Your daily thoughts on weight loss....

On average, about how much time do you spend thinking about your weight, body, etc. during the day?  I think that it's on my mind WAAAAY too much, and I was wondering if anyone else is in the same boat.  I would say that it's on my mind 80 85% of the time.  No kidding.  I laugh every time I see that commercial with the women dragging the scales around that are chained to their ankles and Willie's Nelson's song "You are Always on My Mind" is playing in the background. 

That's so me.

Considering I am on here everyday and have been told I "obsess" about weightloss, I would say I think about it way too much. I don't think it has affected other areas of my life just yet, but right now it is one of my top priorities. I am trying to make it a lifestyle change and the only way to do that is to focus a lot of energy on it, I guess.

I'm with Mike, since I'm on CC most days I tend to think about it alot.  But not to the point of being obsessed (yet).

I think I am probably obsessed. Not necessarily a bad thing, since I took some time this weekend to forget about it and gained back all the weight I had lost. (4 lbs!) Of course, I think a lot of that is water weight, since I drank a ton of soda over the weekend...

I guess I actually think about it way too much...I'm either thinking about what I'm going to eat, what I just ate or what can  I do to exercise and get  this weight off. hmmm I may have a problem huh??

Recently I was called a dieting hypochondriac, so I guess that means I think about it a lot.  But I am not really sure I care what this person thinks since I am obviouly much healthier then her.

I am on here during the day often as It keeps me motivated, and I work a lax job where Im required to be at a desk, yet not always busy. I like being on here reading new Ideas... and yes I think Im a HEALTHY Obsessed. I do think about my weight pretty much all day. It has not ran into anymore of my life besides what I eat when not at home, or packing specific foods, but that is a life time change!!! Not a BAD CHANGE!! Thanks for the post! 

i pretty much think about it all the time. same as loosingthepounds. i am always on CC just reading new posts and learning about new stuff. all my friends keep telling me i should become a nutritionist with all the info i always throw at them. i think they get a little annoyed sometimes. but i just want to spread the good word about eating healthy. i kinda consider myself obsessed =/

obsessed...

I think about it almost constantly, although I'm able to divert my attention when I need to.

I'm starting to worry about myself, actually.  It's like I'm addicted to trying to lose weight.  I'll find myself looking at EVERYONE and comparing myself to them.  Typical thoughts are:  "I wonder what her body fat percentage is."  or "She looks to weigh maybe about the same as me, and she seems fine." 

What's the matter with me?  Seriously, I'm starting to scope EVERYONE out!!  Argh!

Also, I'm leaving on vacation Thursday, so I think that my awareness is heightened because of that. 

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dollarsgirl! I totally scope other people out too, hahaha.

I feel almost guitly about it. Everyday, especially on the train to work or just walking through the city. I see other people...especially people that have my build....and think about their weight/size/body fat/etc.

Part of it is me trying to envision my future goals...and also...having been overweight for so long....it can be VERY hard for me to see myself for how I currently look....instead of as my mind has previously learned to see me!

i second loosingthepounds completely!  that's my story (course mine could be partially due to me being a newbie--one month!)

but yeah, i think about food and weightloss and cc all the time, but when i compare it to my obsession over food before i found cc, i think it's a much healthier obsession now.

pretty sure it's all i think about. since it's summer, meaning no school, it's even worse. i'm definetly obsessed. dollarsgirl i totally relate. i look at people and wonder their weight, how they feel about themselves etc. i'm also always looking at what other ppl eat and calculating their calories...it can't be good for me.

Hahah!  Yeah its on my mind a lot.  Way too much sometimes.  I do find that I have to push myself away from this site and all the tools and community and all that and say, Its allright Marnee -- don't panic; you'll be okay.

And I always am. 

Its good to push away from the rigourous dieting and just let your subconscious take control.  There is the added benefit of the feeling of accomplishment when you see how well you have retrained yourself/ overcome old habits.

i'd say that im pretty much obsessed.  as others have mentioned, i visit CC at least once a day and will sit for prolonged periods of time just reading posts and getting info or looking at recipes and such. 

also, because i'm a dancer, i spend many hours everyday staring at myself in 12 different mirrors in very minimal clothing (tights and a leotard)...and i rarely like the reflection.  or i'll spend the whole class comparing myself to the people around me and wishing that i had their legs or something.

and to dollarsgirl, i scope out people all the time!  one day i was in Safeway and i saw a girl with my perfect body!  so jealous!  haha.  i was like "that's it!  right there!  that's what i want!"  grrrrrr...

I just had this conversation with my husband last night.  He was SHOCKED that I wasn't logging in my food/exercise for the day or posting something in one of the forums and I explained to him that I'm "trying to cut down" on CC.  Although CC has been a tremendous source of inspiration, motivation, and information, I realized that I've been dedicating waaaaaay too much time to it.  I've been visiting this site at least twice daily for a little over 2 months now and I've lost 13 lbs.  I believe I've gotten to the point where I know what I'm supposed to eat in order to stay within my caloric range and I can more or less "guesstimate" what my caloric intake and deficits are for the day.  I'm trying to wean myself, but tonight I kind of freaked out and had to run to the computer to log everything into the food & exercise log just to make sure that I had a big enough deficit (which I did).  Gotta fight that urge!  I need to do this on my own now, because this is a lifelong journey and I can't be logging in every day for the rest of my life (although it's tempting).

i'm pretty obsessed.  i try not to talk about it to family/friends too much because i know it's probably boring and/or annoying.  i am encouraging my mom to do what i'm doing and she joined CC and is starting to adjust to calorie counting with the tools here.  I think after a week or so she'll be obsessed too and we can be nutjobs together. wheeee!

I don't remember the last time i didn't think about my weight. i remember b eing ok with my weight when i was 14, but I was anorexic then, i was 5'2" and weighed 90 lbs. then i started getting ok with my body, and started eating what i wanted to eat because i thought i could afford it. i went up to about 107, and started dieting again. my weight has gone from 110-130 since i was 15. my freshman year in college i LOST weight first semester. i got down to 115, and i'm 5'5". i was very happy with how i looked. i dont know what has happened since then, but i just CAN't seem to lose weight. then i get upset and binge because i think i'm so fat. i PROBABLY weigh 130? but im scared to look at the scale. i feel DISGUSTING. ive tried diet pills but i have a VERY weak stomach and they make me sick. im VERY self conscience, especially cuz all my clothes dont fit me anymore. any diet advice or help out there to get me motivated? i'm a full time student, taking classes outside my college to become a nurse, and working part time, trying to pay the bills. i feel like i have no time to exercise and i grab whatever food is quick while i'm home. i need to get comfortable with my cellulite self and get to the gym, i know. but i feel like... i used to just diet for a few weeks and be fine. now it doesnt work. please motivate me with any advice or suggestions.

i am constantly thinking about my weight i hate to look in the mirror anymore, i stay in the house, i seen what i looked like after showering and omg, now i watch what i eat, i exercise and when i am sitting now i always think i should be doing something to burn some fat rather than sitting so then i get up and do something,