Don't empower your scale and let it determine what your day will bring... - Page 2

sunnydee · 07-10-2004, 12:22 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

LadyBeloved · 07-10-2004, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GwnStfni
I love my scale... I weigh in every day and it does not determine what mood I will be in for the day, i.e. sad or happy... If I'm up, it makes me eat more cleanly, cut out the sodium, drink more water. If i'm down, I feel a great sense of (nearing) accomplishment and it helps to keep me more focused. Weighing daily isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Glad you have restraint and balance, no pun intended.

I don't. If I was home, I weighed when I thought about it, which was constantly. The scale determined my mood for the day, my outlook.

goalweight · 07-10-2004, 07:20 PM

Awesome post!!!. I was and still am controlled by the scale. I do not own a scale in my home due to the fact that I would weight at least every 5 min.!!! I weigh once a week. And, the number still determines my mood and my day. I think it is a process. I am still a work in progress, but I will not own a scale

bkramer947 · 07-10-2004, 07:26 PM

Thanks for this post.

MichelleM · 07-10-2004, 07:49 PM

Thanx for taking the time to write that thought provoking and honest post.

Ironically I rarely got on the scale for quite a long time during my months on Atkins. I KNEW...just KNEW this WOE worked soo I tried to relax and just LET IT WORK!

My old pattern was to get on the scale to determine my 'worth " also and I wanted to break that pattern...so..I only weighed myself maybe once or twice a MONTH for most of the time in OWL and pre maintenance.

Ironically when I hit my goal I started weighing myself once a DAY because I felt it would keep me accountable and keep me from becoming 'sloppy" with my eating. This has actually been working (for ME).

jezzie · 07-11-2004, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by LadyBeloved
Sometimes, the SCALE WILL NOT MOVE no matter what you do and no matter how hard you exercise.

But you must remember that this is NOT torture, it is a well-needed chance to assess, appreciate and acknowledge how far you've come and what you need to do to get to the next phase. If it's too easy, you will not appreciate what you have had to experience in order to get where you are.

Amen and thank you.
I weigh everyday out of habit. No chance I'd ever let it control my feelings. It just doesn't make sense.
~jezzie

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07-10-2004, 12:22 PM	#31
sunnydee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: oblivion! Posts: 391 Gallery: sunnydee Stats: 275/199/140 WOE: Lean for Life (7/2004) Start Date: Feb. 2003	Thank you, thank you, thank you!

07-10-2004, 07:20 PM	#33
goalweight Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 475 Gallery: goalweight Stats: 206.5/166.3/147 WOE: Atkins.WW Start Date: May 2003	Awesome post!!!. I was and still am controlled by the scale. I do not own a scale in my home due to the fact that I would weight at least every 5 min.!!! I weigh once a week. And, the number still determines my mood and my day. I think it is a process. I am still a work in progress, but I will not own a scale

07-10-2004, 07:26 PM	#34
bkramer947 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: I'm right here, silly! Posts: 2,122 Gallery: bkramer947 WOE: As low carb as possible! Start Date: DANDR on Aug. 11, '03	Thanks for this post.

07-10-2004, 07:49 PM	#35
MichelleM Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gatlinburg Posts: 2,743 Gallery: MichelleM Stats: 167/148.5/140(138?) WOE: atkins Start Date: July 13, 2003(first time). Jan 8, 2010 (this time)	Thanx for taking the time to write that thought provoking and honest post. Ironically I rarely got on the scale for quite a long time during my months on Atkins. I KNEW...just KNEW this WOE worked soo I tried to relax and just LET IT WORK! My old pattern was to get on the scale to determine my 'worth " also and I wanted to break that pattern...so..I only weighed myself maybe once or twice a MONTH for most of the time in OWL and pre maintenance. Ironically when I hit my goal I started weighing myself once a DAY because I felt it would keep me accountable and keep me from becoming 'sloppy" with my eating. This has actually been working (for ME).