How Often...

[Bizzy Lizzy]

How often do you weigh yourself? Every morning? Once a week? Monthly? Only on a medical check at the doctor's? Never? Hate scales always avoid them?

[Nanto2girls]

I never get weighed at home.I can tell when I have lost/gained weight.

[Mimi]

We have scales in the bathroom which OH uses almost every day, if I am feeling brave enough I might pop on them but only if I take my glasses off, that way I can't read the numbers very well . Completely crazy I know ! 😜😜😜

[Qwerty]

I f I am personally trying to lose weight I can get on 3 flipping times a day ridiculous I know as you weigh different each time I go for the best of three If I am not trying I never get weighed as for weighing at medical things I always seem to be heavier than a mountain

[ZIZI]

I have scales but rarely use them. Last time got weighed was at the doctors. I know I should lose weight but I don't want to be reminded every single day!!

[Plantaholic]

When I have been on a diet I weighed myself every day either for pleasure or a slapped wrist.

[Gemini]

Similar to Qwerty and Plant, when on a diet I'm always wanting to weigh myself! When not, I pretend I have no scales!

[Oma]

Don't even own any , I get weighed when I go to see practice nurse once a year for my Diabetic check . a few yrs ago well about 5 yrs ago I lost a load of weight I was doing step aerobics and yoga 3 hours a day I became a bit obsessed with it and every time I went into bathroom a stepped on them , Brian put them in the bin I did this for two yrs till my knees objected and gave away ,
I know by the fit of my clothes if I have put on or lost that's good enough for me now

[WeeGranny]

I've got scales but tend not to use them. I rely on clothes getting tight and then I do something about it.....well sometimes, depending on how tight they are!

[Daisy]

I weight myself most days, with the aim of either being the same and yesterday or a bit less. If it's bad news and I'm heavier I have a 'diet' day, if possible. Today is one of those days!

[Bizzy Lizzy]

Exactly the same as me Daisy. I climb on the scales most mornings on the way to the shower and then feel smug if I weigh the same or less than yesterday and if not then I start to think about eating a little less and exercising a little more. It seems amazing just how much weight I can pile on in just 24 hours and how little seems to want to get off again whatever I do to try to shift it. I have to watch it otherwise I would pile it on in no time. I must post something on the favourite meal thread as talking about eating doesn't make you fat right???

[Clover]

I'm the same Daisy and Lizzy.
Absolutely right Lizzy no calories in talking about food. Shame it makes me feel like eating though!

[Pearl5]

I desperately want to loose weight, with my upcoming holiday, I know if I don't it will spoil it, I know it shouldn't and your only live once but it does, at the minute my scales are gathering dust because I know and feel like im putting weight on, don't need the scales to tell me....never mind started my diet "properly" tomorrow.................again.......

[Elisi]

I don't ever weigh myself, it is a suicide mission I feel dreadful seeing what I weigh which is a good 3 stone over my once slim size 10 body, not that many years ago I have such trouble losing it I have to go down to 1000 calories a day for months. Very hard. I'm on that now and it is OK as you get used to it and M&S do these marvellous Count on Us meals which means you have WW points and also calorie controlled, and I just add veggies and salad. I try not to drink alcohol but that falls by the wayside at least twice a week!


If my clothes don't fit, and photos look awful (as they did recently) I know I have to do something fast to get back to a 14. Which is now as low as I can go as the weight will not shift off any more even if I starve!

I think it's a woman thing That and the hysterical rectomy I had in 1997

[Bizzy Lizzy]

I watched this programme a couple of years ago (DS1 sent me and DH the link) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lxyzc
it is about the "fast diet" which talks a lot about the health benefits as much as the weight loss. We both went on it for almost a year and did the alternate day version rather than the 5/2 and found it okay once we got going. DH lost three stone and I lost a bit less than that. The thing that it did for me was make me aware of calories and fat and nasty bad stuff. So now I just try not to eat too much of the nasty bad stuff although I have just had two Hotel Chocolat amoretto truffles - but that was a moment of weakness. I will try harder tomorrow P.S. Quite an interesting programme even if you don't want to lose weight.