Addicted to the scales....

Hi. I've contributed a few times to this forum over the last year or
so. I started out about 20 pounds over my target weight, and took about
3 months to get there.

Since then I've *more or less* stayed at that weight, though I did
measure 3 pounds over about three weeks ago, though that disappeared.

The point of this message is this: I don't have scales at home, but use
scales at work. So, during times when I'm working at home for a week or
so, like easter, I can't weigh myself on my designated machine.

After more than a week or so I start thinking "should I really eat this
chocolate", or "should I skip the olive oil from the pasta sauce",
given that I don't know if I'm over or under my target weight.

I'm sure that I don't need to worry about this, as if I did go over
again, I could diet down again. But, I do notice myself thinking this
way. I just weighed myself now after about three weeks that included
chocolate easter eggs, etc. According to the scales I'm 3oz over.

Anyone else ever feel the same?

Cheers,

Ross-c

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Hi. I've contributed a few times to this forum over the last year or
so. I started out about 20 pounds over my target weight, and took about
3 months to get there.

Since then I've *more or less* stayed at that weight, though I did
measure 3 pounds over about three weeks ago, though that disappeared.

The point of this message is this: I don't have scales at home, but use
scales at work. So, during times when I'm working at home for a week or
so, like easter, I can't weigh myself on my designated machine.

After more than a week or so I start thinking "should I really eat this
chocolate", or "should I skip the olive oil from the pasta sauce",
given that I don't know if I'm over or under my target weight.

I'm sure that I don't need to worry about this, as if I did go over
again, I could diet down again. But, I do notice myself thinking this
way. I just weighed myself now after about three weeks that included
chocolate easter eggs, etc. According to the scales I'm 3oz over.

Anyone else ever feel the same?

Cheers,

Ross-c

I find the scale to be a good motivator. Some people get overly emotional
about the numbers, but I like knowing my weight, and keeping track of it.
If it creeps up, it's telling me I need to be more careful with food
choices, or exercise more (or both). If it goes down, it confirms I'm doing
the right thing.

With the increased availability of accurate digital scales, you should
consider purchasing one for home use. Not only would this be more
convenient, but it would ensure consistency in your measurements (weighing
yourself at work will never be very consistent due to clothing, hydration
levels, etc.). For a home scale, look for one with 0.2 lb resolution -
Tanita is one good brand http://tinyurl.com/49swe.

And congrats on your success to date!

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

I think its a positive addiction, myself. The habit of weighing oneself
frequently is a shared characteristic of people on the National Weight
Registry (those rarified beings who have had significant weight loss
and maintained for at least a year).

I honestly have no real "feel" for how well I'm balancing my caloric
intake day to day for maintenance. I mean, I'd know if I went nuts and
ate a cheese cake and a tub of Rollo ice cream, but I can't rely on
hunger or eyeballing quantities to tell me how much I need to eat, so I
never know if I'm eating too much or too little and my weight is going
to creep one way or ther other. The only real way I can tell how I'm
doing and make adjustments is to keep an eye on it at least several
times a week. I also know in the past when I didn't do that, it would
feel like all of a sudden there was 5 or 10 pounds to deal with,
instead of one or two, which is much less daunting. Right now, I'm
erring on the opposite side of the equation, which caused my weight to
creep south of goal, but hey, I like having the margin to play with
(oh, boy, I can have an extra piece of chicken if I feel like it!).

Mary G.
195/135/132
(working at learning maintenance since I hit my goal in mid February)

with a scale, i obsess, so i don't weigh.
i measure myself with tight jeans.
good enough for me!
rosie

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wrote in message
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: Hi. I've contributed a few times to this forum over the last year
or
: so. I started out about 20 pounds over my target weight, and took
about
: 3 months to get there.
:
: Since then I've *more or less* stayed at that weight, though I did
: measure 3 pounds over about three weeks ago, though that
disappeared.
:
: The point of this message is this: I don't have scales at home,
but use
: scales at work. So, during times when I'm working at home for a
week or
: so, like easter, I can't weigh myself on my designated machine.
:
: After more than a week or so I start thinking "should I really eat
this
: chocolate", or "should I skip the olive oil from the pasta sauce",
: given that I don't know if I'm over or under my target weight.
:
: I'm sure that I don't need to worry about this, as if I did go
over
: again, I could diet down again. But, I do notice myself thinking
this
: way. I just weighed myself now after about three weeks that
included
: chocolate easter eggs, etc. According to the scales I'm 3oz over.
:
: Anyone else ever feel the same?
:
: Cheers,
:
: Ross-c
:

GaryG wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi. I've contributed a few times to this forum over the last year
or
so. I started out about 20 pounds over my target weight, and took
about
3 months to get there.

Since then I've *more or less* stayed at that weight, though I did
measure 3 pounds over about three weeks ago, though that
disappeared.

The point of this message is this: I don't have scales at home, but
use
scales at work. So, during times when I'm working at home for a
week or
so, like easter, I can't weigh myself on my designated machine.

After more than a week or so I start thinking "should I really eat
this
chocolate", or "should I skip the olive oil from the pasta sauce",
given that I don't know if I'm over or under my target weight.

I'm sure that I don't need to worry about this, as if I did go over
again, I could diet down again. But, I do notice myself thinking
this
way. I just weighed myself now after about three weeks that
included
chocolate easter eggs, etc. According to the scales I'm 3oz over.

Anyone else ever feel the same?

Cheers,

Ross-c

I find the scale to be a good motivator. Some people get overly
emotional
about the numbers, but I like knowing my weight, and keeping track of
it.
If it creeps up, it's telling me I need to be more careful with food
choices, or exercise more (or both). If it goes down, it confirms
I'm doing
the right thing.

With the increased availability of accurate digital scales, you
should
consider purchasing one for home use. Not only would this be more
convenient, but it would ensure consistency in your measurements
(weighing
yourself at work will never be very consistent due to clothing,
hydration
levels, etc.). For a home scale, look for one with 0.2 lb resolution
-
Tanita is one good brand http://tinyurl.com/49swe.

And congrats on your success to date!

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


Well you talked me into buying a new scale G I've had my old Tanita
for 10+ years and it's been very reliable but it weighs in .5lb
increments and measures bf% in whole numbers only. I've been thinking
about upgrading and your link to Amazon did it!! That Amazon one-click
shopping is hard to resist. Since there are only two of us in the
house I went with this one.

http://tanitascale.com/home_scales/bf680.html

It should fit our needs and I can always pass the old one onto one of
the kids or grandkids.

Beverly

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GaryG wrote:
wrote in message
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Hi. I've contributed a few times to this forum over the last year
or
so. I started out about 20 pounds over my target weight, and took
about
3 months to get there.

Since then I've *more or less* stayed at that weight, though I did
measure 3 pounds over about three weeks ago, though that
disappeared.

The point of this message is this: I don't have scales at home, but
use
scales at work. So, during times when I'm working at home for a
week or
so, like easter, I can't weigh myself on my designated machine.

After more than a week or so I start thinking "should I really eat
this
chocolate", or "should I skip the olive oil from the pasta sauce",
given that I don't know if I'm over or under my target weight.

I'm sure that I don't need to worry about this, as if I did go over
again, I could diet down again. But, I do notice myself thinking
this
way. I just weighed myself now after about three weeks that
included
chocolate easter eggs, etc. According to the scales I'm 3oz over.

Anyone else ever feel the same?

Cheers,

Ross-c

I find the scale to be a good motivator. Some people get overly
emotional
about the numbers, but I like knowing my weight, and keeping track of
it.
If it creeps up, it's telling me I need to be more careful with food
choices, or exercise more (or both). If it goes down, it confirms
I'm doing
the right thing.

With the increased availability of accurate digital scales, you
should
consider purchasing one for home use. Not only would this be more
convenient, but it would ensure consistency in your measurements
(weighing
yourself at work will never be very consistent due to clothing,
hydration
levels, etc.). For a home scale, look for one with 0.2 lb resolution
-
Tanita is one good brand http://tinyurl.com/49swe.

And congrats on your success to date!

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


Well you talked me into buying a new scale G I've had my old Tanita
for 10+ years and it's been very reliable but it weighs in .5lb
increments and measures bf% in whole numbers only. I've been thinking
about upgrading and your link to Amazon did it!! That Amazon one-click
shopping is hard to resist. Since there are only two of us in the
house I went with this one.

http://tanitascale.com/home_scales/bf680.html

It should fit our needs and I can always pass the old one onto one of
the kids or grandkids.

Beverly

But, wait...if you're really into accuracy, check this bad boy out:

http://tinyurl.com/3t6kt

It's made in Germany, is accurate to 0.1 lb, and supposedly gives the same
weight whether you stand on it with both feet or only one. I really like
the high tech look too (though I haven't yet been able to justify the price
:-( ).

GG

I generally weigh just once a week now, at the gym. I don't have a
scale at home -- no really good place to put it -- and the gym one is
very consistent. If I did have one at home I would probably weigh more
frequently, but this seems to be working fine. I also count calories,
though, so I have a pretty good sense of whether I've been overeating
or not. And -- as Rosie mentioned -- I can tell by my clothes if I'm
gaining. At my size, it doesn't take many pounds to feel it in the
waistband :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s

I'd say it's a good idea to monitor your weight once a week or so.
Consistency is more important than accuracy, it doesn't really matter that
much whether you weigh, say, 130 or 132, the important thing would be to
know that you've gained 2lbs. Unfortunately it's difficult to achieve
consistency without a scale at home, your weight at work may vary according
to clothing, fluid intake, etc. At home you can make sure you always weigh
yourself at the same time with the same clothes (or without them) .

GaryG wrote:

But, wait...if you're really into accuracy, check this bad boy out:

http://tinyurl.com/3t6kt

It's made in Germany, is accurate to 0.1 lb, and supposedly gives the
same
weight whether you stand on it with both feet or only one. I really
like
the high tech look too (though I haven't yet been able to justify the
price
:-( ).

GG

That's a nice looking scale but glass always has prints on it, shows
dust too easily and I can just see one of the grandkids dropping it!
That would be too pretty to hide and I slide mine under a wicker corner
stand until I want to weigh.

Big change in topic here - Just wanted to say I like your cycling stats
software. I started using it late last year and it's working out just
great. I especially like being able to categorize rides and obtaining
stats from the different types of rides.

Beverly

"Beverly" wrote in message
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GaryG wrote:

But, wait...if you're really into accuracy, check this bad boy out:

http://tinyurl.com/3t6kt

It's made in Germany, is accurate to 0.1 lb, and supposedly gives the
same
weight whether you stand on it with both feet or only one. I really
like
the high tech look too (though I haven't yet been able to justify the
price
:-( ).

GG

That's a nice looking scale but glass always has prints on it, shows
dust too easily and I can just see one of the grandkids dropping it!
That would be too pretty to hide and I slide mine under a wicker corner
stand until I want to weigh.

Big change in topic here - Just wanted to say I like your cycling stats
software. I started using it late last year and it's working out just
great. I especially like being able to categorize rides and obtaining
stats from the different types of rides.

Beverly

Thanks for that! BTW - have you downloaded version 4.7? I released it a
couple of days ago, and it includes quite a few new training features (heart
rate training zone graphs and stats, climbing stats), plus some "eye candy"
(3D graphs, a new "Tools" window, etc.).

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