lisah0711
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I am a daily weigher to keep me on track. I only weigh myself in the morning as the evening would be too frustrating. I am always fearing that the numbers will be back where I started. This said, I don't know if weighing yourself twice a day is healthy as it might make you more anxious or frustrated leaving you to make less than stellar meal/food choices.
Excellent point!
True. I don't know how I got in the habit of weighing twice. I used to do it just in the morning. I enjoy plotting it and seeing a daily decrease or stability when I'm not working on losing. I still eat normally because I don't like diets. It's just largely portion control, cutting out most sweets and exercising several times a week. So with all that, even if I'm not losing, I will be getting healthier. Don't know why the numbers scare me but they do. ;-)
It's just a number, it's not who you are.
Since I do not have a Body Bugger & I choose to not really be militant in counting calories but enstead approximate, I feel that by weighing myself two and every now and then three times a day helps in me seeing what is working and what is not.
Yes, there are many a day that I dread looking at that dang "scale of truth,"
but more often than not, I AM finding that I am losing weight.....even if its just .02 of a pound at the end of every day.
And I feel that that's what it is all about - a journey and not a weight loss destination. It is also quite fascinating to watch my body recover after a workout and to see what certain proteins (like a slice of chicken breast and 1/2 a bottle of Vitamin Water) does in reaction to the overall poundage I have lost versus what the body puts back while it is recovering (including water weight).
My body also reacts differently if its Gator-aid vs Vitamin Water and to me, Vitamin Water won out as I am finding its less taxing on my body.
Nice job on having willpower to toss out trigger foods. It does take awhile for your body to metabolize what you have eaten so the scale does not necessarily reflect what you might have gained or lost "instantly." You're obviously having a very successful time and that is the goal to find what works for you.
I would very much suggest to not weigh twice a day!! Your weight depends on so many factors. Losing fat is nothing that happens within a few hours!
Just think if you eat a large bowl of low fat carrot soup or a candy bar and step on the scale directly afterwards you will certainly weigh much more after the carrot soup than after the candy bar, but in the long run you will have eaten less calories with the carrot soup. So there is no real connection between the short effect these two different types of food on the scale and the long term effect. But you will want to go for the long term effect.
What counts is your long term trend. That's why people recommend to only step on the scale once a week.
And if you are getting stressed by the scale, I would recommend to just stop getting on it. Just put it away somewhere where it is not easy to get it out and try how you feel if you don't get on it. Make a commitment to try for a month to only do weekly weigh ins.
Excellent point!
I was so excited on Friday when I weighed in because I could see a a drop next WI from one digit to another!
Then.....my DH and I went away and I do NOT want to get back on the scale! I am going to avoid it til next WI and hope I can recover to what I was at least this Friday and maybe nudge it down to that next digit! I know I won't make my goal, but it was a lovely get-away with my sweetie that we needed, so hang the calories!
Glad that you had a good time on your get-away -- you will continue to work toward your goals and having a good time with DH is just as important as healthy living. I would go ahead and look because it might not be as bad as you fear.
I weigh twice a day. Might not be the smartest thing, but it truly is a slippery slope for me. Like if I don't get on the scale I "conveniently" forget that I need to be healthy and just end up off track. The scale keeps me honest. I only record the morning weight.
I think it comes down to what works for you to keep you honest and keep you moving forward.
Another excellent point!
I am IN for coaching in October!! I can start 10/6-7, 10/13-14, or 10/20-21 (we usually start on a Thursday or Friday, right?? I can't remember). Let me know!
Thank, Pamela! Sent you a PM.
I have two coaching spots left open for October -- just five short days. Please consider volunteering! And a big thank you to all who have already volunteered.
I weigh 3 times a week. Once for you guys (always 1st thing on Friday morning, before I shower), Saturday morning (again first thing before shower) for the record DH and I are keeping of our journey, and finally, 7:00pm on a Monday at Slimming World Group......that's the 'official' one!!! I always have to remember to compare like with like.....I can weight up to 4lb more in an evening than in a morning.
Good luck on your weigh in tonight!
Oh, so your DH is losing weight as well? Just following along your cooking for your slimming class?
To be honest, I am a daily weigher as well. But I don't freak when I suddenly have a higher number one morning. I track my weight in an app on my phone and as long as the longterm trend is downwards I am happy. Since my weight sometimes fluctuates for two or three pounds and since I am not a fast loser, I think I might get too depressed if I would only weigh once a week as it would take longer to see whether the higher weight is just a one time occurence or really part of a trend. BUT, and I think this is the most important issue: I don't let myself be governed by the scale. I stick to my plan and follow that - whatever the scale says momentarily. And it works!
Hear! Hear!
Have I not mentioned that Duncan is also losing weight?? I've lost 67lbs so far and he's lost 61lbs.......just from eating the cooking I'm doing!!! He doesn't actually go to the group, which is why we weigh at home on a Saturday. He's at target now..I have some way to go!!!
When I take new pictures on 1st October I'll put some of him up too.
Congrats to your DH on his loss, too. And way to go that you have lost more than he has! Usually men lose a lot more and lot faster so for you!
on the weighing yourself conversation - I have been there where I weighed myself almost daily and it really depressed me and frustrated me. I fluctuate up to 5 lbs and seeing the number jump would almost always lead to self-sabotage. so now I weigh myself on Friday mornings, and sometimes I forget! I think gaining so much weight and feeling really like it was out of my control (health)..I just had to stop stepping on the scale for my mental health. Now that it's (finally!) reversing, I guess I just don't want to obsess on the number again, b/c that's where I tend to head towards
now...OH MY! I totally forgot to post a question this morning!! I'm so sorry!! I hope everyone had a good weekend..mine was decent, it definitely could've been better. i'm lacing up my walking shoes tomorrow morning and intend on getting this routine back in play. Friday night -- DH and I went out to dinner to a local pub ... I got in the car and said 'take me to beer and junk food' so don't' feel sorry for me!! but seriously, I felt TERRIBLE, we're talking anti-nausea meds and sleeping with a bucket on the side of the bed. I have no inkling for pub fare anytime soon. My GI system was very very irritated over the past 3 years and so I've gone mostly gluten-free. usually I can eat a meal with gluten without any problems..so I just don't know if it was just a bad night or what. DH was fine so it wasn't the food
rose -- i'm glad you are settling in your new home! and those buyers! wow..nerves!!
( I thought I had bookmarked a post of coaching questions? does anyone have that? can't find)
I bumped the QOTD archive for you, Molli!
MONDAY QOTD -- what's your go-to spice? what foods do you use it for?
Trader Joe's has some fab spice grinders, right now i'm lovin my Garlic Salt - sea salt, roasted garlic, onion, and parsley. it's great on vegetables, I buy fresh green beans from the farmers market and sauté them with the garlic salt blend. it's delish!
No worries, Molli! We have been doing one question for week-ends anyway so you were spot on.
I have really been enjoying a spice mix called "fine herbes" which is a mediterranean spice blend with parsley, chives, tarragon and chervil. It is great on chicken and roasted vegetables.
For me, the spice I use frequently is parsley. I put parsley in everything. Also garlic. I buy fresh garlic at Costco and put it in everything too! I love to cook!
I made a good veggie side last night. 1 lb carrots coarse chopped, 1 lb small gold potatoes, 1 head cauliflower chopped. Boil for 20 min and mashed. Added 2 pieces light laughing cow garlic cheese and a splash of skim milk, salt/pepper to taste.
Seeing I hate to cook and not a huge veggie fan it's a start.
Alright - weekend is over and planning on getting back to stronger focus. Weekends are do hard for me w the family home I almost forget my diet focus and just start falling in w everyone else's snacking. I've been doing better but still not good enough. Doubt my goal of 2 lbs is happening. We'll see.
Have a great day.
Yum! I love roasted vegetables. Sounds delicious!
Have a great day all!