Monthly Weigh In's???

[ditzeeblonde]

Having got annoyed that my weight didn't change while on my 2nd week of induction (I'm hoping due to totm) I asked my hubby to hide the scales. Its been fab not jumping on the scales every day so I'm thinking I'm going to weigh in monthly!

What do you guys think to this idea?

I know I get annoyed & lose focus if the scales don't move.
I should see a loss everytime I step on the scales.

The only problem I can think of is that I won't know if introducing flax seed or something like that would cause me to stall by weighing in once a month?

I'm planning on staying on induction for a while as I'm not bored yet.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[liv]

Re: Monthly Weigh In's???

I don't have to hide the scale to stay away for it - I just hate it period. But on OWL when I am introducing new foods or adding more carbs I have had to weigh myself more often. We are trying to find the CCLL and the scale is an important determiner here (but not the only one - as there are inches as well)

It is very common not to lose that second week - so don't let that sidetrack you.

[Alexa]

Re: Monthly Weigh In's???

Hi there,

I would say it is a great habit to get into if you are able as later, when it all slows down in can be very frustrating to have a daily scale habit.

You can use the fit of your clothes and how you feel to decide if something is problematic. If once a month is a problem maybe once a fortnight would be better.

[carbless_in_seattle]

Re: Monthly Weigh In's???

I'd say once a week, but it's up to you. I think weighing in once a week will allow you to see some sort of a loss everytime you step on as well, and it will make it so you can adjust your diet if something isn't working for you/making you stall/gain, before you've been doing it for a month!

[liv]

Re: Monthly Weigh In's???

I don't think it is reasonable to expect a loss every week even on OWL. Certainly that is not how it has worked for me. There are times when the body just stalls and it has nothing to do with food or carbs. If a stall or even a slight upward movement happens to me, rather than conclude that the food I introduced (or the carbs I introduced) are the culprits I keep going for another week or two and up to now it has always turned out that I am still losing. So OWL may require some patience - at least for those of use that are slow losers or closer to our goal.

[carbless_in_seattle]

Re: Monthly Weigh In's???

my point was that if you're gaining weight its better to know sooner than later. ok so maybe you stall or gain weight for no reason and you're not doing anything wrong, well then use your common sense to tell you that you shouldnt change anything because you're not doing anything wrong and it's probably weight from water or muscle. I suppose if it's detrimental to your emotional well being to see a slight gain or stall, then maybe you should weigh once a month, or how about never and use a tape measure? but if you add flax ( like the poster said), and suddenly see a weight gain in a week after adding it in everyday, well that will tell you a little something about how you respond to flax. that was my point. I would hope that having just shy of 100 pounds to lose, that she'll be seeing either a loss of weight or inches every week to begin with.