Hiding the scale!

[bigloser2014 144]

So, after weeks of slow wt. loss followed by a stall when I started weight training, I asked my daughter to hide my scale and not return it even if I beg for it! I tested her this weekend and she did not give in! She will give it back in at least 2 weeks but I think I might not take it back. I would love to see a big loss for once even if it takes a few weeks of not checking! Can I find it if I try to look for it? Sure. It's my house and I know every inch of it but who will I be hurting?

Clothes are fitting loser. I feel so much energy, more than I have felt in years! Why worry about the number on the scale?

This too "stall" pass! lol.

[nikkiilynn 1]

YEAH--YOU CAN GET INTO THE NUMBER GAME--BUT TRY NOT TO --ITS HARD THO--BUT I GO TO GYM AND HAVE A TRAINER AND YOU COULD BE BUILDING MUSCLE.....BUT KEEP GOING

[Wynnie 186]

I too am a scale addict, and decided today to weigh once a week. Kudos to your daughter for being so strong!

[McButterpants 2,846]

Yes! I had my husband do the same thing.

There are other ways to judge if you're losing weight - take pictures and take your measurements. That's a good indicator when you're not seeing the scale move!

Best of luck to you

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I gave up my scale over a year ago........ Only weigh once every six weeks at my doctor appointments....... Have lost every single month, from anywhere as little as 2 pounds to as much as 11 pounds..... I don't see the stalls or the daily fluctuations due to Water retention, etc. It was VERY LIBERATING!

Edited August 25, 2014 by HealthyNewMe

[InfiniteButterfly 438]

My bf has threatened to hide my scales (he hasn't yet...but he said if I keep weighing daily he will take it away and only let me have it on Mondays...so I can weigh in for the Labor Day challenge)

So I'm trying to be good. I just love watching the numbers go down. For so long they didn't.

[Saramarie1023 27]

I wish someone would throw my scale away! I try to move it somewhere inconvenient on myself but I just end up going and getting it. I feel chained to it. I weigh myself 2-3 times a day. I know I shouldn't and it can drive me nuts...but I can't stop! I am seriously thinking about throwing the stupid thing in the garbage. Even when I am consistently losing it just plays with my head.

Good luck to you. Sounds like you are getting a better perspective on things!

[B-52 7,113]

There will come a day when you will weight yourself at least twice a day and each time feel absolutely invigorated and motivated....

I went to see my cardiologist today....got on the scale and YES!

take that and add a BP of 106/60, and a pulse of 60....not bad, not bad at all is all the Dr. could say.

[enjoythetime 1,457]

In my opinion this is definitely the way to go. I don't own a scale my husband threw it away right before I had the surgery because I knew I would be on it multiple times a day and would end u gettng discouraged so for the past 15 months the only time I weigh is when I go in for my monthly check-ups. It's so nice to see that bigger number on the scale PLUS you don't see those little ups and downs and stalls that get your mind in a frenzy. For me I think this was the best thing I could've done for myself!! Keep up the good work!

Edited July 22, 2014 by enjoythetime

[Ginger Snaps 1,323]

I have to admit, I weigh every day and I like it. Yes, I get frustrated when the number is the same or it's even crept up a little (YIKES) but it keeps me honest and makes me more focused on what I'm eating. When I went through a period where I really felt like I was in stall and I felt so frustrated. So, I did a little chart and figured out I've been steadily losing 2 pounds a week for the last 3 weeks. If I were weighing only once a week I wouldn't have felt like I was in a stall at all.

So, even though I weigh every day and think it helps me, it would have also been good if I were only weighing once a week because I wouldn't have felt like I was stalled.

[Kissifur 244]

I made the decision in the beginning to only weigh at my Dr appts, at least until I get to maintenance. There have been times when I feel weak and want to know how much I have lost but the universe hid my scale. I saw it somewhere in the house before surgery but now I cannot find it anywhere. It will be two months between my last weigh in and next weigh in and I'm a little anxious.

[healthyme1963 136]

I was weighing myself almost daily during the pre-op diet and just after surgery. Then, I realized I wasn't doing myself any favors, so now only weigh every few days or so. I don't weigh on a schedule, just whenever I happen to think about it now, never more than twice a week. Giving up the daily weigh-ins was very liberating!

[jtickle 295]

I put my scale up this weekend. I will weigh myself several times a day if given the opportunity. After 3 days of not weighing, I broke down and did it this morning. I have lost 4 pounds, I am so happy. Scale is back in the closet and that's where it will be until next week. I have a doctor's appointment every week this month. S I will see plenty of their scales. Mine is the only one that tells the truth.

[joybell18 82]

Haha, I had my boyfriend hide my scale a couple weeks ago too! I'll have him pull it out once a week once this Halloween challenge starts but that's it! Believe me, I've looked for it but he is good and I'm glad I can't find it!