Not sure quite how I'm managing this but I am only weighing myself every 3 weeks. Howzat for willpower/self-restraint/maturity? Blooming unheard of in the past when I would feverishly teeter on the scales more or less every morning. #LaidBackDude #SlowLearner
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Well done... i'm on them everyday
do you find its easier staying on track? have you managed to loose more weight that way?
I think it depends on how much you have to lose. If it's shed-loads then pace yourself - unless hopping on and off counts as exercise! Weight fluctuates naturally from day to day and week to week anyway so it isn't always an accurate recording of loss. I prefer to look at the trend and this is more difficult if weighing every day. I lost 6.5lbs in the first three weeks, and I am now just entering week six so I shall be weighing myself next Monday morning :S Help! If your system works for you then stick with it.
Hey if it works for you then go for it and if it helps you improve your willpower then even better
I weigh in once a week, i couldnt do it anymore than that.would drive me crazy lol
Exactly! Good luck, FFU - you're on the right track
I weigh myself first thing every morning and in fact probability jump on and off 2 or 3 times, before I get dressed, to see if there is any change. I now this is pointless but seem to be quite fixated on keep checking. I recognise that I need to change to say once a week but I don't think I'd every be able to go 3 weeks, as you do, while I'm still trying to lose weight. I have so far lost over 7st and think I am worried in changing anything in my routine. How did you get your mind set to letting you be so relaxed in weighing yourself?
Ha-ha! Exactly - fixation is the word and one I don't want to be friends with. BUT... you've lost 7 stone so who's to say fixation doesn't work? I have 7 stone to lose but I prefer to embrace determined. I'm 58 so perhaps I just don't have that sort of energy any more...
Well I'm 62 but maybe it's the weight off that is giving me the extra energy!
I started my weight lost 1 June. Im a calorie counter so told myself I weigh my food so I dont need to weigh me every day. Im going to wait until 30th June to weigh myself again. This is a life change for me not a diet every day for life. I put on the weigh slowly so Im going to try to resist the Im a failure because I didnt lose weight today by only weighing myself once a month. If it goes down good, if not, Im healthier because Im exercising more.
Yep, same here Kate. Thing is, once you start calorie counting it's for life - a habit that stays with you! I feel so much better now than I did 6 weeks ago - lots of exercise. How did it all go on? 5'8" and 9 stone to 16st 5.75lbs. All I do know is that I am finding out who I am and what I want out of life. Got to be a good thing, albeit a bit late! All the best with your new way of life!
Such willpower I'm a every couple of days weigher. I only record once a week (Friday) but tend to be a bit more relaxed at the weekend so I like to check in on a Monday to see if my weekend has caused any increase - pointless really as I pretty much stick to the same foods etc all week but these little foibles are what make us human - or feline
From your posts you're doing fine, Sueper. It's working and healthy and balanced - good changes in the mind and body. Keep up the good work!
Well done. Think I may take a leaf out of your book!😉
Do what works for you (and you are!); I just think perspective is important - fixation can lead to pitch and toss and this I do not need! Onwards and downwards!
Such good will power. If I did that then I would be even more pleased with my progress as I have lost every week barring one on this journey. I just like to see how I have done at the end of the week on a Sat, that way I know I am making good progress.
Don't know where it's come from, Traff! But imagine having lost nothing after another 3 weeks.. Noooooo! Howsumever, even if this is the case, it ain't gonna stop me. Stay stubborn!
Yayyyyy - sounds good!
Cheers, HL - there's only one way we're all heading and it's DOWN, which is better than it sounds!
Sometimes we just have to keep the faith. You haven't gained, so take heart. The only way is down, as far as weight goes