scales

hi folks

this is driving me insane. wonder if anyone else shares my issues. the
scales. agh!!!

i jump on them probalby 5 times a day. if i dont lose weight, i am
depressed, if i try to avoid them, it drives me nuts wondering what i weigh.

and the days i wake up with a loss, i think. wow. this is easy, i can lay
off a bit today, and put it back on.

i really need to be throwing out the scales dont i.

but dont you need to weigh once a week??

how do you all resist weighing urself all the time?

t
compulsive weigherererer

I weight three times -or more- a day. I keep a record of my weight for
each day. The weight I write down is the one when I wake up in the
morning after a visit to the bathroom. I am just at the Day 30 of my
new diet, so I want to make sure I keep an eye on how my diet is going.
If the weight is below 173, I'm happy. If it goes too far up, then I
will be more careful with the food I eat. Keep your scale because it's
a great tool. Your problem is not the scale. Your problem MAY be your
attitude.

Denis

tracey wrote:
hi folks

this is driving me insane. wonder if anyone else shares my issues. the
scales. agh!!!

i jump on them probalby 5 times a day. if i dont lose weight, i am
depressed, if i try to avoid them, it drives me nuts wondering what i weigh.

and the days i wake up with a loss, i think. wow. this is easy, i can lay
off a bit today, and put it back on.

i really need to be throwing out the scales dont i.

but dont you need to weigh once a week??

how do you all resist weighing urself all the time?

t
compulsive weigherererer

I do the same thing. I like to see that the scale is not going up. It
kinda keeps me motivated. If I see it slightly fluctuate upward, I get on
myself a little more and maybe do a little extra in the excersise
department. Most people don't like to get on the scale because they get
discouraged. I am the opposite. If I stay off the scale, I don't know what
my body is doing each day, and I tend to get slack.
--
DisneyDana

DisneyDana wrote:
I do the same thing. I like to see that the scale is not going up. It
kinda keeps me motivated. If I see it slightly fluctuate upward, I get on
myself a little more and maybe do a little extra in the excersise
department. Most people don't like to get on the scale because they get
discouraged. I am the opposite. If I stay off the scale, I don't know what
my body is doing each day, and I tend to get slack.
--
DisneyDana

I totally agree with you, Disney. I see my scale as an alarm system.

I hate my scale. When I'm not dieting, I don't use my scale but when
I'm dieting, I'm a scale addict.

Spitz wrote:
I hate my scale. When I'm not dieting, I don't use my scale but when
I'm dieting, I'm a scale addict.

I guess you hate even more your headaches and earaches.

"tracey" wrote in message
...
hi folks

this is driving me insane. wonder if anyone else shares my issues. the
scales. agh!!!

i jump on them probalby 5 times a day. if i dont lose weight, i am
depressed, if i try to avoid them, it drives me nuts wondering what i
weigh.

and the days i wake up with a loss, i think. wow. this is easy, i can lay
off a bit today, and put it back on.

i really need to be throwing out the scales dont i.

but dont you need to weigh once a week??

how do you all resist weighing urself all the time?

t
compulsive weigherererer


FWIW, "frequent weighing" has been identified by the National Weight Control
Registry project as one of the behaviors associated with successful,
long-term weight loss.

However, weighing 5 times per day (and your reaction to it) is probably more
indicative of an emotional issue, rather than a healthy obsession with your
weight loss progress. Your body weight changes from hour to hour throughout
the day, and day to day fluctuations of 2-4 lbs are fairly common, so don't
worry when you get on the scale. It's the long-term trend that's important,
not the daily ups and downs.

Best of luck.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Computer-Assisted Weight Management

GaryG, in my case, I can weight 171 when I wake up and weight 174 in
late afternoon to go back to 171 when I wake up.

wrote in message
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I weight three times -or more- a day. I keep a record of my weight for
each day. The weight I write down is the one when I wake up in the
morning after a visit to the bathroom. I am just at the Day 30 of my
new diet, so I want to make sure I keep an eye on how my diet is going.
If the weight is below 173, I'm happy. If it goes too far up, then I
will be more careful with the food I eat. Keep your scale because it's
a great tool. Your problem is not the scale. Your problem MAY be your
attitude.

Denis

hi Denis.

Boy have i heard that comment before. I am sure it is. any suggestions?

t

"Spitz" wrote in message
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I hate my scale. When I'm not dieting, I don't use my scale but when
I'm dieting, I'm a scale addict.


Same spitz, its a really quite a full on addiction. its silly, i know that
you can vary day to day, hour to hour. yet, the urge to know..

I also think getting on and off the scale all day is another way that food
is constantly forced in ur mind. a new day! I'm gonna try resist, once a
day. cheers