Who Is Afraid Of The Scale

Knowledge is power.

I weigh myself sporadically, sometimes once a month, sometimes every few months.

I'm at a point where the number isn't really important as it pertains to my goals. I wouldn't say I'm completely indifferent to it (and I used to have a poor emotional relationship with the scale at one point in my life) but rather it doesn't provide me information of much use at any given point.

I know my weight is going to bounce around like a space hopper on speed during the course of a week or a month for various reasons - I don't need to step on a scale to confirm that.

I’m now weighing every few days, is it just me or do you just “know” when you have lost?i do 🤪

I used to be afraid of scales, I would only weigh myself at the doctor office. I would be nervous for days before my appointment because of the scale. It took me two months of living at my place to have the courage to weigh myself. The first time recording weight for my weekly weigh in on the app, I was anxious and could not focus on anything but the scale that had pending doom.

Since I started losing weight, I felt better weighing myself. There were times when I would lose a significant amount of weight that I could not believe it, so I would weigh myself again and again.

Now that I am at maintain weight, I still weigh myself daily because it is my way to keep myself personally in check with a healthier life.

I weigh in once a week. I don’t want to weigh every day because I don’t want the emotional work of ups and downs. Once a week gives me a good trending number, and I watch my sodium intake the day before I weigh. When I make changes to my eating habits or go on a maintenance break I may weigh 2 times a week just to see what’s happening. But I’m not afraid ever. I know what I ate and how I did. The scale just confirms it.

pkweier wrote: »

psychod787 wrote: »

I weigh 6-7 days a week. I keep 2 trends. One for work days, I get up at 0430. The other for days off. I get up at 0630. It's amazing that 2 hrs can mean 2-3 lbs of difference!

So true I have found the same thing. I log the higher weight because I'm up at 430 most days except on Sunday when I sleep in. I never thought about keeping 2 trends

Well, it just kind of takes the frustration out of weighing under different conditions. I mean it would probably equal our over time, but many of us seem to be a little... uhhh... anal retentive about things! Lol

I weigh in once in the morning.
MFP has the progress trend chart that I look at every day and as long as the trend is headed down over time , i don't worry for a second about the daily fluctuations.

In the beginning I obsessed over the 1 or 2 lb daily differences, and , would examine the details of my physical activity , sleep patterns, meal times, and calorie/macro info.

I was able to see some distinct pairings of things like:
late dinner (after 6pm), or, a couple of beers at night = lousy sleep pattern + extra weight in the morning. EVEN IF I didn't exceed my calorie limit for the day. Lesson for me from that is : beer is not food.

Protein heavy days = constipation.
Fat heavy days = heartburn, acid reflex
carb heavy days = belly bloat.

When I balance the macros (50 carb, 30 fat, 20 protein) at each meal and stay within my calorie budget, I feel good.
I also see the weight coming off steadily.

I like to feel good, and I like getting back into better shape.

COntinued feel good motivates me to continue logging, weighing, analyzing, adjusting as needed. As my shape improves, so does my wardrobe.

I thought the OPs idea to take a day and weigh themself multiple times was useful to confirm that weight does change throughout the day, and, that 's not a bad thing, if the overall trend over time is going int he direction you want.

I use to dread getting on the scale. That changed when I decided to change me, and start the lifestyle change of how I ate, what I ate, and move more eat less. And reading so many posts here. So now I weigh myself every morning. I record info on an excel spreadsheet daily so I see the ups and downs and so on. I weigh in on Saturdays. And it is what it is. I no longer dread it, and have learned understanding and knowledge made the dread go away.

I hate the scale and seeing the daily fluctuations. I weigh daily because I like being able to go back and see the downward trend when I feel like giving up, but I don't look at my weight. I have a bluetooth scale so I've covered the number with a sticky note and the number just goes straight to my phone. That way I can go look when I'm feeling down and not have to worry about it every morning.