Does anyone have a scale addiction?

Spydr · August 9, 2006

I have a scale in my bathroom and in my kitchen. I weigh a few times a day and then some days not at all. That's my favorite because only then do I see the big drops.

The biggest scale change for me is I now get weighed when asked. When I used to go to the doctor, they would ask me to get on the scale and I would say, "No thanks!" They always looked puzzled and I would tell them, "I know I'm fat, I don't need to know how much."

Now I beg them to weigh me so I can see the difference in pounds. Weird how life changes, huh?

kaybee · August 9, 2006

OMG !!!!! I am a total WACK-O as I weigh every darn morning and then maybe 2X more per day....... I am thinking of bringing the scales to the cellar so I won't be tempted to weigh myself everytime I pass the upstairs bathroom..........I will GET RIGHT on that ; tomorrow after I weigh myself in of course !!!! he he

juliegeraci · August 9, 2006

I weight myself every day. Yes, it can be addicting. I don't think it is a good idea but it puts me in touch with what I am eating as appose to just eating and waiting. The doctor doesn't want me to weigh as often so I'm not sure if its good or bad.

LapBandit · August 9, 2006

Count me in! I've been checking each morning. One one hand it helps keep me on track but on the other hand it keeps me obsessed. I think I'm going to force myself to go back to once a week for awhile.

I spent years not looking at a scale and now it's sitting out in my bathroom like a piece of furniture!

Stitchy · August 9, 2006

I'm a scale whore! All of the time. Can't get enough of it. :heh: :heh: :heh:

However, I keep a weekly spreadsheet and only record Monday morning's weight.

edieparks · August 9, 2006

I have a emotional allergy . If my weight is up , Im depressed. If it is down Im happy. It really controls me. My doctor insists I weigh once a week. He even made a copy of it!! I hate how a number controls me.

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maryb · August 10, 2006

:funscale: YES I AM VERY Addicted To Weighing Myself!!!!!

I keep telling myself not to step on the scales....but I can't help it! I want to see the numbers. I want to be excited or disappointed....I am a junky!

LittleBird · August 10, 2006

I try not to , but I weigh every morning - DH said he was going to throw it away - but I think it does - it keeps you on track.

As I was gaining -before the surgery came into play - I had stopped weighing because it was too depressing. So - weighing when losing I think is ok. When I see I've lost I'm off to a great start for the day.

I ONLY weigh in the AM - Naked with an empty bladder of course!!

***sad I know - but you guys do that too, right?! ***crickets chirping *** Guys?

Pinkylee · August 10, 2006

I strip down every morning after I first wake up and weigh. Unfortunately, the scale sometimes sets the tone for the day. Who am I kidding--it always sets the tone for the day. I also like to strip down and weigh after my husband leaves for work. Sometimes the scale actually goes down!

I'm afraid to weigh later in the day for fear fluids and food have added a few pounds. It's my very own version of "Weigh Down". It's so nice to weigh less than my 6' tall husband after years of weighing more than him, I love comparing notes over the scale!

TexasRose · August 10, 2006

I've started a little game with my scale where I actually try to guess the weight before I step on it. I was much more obsessed in the beginning 6 months with getting on multiple times during the day....now I usually only do it first thing - after I powder my nose and as I am getting ready for my shower. I am SO addicted to it!!!

ericsmom · August 10, 2006

Okay - so we're all obsessed with the actual act of weighing, but how many of you step on the scale 2 - 3 - even 4 times until it says what you want it to say???? I have a digital WW scale and I seem to have a habit of doing this. Once I get the same weight twice, I quit and take it for what it says.

Do you do this, too?

Road Queen · August 10, 2006

I have been addicted to scales and tape measures since the 70s. Even when I was gaining, I recorded. Everytime I lost weight, I checked how much inches compared to other times I was at that weight.

BTW - in 1975 when I weighed 108, I had a 23 inch waist and 21 inch thigh. Now, at 146 I have a 32 inch waist and 23 inch thigh. Not so thigh heavy these days.

When I moved to Africa, I threw all the records away - except post surgery documentation. I know my body changes as I age and its better to just accept it.

But I still love to weigh daily and measure weekly.

maryb · August 11, 2006

I ONLY weigh in the AM - Naked with an empty bladder of course!! ***sad I know - but you guys do that too, right?! ***crickets chirping *** Guys?

Of Course!!! Naked with empty bladder first thing in the morning is the only true precise weight!!!!!

And weighing at night before you go to bed lets you know how much you ate during the day...too much...too little....just right.

maryb · August 11, 2006

But I still love to weigh daily and measure weekly.

OH NO! :help: I haven't been measuring myself weekly! I haven't been measuring myself monthly! I only measured myself once on June 25th. I will never know where I started from!

maryb · August 11, 2006

Okay - so we're all obsessed with the actual act of weighing, but how many of you step on the scale 2 - 3 - even 4 times until it says what you want it to say???? I have a digital WW scale and I seem to have a habit of doing this. Once I get the same weight twice, I quit and take it for what it says.
Do you do this, too?

My old funky scale did that...I would step on it several times until I got the same weight twice. My current scale has been dead on no matter how many times a step on it. I love my current scales!:love: