[ncuneo]

I'm a daily weigher so for a while probably means a week. But it seems like I've been losing in spurts and the weeks with no loss are becoming more and more disapointing and having a big impact on my self esteem. It seems like the weight loss is corresponding with my cycle. Week 1 2-4lb loss Week 2 (ovulation) no loss Week 3 2-4 loss Week 4 (TOM) 1/2 lb gain or no loss. So I was thinking maybe I should just take a break from the scale. I'm doing well, I've got my binging under control, I'm on plan almost 100% of the time and I'm getting all my exercise in. I've also excepted that I will be doing this for life and that this is a lifestyle change for me, so I really don't need that dumb scale telling my that my hardwork isn't paying off. At least if I weigh once a week I'll only feel bad for a day if there is no loss instead of all week long. What do you think?

[Helen ready to lose]

You are doing fantastic! Look at all the weight you have lost! Experiment and do what is best for you. I find weighing in twice a week is helpful to me.

[ncuneo]

Thanks, I think I'm just getting anxious. I'm really ready to be in maitenance mode and out of weight loss mode. I've been at this for 4 yrs and I'm ready to be done. I feel so close to my goal, but far away at the same time.

[susieyarb]

I'm a weekly weigh-er. I can't take the roller-coaster of weighing every day. I was thinking toward maintenance (which is a long way off for me) and wondering if I'll keep at once a week or go to twice a week.

I'd say give it a try for a couple of weeks and see if it helps your moods.

I look forward to Fridays because I know I'm going to see a loss (I've stayed OP so far). I am tempted to cheat and take a peek every now and then, but I don't. I've not had a gain yet...I've had tiny losses though, especially around TOM.

Try it for a couple weeks and see how you feel.

[WildThings]

I only weigh once a week too. It's helped keep me from getting discouraged and I don't make as high of expectations for myself. I have an analog scale so I can't see the little, tiny changes (which I like because 199.8 and 199 are the same thing to me, I'm really not concerned with 1/10 of a pound), but I would just on everyday, and not see it really move at all. Which is normal, but in my mind, I want to see it move every time I step on the scale, so that is much more likely to happen if I only get on weekly.

[Hopeful8]

I'm a daily weigher and it's been driving me nuts. Down 1 lb. up 1.5 lbs, I'm about to pull my hair out. My problem is that I have terrible patience and I like to see immediate results on the scale.

But as of late the everyday weigh in is getting rather old. I think I'm going to try to go down to twice a week, maybe Wednesday and Sunday. Hopefully those scale sessions will reflect a more normal weight loss number.