Anyone try not weighing themselves?

[indacrucible 60]

I started working with an Eating Disorder therapist very shortly after my surgery. She suggested I not weigh myself because the number really determined my mood for the day. I got rid of the stupid scale. I don't need it to tell me if I'm doing what Im supposed to. It has really made my life easier cause I'm not so tied to the number. I weight at my follow up appts only. I have lost 31 lbs since my surgery in October, so I'm happy. Still learning healthy eating patterns and how to deal with my emotions without stuffing them down with food.< /p>

Personally, Christmastime around relatives was VERY tough emotionally and I treated that stress with emotion. But - I didn't have the added stress of the scale, which usually makes me spiral ("well, I gained a pound - might as well eat whatever I want"). I think that helped limit the stress.

Do what works for you. Don't weigh for a month and see if your day-to-day life is easier. It's not a permanent decision. If you don't like it, start weighing again.

Either way, just take care of yourself. That's the bottom line and my goal.

[willowcat 93]

So, yesterday, I thought, "Oh just get on the scale. It won't hurt and you'll get an idea of how you're doing." stepped on the scale and nothing happened--my husband had taken out the battery to use in something else! Message received and heard! Haha! .

[newMEin2013 4]

I'm weighing myself weekly and love seeing the results! Daily was too discouraging because of how I fluctuate. Now I look forward to Tuesdays!

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Depends. Right now I weigh myself every morning. From times past, I know that as this new life style becomes less novel I will switch to twice a week. During longer plateaus I will give the scale to my wife and tell her to only give it to me once a week. When I plateau, the number never changing starts to frustrate me, and then I start to wonder why I am doing this when I am showing no results. so it is banished.

So, the answer is "It depends", the scale is a tool, when it stops being a useful tool I don't use it for a while.

[Maddysgram 6,159]

I weigh in every morning first thing, feed the cats & get weighed.lol

I don't let the numbers bother me one way or the other.

I'm like the rest of the daily weighers, every time I didn't weigh, I had gained a lot of weight. I guess it is a head game and maybe I'll get over it or maybe not.