devbanana's Journal
Scales - Is it being nice, or merely taunting me?Jan 02 2008 08:53
Today, my friends, is a good day!
The scale finally had pity on me. I’ve been trying to get less than 225 pounds for a while now, and pray that I have finally done it. Last Saturday, I also thought I had, with a weight of 223.6. I probably should’ve expected it to go back up, since it had plummeted from 226.4, and in the previous days had been hanging around 226-227. But, did I expect it to go up to 227 the next day? No! And, worse, 231.2 the day thereafter? Definitely not!
However, yesterday it began to rebound with a weigh-in of 226.4 again. And today, a glorious 223.4. Now let’s hope this one sticks.
I’m still indecisive about whether to weigh myself daily or weekly, or twice per week. Both seem to have advantages and disadvantages. If I weigh myself daily, I can see how it affects the trend line, and try (usually unsuccessfully) to pay attention to that instead of the actual weight line. However, if I weigh myself weekly or semiweekly, then, hopefully, there are bigger and more consistent losses. But if there isn’t, then I fear going back to daily until I see it resolved. I really don’t know yet.
Oh, also, my new scale is coming today. I ordered a talking scale that can also determine body fat percentage. I’m curious, and a little frightened, to see what it determines mine is, but then I want to try to change that in addition to losing weight.
I weigh myself daily, morning and night - just to keep track and, as you said, to watch the graph change. However, there is so much fluctuation that they say to take your reading each Friday (or Monday, etc) and record that weight. Post and let us know how you like the new scale. If I had a talking scale, it would have to whisper as I don't want to broadcast anything too loudly. Hang in there. |
please...please...please, i know that its hard to not weigh yourself daily, im guilty of it...yes. your really suppose to wiegh yourself once a week...oh! i know the anticipation!! your suppose to know by what your body is feeling if you lost or gained wieght. i was telling hubby that we need a new scale cause sometimes i wonder if its telling the truth. GOOD LUCK!! |
I weigh myself pretty much every day, but I only record it if it's lower. I only worry about a higher number if it's consistent for a few days (like right now... this past week of eating out has not been good.) |
Strawberry-roan: Now that you’ve admitted it, I feel not so crazy in my own admission: I, at times, also weigh myself at night. Why? I know it’s going to go up during the day because of eating and fluid intake, and I know it’s going to go down at night. So, why do I do it? To try to foresee the weight in the morning. I generally go down anywhere between 2-4 pounds (usually 3) over night. But I do this privately lest anyone think I’m crazy or obsessive? Me, obsessive? Oh no! I just can’t wait a week. That’s why I propose twice per week at first. A couple of weeks ago I tried to go from Wednesday to Saturday without weighing in, and broke on Friday. I weighed in a day early. Of course, with my luck, it had gone up, so now I was worried about that, and weighed Saturday. I made a deal with the scale that if the weight went down even a little bit Saturday, I wouldn’t bother it on Sunday. That was a mistake, because Sunday I could hardly think of anything else besides what the scale might reveal on Monday. Such a vicious thing. Well, I wouldn’t choose a talking scale if I had a choice, but I’m blind so it’s really the only choice I have. But, if I may rant about talking scales for a moment…. Why must they scream? I mean I wanted a talking scale, not a screaming one! Why must it proclaim, in a loud, booming voice, “223.4 pounds!” I live in a dorm, and that’s not really the thing I want the neighbors hearing, ya know? While I’m at home on break, I have it buried downstairs in the laundry room where no one but me can here its proclamations. Anyway, yes, I will post about the new scale and my probable pitiful fat percentage once I try it out. :D americansugar80: Anticipation, oh such an understatement. As for what the body is feeling, well my brain plays tricks on me. I mean if I gain weight, I swear I feel 10 times bigger and that everyone will notice. Shoeofkuribo: Well, I think the trend line takes care of averaging it out, so I log every weigh-in, no matter how horrible. I read a book called The Hacker’s Diet, and the way of calculating a moving average there gives you a trend line that lags behind a bit more, which I like because it gives me a bit more wiggle room even if I gain a little. Note: If you check out that book, ignore the subtitle. It's in jest. I hate its subtitle because I feel like I always have to explain that. It really is very informative, and with my background also being that of a programmer, I can relate to the author. |
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