I'm afraid that I've am becoming a scaleaholic!! Is it possible? I've been weighing myself every day sometimes twice a day ! I'm thinking my husband should hide it from and only allow me to get on it ever once in awhile! Does anybody else have this problem?

I weigh everyday. Often more than once a day. I expect to see NO MORE than a 3 lb difference between morning and night weighs. If it is more, I really look at what I have eaten and adjust from there. Sometimes eating the same stuff over and over leads to a plateau and then I need to change it up a bit.

I have also (in my worst sclae-a-holic times) weighed myself before AND after longer bathroom visits to see if it makes a difference. (It does LOL)

I have made peace with the scale for now.

I weigh myself daily as well. I have no "restriction" right now, so my self control and diet are what's keeping me afloat....and I want to be sure I'm not gaining. If the scale goes up a pound one morning, then I modify my diet that day to be sure it doesn't go up another pound by the next day!!!

I weigh myself daily with the Omron Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Body Composition Monitor scale. A big name for a scale that tells you your: weight, BMI, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle percentage, basal metabolic rate (calories you need to maintain your current weight), body age, and visceral fat percentage.

I weight myself daily and monitor all of those things because it helps me to know if (a) I'm drinking enough Water ( I'm overindulging © if I'm experiencing my normal monthly fluctuation (d) if I'm building more muscle.

It may not be a good idea for some people but for me it helps keep me on track and reminds me to eat properly and move more so I can see the scale reflect my efforts (more with the body fat percentage and skeletal muscle percentage).

I am glad that I waited to buy a new scale. Now I can buy the "right" scale, the Omron Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Body Composition Monitor scale. LOL I had never heard of this scale before your post. I looked it up online and did some reading about it. Do you find it to be fairly accurate? I think it will be good for me because I need more than just numbers. How does it tell you if you are drinking enough water? That particularly function would make the scale worth every penny for me. Either way, I will buy one this week! I am keeping my fingers crossed that I do not become obsessed again.

Thanks for the info.

~Fran

I am glad that I waited to buy a new scale. Now I can buy the "right" scale, the Omron Full Body Sensor Body Fat and Body Composition Monitor scale. LOL I had never heard of this scale before your post. I looked it up online and did some reading about it. Do you find it to be fairly accurate? I think it will be good for me because I need more than just numbers. How does it tell you if you are drinking enough Water? That particularly function would make the scale worth every penny for me. Either way, I will buy one this week! I am keeping my fingers crossed that I do not become obsessed again.

Thanks for the info.

~Fran

Your body fat percentage and muscle percentage will change based on your water intake. If you suddenly notice a 0.5% or greater body fat percentage increase over a single day you aren't drinking enough (when you're dehydrated your BF% will be higher than it really is). If you hydrated well the previous day your readings will be very accurate for a scale. Which is different than caliper readings. But this scale is known to be more accurate than most (e.g. Tanita scales overestimate BF% by as much as 55%)

You'll get the most accurate readings first thing in the morning after urinating and totally nude.

When used in combination (Weight Lost / BF% / SM% / VBF%) you'll get a very accurate reading of how you're doing.

If you do get this scale send me a PM and I'll send you a custom Excel Spreadsheet I've made that tracks all of the variables and graphs them month by month.

I do it once maybe twice a week, just to make sure I'm on the right track. It fluctuates too much daily I don't wanna do that!

Your body fat percentage and muscle percentage will change based on your Water intake. If you suddenly notice a 0.5% or greater body fat percentage increase over a single day you aren't drinking enough (when you're dehydrated your BF% will be higher than it really is). If you hydrated well the previous day your readings will be very accurate for a scale. Which is different than caliper readings. But this scale is known to be more accurate than most (e.g. Tanita scales overestimate BF% by as much as 55%)

You'll get the most accurate readings first thing in the morning after urinating and totally nude.

When used in combination (Weight Lost / BF% / SM% / VBF%) you'll get a very accurate reading of how you're doing.

If you do get this scale send me a PM and I'll send you a custom Excel Spreadsheet I've made that tracks all of the variables and graphs them month by month.

Thanks much, Acadia. I will PM you when it arrives. I am excited!

I totally agree ! I'm making him hide it today and I won't weigh myself till I go to the doctor next tuesday!

i am to goal with 90 pds gone and I have and probaby will always weigh myself once a day. Each morning after having my coffee and first BM I weigh myself just to make sure I did not gain and am staying the same. This is how I caught the 3 pd gained at Christmas and got it off before it mushroomed out of control. This is my new life and I intend to keep track of this weight on a daily basis. You need to do what you feel is necessary to keep control of your weight. More than once a day is way too much to weigh and just might keep you in the worse mood since Water weight goes up and down throughout the day. If I do eat something too salty I see it on the scale in am and that is another sign to back off on the sodium. I feel I have a handle on this weight issue and my scale is my best friend, it does not lie and keeps me in check. Good luck on your journey.