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Originally Posted by 2Bthinagain
I will just do what everyone has said, just stick with it and not focus on the 2.8 a week. I want to post my status on here, but at the same time I worry about looking each week. How frequently does everyone check? Once a week? Once a month? Every day?
Happy Turkey Day everyone!!!
Definitely look at weight loss over time. Lots of people like to weigh themselves everyday or multiple times a day, the variations just made me miserable. I couldn't handle the emotional roller coaster - when the scale was down, I was euphoric and committed to weight loss. When the scale was up, I felt like a miserable failure, I was working so hard and not losing weight, I might as well quit.
During my last (and hopefully final weight loss attempt) I only allowed myself to weigh weekly (same time, same situation every week). This really helped me see some consistency in my weight loss (although there were some weeks where I did not lose weight).
The scale is evil (well, it was to me). There were weeks when I would do everything "perfectly" and not lose a pound. Then there were weeks (like Christmas that year) where I ate my mom's cooking, Christmas dinner AND had pie and still lost 2 lbs.
If you like to weigh yourself every day and it doesn't rattle your resolve, do that. Some people find the variations interesting - "Oooh, look, I ate Chinese and gained 3 lbs, how fascinating!"
If the variations make you miserable, consider charting your weight loss so you can see the gradual downward movement over time or just weigh yourself less frequently.
And again, another good thing I did was make my goals non scale related, I made sure I had lots of little victories that kept me motivated that didn't involve the scale - like working out everyday or packing my lunch everyday or trying a new healthy recipe once a week. I gave myself rewards for meeting scale goals AND non scale goals, that helped keep me motivated.
You really can not focus on
2.8 lbs per week, that is an unrealistic unsustainable weight loss level. You might have a few big losses, especially at first (and those are GREAT, they really get you going) but it would be unlikely you would maintain that pace.