why do i torture myself?

[mina 27]

So I haven't had any weight loss in 2 weeks.I don't know if this is a stall. I did have my period last week and actually gained a couple of pounds, which I expected but did not like. Anyways, I weight myself monday morning and was back down to 204. And lately I have been doing really good with weighing myself just once a week. But today, stupid me decide to see if I lost anymore weight and weigh myself after being up and about for 9 hours and was not happy to see the scale say 206. I don't know why I did that to myself. I always weigh myself in the morning. Now I'm scared to weigh again.

[lsereno 2,525]

The scale can be tough! Of course you weigh more later in the day. Everyone does. No big deal.

I weigh every morning, but I only track my weight on Fridays. I weigh first thing in the morning wearing the same thing. A lot of people are tracking measurements and clothing fit as well. I do notice sometimes that my weight is staying around the same, but clothing is mysteriously fitting differently.

I'm postmenopausal, but I see women who are still having their periods report it can really affect even weekly weigh ins. Even without a period, may weight goes up and down over the week.

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[Kasie 4]

I hear ya, I love/hate my scale depending on the news it gives me! Isn't it weird how one number can influence how you feel? Even though I tell myself, it isn't just the number...it is inches, how my clothes feel, energy level etc etc... the scale still messes with my head. Sometimes if I have been weighing myself a lot I will have my husband hide it for awhile- I feel like a child who can't control themselves but, hey, it helps!

[mina 27]

Today was suppose to be my weight day but I was so scared to see no weight loss that I didn't weight myself, lol. It has definitely mess with my head. Since I have not been losing weight the past weeks I feel FAT, i'm not seeing the wonderful progress I've made I just see what needs to improve. I know logically that's crazy. I was able to fit into a dress that i've not been able to fit for years and that made me very happy and I have to remind myself of that. We give that scale too much power over us.

I hear ya, I love/hate my scale depending on the news it gives me! Isn't it weird how one number can influence how you feel? Even though I tell myself, it isn't just the number...it is inches, how my clothes feel, energy level etc etc... the scale still messes with my head. Sometimes if I have been weighing myself a lot I will have my husband hide it for awhile- I feel like a child who can't control themselves but, hey, it helps!

[Roseib 13]

Are you keeping track of your measurements? That's important to do because during stalls we are often losing inches, as you noticed with clothes fitting looser.