Who Is Afraid Of The Scale

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  • somethingsoright
    somethingsoright Posts: 99 Member
    The daily and weekly fluctuations on the scale have been stressing me out lately, so I created an Excel spreadsheet this morning to keep track of calorie intake (daily, weekly avg, monthly avg). I also included my weight for the 1st of each month. This is helping me see the bigger picture and not be so stressed about what the scale reads on a day-to-day basis. (Because I still want to weigh in every day...it's like a morbid curiosity, I guess.)
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    No, I have taught myself that my world doesnt revolve around the scale. I definitely don't weigh multiple times a day. My body weight is just a number...it doesnt define who I am. I do use Libra to track my trends, though.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I step on my scale once a week only. I record whatever it says and move on.
    When I tried daily weighing the focus on the number became unhealthy for me. Yes, I understand fluctuations and am not afraid of them but I would think too much about it if it was a daily thing. Weighing multiple times a day every day doesn't seem like it would be helpful or healthy for my goals.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Not afraid of the scale, but I don't see any real benefit to weighing in multiple times per day...just makes for noisy data IMO. I don't see any point in weighing myself after I've had lunch or something...that data wouldn't really mean anything and is just a bunch of noise.

    Agreed.

    I could see doing it at the beginning of weight loss for a week or two in order to help someone understand that fluctuations throughout the day (as well as from day to day) are entirely normal, and that weight loss isn't linear.

    Beyond that initial 'learning curve' however, obtaining this kind of data on an on-going basis seems irrelevant and, well, kinda weird to me. "Oh, look! I just ate a pound of hamburger and look, my weight went up by a pound, too!" That's about as informative as weighing yourself, stepping off, picking up a 5 lb bag of sugar and stepping back on the scale. "Oh, look! I'm 5 lbs heavier. Oh no!"

    But to each their own.

    Lol! Totally agree. Ain't nobody got time for dat!
  • DebTavares
    DebTavares Posts: 87 Member
    I weigh myself every morning and love it. The only times I don't weigh myself is if I've overeaten the day before so I skip it then. I go back on once I am back on track.
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    I'm more afraid of my skinny jeans!

    I do weigh daily but it's just an interesting data point. I'm more worried about my clothes fitting.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I'm more afraid of my skinny jeans!

    I do weigh daily but it's just an interesting data point. I'm more worried about my clothes fitting.

    Yep, because buying clothes so they fit you, seriously sucks.

    If I weighed that many times a day, my scale would need to be carried with me in my shoulder bag. Lol
  • kellyjfenn
    kellyjfenn Posts: 28 Member
    As of right now I hate it. I was 147 last Sunday . I overindulged 2 days from this past week and now I’m back to 153. My pants still fit great , so that’s what I go by . It makes me happy to see smaller number on scale
  • jan110144
    jan110144 Posts: 1,281 Member
    I used to weigh once a week. Changed that to once a day (first thing in the morning) and am so glad I did. It has made me far less reactive to those "out of nowhere" weight increases. Instead of being discouraged that the scale has not moved in a week (or, heaven forbid gone up), I can now laugh when the scale shows a one pound increase (despite the fact that I exercised significantly the day before and ate well within plan). Seeing the downward trend over time is great and the little changes that occur on a daily basis do not bother me, although I admit I am still thrilled to see that the number is lower than it was the day before smile:
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    Nope. My scale is an inanimate object, is not very heavy and has no sharp corners. I have no reason to be afraid of it =)

    It also helps to understand that there is no such thing as a 'bad' scale reading. It's just giving me useful information. If I weigh X amount, that's how much I weigh regardless of if I step on and find out. The only difference is if I step on I get information that can help me.
    Number goes down - Good I know what I'm doing is working
    Number goes up - Good. I know I need to make some changes.

    It's all information and it's all good.
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