judyoz 240 Posted May 17, 2015 I have not weighed myself in almost two weeks. I will get weighed at the doctors this week Thursday, hope it is good. After ready many posts about it, I think the scale can be your worst enemy. I plan to weigh myself once a week in the furture. IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AvaFern 3,516 Posted May 17, 2015 My scale is my best friend, lol, and at times a bit of an enemy. I choose to weigh everyday because I know exactly when I get off track and start to gain. As an example, lately I've been really trying to get in a lot of Protein because I have a wound from plastic surgery that isn't healing very well. I figured, hey, I'm eating Protein, so the calories will just work themselves out. Well in 10 days I went from 127 to 131, which I saw happening because I weighed myself everyday and I immediately started paying attention to my calories again and now I'm back to 129. Had I waited a week or two to weigh myself and saw that I had gained 4 pounds I would have been much more upset about it and I likely would have gained more than that before I recognized I needed to take a look at my diet. During the losing stage it might be better to only weigh once a week, but for me I know exactly what I weighed every single day after surgery so I can look back and see where I stalled, where I did well, and how quickly I made a correction to fix any stalls or small gains. My scale is a daily reminder that I am accountable for my weight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judyoz 240 Posted May 17, 2015 I understand everyone is different. I am not a number person, just need to feel good and fit into my clothes. Good luck to everyone. I just see so many people do all the right things and the scale does not reflect it, they seem depressed...... Maybe they just need to back off a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kindle 8,667 Posted May 17, 2015 You're right, we all need to find our own ways to be successful and happy. I was never a number person, either. Never weighed, measured or tracked calories, carbs, etc. I can count on one hand how many times I stepped on the scale in the first 3 months. I don't even own a scale...I just use the one at work when I think of it. I've been maintaining below goal for 9 months, I weigh 2-3 times a month and that seems fine for me to stay within my bounce range. There's absolutely nothing wrong with weighing daily as long as you use the scale as a tool and don't let the numbers ruin this wonderful experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judyoz 240 Posted May 17, 2015 There's absolutely nothing wrong with weighing daily as long as you use the scale as a tool and don't let the numbers ruin this wonderful experience. Amen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
