Just curious what system or schedules people have to weigh themselves? Like how often? Where? I go each month for a visit to the doc's and also have a scale at work. I just recently got another scale for my house. I don't want to drive myself crazy everyday but the temptation is there always to take a peek.

I work in a family practice office and spend the day walking back and forth past 2 sets of scales....then throw in the set at home. It's killing me. I decided this Wednesday to put the scales in my house up and only get them out every Wednesday morning to weigh...yeah, they're still sitting there and i'm still weighing daily and thinking about weighing again every time I walk by....There has to be medication for this!!!! BUt so glad to know I'm not the only addict.

I don't think it matters how often you weight yourself...as long as you don't let those scales set you into the frame of mind of 'screw it'...which many of us have done in the past when we thought we were being really good at sticking to a diet and the scale didn't move...or worse it showed a gain.

I'm a bit obsessive about my weighing. It has to be done the same time of day (literally), wearing the same clothes (nightshirt), right after I go to the bathroom and before I eat. I've found that if I weigh myself at 6 a.m. vs my usual 7 a.m., I can be 3 pounds lighter. So I weigh myself at 7 a.m. If I forget, I don't bother stepping on the scale.

I have to say that the normal weight people I know do step on that scale every morning but they don't obsess about what it says.

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I don't care what anybody advises me to do, I weigh EVERY day also! I strip off the nightie and hop on - I actually wake up every morning looking forward to doing it! I think it reassures me every day that this is not all a dream and, yes, I really have lost all that weight. I may be a scale whore but I'm a happy one!:w00t:

Oh God, I'm a scale whore too...

scale Whore! I love it! I am a scale whore too. I weigh myself every morning and every night and sometimes 2 times through out the day. I feel that this keeps me on track. When I see the numbers, I still find it hard to believe that I have lost so much weight. I guess I just need the constant reminder from seeing the numbers

Karyn

My name is Ida and I'm a scale addict!!! Ha, ha. I must admit, I've tried all these scale tricks. Standing on the edge, standing on one foot. Moving the scale an inch up or down, left or right, and hopping back on. I will say though that I only consider the weight at the doctor's office official.

I just had my post-op appointment last Thursday and my doctor told me not to weigh myself - ever. He said my weigh ins would be when I go get filled at his office once a month. The reason behind that? He said not knowing your weight when you're dieting like this causes your body to release a hormone called "cortisol" which actually burns fat. So, apparently, being anxious and kicking the weigh-a-holic mindset is actually helpful!

Having said that? I weighed myself this morning. Oops! LOL!

He said not knowing your weight when you're dieting like this causes your body to release a hormone called "cortisol" which actually burns fat. So, apparently, being anxious and kicking the weigh-a-holic mindset is actually helpful!

Ummm...that's a new one on me. Cortisal is released into the body as a result of stress and these higher levels create many negative effects such as blood sugar imbalance, higher blood pressure, lower immunity (wounds healing slower), increased abdominal fat (instead of the body depositing it in other areas or all over), just to name a few.

I think your doctor is pulling your leg.

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I weigh in every night before bed and in my jammies. This gives me the "oh, these jammies weight 10 lbs and I had too much salt today, so I can subtract 11 lbs" excuse!

In actuality though, I just look at the number and say, "oh, ok." Realizing that it can vary so much from day to day.

Also, the scale is in the master bath and I get ready for work at 5:30 a.m. so I use the guest bath so as not to wake the retired DH. So I cannot get to the scale in the morning. See how considerate I am?

So I do my strip and go naked weigh in on Saturdays.

As to tricks? My scale is right next to a towel rack. If I put my hand on that, (for balance, of course) I can take off 30 lbs! That is a wonderful sight!

scale Whore! I love it! I am a scale whore too. I weigh myself every morning and every night and sometimes 2 times through out the day. I feel that this keeps me on track. When I see the numbers, I still find it hard to believe that I have lost so much weight. I guess I just need the constant reminder from seeing the numbers

Karyn :thumbup:

Hi, my name is Cindy and I am a scale whore...wait...this IS support group, right?

I also weigh myself every morning before I eat. I didn't do this until my weight started going down. I am so excited every morning to see I am not 260 anymore. If it goes up I do get upset because I don't want to gain back one single pound I have lost. It just motivates me to keep on track the next few days. I do consider the doc's office scale the "official" weight. It reads a couple pounds higher than mine but almost 10 pounds higher than my wii. The thing I like about the wii though is there is a graph that shows my weight falling. It's great.

Hi, my name is Cindy and I am a scale whore...wait...this IS support group, right?

Someone should really start a scale whore support group!!!

Hi, I'm Christie and I'm a scale whore....:thumbup:

Ummm...that's a new one on me. Cortisal is released into the body as a result of stress and these higher levels create many negative effects such as blood sugar imbalance, higher blood pressure, lower immunity (wounds healing slower), increased abdominal fat (instead of the body depositing it in other areas or all over), just to name a few.

I think your doctor is pulling your leg.

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Good to know - it sounded hokey to me, and I hadn't read anything about that in any research. Asked my PE teacher friend this morning, too, since she's been a health guru for 40 years...it was news to her too :biggrin: Guess I'll keep weighing myself, then! Besides, updating my little weight ticker down here only once a month at fills...that's boring!

I'm so glad I'm not alone! I have an obsession with the scale. I tell myself I'm only going to weigh myself once a week, but every morning the scale and I greet each other. I can't help it and probably won't stop!!

I tend to weigh myself in the mornings, if I have time. This morning I woke up so late (like one minute before I was supposed to be at work!) that I didn't even bother. However, I use my Monday morning weight to adjust my tickers below. Then my weight at the doctor's is his official weight for me.

Oh, and I do sometimes weigh myself before and after using the restroom, both #1 and #2. Not because I'm obsessed with my weight, because I want to know how much my poop weighs! lol My husband thinks I'm so classy. :biggrin:

And my morning weigh ins are totally naked. That way there is no room for error on clothing weight.

Hi, my name is Cindy and I am a scale whore...wait...this IS support group, right?:ohmy:

Hi, I'm Helen and I'm a scale whore too!

Every morning, that's how I start my day. Now that I'm several months out I know the general trends, and am just aware if the numbers go too far in either direction. I don't think I could stick to once a week, at least not now.

maybe a 12 step program is in order. :biggrin: