Stop looking at that scale!

1. Posted by yoohoomissbl... on Tue, Jun 30, 2009

I don't even need to read this article. The caption says it all! I agree 100%. The scale is just a number that leads to anxiety and frustration. I think you should just go by how you feel about yourself and how you appear & by how your clothing fits. Plus, if you are losing weight by working out, your weight may go up as muscle weighs more than fat. Also water fluctuates your weight as it makes up for 75% & you lose fluids as you sweat and gain as you drink.. ha. Guzzle a litre & the scale may add a litre to freak out about if you are that obsessed by a digit. Ditch the scale!

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2. Posted by Say on Tue, Jun 30, 2009

Absolutely true! When I decided to be healthy, it was about the food and not the scale. This way of thinking helped me to stay focused and keep me feeling more positive about accomplishing my goal. I feel great about me:)

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3. Posted by chili on Wed, Jul 01, 2009

I have been fighting the numbers on the scale for most of my life, I am now 63 and have quit measuring my worth by those numbers. I now measure success by whether my clothes are fit or are getting to tight. I think that I have finally come to grips with the fact that I am never going to be model thin, I also resent the images that advertising and media present at attainable body image. Until we teach both boys and girls that there are better standards for self esteem and personal image we are going to continue to have some pretty messed up youth and young people. And some older people as well.

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4. Posted by Mr. Bendover on Wed, Jul 01, 2009

upon one's passing, I have never heard " I wish she had been 6 pounds less."

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5. Posted by Fairminded on Tue, Jul 07, 2009

I totally agree with Daniela

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6. Posted by Zhanna V on Wed, Jul 08, 2009

For me weighing myself every day has had a very positive affect. I have been really struggling with my weight ever since I had my kids and gained over 60lbs. I would weigh myself once a week and nothing ever changed. I couldn't motivate myself to stay well on track for the whole week and see any results. I felt deflated and unmotivated. Then I read somewhere that statistics showed that people who weighed themselves every day, lost more weight. I tried it. I started weighing myself every day. And it really did make a difference for me. I can see how small changes I make each day show up on the scale the next day. I know exactly how the scale reacts to the late night bite of food or to the walk I had the day before. Now every day I know how I can make changes to make a real difference. And I know that if the next day the scale shows 2lbs heavier, then its not failure. It just reflects either changes in my body or my behaviour which I try to adjust. So far, since weighing myself every day, I have lost 9lbs. The most weight I have lost in 6 years since i had my kids. I excercise more, I watch what I eat more, because I feel more motivated to see the changes reflected tomorrow on the scale. Every day counts. For me, looking at the scale has really helped.

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7. Posted by Zhanna V on Wed, Jul 08, 2009

For me weighing myself every day has had a very positive affect. I have been really struggling with my weight ever since I had my kids and gained over 60lbs. I would weigh myself once a week and nothing ever changed. I couldn't motivate myself to stay well on track for the whole week and see any results. I felt deflated and unmotivated. Then I read somewhere that statistics showed that people who weighed themselves every day, lost more weight. I tried it. I started weighing myself every day. And it really did make a difference for me. I can see how small changes I make each day show up on the scale the next day. I know exactly how the scale reacts to the late night bite of food or to the walk I had the day before. Now every day I know how I can make changes to make a real difference. And I know that if the next day the scale shows 2lbs heavier, then its not failure. It just reflects either changes in my body or my behaviour which I try to adjust. So far, since weighing myself every day, I have lost 9lbs. The most weight I have lost in 6 years since i had my kids. I excercise more, I watch what I eat more, because I feel more motivated to see the changes reflected tomorrow on the scale. Every day counts. For me, looking at the scale has really helped.

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8. Posted by Iren M on Fri, Jul 17, 2009

I was overweight since second grade until I reached third years in college, and during the physical exam the most dreadful part of it, is weighing and its very embarrassing since all my classmates has to know my weight and they laughed when they hear how much I weighed. So growing up, makes a huge impact everytime I stepped into a scale, until Ive come to realize I have to face my fear and that is my weight not the scale itself, and I did something about it, months before graduating in college I lost 40 lbs. And that takes away the fear of the scale, and up to this time, I regularly check my weight once a week no more no less, Ive worked my butt to loose weight and I dont want to stress myself by weighin daily. I definitely agree with Ms. Daniela, and esp. now that I regularly work, I weight more than I used to buy I feel more toned and tight and my clothes fit and the most important I feel good about myself. I think thats all the matters.

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9. Posted by Kimberley on Tue, Jul 28, 2009

Muscle and fat weigh the same but fat is voluminous and muscle is dense, therefore taking up much less space, our body weight is composed of blood,bone,muscle,fat and water. When most people weigh themselves it's usually too often and it can be water weight. Scales are fine if you only weigh yourself once a week or once every couple of weeks, to really see progress try weighing once a month, better results, less stress over a pound or two.

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10. Posted by susantaylor1@rogers.com on Thu, Aug 13, 2009

Hi There, Have you heard of the Quantum Scale this scale will never show your weight yes that's right all you see is how much you are losing and never actual weight, as this is really what everyone wants to see, if they have lost and how much..to be encouraged and motivated and not depressed by looking at those three little numbers the are suppose to live up to.This removes a lifetime of media influences that tell you what number you have to have for your selfesteem and selfworth and allows you to take back control and stay motivated.Take a look at Quantumscale.com this scale is going to revolutionize how people weigh themselves in the future.Think about it 100 million people will chose losing weight as their New Years resolution...100 million people hate getting on a scale This will stop 98% from ever starting. Hope this helps.

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