WHy can't I break my addiction to the scale. 3 weeks out and my scale has only went down 8 lbs. I've been on treadmill at least 4 days a week getting my water and protien. I know that I'm probably shrinking somewhere on my body but the addiction is worse then my addiction to food. I continue to tell myself this will work this has to work!!!

Hang in there! A lot of people struggle with this. U r not alone. Some say move or get rid of the scale. I can easily get sucked into this as well and I too feel discouraged if I'm seriously following docs orders and not seeing big losses. But with that being said, experience tells me that the numbers will move eventually. I have also learned to weigh myself no more than twice a week. This keeps discouragement at bay. The pounds will come off if ur following the docs orders.

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i feel your pain. It is rough when the scale doesn't move and you know you are doing all that you can do. Just look for changes in your body..a crease where there use to be solid fat, an ease in moving, neck looks tighter, wrist looks smaller, clothes feel loser. Sometimes the body "shifts" things around before dropping weight. At least that has been the case for me. I can now wear a pair of jeans that I couldn't get into for for ever. It WILL happen! Keep the faith.

I am 5 weeks out and I have the same addiction sometimes weighing twice a day! But I know not to take it to heart. I have set a day a month that I take all my measurments and weigh in and that is the only day it counts.

Thank you for the words of encouragement. I told my husband to hide the scale while I'm at work so that I can break my habit.