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Originally Posted by lorijds
I think weighing at the gym works best for me, because my weight does affect my mood....but so does working out.
If I weigh less than before, I'm happy and energetic, and I have a great workout.
If I weigh more than before--well, I'm already at the gym. I'm not in a place where I can immediately go drown my sorrows in a cupcake. I get out there and push myself, and give myself a great workout. I *always* feel better after a workout, so my crummy mood from the weigh in is alleviated by the workout. Ultimately I know my heart, lungs, and muscles are better off for my workout, and so I feel positive about the whole day, knowing I'm on the right track, even though the scale didn't really reflect that on that particular day.
For me, weighing in is PART of monitoring my weight loss and health. I like knowing how much I weigh, and I monitor that as well as my endurance on the treadmill, my weights that I'm lifting, and how my clothes fit.
This is so awesome! Thanks for posting this. I'm currently in phase 1 on the 7th day and I'm down 6 pounds. Today I weighed and saw a slight increase and was like - ahhhh! But I was already at the gym so I still worked out hard. But on the days I see a change, I really push it hard - just like you said. I've also been finding that if I weigh in after a really hard weight training day I am always up (muscles holding water I'm told). So I'm trying to weigh in after a day off or a light cardio day. I weigh twice a week, always the morning and always the same scale (this helps I find). And most importantly, I have a pair of jeans that I am trying on once a week to see change because you might not lose weight on the scale but inches can go (in my past experience).
So I definitely agree, weigh at the gym or before a workout if you can - that way you will work out anyway and get some endorphins and not be grouchy because the scale is having a 'moment'
