scale obsessed

Ever since i started dieting...when i was 13...I've been scale obsessed, I weigh myself as often as I can..this means multiple times a day..EVEN after i've eaten. I hate it, but sometimes I feel as though i can't stop myself. i need a scale to track my weight loss, i've tried to do without and wound up gaining. Any other scale obsessed people out there?

I'm working hard to only weigh myself once a week. Female weight fluctuates so much, that although I'd like to see the 'reward' for yesterday's sensible eating, it just doesn't work that way. I decided to stop doing it everyday because it just wasn't a motivator anymore. If I do sneak a step on it, I don't count it. I only acknowledge my friday morning weight. Be kind to yourself, and focus on something else not at all diet related at those times you want to break out the scale. It's too much stress.

Get rid of the scale.  I weigh myself once a week at the mall, it costs 50 cents.  Really, I'm serious.  I weighed myself all the time as a kid.  I was underweight and used to eat and drink water on the scale. 

I would probably weigh myself after using the toilet if I had one at home.  I swear to god, it's not worth owning one.  It's a good thing I couldn't sit on my digital food scale. 

I understand how you feel to a point as I weigh myself every day but just once. I know that I should stop but cant be bothered to try so I have learnt use it as an advantage. I do think everyday or more than once is still excessive and would try to cut back on that as its to just once a day if you can.

I personaly find it keeps me focused as I know I wont lose 1lb after just one good day I also know I can gain 5lb from 1 bad day so I use it to check im not doing to badly if anything. I know this weight is usually just water and take steps to reduce it.

I think it depends on your attitude to the numbers and how it effects you I mean if you can handel a gain and use it toward a positve step for that day then its ok but if a gain no matter how well explained ends up getting in the way of your progress.

There are other ways to track your progress such as the tape measure and another alliterative is getting a body fat scale so you can disregard what the lb number is then just focus on the BF%.

I have suffered from the same obsession at times. The best thing to do is to weight yourself once a day. Then, don't weight yourself again for 24 hours. One thing that happens when you are scale obsessed (at least for me) is that a slight change in weight might end up ruining your whole day. That's why I try to always weight myself at the same time, and only once a day.

Hope that helps!
Elizabeth

I haven't been in a scale in foreverrrrr... the way I see it, I want to see the change in my body on it's own.. and stepping on the scale would just depress me even more. Get rid of the scaleee!

I weigh myself once a day, first thing in the morning and before I get dressed. I do this, so that I can keep an eye on how I'm doing and it keeps me motivated! I try not to obsess about it.... and I wouldn't dare weigh myself after I've eaten or later in the day... that would just depress me!

I agree with Kezflake, using another way to measure might be a better option for you. If you can't get over obsessing it, I agree with the others and gid rid of scale! Good luck

Original Post by jjbolt:

I weigh myself once a day, first thing in the morning and before I get dressed. I do this, so that I can keep an eye on how I'm doing and it keeps me motivated!

That's me!  I won't weight except first thing in the morning.

Since I was 12 now Im 18.....Probably at least 5 times a day. 

Are you Obsessive-Compulsive regarding other aspects in your life or just the scale? Maybe you should visit a doc?

Sounds like you need a Dr. if you are so obsessed over the scale. SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP!!!

I'm same, once a day in the morning. I find it helps me stay motivated!

i weigh myself first thing in the morning, and usually right before i go to bed (like right after i get out of the shower & dry off, before i get dressed).

i'd say you should just put your scale away. i used to weigh myself constantly, then i couldn't find my scale for a few days, so now i've cut it down to only the 2 times i've mentioned above.

if you wanna stop the obsession, but still want to know what you weigh (which i'm sure you do), instead of putting the scale away permanently, i'd suggest you weigh yourself in the morning, then put the scale away somewhere for the rest of the day where it's a pain in the a$$ to get it (like somewhere high & slightly out of reach)

Original Post by mrsdagle:

I weigh myself once a week at the mall, it costs 50 cents. 

Great idea!  I believe I just might ditch my scale once I find one on the 'outside'.  Pooches grassyass!

I've never really had any kind of ocd problems, i'm overly concerned with my weight..which i guess is a problem in itself, but its hard not to be when i'm constantly evaluating what  im eating and what not.  I've had addiction problems in the past, but i can't see how i can be "addicted" to the scale (ha)...im making an honest effort though..being at work for 8 hours a day definitely helps.

I find more and more I can't trust a damn thing the scale says anyway.  I just bought a new one, a dial scale cos I'm too cheap to pay $40 for a fancy digital scale...and it read 7 pounds less than the ancient beater I'd BEEN using.  Super.  I knew the other one was off, but not that much!  So I weighed in Monday.

I woke up today, stepped on for the hell of it, noted the number (3 pounds more than Monday am??? HOW??), went to the gym for 1.5 hours, came home, stepped on again...4 pounds less than 2 hours previous?

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah.

I've never looked what I weigh, so honestly...it's not anything I worry about.  My major issue is not seeing the changes in my body I think I SHOULD see almost 8 weeks after beginning to work out hard in addition to calorie restricting---so I'm relying on the scale to give me the hope/motivation to keep going.

I would say once a day won't kill you, kiddo...but after eating?  FYI, some bulimics weigh in pre-binge and post-purge just to make sure they "got it all" (ps: they didn't.)...I'm not saying you're anywhere near the same level of addiction/obsession, but it gives you something to think about.

I do the same thing and I absolutely hate it, but cannot stop. I might try the mall suggestion though. I am taking slow steps to stop weighing myself so much- my first step being to avoid the scale after I eat. It only makes this obsession all the worse.

I found it kind of funny that someone brought up OCD since I was diagnosed with OCD six years ago. Perhaps I've taken the scale up as a new OCD obsession?

I just threw my scale in the trash can on trash day. It's goonnneee.  I'm DEFINITELY going through withdrawal but I find that I beat myself up A LOT less, and it is easier for me to recover after I falter as I don't have to see a big jump in the numbers and feel helpless. I know I'll probably give in earlier, but I am trying to not weigh myself until September. It's hard!

I don't have to weigh myself multiple times a day, but I did weigh myself every morning...at least until my scale died 2 weeks age...I really miss it...it's my rudder to keep me in line.  I'm looking for another one...I really liked the one I had.

:(