Banning the scale!

Keep in mind also that muscle weighs more than fat and the smaller you get the less you benefit from burning calories just carrying "fatness" around. Body weight takes calories to carry around just like carrying around workout weights (: the more you have the more your natural calorie burn is which is awesome. That means you will start to get thinner slower unless you amp up your workout and diet. Hiding from tools like a scale telling you your weight could hurt you. You're instead hiding from your internal feelings about what the scale is telling you. Instead ask yourself why it bothers you so much when the scale is not reading what you want it to. You should be setting more realistic goals as well so that when you step onto the scale you are more likely to see a better number that falls within your goal range. For example I might want to lose 0.5 pounds every week but when I was sick with a respiratory infection I realistically said I was not losing any weight for a few weeks. I still weighed myself and did my eating. I tried my steps and what I could. If I had negative thoughts I dove head on into why those were happening: did I need support from a friend, was I overwhelming myself, etc.

Your body is amazing right in this moment. Always compare yourself to right now and never to what you should be. That is and always will be a fake fantasy you that will never exist. If anything compare yourself to past you. Where have you come from. What did you weigh 1 year ago? 6 months ago? Hang a pair of those pants on the back of your bedroom door or in front of your scale so that when you don't want to weigh yourself you can say that you have to, smile, do it, and take a chalk pencil or ink pen and write that weight on those old pants.

You're beautiful inside and out. I think that your issues are not with that scale at all or your weight. I think that you have to become more comfortable with the fact that this journey is not easy by any means. You need to recognize what your strengths are and praise those, your weaknesses are and strengthen them and finally pull yourself up and continue on. If you're having difficulty with food then definitely make a list of exactly what it is, look up some recipes to replace those cravings (you have the entire internet at your fingertips full of free ones!) and get to work fixing that! You can do this!!!

*hugs* don't blame the scale. It is an inanimate object just there reporting a number. You need to record your weight.

Good job. I'm going to try to go scale free someday, I'm still weighing daily. For some people a mirror is all they need to monitor progress.

Good for you. I have also put my scales away as i was weighing daily and needed to get out of the habbit. I weighed in on Januay 2nd and dont plan on weighing in again until the end of march. Keep working towards your goals. You will get there.

DailyGroomer, I've SO been there. Sometime you just need a break for your sanity! A book that helped me make sense of the madness a bit was Thin Side Out. Not necessarily to follow but great validation.

DailyGroomer wrote: »

After much though, I have made the decision to ban the scale for the next month. Right now, the scale has too much control over me. I weigh myself every few days and let the number dictate my mood. It is not fun, and it is not a way to live. Those numbers should not have that much power over me. Regardless of whether or not I'm losing weight, I'm doing the right things. I'm working out, I'm eating better and I'm getting stronger.

The other night at the gym, a lady that I did not know came up to me. She said something like "I see what your trainer has you doing, it looks crazy, I don't know how you're able to do that. You're doing great!" If someone else is able to recognize the stuff I am able to do now, I should be able to, too.

Screw the scale!

The scale is merely a tool. The ultimate way to check progress is how your clothes fit, how you look in the mirror and the compliments you get from people who've noticed.

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You are making the right decision.. do what keeps you motivated. And your opinion will change along the way.

I too don't weigh myself. I go by how i look in the mirror and how my clothes fit. Right now, I just don't want the emotional stress when the scale doesn't move.

However, I believe in weighing once at goal. why? Because the pounds slip on way before clothes become too small.

So for me.. no scale while losing.. scale scale scale..while maintaining.

There is a saying in business what gets measured gets managed. The scale is just one form of measurement, fit of clothes, how you are feeling, etc are other ways.

Best of luck.

mactaffy428 wrote: »

If the OP has made an informed choice for her circumstances, why can't we just say, great! Why do you have to change her mind, basically marginalizing her own feelings and decisions. As much as it may seem unbelievable to anyone, some people can't have a great relations nship with the scale. For many reasons.

OP, if tossing the scale is good for your u, go for it. It is probably a smart decision for you and I support your decision.

I agree. Some people just can't handle it. I used to be one of those people. But I worked through most of my scale stress. Sometimes I get frustrated but I have to remind myself to trust the process. If I am consistently doing the right things the scale will move. And it does. Just not always when I want it to. I also knew that I needed it for accountability.