Tomorrow Weigh In
Question:
Ok I did something……I should have not done. I decided to weigh myself at work yesterday and today before I go to my WW meeting tomorrow. Of course that scale shows that I have only lost 1 pound. Now I am a little hesitant to go weigh in tomorrow….b/c afterall this is my 2nd week and only loosing 1 pound…….doesn’t sit well with me. I have followed everything to the book, kept within my points and exercised 3 times this week. I tend to get discouraged after weighing in…….and I am venting here b/c I know I need to get my courage up as well as my determination if I only see program I had a slight compulsive disorder in weighing myself 3 to 4 times a day! I have since gotten away from that until yesterday…… Thanks for letting me vent……just wish me luck tomorrow. — Marianne aka Mambo Tampa, FL
Response:
Marianne, don’t get hung up on the scales. I have found that the weight varies according to so many variables during any given week. Even if I do everything perfectly, the reward may come much later than at the next weigh in. Similarly, a bad day will show on the scales only a couple days later – just when I thought I had gotten away with it. I do this at home, and have picked Tuesday as my "official" weigh in day. However, I weigh myself every morning and keep an eye on the running average. I have proven to myself time and time again that a few bad weigh ins do not mean the overall trend of losing would change. So, try to think long term and forget about the arbitrary time of one week for losing or gaining according to sticking to plan. Anyway, the scales at work and at your meeting are probably not showing exactly the same weights, so you can’t really compare them. Mia — 220/183/152 pounds 100/83/69 kilos A Finn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ok I did something……I should have not done. I decided to weigh myself at work yesterday and today before I go to my WW meeting tomorrow. Of course that scale shows that I have only lost 1 pound. Now I am a little hesitant to go weigh in tomorrow….b/c afterall this is my 2nd week and only loosing 1 pound…….doesn’t sit well with me. I have followed everything to the book, kept within my points and exercised 3 times this week. I tend to get discouraged after weighing in…….and I am venting here b/c I know I need to get my courage up as well as my determination if I only see program I had a slight compulsive disorder in weighing myself 3 to 4 times a day! I have since gotten away from that until yesterday…… Thanks for letting me vent……just wish me luck tomorrow. — Marianne aka Mambo Tampa, FL
Response:
Marianne, don’t get hung up on the scales. I have found that the weight varies according to so many variables during any given week. Even if I do everything perfectly, the reward may come much later than at the next weigh in. Similarly, a bad day will show on the scales only a couple days later – just when I thought I had gotten away with it.
I agree with this, but why is it that WW only allows for a 2 lbs window for lifetime? Is it a money thing? This more than anything else has made me a slave of the scale. I’m so afraid to go over that 2 lbs, that I counteract by losing weight instead of maintaining. Well, I have just started maintenance, but that’s how I feel right now. The scale will not control me. It’s feeling good about how I look and feel that’s important. I will have to say this every morning and every night when I go to bed. Maybe one day, it’ll sink in. Michelle
Response:
By all means GO! The scales are a pain, but the encouragement is worth all of it! I always feel better when I go, even if I have a gain. Remember, this weight didn’t get on there overnight. It will be lots of overnights to get it to come off.
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Marianne, don’t get hung up on the scales. I have found that the weight varies according to so many variables during any given week. Even if I do everything perfectly, the reward may come much later than at the next weigh in. Similarly, a bad day will show on the scales only a couple days later – just when I thought I had gotten away with it. I agree with this, but why is it that WW only allows for a 2 lbs window for lifetime? Is it a money thing? This more than anything else has made me a slave of the scale. I’m so afraid to go over that 2 lbs, that I counteract by losing weight instead of maintaining. Well, I have just started maintenance, but that’s how I feel right now. The scale will not control me. It’s feeling good about how I look and feel that’s important. I will have to say this every morning and every night when I go to bed. Maybe one day, it’ll sink in. Michelle
Its 2 pounds because at two pounds it is easy to do something about it It is just a couple of weeks weight loss – no big deal for an experienced WWer If it was 5 pounds that would be Big Deal 10 pounds and you might as well buy a series of meetings! Stephen Rees Richmond BC, Canada to reply by email take off yer boots 204.8/165.6/164 http://communities.msn.ca/TheReesWeightLosssite
Response:
Any resemblance between your weight at home today and your weight tomorrow at your meeting is purely coincidental. Ignore home weigh-ins, rely on your once-a-week official one. I drove myself crazy on scale jumping, too. Carol Schmidt
Response:
Ha, the Finnish system allows 2 kilos which is equal to 4.4 pounds. Strange. Mia — 220/183/152 pounds 100/83/69 kilos A Finn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Marianne, don’t get hung up on the scales. I have found that the weight varies according to so many variables during any given week. Even if I do everything perfectly, the reward may come much later than at the next weigh in. Similarly, a bad day will show on the scales only a couple days later – just when I thought I had gotten away with it. I agree with this, but why is it that WW only allows for a 2 lbs window for lifetime? Is it a money thing? This more than anything else has made me a slave of the scale. I’m so afraid to go over that 2 lbs, that I counteract by losing weight instead of maintaining. Well, I have just started maintenance, but that’s how I feel right now. The scale will not control me. It’s feeling good about how I look and feel that’s important. I will have to say this every morning and every night when I go to bed. Maybe one day, it’ll sink in. Michelle
