I think I am addicted to weighing myself! Help!

I weigh myself more than most people do. But it works for me.

As long as you realize that your weight fluctuates throughout the day and don't get hung up when you've "gained" three pounds since breakfast it can be a useful tool. With me it is tied to salt intake. If I know I have eaten a lot of salt one day and the scale says 2 more pounds than it did the day before I know to cool it with the salt for a day or so.

Yes. I traded one addiction for another, which is common in addictive personalities. But it didnt really get bad until I hit the plateau....then I got obsessed....getting up in the middle of the night to weigh.

I have myself to the point that I keep myself to two weighs a day...one morning one night. If I find myself going overboard again, I dont weigh for several days.

Remember, this is a lifestyle...live you life, live it healthy and dont let the scale rule your life.

I have always HATED the scale and now I weigh once a month on the scale at weight watchers! I go by how my size 6 or 7 jeans feel, if they feel snug then I become very disciplined ! I always let that scale be the ruler of my day and that became a sickness to me!! Not good!!!

I am totally obssessed with my scale. My husband says that he is going to hide it from me and only bring it out 1x a week...I usally get on several times a day , i know the only one that counts is 1 x a week, so most of the time i don't put to much weight , sometimes thouhgh when I have eaten bad i know it gets ugly. I do like those when i see it going down through the week. I have a digitial scale so seeing those little. .1 or .2 of a lb keeps me encourged.

Me too! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I love to see the numbers go down, I know that my weight will be up 2-3 pounds in the evening after a bigger meal, & lower in the mornings.
But I'm weighing in twice (at least) each day. :huh:
I just need to see those smaller numbers!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
I love it!

It's the reason I don't have scales at home. I weigh myself at Wal-Mart or at my doc's office. I would be on the scales all day if I had them.

I love weighing myself but made a big mistake buying a $7.99 non-digital scale from Walmart. I have very bad vision and when I stand on the scale I can't see the tiny lines between the 5lb marks :laugh:

I gave my son my scale the other day and told him to hide it from me. I get too upset when I see I lose then end up gaining the weight back again. Maybe I'll wait until the last day of the month and then ask him for it back for just that one day.

The first time I lost weight I would weigh myself daily. This time around I probably weigh myself ever two or three days. I never freak out if it's higher but am obviously happy when it's lower... the trend over time still shows a loss so that was the main goal. I'm a personal believer in only weighing first thing in the morning, no clothes, after you've used the bathroom. I don't weigh myself at any other time and can't imagine weighing myself multiple times a day (seems like that could be counterproductive since you'll probably weigh more after you've eaten, etc).

I'm a scale *kitten* and thats fine just log your weight once a week not as much as you weigh yourself or you won't be consistent weight fluctuates daily and even hourly- Don't let it stress you out.

I too am also addicited to weighing myself. I practically do it whenever I go into the bathroom. My fiance is the same way. I dont think its a bad thing and we are both trying to loose weight. I cant help it im crazy lol. It may be a good thing because it reminds me to eat heathy and exercise more!

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Thanks for the iphone app tip. I weigh maybe twice a week in the mornings. I put more thought into mesurments and size of cloths fitting. Muscle weighs more then fat so the more lean the healthier you are and you burn 50-60 calories for each pound of lean and none for fat. So don't give the scale much credence think more about your measurements especially your wasit size for good health and do resistence weight training to burn the most calories..:flowerforyou:

That is so funny that you have your son keep the scale. Mine collects dust and does not get much attention except maybe if I am good for a few days but then again it is just a ball park. Weight to me has it's place with an overall health risk consideration etc., but to me your measurement size is more important. Drink your water (8-10 glasses) eat at least 165-200 gms of carbs per day and lots of fresh fruits and veggies and low fat protein choices and don't worry the weight will pour off. Well plus get your 30 min cardio and do some resistence weight training with free weights I keep at home and well easy as pie right????:noway:

I have been very addictive this morning....I got on the scale 5 different times this morning and something different each time.....sometims i move it around as i thinkk the floor ain't level..uggggg

I am also addicted to weighing. I will weigh two or three times a day knowing full well that my weight fluctuates from morning to evening. I had my husband hide it and I told him to only let me weigh the 15th. of each month.