[NicoleInCt]

Originally Posted by kmac1196

Thanks, ladies! Words to absorb, for sure! I am not a patient person and I think this time I just have to be. My goal is to change my lifestyle this time and the weight will come off as a result of the days racked up doing just that! I've usually done it backwards...lose weight fast and furious and hope the lifestyle kicks in....NOT...gain back quickly and begin again. I went from 223 to 146 in 2005 (from Feb to Oct) and it was so fast that my mind did not adjust...and it was too strict and I couldn't maintain so I went back to my bingeing/dieting ways...right back up to here! UGH! I'm learning that there is another way. So...SBD, Calorie count and exercise daily (I weight lift 3 days a week heavy and cardio everyday). It's bound to work right? No matter how long it takes me, I'm going to change my eating/exercise habits for good. So, once a month I'll weigh and I'll try not to let that number effect me too much (or is it affect me, I never remember)!

lol, it's affect when you are using it as a verb and effect when you are using it as a noun. It sounds like you are on the right track, and since you've done it before, you know you can do it again! Best of luck!

[grneyedmustang]

The scale drives me nuts too. I haven't weighed myself since January. I usually weigh myself at least once a month, but no more than that. My clothes usually tell the story. If they're getting more loose, then I'm doing the right thing. If they're getting uncomfortable, then it's time to weigh myself, take a look at my eating/exercise habits, and get to the root of what's going on.

[bliss3244]

that's just how i feel.. that's why i stopped weighing myself everyday.. some days i was up a pound down a pound and it would effect my effort for the day.. now im at the point where i dont wanna look.. cause i dont wanna be disappointed if i dont lose a good amount... so as for the scale im done with it.... i will check it in about 2 weeks but no more everyday, it makes me carzzzzzzzy!!!!!!!