Being Really Hard on Myself

If you're honestly, truthfully doing everything right, you should try to take pride in that and not the numbers you get on the scale. Focus on how you feel and the power of making 6 weeks of excellent choices. Just keep doing what you're doing - you're being a healthy person and that's what's good in the long run - not necessarily the numbers on the scale or measuring tape.

The problem with weighing yourself weekly is you tend to lose and gain a little water weight every day, and if you only weigh-in once a week, the scale may reflect a high-point in that process. you could weigh-in every day and just note the overall trend. You may find your lowest weight is already lower than you previously measured.

In the end, the scale is just a tool that measures weight, not water, not fat, not muscle, just weight. Your clothes will tell the real tale.

{{{HUGS}}}

Those kinds of days bite HARD. I'm sorry you're having one.

You've probably read other people's posts along the same lines - but the day to day numbers are pretty much meaningless. You know that there are so many things that can make your body weight fluctuate. (I swear, sometimes I think the shampoo I use makes a difference!)

It's not a failure and YOU are not a failure. You haven't failed.

It's a number on an imperfect measuring machine. That's all.

Hang in there. Hopefully it's sunny where you are - can you go for a walk, take some deep breaths in the sunshine and re-center yourself a bit? Hide the scale for a bit. Don't give it any more attention than it really deserves (which isn't much.)

Keep on keeping on, too. This will pass!

This is why you shouldn't weigh every single day... if your goal is 5 pounds a month, weigh yourself once a month or once every two weeks.

The body flucuates daily up to 5 pounds sometimes... Depending on TONS of factors. Bowl movements, how much food you ate the day before, how much sodium, sugar, if you lifted weights really hard, if you worked out hard. If its that time of month. Etc the list goes on and on...


Simply put, YOu CANNOT GAIN 1.5 POUNDS OVER NIGHT. to do this you would have to eat 3500 calories OVER your maintainence which is about 500-1000 calories more than your daily goal anywas. So ask yourself did you eat 3500 calories or more over your maintainence? No you didnt. So its not FAT gain.

So this could mean two things, Todays weight gain is a flucuation of water weight or the factors listed above. Or yesterday you really didnt' lose 1.5 pounds. Either way you REALLY shouldn't sweat. it. as long as the scale is going down you are good. Take an average of the lost pounds at the end of the month and go off of that. I am pretty sure that you will still have lost weight. and probably close to your five pounds.

It's hard sometimes to get rid of the negative voices we have in our heads.......but just know that your weight changes so often during a day or a couple days and that is completely normal, for instance yesterday I lost 2.2 pounds and just because I weighed myself this am and gained 1.8, but I know if I just keep to weighing myself once a week it'll go down, I think the trick is too really just keep to weighing in once a week or it will drive you bonkers!!!!!!!

I have a tendency of weighing myself everyday too and one day I'll be a certain weight and then the next day it'll be different. If you are eating right and exercising, then there's nothing to feel bad about. Sometimes we get so focused on the numbers that we lose sight of what matters and what matters is you're taking care of your body. You're doing great and don't be too hard on yourself

This is a tough one, but here is my advice:

DO NOT LET THE NUMBER ON THE SCALE DICTATE YOUR WORTH! You are WORTH taking care of (by eating healthy and working out). You are WORTH it! Celebrate your victories, but maybe don't focus on your weight victories? For example, I celebrate a really hard day working out by giving myself 15-30 minutes in a bubble bath or jacuzzi w/ a good book. It's a daily thing I can do to take care of me. Lately, it's been about a weekly thing, but ya know what? It's totally worth it to take some time out - hit the pause button, and say, "I've done a good job today. I'm worth this treat." Instead of the "treat" being a "cheat", it can be a wonderfully nurturing thing!

I tend to weigh myself a couple times a week too - and I know there are days when it's HARD not to let that number beat my self esteem into the ground. It's not easy. That's when I call a good friend or get on here for support.

Hang in there!