Do you weight yourself every morning? How about a couple of times per day? Does it drive your absolutely insane?
Then why do you do it? I won’t lie, I used to think that weighing yourself everyday makes sense, especially if you are on a diet and exercise program. But sometimes our bodies don’t make a lot of sense. We can work our butts off in the gym and eat right all day long, and still gain weight the next morning. We can eat a ton of food, wake up, and actually lose weight.
It would happen to me all of the time, and it’d set the precedent for the rest of my day. If i didn’t lose weight after a great day of exercise and diet, I’d get depressed for the rest of the day. If I did lose weight, then I’d end up doing what I was going to do anyway.
I’ve learned to weigh myself just once a week. If your happiness level is tied directly to your weight, then you should do the same. Daily fluctuations in your weight are not worth thinking about. They will drive you nuts.
Set a goal for yourself – If you’re on a long-term weight loss program (30lbs in 2 months for example), set weekly goals. That’s about 4 lbs per week. If you are pushing yourself to eat properly and get a lot of exercise, then you will stick with it all week long until “weigh-in” day. If you’re weighing yourself every single day, then you are going to think way too much about what you are doing.
Focus on How You Feel – When you don’t focus on the number of pounds you weigh, have lost, or have gained, you think about other things. Ideally, you’re focusing on your goal. And if you’re doing everything right then you will be more concerned with how you actually feel (which should mean you feel good!). How you feel is far more important than your weight or body fat percentage.
If you’re a habitual weigher, try only weighing yourself once a week and see how it does. I think most people will benefit from this because you will be much more focused on what’s important.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I’ve stopped using scales to find out how much i weigh. I go on how my jeans feel I find that a pretty good indicator
March 9th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
I have been on a very simple diet, don’t weigh don’t obsess, & don’t eat late at nights. This has been a really good strat, I have actually lost 7ibs over the last month. And finally I am back in my fav jeans from 2007.
March 11th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
That’s right, before you start you weighing activity, you should have your goals. You have to be patience and discipline in you self. If you have this two factors, then you will surely achieve you goal.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:48 am
I never do weighing myself through scales. I feal the difference each day when i wake up..I think it is very much necessary to loose weight for every over weight individuals but getting and opting a right weight loss program is very much necessary…