Maintenance and the scale - Informal Poll

[Carmen Sandiego]

I'm just curious to know about how often you weigh yourself now that you are in Maintenance or nearing it??


As a recovering scale-aholic, I still find myself "needing" to step on it 3-4 times a week, even though I know realistically that it probably won't be moving!

[Mitra]

Well, I'm a recovering scale-aholic too. I'm trying to weigh myself just once a month. That means I only write the reading down once a month :o . I find I "need" to check, so that I'll know what to expect at the monthly weigh-in :rolleyes: . So sometimes I'll last a week or two, but sometimes it'll be several times in a week. But it doesn't count if I don't write it down ;) .

[Shadow]

Once in a blue moon :). I detest the scale and the number ;). I am doing my best to eat right and I exercise - so that's the best I can do regardless of what the "metal monster" may say.

[Carmen Sandiego]

so that I'll know what to expect at the monthly weigh-in :rolleyes:
This may sound very weird (most things I say are pretty weird :D ) but sometimes I think the weigh-ins keep me in line???

I went a month without stepping on the scale (back in 2005) and I know I laxed up on my food choices. Nothing "bad" but not too concerned with eating more than half a LC/SF cheesecake in the course of a day! :p Have I mentioned portion control is a foreign concept to me yet??

[banshee]

I went for almost a year without more than an occasional weigh-in. But I also gained about 10 pounds during that year. I find that weighing and recording my weight (and body fat) every day is useful for me even in maintenance. I record and graph the results in a spreadsheet which provides a useful way to see trends over time. If I don't weigh every day, it's too easy for me to get in the habit of not weighing at all, and in the past, not weighing at all was my downfall which led to gaining all the weight back. I view it as a tool and don't let any one day's numbers (or even a week's numbers) get me down. To me, it's just another habit, like brushing my teeth, and about once a month I take a look at the graphs to see the trends.

[Relief]

several times a day! since I'm still in getting BACK to goal, I'm in losing mode and I keep track really closely. I weigh before bed and if I get up to pee and then in the morning. there is a real pattern to the weight fluctuations and I know immediately if I have gone awry with my eating and I can think about what I ate while I still remember!

I don't think I will ever stop weighing at least a couple of times a week. I lost control once and will NOT do it again!

[Ottawa]

Almost daily. Only 10 pounds to but and that little needle has a way of maintaining my resolve. Weekends away or holidays where you increase your daily ECC through choice or limited selection are put back into perspective by stepping on the scale. A few days later and it's back to normal.

[Carmen Sandiego]

if I have gone awry with my eating and I can think about what I ate while I still remember!
I do this as well...especially when I added Fage (Greek yogurt) into my diet. Wanted to see how it would affect me.



Thanks for your answers everyone!:)

[cmcole]

For a while, I was graphing weekly, then I went to Basic Training and knew I couldn't weigh or graph, so that put an end to that.

Recently, I started to graph again, and stopped.
Now I step on it occasionally - just depends on the mood, I guess.

Actually, for a while I just hid the scale in an inconvenient place, so I avoided it altogether.

I've been working out with weights and exercising and running - I don't expect the scale to be my friend.

[deirdra]

I weigh nearly every day since my DietPower software graphs & can smooth it over 3, 7 or more days, whichever I choose. I don't worry about the actual number, but if I go up a pound or two overnight, it helps me narrow down what food additives or allergens may be causing inflammation or water retention.