I weigh every day, but only record once a week. Interestingly, for me, weighing every day takes some of the power away from the scale. Because I weigh every day I have concrete evidence of how varied flucuations can be, so I don't start freaking out if things are up. If things are up a couple of days in a row, though, that's a signal to me to pay more attention to what I'm doing.
I have also read that daily weighing is a key to sucessful maintenance. I tracked down an article about the study. It's an interesting read.
I can't deal with the emotional rollercoaster of weighing everyday LOL, either feel GREAT cuz I'm down a bit or BUMMED cuz i'm up, can't face that feeling every day
I know I'm on the right path, so I don't need it to remind myself of what I'm doing, so I weigh in once a week, two times in a row to be sure it's accurate, and that's it I'm afraid.
I do like to try on some crazy small pants once a week too
I weigh once a week. It gives me something to look forward. My weekly treat is getting on the scale. It is fun. I weigh every Saturday regardless of TOM or feeling bloaty. I know that the number is what it is for that day and if I was bloaty or had water weight due to TOM or salt...it will show the next week at my weigh in. The pounds lost wont go away if I don't catch it on a specific day.
I can't deal with the emotional rollercoaster of weighing everyday LOL, either feel GREAT cuz I'm down a bit or BUMMED cuz i'm up, can't face that feeling every day
Trazey, I think you've hit on the main difference, right there. For me, weighing daily has desensitized me to the scale, so getting on is no longer an emotional roller coaster. I totally understand what you mean, though. For about five years I didn't even own a scale, and the only time I got weighed was at the doctor's office. Boy was that traumatic!
I weigh myself once a week. I have become scale obsessed in the past and drove myself crazy. I decided to only weigh myself once a week to avoid the "scale obsession"
I feel better about weighing everyday. I especially liked the article from the Washington Post it made me feel like it was ok to weigh in every morning. This morning I saw another loss and this gave me inspiration for the rest of the day!
I personally don't see any problem weighing once a day
*if*
- you don't play games with the scale (like hopping on and off, trimming your nails, cleaning out belly button lint, etc)
Dang! You're on to me
I actually do sometimes like to grab a morning and an afternoon/early evening weight just to get an idea of what kind of flux phase I'm in. And, even though it sure seems as though it can, I know my body isn't going to be able to manufacture a pound of fat in a 12 hour period so if I'm up a pound (or even two) in the evening I know I didn't get enough water and need to up it for the next day. But, it's kind of like everything else - it has to work for you. If the up fluctuations are going to throw you for a loop and make you want to give up then daily is not the way to go.
I try to weigh only once a week....once in a while I'll hop on midweek. But, actually - it can mess up my mind to weigh alot.
I can become scale obsessed. It can become disordered eating if I weigh too often - eating asparagus before a weigh day for it diuretic qualities or having lots of high fiber food so, well, you know "that" moves along too before I weigh.) I can't go that route anymore.
I have honestly tried to have a sane relationship with food and not be scale/weight obsessed. Mind you...I like it when the scale goes down - but, I don't freak out if it doesn't go down every week when I weigh.
My relationship with the scale has really evolved into a much healthier place for me.
Last edited by Beverlyjoy; 03-25-2008 at 06:38 PM.
I weigh every day and it helps me stay on plan. There are fluctuations, but it is the trend that is helpful. I spent too many years ignoring the scale. If daily weighing helps you stay on your path, then do it!
