tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post5082588758821422231..comments2024-01-15T03:46:36.783-05:00Comments on Gains And Losses: Life Through Sharon's Eyes: Let's Break Some Rules!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408463925646609263noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-64446157369806064312011-07-27T00:21:32.741-04:002011-07-27T00:21:32.741-04:00I totally have to weigh every day. Can't trust...I totally have to weigh every day. Can't trust my clothes!!<br /><br />Keep focused!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722527731126817253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-50630732560368140142011-07-26T23:55:45.975-04:002011-07-26T23:55:45.975-04:00I'm in total agreement! I used to avoid the s...I'm in total agreement! I used to avoid the scale at all costs. Guess what? I ended up at 263 pounds. Denial is never a good thing. <br /><br />Like you, I weigh in EVERY morning...no matter what. I don't always like what I see, but it's kept me from going too far off course.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695109793957198216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-81936359695736138832011-07-19T22:26:18.404-04:002011-07-19T22:26:18.404-04:00I have a daily date with my scale. As a 13-year ma...I have a daily date with my scale. As a 13-year maintainer, it clearly works for me.Diane Fit to the Finishhttp://www.fittothefinish.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-73619303404189619972011-07-19T12:14:00.489-04:002011-07-19T12:14:00.489-04:00The scale is an interesting tool, that's for s...The scale is an interesting tool, that's for sure. Here's one thing about this--I think the goal of the article is weight LOSS (i.e. diet,) right? The NWCR's research is all about weight MAINTENANCE. So their information about people being successful that weigh more frequently is referring to maintaining a weight loss.<br /><br />I believe there is some information (WW?) that weighing less frequently during active weight loss periods is more successful. I do think it is much more accurate to weigh once a week. With all the things that can make your weight fluctuate, it is difficult to not 'celebrate' an unexpected weight loss, or to 'comfort' ourselves with an unexpected weight gain. At least that's been my experience.<br /><br />I've done it every which way myself. Currently I weigh at least twice a week, and try to stay off for a few days if I have been traveling or eating salty foods.<br /><br />Good blog subject for discussion!debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-44639268031129801442011-07-18T22:47:48.701-04:002011-07-18T22:47:48.701-04:00Hi Sharon! I like to use the scale. I have gone f...Hi Sharon! I like to use the scale. I have gone for several months without weighing, but then actually found myself hyper critiquing other parts of my body looking for weight gain. Not good. I also found out I can vary widely with weight and still wear the same pants, so that tool is not the best for me. Since I don't really put a ton of stock in what the scale says most times, I am okay weighing and don't flip out over the constant fluctuation.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-64903879639026687212011-07-18T22:36:58.755-04:002011-07-18T22:36:58.755-04:00Oh that scale! It loves to be the center of debat...Oh that scale! It loves to be the center of debate and confusion. I do better weighing first thing every morning,but I have been staying off for the last little while. Once I am feeling better in my skin, I'll start back to daily, morning weighing.divadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185277600611550619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-21814053096149658202011-07-18T18:02:24.877-04:002011-07-18T18:02:24.877-04:00Interesting rule, Sharon. I've read the books...Interesting rule, Sharon. I've read the books that day 'weigh once a week, " and I've seen people who weigh daily. <br /><br />I can't say. I know that when I don't weigh myself, it's like giving myself permission to eat with abandon. ... if I don't know how bad it is, I don't have to do anything about it.<br /><br />But when I get on the scale too often, I tend to let it dictate my mood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-68441382427704618542011-07-18T16:02:42.488-04:002011-07-18T16:02:42.488-04:00I do weigh everyday, but I do my best to not let i...I do weigh everyday, but I do my best to not let it effect my mood. I do, however, can tell when I have been doing good or not. I am all for breaking and not breaking the rule - oh, double negative or would that be double positive?! :)<br />I got on a friends scale this weekend and established that her's was broken and I was right - like my scale numbers better. <br /><br />I think I saw this same article sometime back. Hope that you will share the others rules with us in future posts. Oh, wait, think you did say that. <br /><br />Staying MOtivated MOMer and Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841484504617964499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-89375394808738508922011-07-18T15:35:20.755-04:002011-07-18T15:35:20.755-04:00I think it all depends on what the number on the s...I think it all depends on what the number on the scale does to each individual. If it derails your efforts and makes you feel bad so you seek out food for comfort then weighing everyday defeats the purpose.<br /><br />I weigh myself most days but not everyday. I use it as but one tool to measure how I am doing. It's not always a valid sign, really how my clothes fit tells me a lot more.<br /><br />I think like most things everyone has to do what works best for them and that seems to be something different for some of us!Tami@NutmegNotebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734911958992997465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-60181639420611125522011-07-18T14:58:16.416-04:002011-07-18T14:58:16.416-04:00I'm over here in the weight is just a number s...I'm over here in the weight is just a number section. It took me a long, long time and many failed weight loss attempts to give up the obsession with the scale and focus on what I do instead, and it seems to have worked for me, so I'm sticking with it. If it stops working, I'll re-evaluate, but I'll never again feel like a failure when I do weigh.Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-64247400121938154772011-07-18T11:45:29.655-04:002011-07-18T11:45:29.655-04:00Clearly, it's a matter of preference (or of sa...Clearly, it's a matter of preference (or of sanity) for each individual. Some people get obsessed with the scale -- weigh four times per day, track it on a spreadsheet, allow the number to determine self-worth, self-efficacy and more. For those people, focusing on healthy eating, moderate amounts of exercise, and how clothing fits might be a better approach to maintaining both physical and emotional health. For others, the scale is a useful tool.Michele @ Healthy Cultivationshttp://www.healthycultivations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-32869709172606909692011-07-18T11:00:08.288-04:002011-07-18T11:00:08.288-04:00I think once I reach my goal wight or begin to ma...I think once I reach my goal wight or begin to maintain, I will weigh in regularly. For now, I will not. It is just too frustrating and the focus becomes too much on the number. I have not really lost any weight for a long time, but I can feel a difference in my body and in the way my clothes fit. SO, I would say, set a target and weigh in on that target date that works for you. DOn't hide the scale or ignore the scale, but set up some target that works for you. For me, I am weighing in only once a month (or at least I try!). Next WI: July 23. <br /><br />Take care, Sharon and thanks fro a great and thoughtful post,<br />micheleMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422138891797605472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-66932374970029640622011-07-18T10:51:21.062-04:002011-07-18T10:51:21.062-04:00I weigh every day so if I'm up a bit, I can ha...I weigh every day so if I'm up a bit, I can have a light eating day and drink more water and exercise an extra 5 or 10 minutes. If I'm down a bit, I just keep doing whatever I did for the past day or two. I don't obsess, it's just another tool for me.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799781800542758688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-80045675963987687352011-07-18T10:42:46.979-04:002011-07-18T10:42:46.979-04:00I feel vindicated! I have the need to weigh every...I feel vindicated! I have the need to weigh every day to tweak my program. (Although I admit going a bit overboard with that!) It is hard not to let those unexplained jumps not negatively impact me emotionally. Most of the time, however, I write down the number and move on.<br /><br />I wish I knew where that switch was in my brain, too. Especially the one that keeps telling me that I want ice cream.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to this series and I didn't jump ahead to look at the article. I didn't want to spoil it.<br /><br />I hope your den gets repaired very quickly so that you have your santuary back soon.<br />LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348740719854853661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-47927199591073561872011-07-18T08:33:36.242-04:002011-07-18T08:33:36.242-04:00I wish I knew what that switch was too! Glad it i...I wish I knew what that switch was too! Glad it is going so well:) <br /><br />I'm a daily weigher and have been for as long as I can remember in my adult life. What strikes me about that article is the simplicity with which they suggest we weigh but don't let the number impact our emotions. As if it was that easy!! But I think that this is one of those "one size does NOT fit all" things. What works for you and me does not work for the next person. So I'm all about trying to find what fits ones own needs. For me, the scale stays!Karen@WaistingTimehttp://www.waistingtimeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-27316596677420219182011-07-18T07:07:51.478-04:002011-07-18T07:07:51.478-04:00Hi Sharon! I really need to weigh more often. It&#...Hi Sharon! I really need to weigh more often. It's been "weighing" on my mind lately! Ha ha. :D I'd do better with a better set of stats to analyze if I weighed and wrote it down on a chart each week--like you've done for so long!!!! Yay for you! <br /><br />:-) MarionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499442282999349686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990977257817044347.post-19135654907358983542011-07-18T06:59:59.876-04:002011-07-18T06:59:59.876-04:00Sounds like a great rule to break for sure! I kno...Sounds like a great rule to break for sure! I know what I do if I don't face the scales: I pretend that my weight is the best number ever!! haha And then I get a big surprise when I DO face the scales.<br />I need to WI. And regularly to keep myself on track.<br />Good post!<br />DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com