Gonna Burn The Scale!

ehte_h
ehte_h Posts: 297 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Seriously, no more weigh ins for a couple months, it just confuses me when I fit into clothes better, but show a gain on the scale! I;m gonna go by old clothes, measurements and progress pics!

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  • beccarockslife
    beccarockslife Posts: 816 Member
    I weigh monthly on the 1st and it helps me enormously.
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    Good for you!

    I get so obsessed with the scale that I have my husband hide it from me! It's so stupid to get upset over a number when my clothes fit great, I feel good, and I have a ton of energy.
  • AnneGenevieveS
    AnneGenevieveS Posts: 441 Member
    *hug* I think that's a good idea. Maybe monthly weigh-ins.

    The frustration isn't worth your sanity :D

    I'm here if you need anything!
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    I'm with you! I have to weigh in weekly for a fitness program at work, but I'm gonna close my eyes!
  • Glucocorticoid
    Glucocorticoid Posts: 867 Member
    Don't get hung up on what the scale says. Water weight fluctuates. If you lose weight, it does not mean you lost fat/muscle, it may just be water weight dropping. Same goes for gaining. I've gained as much as 8 lbs in a day - it's just water retention, and it goes away the next day or so. So relax.

    With that being said, if you do want to weigh yourself - do it once or twice a week, at around the same time, and with the same level of hydration if possible. Look for TRENDS over time.
  • 8kidsmom
    8kidsmom Posts: 40
    Use a tape measure too :happy:
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