Had a binge last night, need to stay away from the scale. - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

RJ 1980 · 05-26-2011, 02:32 PM

Last monday I started (I should say RE started, really) my calorie counting at 172 pounds. I decided that Fridays would be my weigh in days, and not in between b/c the daily ups and downs mess with my head. Well on Friday I was 170... 2 pounds in 5 days, not too bad. But then I weighed yesterday (wednesday) b/c I couldn't help myself, and I was 170.5! Gained a half pound after days of doing great and being on plan. It reallly got to me and led to a huge binge- pizza, beer, chocolate, chips and salsa... I really can't even remember everything I ate. Well over 3,000 cals. I feel like crap today.

Usually for me the first week is the best week, I have lost 5 pounds or more quite a few times in the past just in the first week. I'm worried that my cals are too high- but it would be very difficult for me to be on a weight loss plan with any less, it would feel too restrictive, plus I want to leave some room to lower my cals in the future. Right now I'm doing a zig zag plan which averages out to 1500 cals a day. I do very little exercise. I'm worried that what worked for me in the past isn't working for me now, maybe b/c I'm older or I've just messed with my metabolism too much in my lifetime. Who knows.

Anyway, just a little rant. I feel really disappointed in myself and my weightloss but I'm picking myself back up today and getting back on plan. And no more weighing except once a week! I may even skip this Friday.

Emme · 05-26-2011, 02:39 PM

Good for you for getting back up today and starting fresh. If you gain weight during the week even if you are on plan, it's just water weight! Don't panic if you see a blip on the scale.

bluemonday · 05-26-2011, 03:31 PM

I did too, and I also started my monthlies as an extra added bonus prize so no scale for me till Monday!

beerab · 05-26-2011, 03:31 PM

*hugs* Remind yourself weight fluctuates daily- if you are committing to only weighing on Fridays then keep that up. Most likely next Friday you would have been under 170.

RJ 1980 · 05-26-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bluemonday

I did too, and I also started my monthlies as an extra added bonus prize so no scale for me till Monday!

I had a baby 5 weeks ago so I'm just WAITING for my TOM to return.... grrr. I don't miss it!! And the crazy cravings it gives me.

RJ 1980 · 05-26-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by beerab

*hugs* Remind yourself weight fluctuates daily- if you are committing to only weighing on Fridays then keep that up. Most likely next Friday you would have been under 170.

Thanks, I'm going to try REALLY hard not to weigh until next Friday. Hope I can do it! Maybe I'll have my husband hide the scale, lol.

Lori Bell · 05-27-2011, 08:06 AM

If you are "zig-Zagging" calories, (as in fluctuating your calories), your weight will also fluctuate. Food has weight...and it adds to the scale as it sits in your colon waiting to move on out. So, instead of throwing the scale out maybe you need to throw out the zig-zagging. In my humble opinion it's not that effective unless you are having a plateau or very near your goal weight. Otherwise it's just darn confusing and makes the scale jump all over the place.

sfree13 · 05-27-2011, 02:02 PM

OP, I'm sorry you had a bad night, because I can relate living in an 'all or nothing' mentality. It took me a really long time to figure out that I cannot let the scale affect me and that avoiding the scale generally gives me permission to binge. Of course every person is different, but if you tie your happiness to the number on the scale, it will be difficult to be happy when you aren't losing weight. I still get down when my weight is up, but I've learned that the scale only tells me information, NOT my self worth. If the number is up, I need to think about what I could have done differently the day before (or week before). If I know I am doing everything right, then I know that something else is in play (period, salt/water retention, etc). There are many many reasons that people gain small amounts of weight from day to day. I was up 0.4 today, and I KNOW its because I ate a very salty dinner.

The one thing I've learned is, if I give up on myself (ie. I used to be a serious binger), then I am only punishing/hurting myself. The number on the scale will SURELY go up if I binge, so I had to get over that self-perpetuating failure and punishment.

Sorry, hope this helps.