Put away those bathroom scales! -challenge

Woooolywool
Woooolywool Posts: 136 Member
edited December 17 in Motivation and Support
Well, I've been obsessing lately about that number on the scale. One week? No shift. Next week? Weight gained. The following week? No shift. This week? No shift.

So, you know what? I'm prepared to put the scales away for April, spring clean my mind, tidy away that anxiousness that's associated with the bathroom scales.

I am not a number. You are not a number.
I am a person, an individual that's special in my own way, and so are you.

My goal is to feel healthier, and slim down, tone up. How about you?

SO, are you up for the challenge to put those scales away for April?
Be aware of your weight now, and come back to them on the first day of May, see if you really do care about that number.

Who's with me?
I may create a group if enough of you are interested. But in the meantime, feel free to add me as a friend, and we can encourage and support each other.
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  • MaudeBeige
    MaudeBeige Posts: 282
    Oh Boy...

    Sorry hon, I'd be lying if I said I'd do without my scales for a MONTH!

    x
  • Lplou
    Lplou Posts: 15
    :happy: I weigh myself once a month. I'm in x
  • katiej122
    katiej122 Posts: 125 Member
    I havent been weighing myself for awhile, I was so sick of the scales ruining my day and making me cry, but maybe having that goal of a bit of a loss after a month will be good :) I'm in! I'll just have to work really hard to stay on track without any accountability except the mirror
  • thinclo
    thinclo Posts: 164 Member
    im thinking about it, I think it'd be so good for me but I know Id really struggle!
  • aboadle
    aboadle Posts: 27 Member
    You know what? I'm in !

    Which is crazy for me - I've been weighing myself daily!

    Can't imagine not going a month but I'm here to stretch myself :) WIll be harder than not going over calorie limit I reckon!
  • Gary1977
    Gary1977 Posts: 804 Member
    Well, I've been obsessing lately about that number on the scale. One week? No shift. Next week? Weight gained. The following week? No shift. This week? No shift.

    So, you know what? I'm prepared to put the scales away for April, spring clean my mind, tidy away that anxiousness that's associated with the bathroom scales.

    I am not a number. You are not a number.
    I am a person, an individual that's special in my own way, and so are you.

    My goal is to feel healthier, and slim down, tone up. How about you?

    SO, are you up for the challenge to put those scales away for April?
    Be aware of your weight now, and come back to them on the first day of May, see if you really do care about that number.

    Who's with me?
    I may create a group if enough of you are interested. But in the meantime, feel free to add me as a friend, and we can encourage and support each other.
    I do this quite often!
  • justaspringhaze
    justaspringhaze Posts: 67
    Great idea! We tend to give the scale too much power. I'm here to look and feel great, not to obsess over a number. Thanks for the idea!
  • pankybinky
    pankybinky Posts: 15
    I'm in!!!..The batteries on my digital scale are gone so I won't buy any new ones until May. Good luck everyone!!!!
  • shmunster
    shmunster Posts: 538 Member
    I'm tempted, but will need to sleep on it lol, I got to my goal this week so really should get rid of them, as I want to concentrate on fitness and body fat now, but ITS SCARY!!!!!
  • LH2011
    LH2011 Posts: 176 Member
    Well done you I would love to be able to put away the scales but I have to admit I am a slave to them. I weight every morning before I shower but I can accept the daily weight shift so I don't drive myself to mad!!!
  • amurph25
    amurph25 Posts: 41 Member
    I broke my scale about 2ish weeks ago and haven't bought a new one since! I love not stressing over the number I see! If I have a bad day, I don't need the scale to remind me of that. I've been more focused on how I FEEL not how the scale tells me I feel. LOVE IT!! :)
  • reallymyBEST
    reallymyBEST Posts: 242 Member
    OK, count me in! My gut is telling me that this is the right thing to do. I'm scared crazy by it, but it will really force me to do what I know I need to w/o the highs and lows of going up and down.

    I hope you will create a group as it makes things much easier to follow. Here's to NO SCALES!

    *I will need support on this one, please add me as a friend and I will do the same. :) *
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    Count me in. It will be hard, but I think I will be real happy in one month. :)

    Heck, If I'm tracking my food/exercise and meeting those goals, I have nothing to worry about.
  • ranewell
    ranewell Posts: 621 Member
    I have been thinking about doing it, this will validate me in my thought that I give way too much power to that thing! I am SO IN!
  • hcoburn37
    hcoburn37 Posts: 442 Member
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  • anmarr55
    anmarr55 Posts: 8
    Not sure if I can do this right know. i will start with not weighing my self every day- that's a doable goal.
  • sandiburn
    sandiburn Posts: 149
    Im in too!!!! I used to weigh everyday. Now once a week. I have started bootcamp and have been going for 2 weeks now. My clothes are fitting better, but the scale is not moving. It is driving me crazy. I WILL NOT WEIGH AGAIN TILL MAY1. We can do it!!!
  • LittleLolita
    LittleLolita Posts: 76
    As a daily weigher, I need a break from my scale. I've already had my husband hide the scale from me just in case I break down!
  • ginabgdc
    ginabgdc Posts: 46
    Count me in..need modivation. Anyone who wants to add me I'd be greatful. Tks
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    when i started i could do it once a month but now i am intrigued by how much it moves each day. Lol!
  • deeanna13
    deeanna13 Posts: 10 Member
    I want to try this! I have weighed myself pretty much everyday for so long and for what??? I haven't lost anything since January so what do I have to lose!!! Good luck to all!
  • LisaManySongs
    LisaManySongs Posts: 76
    omg! lol I don't know if I can go a whole month without looking!! But I'm up for the challenge, so count me in!!! :)
  • PattyCake123
    PattyCake123 Posts: 156 Member
    I'll give it a try! I do think i have a little bit of an obsession with my scale (weigh myself daily or every other day) so this is going to be a challenge!
  • dibdobw
    dibdobw Posts: 89 Member
    there is no way I could put away my scales for a month. I only get on them once a week, but that is the motivation I need to stay on track. Good luck though!
  • Crying_In_Color
    Crying_In_Color Posts: 246 Member
    I'm in.
  • spynoodle
    spynoodle Posts: 404
    I put away my scale about 21 days ago and will not weigh myself until I'm done with the 30 day shred.
    I don't get the feeling I'm losing any weight, but I feel things "tightening up." I'LL TAKE IT!!!
  • iamkateiam
    iamkateiam Posts: 22 Member
    Not sure if I can do this right know. i will start with not weighing my self every day- that's a doable goal.

    Maybe we need to start a group of people who commit to only weighing ourselves weekly. I've fallen into the daily weigh-in trap this week and it is disheartening!
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    Not sure if I can do this right know. i will start with not weighing my self every day- that's a doable goal.

    Maybe we need to start a group of people who commit to only weighing ourselves weekly. I've fallen into the daily weigh-in trap this week and it is disheartening!

    That may be another option. As I'm losing 2-3 pounds I week, I need to update the weight on here, on my heart rate monitor and the weight I enter on machines more frequently than once a month.
  • starcatcher1975
    starcatcher1975 Posts: 292 Member
    I've been thinking of doing this myself. Or at least forcing myself to stay away from it for a whole week at a time. I do my official weigh ins on Thursday but I will admit to weighing myself every single day even if I don't mark it. But I'm working out everyday and I'm still counting my calories. I'll have to think about it hard today. Maybe I'll have my kids kid the scale from me. Hopefully they'll be able to remember where they put it after the month is up if I do this, lol
  • Amyann44
    Amyann44 Posts: 24 Member
    I'm in. I've been wanting to do this. Now is as good a time as any
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