Putting the scale away!
Ok, seriously this is turning into an addiction…seriously, I am addicted to the scale, how stupid is that? But it is so true!
I weight myself when I just wake up, after using the bathroom, after taking a shower, after lunch, before and after the gym, before and after going to the bathroom, just passing by the bathroom…seriously in a day I can weight myself up to 10 times and it got to stop! And there is no better way then cold turkey.
I understand my addiction: I tend to give myself some room to cheat when I don’t have to worry about the scale, which reads weight increase. And the times that I gained the most weight were when I never used a scale or made sure to stay away fromt hem. It’s like every time I weight myself it is a re-assurance that I have to keep doing what I am doing, motivate me to go to the gym, work harder, eat healthy, etc. But that obsession cannot be to healthy!
So starting today, I am not touching that scale till the beginning of next month. There is no better way to brake an addictiont then cold turkey! And maybe I will see a big number that will make me jump, because with my obsession, my losses have beenv between 0.5 and 1 lbs! After all, how much can you lose every day or half day when you are always on the scale checking. Bye Bye for now dear scale, I will miss you!
May 1, 2009 at 11:15 am
I get it, I bought a scale that does it all…BF%, BMI and weight and it took a minute before I stopped obsessing over my BF%. So good luck to you. You can do it ;o)
May 1, 2009 at 11:32 am
CARL…step away from the scale!
May 1, 2009 at 11:36 am
some OCD creeping in on ya man LOL. Listen don’t get on it as much. you will see changes. I check my weight every other week now
May 1, 2009 at 11:36 am
Give the scale to a friend to hold for a while. This way you cant slip up. I dont even own a scale. I weigh myself ONLY at the gym!
Good luck!
May 2, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I weigh myself at least 15 times a day. I didn’t know that was a problem…
May 14, 2009 at 7:55 am
I just put mines away last night and said I will only weigh myself 1x a week and log it in. I saw your progress pictures and you look awesome. Losing weight is not easy but just a process, but even you can look back and see how great a job you are doing. People tell you how much weight you’ve lost ( you know it). Some times we want it to be microwave but you will be wise to take your time because if you lose it to fast your skin could sag. But continue the good work.