4 Signs It's Time to Step Off the Scale

This is me too, I am afraid if I don't weigh everyday I will gain a whole bunch of weight and not know it, but that is my OCD... I am going to try and weigh only once a week from now on. I will probably have anxiety until next week. tomarrow is the end of wk 1 for me and I will use today's weight. At least I finally lost something. Edna - 4/9/2013 11:04:40 AM

Honestly, this is me. I put so much importance on the results of the scale that I forgot that I did eat well, drink water and exercised. Ignoring all that only because a number of the scale doesn't move isn't the way to go. This leads to me giving up and that is bad. This time I will not measure my success by the scale and just work hard! - 4/2/2013 9:56:59 PM

Wow, this article is dead on accurate! I struggled with my self-esteem as long as I can remember. I used to weigh myself two or three-times a day,, and I was either over the moon or destroyed by the number I saw in front of me. About a year and a half ago, I asked my husband to hide my scale. I started measuring my own fitness by keeping track of my good habits and fitness goals, and making sure that my pants fit :-) I have never been happier, more confident, or in better shape. But now, I am 11 1/2 weeks pregnant with our third child. In prior pregnancies, I was so distraught by my weight gain that I refused to weigh myself during the process, and consequently gained tons of weight! I have resolved to not stick my head in the sand this time, and have taken the scale out again so that I can keep track and make sure that I am not gaining an unhealthy amount. I find myself reverting to old habits, obsessing about the numbers I see in front of me, and worrying that I haven't gained enough weight, or have gained too much. I came across this article because I was googling ways to deal with a scale of obsession. I have become a more confident person due to a healthier lifestyle and a greater love of myself, and I am really hoping that I can somehow keep myself grounded during this process but not gain an unhealthy amount of weight! - 2/22/2013 7:10:36 AM

I think you're missing a key letter in the phrase "rust that your body is making positive changes." :) - 2/11/2013 3:30:13 PM

I refuse to weigh myself every day due to body changes; water weight, etc. I weigh myself only once a month. After one full month of exercising, eating healthy foods and smaller portions I lost two pounds, BUT, I've lost inches all over. My clothes are loose and I have more energy and stamina. I've gone down one clothes size and I feel great. - 12/30/2012 6:23:20 PM

Thank you, I really needed to read this. - 12/12/2012 7:18:13 AM

Very encouraging. I like how the author mentions the question: "Have you been consistently making the right choices" and if "Yes" then you are doing fine. That is a great way to measure progress. And those "checks" of clothes fitting better, stairs easier, etc really should be the important things to check. After all, those are the things that affect our daily lives more than the actual measure of pounds. (And the pounds will follow.) - 11/12/2012 8:10:01 AM

I find it hard to stay off the scale, I really want to be able to visualise my progress. That being said, as I am also weight training right now, I am gaining muscle mass and my regular old bathroom scale does not take that into account. So it does leave me bummed!

At the gym, they have a BMI machine that I get to use 1 a week with my trainer and that is truly my reward every Saturday :) - 10/22/2012 10:01:02 AM

I invested in a Doctors Office Weight Balance Scale. I was tired of going to the doctor and his scale said I weighed more than my digital. I find when I am not checking my weight it means I am overeating. I know not to stress about it if it is up a few pounds, but it makes me aware of my previous days activity and eating and also elimination. Yes I do weigh myself first thing every moning and then put the number on a blackboard in my kitchen. Its important to me to keep myself on track. When I am avoiding the scale I am in trouble. My weightloss is a priority and I need to track it closely.
This is against all recommendations but it works for me. - 10/10/2012 11:50:37 PM

I used to weigh myself every day - in the morning, naked, before I got in the shower (to get the most accurate reading). Those daily fluctuations were very bumming and it's amazing I was able to stick with it. I had an epiphany about a month ago and I relaxed on weighing in daily, giving myself permission to not exercise every single day and to eat a few more calories. The result - I still workout as hard as I want to but I'm ok with missing an extra day in a week, I don't crave the bad food and I adore the good food and I'm still losing weight. I am no longer a slave to my scale and I have proven to myself that I have truly changed my lifestyle. - 10/10/2012 3:21:24 PM

I needed to read this too. I am so bad with weighing myself every day. It can get kind of depressing. Need to know that I am not the only one. - 8/28/2012 9:30:08 PM

Thank you, I really needed to read this. - 8/15/2012 7:30:22 AM

This is exactly what I needed to read today. I just weighted myself a few minutes before I read this and was disappointed in the number. I'm trying really hard to stay motivated when I really just want to quit but I know that I can't quit. - 5/16/2012 3:45:14 PM

This article came at the perfect time for me. My weight loss is slowing as I'm nearing goal and I feel it getting me depressed on a daily basis. I weigh myself about 5 times a day and I really need to stop!! - 2/16/2012 5:50:07 AM

This was very timely for me. I decided just yesterday that I could only weigh in once a week, not daily. - 2/15/2012 8:12:04 PM