Up to this point, I have previously been officially weighing in once week, but often "cheating" and weighing several times a week. A lot of times these "cheat" weigh ins have a big affect on my mood for the day, for better or worse. Over Christmas while I was "off" the diet, I was also "off" the scale. I didn't think about my weight and that was a wonderful gift.
On Monday of this week when I was officially starting back full force I meant to weigh and get an official starting point, but I totally forgot! This is a little hard to believe with how focused on the scale I was in the 17 months prior to Christmas. So then Thursday, my official weigh-day, rolled around, and I purposely didn't weigh. I liked not having it affect my mood.
Now, I don't think this can go on forever. The scale is part of the accountability and part of the reward, so I will have to check in with it occasionally (I'm thinking every other week). Plus, when I'm doing good with my healthy eating and exercise it is exciting to weigh, because it's often lower.
I know some people weigh every day, and I've always thought that was not a good idea. If you're weighing every day, I think it is more about your body's regular fluctuations than it is about actually losing permanent pounds.
What do you think? What's your philosophy on weighing?
I am a daily weighed and I never thought much of it until I told someone. She couldn't believe it. Unfortunately, for me, I feel it is a control issue. If I didn't weigh everyday, I might slip and just lose control. So far, I haven't had the courage to not weigh. I am glad that you posted this. It is quite helpful to see another's perspective.
ReplyDeleteMy dietician's philosophy is to weigh every 2 weeks. I'm of the once-a-week or every-2-weeks fan club. It just proves for a more dramatic number.
ReplyDeleteLike April said, I think weighing every two weeks would be more fun because there is more chance for a dramatic change (hopefully always for the better).
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I feel like a biweekly/weekly check seems the best, and even a monthly kind of comparison. So, the first week of February compared to the first week of March or something like that.
ReplyDeleteI know personally my weight fluctuates monthly thanks to the good ol' cycle. So, it seems like those biweekly checks would be the best to account for our usual bodily changes throughout the month.