Scale - friend or foe

[AngieB]

Okay here is another you tuber I sub to. Greg is a good no bull kinda guy. In this vid he is talking about the scale....which is a good topic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwep_NSeB4

When I kicked butte before and lost 100 lbs with out the band. I weight myself EVERYDAY! It worked for me then as a guide to keep my mind focused on the number and what I needed to do to keep it decreasing.

When I was first banded, I became a scale whore. I would go in the bathroom to pee and find myself stepping on the scale before I left. Over kill. So I asked for help and started weighting myself once as week, and others did it too. Which was a good accountability tool for me.

Now, I don't weight myself on a specific day anymore. I suppose I step on the scale once a week or at least every two weeks for sure. Right now I am holding steady at 230 give or take a lb or two. I took a more laid back approach to my scale schedule, when I realized I was doing good on exercise, and 3/4 of my eating......with a consistant over eat spree each night. Right now I seem to be missing the willingness and desire to kick it into gear and get my evening food consumption under wraps. So, I decided to live and see how my life evolves. Not to push myself or put expectations on my life that I am not willing to do something about at this very moment. I figure like everything sooner or later, I will get my act in gear and things will fall into place.....self love of where I am with out the harsh judgement. Anyway, my relationship with the scale has changed dramaticly over the years..... How is your relationship with the scale and where you are in life...???

Please share....

[damalove]

My scale is a friend who I avoid when Im not doing good, but whose feedback I appreciate when I am doing well.

I dont weigh in daily, that gets too emotional.

I weigh in once a week, Fridays, and occassionally on Mondays. Always first thing in the morning, before Ive had a bite or a sip of anything, and always in just undies.

Lately I've been surprised to find how much I drop between Fri and Mon, despite the fact that I generally eat more on the weekends. Its gotta be due to all my extra activity on the weekends.

I find as long as I keep my scale in its proper place, just a tool, and not the dictator of my life, we can be friends.

I also take my measurements once a month, on the 2nd, just to keep track.

Today I took my measurements, and 2 months after surgery, I've lost 3" off my waist, 3.5" off my hips, 3.5" off my bust (below bra), and 2.5" off my thighs. That is better than knowing I dropped a pound here and there!! And seeing the way my clothes fits... Also amazing

[jhawkchick75]

I weigh myself at least once a day which I don't think is a good idea, but I do it. My mom was a nurse and told me that we can gain up to 5 lbs in any given day (especially us ladies) so I don't let it get to me too much. I do feel it is important to get on the scale to keep yourself in check, but I am focusing much more on how my clothes fit. I really wish I would have measured that is my biggest regret. Especially now because my weight is not going down but people keep saying I am losing weight.

[MyNewLife]

First of all...Shelby GREAT PIC!!!!

Well I think I got the Love Hate thing going on with my scales. LOVED LOVE D the scales at first but about 8 months ago, I really started having very HARSH feelings toward her...lol Actually to be honest I really dont like her at all!

I think it has kept me in check, EXP at first when I was in bandster hell, I weighed myself everyday. Since I have got down to getting off this last 25 pounds I HATE the scale and think for me it is better to stay off of them. I have not weighed myself going on three weeks. I feel like I have stressed myself out because the scale has not moved. I have alot of stress with work and dont need anymore added, I think we all know what stress can do for us...ughhhhh.

I am now going to weigh once a month... AS... long as I am seeing my personal trainer and eating clean foods. I feel for myself if I was to weigh at this point and time and I am busting my butt and the scale has not moved, I think it would devistate me! I am really excited and doing really great with my work outs. I am now going 5 days a week instead of 3...YEAHHHH!!!!! I am SCARED to death to step on them right now, so If I can get back with you not this coming Thursday but the next, Ill let you know just how I feel ...LOL

Carrie

[Smiley]

I am a daily weigher, unless I am already dressed and forgot to weigh. I consider my scale an accountability partner. I also play a game each morning to try and guess how much I will weigh that day. I am usually withing half a pound one way or another because I already know what I have or have not done the past couple of days. Although I do enjoy those days when the scale says I am about 2 lbs. less than what I am thinking considering how bad I had been the past few days.