Ok, please tell me I'm not alone here!

Now that I'm losing weight I am CONSTANTLY stepping on the scale.. just to "see" if I've lost anything. I can go a couple of days but than I get the urge to take a peek

Also this weekend I got a little drunk (ok.. more than a little) I had 4 drinks with kahula, vodka, coffee and skim milk so I just HAD to look yesterday morning. By the way, I'm down 2 pounds, I double checked today but I wont put the loss on my tracker until my weigh in on thursday due to possible weight changes.

I know I should stop, but almost everytime I step on the scale I see at least a 1 pound change... it never goes back up, only down. Maybe if I see a little weight gain it will make me stop! (not that I'm wishing for it )

Amanda

I'm addicted too. I step on every morning (naked and after peeing) to see where I'm at. I don't step on at any other time, #1 because I'm busy the rest of the day, and #2 because weight only goes up as the day goes on. However, if I don't step on every day I lose my motivation. Seeing the scale going down keeps me on track. Be careful though, for some people it works opposite: they see the scale going down and they feel justified in slacking off! As long as it helps you instead of hurting you, do what you need to do.

~Elisha

I weigh every day I feel that when we over eat or go off of our plan we feel that we have gained and it put us in a panicky mode. Also we just want the weight off so bad and we want that instant gratification that we are doing ok. Remember that the scale is not our friend. We need to make sure that we reward urselves by either keeping a journal on how well we are doing in each category for ex; drinking water, exercising, staying on what ever program that we are on. Sometimes we may not lose any weight although we may have done great in other areas also measure yourself because you may have loss inches and no weight. Start giving yourself a specific day that you are going to weigh on, maybe three or four days out of the week only and make yourself stick to those days and it will get easier. That is what I am going to do and let me know if it worked.

I find that I stay far away from the scale when I know I am gaining weight, but head right towards it once I begin to lose. Seeing it decrease was needed motivation. Although as mentioned in great detail on several threads, the scale can be very decieving on a day to day or hour to hour moment. The weight of food, waste, glygogen stores, muscle mass, ect... will influence the scale.

Do what works for you. But I find that in my recent hard look at my health, I am dedicated to do what is best for my body and not look for the quick loss or really focus on numbers for that matter. I have cut too many corners in the past and had short lived results. As a lifestyle change, I really have much less of a draw to the scale. I guess my motivation is coming from a much different place this time...not sure where, but I like this mindset. For me, I will check in on the scale once a month, but I will rely on measurements and how I feel. I hope that a healthy heart, mind and body will come about with all my changes.

"Hi, my name is Jill, and I'm a scale addict."
All together now: "Hi, Jill."
"It has been (looks at watch) 6 hours since I last stepped on a scale."

Yeah, I weigh myself every morning (and sometimes at night, and sometimes in the middle of the day...). I know I shouldn't--I know it's not an accurate record of my progress because of things like water weight, muscle weight, hormones, and all kinds of crazy things your body does each day. However, I just can't help it. If I get rid of my scale (I tried living without one for a few weeks when I moved), then I go INSANE on Thursdays knowing I have to weigh-in at my TOPS meeting that night (I'll like starve myself the whole day in preparation for the weigh-in...NOT good!).

Anyway, I weigh all the time, but the only weights I count and keep real track of are the Thursday weigh-ins, and I go by MY scale, not the TOPS scale (I do this because I weigh myself right after getting up, after peeing, before breakfast, whereas the TOPS scale weighs me after being up and about and eating and drinking all day). I don't worry about the itty-bitty gains...I know I weigh more on Monday morning because I tend to eat out over the weekend, so I have extra water weight due to extra sodium in restaurant foods. However, seeing that slight increase on Monday morning makes me work harder to get rid of it (and then some) by my Thursday TOPS weigh-in, so it actually keeps me motivated. Of course, this week it didn't work (I was down .5 pound this morning), even though I had Denny's for breakfast yesterday and a Burger King bacon cheddar ranch burger for dinner yesterday but then seeing the itty-bitty loss makes me want to make sure I register an even bigger loss by Thursday! It's all in how you look at it...

LOL Jill!

I weigh daily, and I used to be against daily weighing but I've realized it's a good thing for me and come to accept it. While I realize it is not an accurate reflection of progress due to daily fluctuations, I also think it's a good reality check for me.

I went for at least a year in denial so deep and dark it's not even funny. I would 'try to lose weight' without ever stepping on a scale. Not even a clue where my weight was. First time I saw the numbers I wept because I could not believe I had fooled myself so bloody long! So, for me, checking the scale every morning is a way of keeping in touch with reality and staying motivated. It helps me not to catastrophize too much. For example: last night I had two slices of pizza for dinner, I weighed myself and, the scale showed me that I didn't gain 10lbs per slice. Part of me makes every less than perfect choice into the end of the world which is an easy recipe for self sabotage.

This is also helping me not freak out when I gain. I struggle with that but I feel much more comfortable dealing with real numbers and my food journal than with my exagerations and drama. LOL If I see the numbers creeping up, I know something is going on and I can look at the food choices I've been making and modify if necessary, or if I've slipped on exercise I can get back on track.

That being said, it's what works for me. My daily weigh ins are part of my strategy for success, not an excuse to beat myself up. I think we each have to figure out what is going to be the best way to deal with the scale. I agree with Jill: it's all in the way you look at it!

Haha! You're all light-weights compared to me! I weigh myself a minimum of five times a day and usually closer to ten!

Well i cant get on a scale because i cant stand or walk so i go by a weight measuring type and i write it down. Every Saturday morning after breakfast and before my shower ill measure myself. My waist went from 56' inch waist down to a 49' inch waist and my clothes is getting big. That give me motivation to keep on going and ill feel go about myself.

I was at first. I had a short plateau and got so frustrated with seeing the same # on the scale Every Stinking Time that it pretty effectively broke my daily (or several times daily) scale habit. I weigh myself Wednesday morning and Saturday morning now.

If it helps keep you inspired and motivated, I don't know that weighing yourself daily is THAT bad. If you see the numbers going down and use that as an excuse to slack off, it could be a problem. Weight definitely fluctuates day to day, though, so you might want to pick one day that is your "official" weigh in day and just use the rest of the week as little check ins instead.

Oh my goodness.. I was scared to death to confess this to anyone. Good to see other scale addicts.. LOL! I am trying to cut it down though because sometimes it can work the opposite.

I just feel like I can't help it. I just want to see where I am. And it makes me feel good when I see a weight loss of some kind..even the smallest. So I don't think it's all bad but you have to be prepared if you see a gain because sometimes you can have a FIT if you see a gain of any kind.. YIKES!

Lo

Oh I am right there with you ladies but the funny thing is you would think I would have learned by now, no matter how many times I stepp on the scale it NEVERS shows a lost until Sunday, weigh in day!! I think its a consipiracy I tell ya!! My scale is playing mental games with me!

I'm a HORRIBLE scale addict! I step on the thing every time I use the bathroom its in! lol

I don't record the number though, until my official weigh in day on Friday morning.

I don't know why I have to step on it all the time, I just do. And I know that its not going to change in a few hours, but I just got into that habit and cant stop But it doesn't bother me when it goes up... I understand that its going to move around depending on the time of day, what I've ate, and all that stuff.

And actually, I'm more concerned with how my clothes fit, and getting to a certain size, than I am with my actual weight.

Anyway, glad to see I'm not alone!

Oh yes I am also a scale addict, although not as bad as some, I do usually weigh every morning right after I get up and pee!! I love to see those numbers going down, but I mostly pay attention to the way I feel and the way my clothes fit. The only day that I record my loss is on Monday which is my official weigh in day. Shortly after I embarked on this journey my scale (which was already broke) gave out and I had to buy a new one. I decided since I was taking this seriously I should get a good digital scale. The darned thing weighed me 5 lbs heavier than my old scale.

I finally controled myself so I dont step on it as often

OKAY,, move over scale addicts.. one more chickie for the nest...


I actually am having a love affair with my scale at home... it is digital and on it's last spring.... I can weigh anywhere from 80lbs to 175... depending on it's mood.. I've actually lost 30 lbs in a span of 30 seconds.. I love that thing.. unfortunately.. I work for a doc and we have accurate scales all over the place..

so the one at home is just entertainment I do weigh myself everyday, but only take the wednesday weigh in seriously.. My weight bounces from day to day by about 2 lbs.. just the way for women I guess.

Debi