Stop treating yourself like a fish! ;)

That would be SOOO hard to do!!!

I weigh myself twice a week, not as an obsession but to help me keep on track. Wednesday I weigh myself to see how I'm doing the Saturday is my true weigh in even if I've gained, it's the one I go by.

The scale unless broke won't lie. Sometimes based on the design or cut of the clothing, it could be decieving . I'd have to disagree with this blog.

i weigh myself everyday, multiple times with the understanding that it fluctuates all day, etc. I wouldn't want to stop weighing myself because i have so much more weight to loose, it's the best indication that i am on track.

A super personal thing - agreed that clothes can tell you a lot...but for me I need the scale to tell me that I'm staying on track. Historically, in jags where I ignore the scale I do not hold myself accountable and really put on the pounds (or did not lose if I was in the midst of trying to lose).

I've been maintaining at or under goal since mid-June and I weigh myself at least every couple of days. I need to do this to know I am on track. When I was losing the weight, I weighed daily...but knowing that hormones, salt, etc. where factors. Weighing daily through the loss journey actually helped me learn a lot about the impact of different foods and my hormones, etc. to better understand my overall true weight. It also helped me as I was getting bodyfat % measured along the way - I could better understand how I was changing my overall composition of lean muscle to fat.

I think sucess can be measured by the scale, by measurements, how clothes fit and how you feel. I agree over weighting yourself causes stress. But I'm not willing to go more than a week w/o weighing. I feel it helps to keep me on track. Good luck with your choice i hope you find sucess.

Dear MFPers,


Did we all start to grow gills and a fin?! I mean really! lol. Fish are the ones that belong on the scale..not humans! I think more of us need to go by how snug our pants are instead of focusing on what the scale reads, and then obsessing over it! I have been back on track for 2 weeks now, and I am refusing to weigh myself for a while to prove that the scale isn't the only way to judge my progress. Anyone else with me in banning the scale for a bit? ;D


Crystal

Huh? Fish HAVE scales, but they don't belong on a scale...not sure I'm following...

Yup. I don't even own one. I completely don't see the point.

The scale unless broke won't lie. Sometimes based on the design or cut of the clothing, it could be decieving . I'd have to disagree with this blog.

Actually you and everyone else that made this comment is not "correct". You don't have to agree, but you aren't right either.

If I weigh myself at 158, then chug the equivalent of one pound of water, I am going to "GAIN" 1 pound and weigh 159.

You "gained" weight, but you do not actually gain weight that you should be tracking.

Using the scale as a reference point if fine, but measurements and progress pictures are the true key.

In addition, I haven't hardly lost ANY weights, but my progress pictures are shocking and I'm loosing inches like crazy....

Yes, also this ^^ :-)

someone opened up a can of crazy on MFP early today,

I partially agree. If you are weighing yourself every day, you are not getting any useful information and driving yourself crazy needlessly. Your body will flutuate based on food eat, water, etc. However, you need something objective to monitor trend long term to see if you are succeeding and to give you positive feedback. I weigh every week or two using the same scale at the same time of day, before lunch.

The clothes test is not really a fine enough measure to be useful. OK, when I can barely breath in my pants I know I need to start counting calories again, but by then it is much too late. I have already put on 30 lbs. By the same token, it may be 15-20 lbs before I notice my clothes are hanging on me and I have to buy new ones or my pants will be falling off. I will have missed out on all the tiny motivations or tiny warnings along the way that accompany weight change.

Also, many clothes manufacturers have drasticly different definitions of the same size. I think it is even worse for women (what do these made up women size numbers mean anyway??? Is there any relation to a tape measure???). So one outfit get snug and you push it to the back of the closet and wear one that is more comfortable. You keep lying to yourself to make yourself feel good (everyone does it). You need something objective (i.e., scale) to keep you honest. Just take the number with a grain of salt. Don't go crazy it you actually gain a pound or two when you expected to lose. It will likely show up in the next weigh in (if you really are doing as well as you think you are). Look at long term trends. I know it is hard to do in our quick fix society.

I'm in ... scales been bouncing up and down for a couple of weeks anyway!

I agree. Even measuring tape can be inaccurate if you are bloated,just ate, or dont put it in the same place everytime. I do the finger test. I push on my stomach and measure that way. If it gets to squishy its time to work harder. hehe Unfortunately...its time to work harder

There is a lot of scientific research that shows weighing daily will help you keep lost weight off in the long term. It allows you to get a handle on weigh gain earlier, so that 1 lb doesn't turn into 10 before you know what happened.

The key is to not become obsessive. A perspective shift is essential. We should all look at the scale as one of many tools we use to measure our progress. The number we see when we weigh is not "good" or "bad" it is just a reference point.

Fluctuations happen, it is important to remember the big picture. Don't get frustrated if you gain an ounce or a lb in a week, just use that number to help you remember to make better choices at your next meal.

Your highest weight this week is most likely lower than your lowest weight a month ago.

Most importantly, do what works for You. Everyone is different

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