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Anyone here weigh once a month or less?
BlessedMom70
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I am thinking of weighing just once a month, as the scale is making me crazy. I have just 10 lbs to lose and I am willing to lose it slowly in order to not be hungry all the time. But seeing that slow loss on the scale is making me crazy... I become discouraged and blow it with my calories for a few days, undoing any progress I have made I’m sure.
Maybe this will help, pulling the scale out every 4 weeks instead...seeing a more significant loss might be the answer to staying motivated (?)
Maybe this will help, pulling the scale out every 4 weeks instead...seeing a more significant loss might be the answer to staying motivated (?)
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Weighing once a week made me crazy too. My hands would shake due to the nervous anticipation.
After a month of that, I switched to once a day, first thing every day after the loo.
I log it in the Happy Scale app. I never give it a second's thought. That was three years ago, and counting.
Now I have lots of lovely data that lets me adjust calories when necessary, and be aware of the hormonal weight fluctuations that happen throughout a cycle.
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Me! Haven't weighed since I began my weight loss and strength building journey which was OFfICially April 28th. I am going to weigh in July. A scale is what made me give up last time. Not weighing now helps me! I have nothing bringing me down number wise and I can definitely tell I've lost weight. I guess this method doesn't work for everyone but for me it is key! After my July weigh in though, i will weigh once a month only. No more no less. I keep my scale in my car trunk:)4
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When I was going to a medically oriented gym, I was weighed once a quarter. I had to be weighed on a hospital bed because I am disabled and can't balance and stand still long enough to get a good accurate weight. Much more accurate if I'm laying on a bed.0
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Not me! I am more motivated to stay on track when I see the numbers on the scale go down.
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BlessedMom70 wrote: »I am thinking of weighing just once a month, as the scale is making me crazy. I have just 10 lbs to lose and I am willing to lose it slowly in order to not be hungry all the time. But seeing that slow loss on the scale is making me crazy... I become discouraged and blow it with my calories for a few days, undoing any progress I have made I’m sure.
Maybe this will help, pulling the scale out every 4 weeks instead...seeing a more significant loss might be the answer to staying motivated (?)
I have been weighing once a month since April 16th for exactly this reason. I still anticipate with dread weigh in day (1st or last Friday of the month, depending on where it lands date-wise, first thing in the morning after the mandatory bathroom trip) but this way I weigh in before the weekend starts, which is when I eat some of my exercise calories anyway. So, I'm not undoing any progress if I eat a little more because I don't like the number on the scale. I was going to eat more anyway.
Once I hit my goal weight, I intend to weigh once a day and use a weight tracking app so I can make adjustments to CICO if necessary.
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I am just starting out but plan on weighing once a month2
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I weigh myself once every 3 months. I don’t own a scale, so I just weigh myself whenever I take my mother to the dr. It keeps me sane. I can feel when I’ve lost anyway.1
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I am on the other end of the spectrum. While I have lost a fair chunk I am still looking at least another 18 months if not 2 years to get into the ballpark of somewhere I might be happy. I have no interest in seeing a loss of a pound or two and being constantly reminded of how slow this process is. As a result I weigh when I have a NSV usually relating to clothing (6 weeks to 2 months). It is nice getting on the scale and seeing double digit losses.
The exception is that since I have just lost that fair chunk I have checked myself weekly for 3 weeks to determine if I need to make a calorie adjustment to increase or slow my progress. I have decided to slow it down by .5lb per week. While I have little to no interest in what the scale says I don't want to lose too fast and the scale is the best way to judge.2 -
Yep I’m with you; I’m only going to weight once a month/ couple of months as my weight loss goal is very similar and I’m lifting so I feel my progress is very hard to see but potentially very easy to sabotage if I’m feeling unmotivated by the scale1
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I'm maintaining now, but I'm more focused on my body composition and fat loss/losing inches when I was losing weight. So weighing in less often, taking my measurements regularly and going by how I look and feel works well for me.
Early on I weighed in once a week, same day, same time frame and under the same conditions. It was good to see how things like sodium and hormonal water weight affected my scale weight.
I've had a good handle on my food and exercise for a while, but I do step on the scale every so often to make sure that I'm staying in my maintenance range. So far so good. I've stayed in a 10 pound range for the past 5 years.5 -
BlessedMom70 wrote: »I am thinking of weighing just once a month, as the scale is making me crazy. I have just 10 lbs to lose and I am willing to lose it slowly in order to not be hungry all the time. But seeing that slow loss on the scale is making me crazy... I become discouraged and blow it with my calories for a few days, undoing any progress I have made I’m sure.
Maybe this will help, pulling the scale out every 4 weeks instead...seeing a more significant loss might be the answer to staying motivated (?)
I have been weighing once a month since April 16th for exactly this reason. I still anticipate with dread weigh in day (1st or last Friday of the month, depending on where it lands date-wise, first thing in the morning after the mandatory bathroom trip) but this way I weigh in before the weekend starts, which is when I eat some of my exercise calories anyway. So, I'm not undoing any progress if I eat a little more because I don't like the number on the scale. I was going to eat more anyway.
Once I hit my goal weight, I intend to weigh once a day and use a weight tracking app so I can make adjustments to CICO if necessary.
I meant since March 16th.
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I weigh in monthly at my doctor’s office. I have to go monthly for a non related issue.
I had to get rid of my scale. I was getting WAY too obsessive with it. Monthly weigh ins have been much better for me.1 -
Monthly weigh ins may not be ideal for newbies who are still trying to figure out counting calories. If you’re way off in your logging, a month or two would be a while to go without making necessary adjustments.3
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I'm maintaining and only weigh myself every 3-6 months.2
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I used to weigh weekly, and got so nervous doing it. If I lost I would be happy, if I stayed the same I would be content but not happy, and if I gained I would be upset. This didn't deter me and kept weighing weekly as it kept me on track. Usually if I stayed the same or went up I was able to determine the cause and make sure that didn't happen again.
I reached my weight loss goal a while back. I don't weigh as often, about once a month or less to see if there is any changes and for the most part it is constant give or take a pound. Now my goals have changed and "bulking" trying to put on some lean mass of the next few months. I weigh ever time I get home from work, which is every 2 weeks now. I want to know if I am going up and by how much. Allowing me to make modifications to keep control of the gain.0 -
nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Monthly weigh ins may not be ideal for newbies who are still trying to figure out counting calories. If you’re way off in your logging, a month or two would be a while to go without making necessary adjustments.
Exactly. You could waste a lot of time not checking up on your logging accuracy.1 -
I started off weighing everyday for a couple of years. I then went to a few days a week, to once a week. Now, 4 years later I weigh myself when i think of it, maybe 3-4 times a month.1
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nicolehorn0114 wrote: »Monthly weigh ins may not be ideal for newbies who are still trying to figure out counting calories. If you’re way off in your logging, a month or two would be a while to go without making necessary adjustments.
It could also prevent over correction for those that lose a quick few pounds of water weight then think they have stalled the second 2 weeks of their first month or for a woman who thinks they have gained because of TOM.
I don't think you are wrong but I am not sure there is a clear advantage either way. Some people will weigh too much, get discouraged and quit, while others will not weigh enough, waste time then get discouraged and quit.1 -
I thought the topic question was: "Anyone here weigh once a month or less?"
That is what I thought the responses would be about.1
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