss period, but when maintaining you can adjust your eating if you notice an upward trend.

Personally I'm too compulsive to wait a whole week...

I weigh each morning after waking up. I don't record any gains unless they stick for a few days. I find that my weight doesn't fluctuate as much when low carb.

Each morning and note if it is the day after a hard work out. Sore muscles are holding water!

fastforlife1 wrote: »

What's wrong with weighing yourself everyday (every morning after I wake up)?

Some folks find it adds extra stress and hurts their resolve and its better for them to ignore the scale.

I'm on the "weigh every day" side myself. If I weigh every day I see the fluctations and become comfortable with them and they cease to bother me. If I only weigh once a week, I have no idea if my weight on weigh-in day is an anomoly or not. More data is better for me.

Do what works best for you, or try it both ways for a few weeks and see what feels better!

I too am a daily weigher. First thing in the morning. I don't think the number affects my mood-I guess I'm just one of the "scale obsessed".

My BMI says I am obese. Scales and charts are reference points.

That is all.

I'm ok with how I look

Screw some chart