Anyone having trouble staying off the scales..

[Jellybean1984]

and it it that bad to continue to look at em...Im a scale cheater, I just get so excited!! I hit the scales again today!! I am horrible!! I am fasinated with the fact that I am actually dropping pounds...day 5 begin today and 7lbs down, addicted to the scales....but I guess better that then cheating. I havent even wanted to cheat food wise

[odirish]

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I'm horrible at jumping on the scale. Then I get disappointed if I don't see progress.

Mary Ann

[Jellybean1984]

Re: Anyone having trouble staying off the scales..

oh yey I am not alone hehe, I cant help it! I just wanna make sure I am not gaining thats my main concern

[californiacasey]

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I tend to be a scale junkie when I'm doing Atkins properly...when I'm not I tend to ignore it! Yikes, that's not too good....hmmmm

[hey_nelson]

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When I first began Atkins I was jumping on the scale all the time and I could not beleive that daily I was going down a pound or so. But then when I began to go down 3 up 1, and so on I was going nuts.

This time, which I say is my last time because I'm going all the way, this time I am only weighing myself once a week. Its driving me crazy, but I don't want to get myself down when I did not see weight loss after a while or when the scale goes up one or two because that's when I gave up and in.
I am trying to harness my "analness" to eating the correct way and getting exercize rather than hopping on my scale.

Today, and on all Wednesdays, I'm going to weigh in. This morning my weight was 286.0 I began at 290.0 so I've lost 4 lbs. It probably would have been more except for my high carb weekend at the retreat. But I'm still 4 lbs down.

love and prayers
patty

[Jellybean1984]

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Congrads I am only on day 5 and well ive jumped on 3 times lol. I will be okay when I stop losing so quick, I am so curious lol. I contimplated stopping but I think it is what I need right now anyways, when I start staying still then I will stop watching so much. I plan not to quit, no carbs is easier then I thought...Ive just relised how much I used to eat. whoa...

[TheLoser05]

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That has always been a problem of mine. I'm almost to 1 month into this WOE and the scale is still my best friend! I know that eventually I will start slowing down... but I'm enjoying it while I can... you should join our thursday weigh-ins! It is so amazing to see everyone's results for the week as well as share your own!

<3Stephie

[softnred]

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I hop on the scale each and every morning. There's nothing wrong with being a scale junkie, AS LONG as one understands that weight is only one indicator of your progress on this WOE. How you feel, along with your shrinking size, are (in my opinion) more important than what the scale says. In addition, there are normal fluctuations in weight due to a variety of reasons. Here's a related post entitled "weight loss is not linear" that's very important to remember: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ead.php?t=5090

[rydslo]

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When I did Atkins in the past ... I was always on the scale. This time, however, I have restated induction in Boot Camp and am weighing myself just one time a week. Also, I took my measurements (which I had never done before) for those weeks when the scale is not in my favor : )

[Brook]

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I tend to be a scale junkie when I'm doing Atkins properly...when I'm not I tend to ignore it! Yikes, that's not too good....hmmmm

That's me.

Scale avoidance is a bad thing for me. LOL

I don't feel punished by it when it goes up - but when I start ignoring it is when I get in trouble.

[Katlam]

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I always have scale troubles (staying away) but it's what keeps me honest with myself...I know when I've not had enough water, nor exercised enough and the scale tells me to keep at it.

Kathy

[Momtofour]

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I don't think the scale is a bad thing for me. It was not weighing myself that got me to 250 pounds. It keeps me on track.

[jennyheartsyou]

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I'm a slave to the scale!! But its so fun to see how much weight you lose... i was staying at my boyfriends last weekend and I woke up, ran downstairs and weighed myself.. then went screaming up the stairs that the wooshie fairy came..and he just looked at me like i was nuts!

[tkdhabidah]

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I have scale issues, too. I was actually weighing myself after every potty trip, but I set a goal to do it twice a week. Monday and Thursday. Doing good so far, can't wait until tomorrow, though!

[Jellybean1984]

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[QUOTE=tkdhabidah]I have scale issues, too. I was actually weighing myself after every potty tripQUOTE]


lol I wanted to do that but i figure I am bad enough it is...its just exciting, lol.
I am glad that this is normal lol.