Tommorow will be my first weigh in. All week I've been looking forward to actually seeing results on the scale. I am proud of myself for what I have accomplished and the changes I have managed to make to my diet, exersize routine, and general frame of mind this last week.
But now that the day nears, I AM SO NERVOUS. What if I haven't lost anything? Or, even if I have lost, what if it doesn't feel like enough. I know my goal was 2 lbs per week, but watching the scale go from 184 to 182 isn't that big of a jump. I am worried about being discouraged. Should I weigh in at all?
In my opinion, it's better than not knowing, so long as you can keep in mind that if you keep up doing the right things, you WILL see the right results. My worst times have been when I haven't been keeping track of my weight, whether out of fear or denial.
Hey, I know the feeling It was my first weigh in today and I was so nervous I know my blood pressure went sky high. But I got excellent new the Dr. was so proud of me I had lost 20 pound in 1 month. Listen don't just go by weight also try to measure yourself and keep log of everything. And remember us women have a certain times of the month where you just should not even go on scale.
like you i worry about my weigh in days .. oy .. just gets worse and worse every week ..but every week I have lost .. and like you i thought that maybe i shouldn't weigh in .. cause I might get discouraged at JUST a 2 lb loss .. but ya gotta put it in perspective ... 2 lbs is ALOT .. go to ya grocery store .. and go to the meat section ..then look at 2 lbs of meat .. or ya want a real shock ask to look at 2 lbs of fat!! 2 lbs may not sound like much or be impressive when you want to lose 20 or 30 or 100 lbs ... but just LOOK at the physical amount that you have lost. I keep focusing on that, everytime I start to get depressed about just losing 1 or 2 lbs a week .. I shake myself and remember exactly what it is I have accomplished
I generally am not a fan of weigh-ins. I just don't like the idea of expecting something and then the possibility of being disappointed. But it works for many people and provides the ongoing motivation for it. Some people, like how I used to be, saw the scale go up and then kicked myself, and followed it with a whole bag of cookies!
Remember the scale is just numbers. I weigh myself every week, sometimes I have a big loss sometimes no loss. Find a different way to measure your loss other than the scale. For instance I have 4 pair of jeans, all the same size(according to the manufacturers), all fit differently. I try them on each week after my weigh in. Today, the largest pair actually fit comfortably. The smallest of the jeans I was able to pull all the way up (four weeks ago I couldn't get them past my thighs). To me these are big accomplishmnents.
I'm all about the tape measure - that doens't lie and you can't say that it was the water you just had. I can't do the scale thing until after a LONG span of time has passed. I get so discouraged. I like the tape measurement a LOT more and I also like the jean thing -- jeans are such a good indicator!! Best of Luck
Nervous about weigh in.
