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11-12-2008, 02:35 AM
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career counselor a-gogo
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Having trouble staying off the scale
Ok I need help! I need to publicly say that I will not get on the scale until my weigh-in on Monday. I know from past experience that getting on the scale 8 times a day just makes me neurotic.
So if I get on the scale before weigh-in I'm posting here and you guys better give me a hard time about it! 
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11-12-2008, 03:02 AM
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I tend to bounce on and off the scale myself. It used to make me a little neurotic, but not anymore. Now I just view it as entertainment. I am completely fascinated by how much my weight changes through the course of a day.
However, if you are still in the "makes you neurotic" place. I would be more than happy to help act as a cyber frying pan upside your head if you get on the dang thing before Monday!
Stay off!!! The consequences will be severe!!!! 
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11-12-2008, 03:05 AM
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eat less, move more!
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
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Once in the morning is plenty. Any more than that and you really are just torturing yourself.
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11-12-2008, 03:22 AM
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NEVER EVER going back
Join Date: Nov 2006
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STAY OFF. I'll beat you up if you want  lol!
Mine is locked in my hubby's workshop and I will get it back on saturday but not a day before!
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11-12-2008, 09:07 AM
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Location: Davis, Ca
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Been there, done that. I had to lock mine in the trunk of my car.
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11-12-2008, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Michigan
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If it makes you happy to jump on and off the scale, please do so!
I personally love to - and, over the past year, I've come to realize that any one reading is almost meaningless.
However, if I see a reading higher than the range I've been in, that means there is something going on, and I need to pay attention.
Sue
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11-12-2008, 10:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Shelbyville, Kentucky - Near Louisville
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I can only weigh in once every couple days or once a week...I have found that hiding the scale is sometimes necessary too 
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11-12-2008, 10:16 AM
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If you are feeling obsessed then put it away... the last time I tried to lose weight I got down right nutty... weighing myself every few minutes, moving the scale to different places to see how things changed! Eeek!
Now, I am weighing each morning... I have on occasion been weighing once in the evening... but it isn't anything crazy. I either do it just because I am trying to get an idea for how my body weight fluctuates during the day --or-- because I really want to eat some junk food so I hop on the scale as a reminder of my goals.
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11-12-2008, 12:38 PM
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Location: Ohio
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I have that same problem! I managed to get down to just one time a day though, haha. I'd like to just weigh-in once a week, but I think I need the accountability of every day weighings.
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11-12-2008, 07:43 PM
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career counselor a-gogo
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Thanks everyone for the comments and threats! 
For me I think the healthiest thing mentally is to weigh in weekly. I have some "women troubles" and don't have a regular cycle so I don't really have a way of knowing if TOM is affecting my weight. TOM is a bit of a flighty fellow in my life - he just shows up whenever he damn well pleases.  However, after 7 days I should have a true idea about whether I lost weight or not. I think that's a good measure of accountability for now.
If I decide later that a daily weigh-in would be helpful I'll switch it up. And just because I think a weekly weigh-in is best for me doesn't mean I think it's right for others. So if you like to weigh yourself more often and that works for you I'm all for it.
And I had a real fight this morning to not jump on the scale but I managed to avoid it. Close call though!
Last edited by rodeogirl; 11-12-2008 at 07:45 PM.
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11-13-2008, 01:57 PM
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career counselor a-gogo
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Ummm let the beatings begin. 
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11-13-2008, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
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I am on & off my scale at least 3 times a day. But, I don't let the number bothering me day to day because I know it sometimes flucuates. Although, I have to say, i usually tend to stay the same number all day long. I don't get flucuation like I've heard some people on here get. If it helps you & you can do it without driving yourself banana's, go for it! I find it helps keep me on track & forces me to be accountable for my actions.
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11-13-2008, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Shelbyville, Kentucky - Near Louisville
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11-13-2008, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Pennsylvania
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I check the scale every morning. Right now it keeps me accountable for what I ate (and if I exercised) the previous day. I also know that there will be minor fluctuations from daya to day and I try not to let that bother me too much. I have a few times checked the scale early in the evening to see if I could afford a snack and that works to keep me from snacking as much in the evenings now
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11-13-2008, 02:27 PM
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career counselor a-gogo
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Washington, USA
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lol thanks Wannabe!!
I really believe for me it will be better initially to stick to once a week weighing so I am glad I could be honest here and say I didn't meet that part of my plan. Not beating myself up (letting you guys take care of that!) but just being honest here is super helpful. I really almost didn't post about it because I thought "oh they'll never know and think I was good" and I realized that that attitude, even about something as minor as my scale compulsion, would not be good for when the excitement wears off and I need some good old fashioned accountability.
So even though this might seem like a little issue it was sort of an integrity check for me - so thanks!
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