Has anyone here just thrown out their scale?

[snoopy]

I'm considering doing this. DH uses it ocassionally, but he also goes to a gym every morning where they have scales (or at least I assume they do - its more like a boxing ring sort of gym, but there has to be at least one scale there, I would think!)

Anyhoo, I think I might do it tonight. The scale frustrates me. I think it might be healthier to just go by how my clothes fit.

Crazy idea? Or not?

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

My DH has threatened to do this...Sometimes (most times?) I obsess too much over this. I should not be so concerned with what the scale says, as I should be how I feel.

 

[RUDisney]

I was going to post a scale gripe this morning, too. Only I want one... just not the one that I have. It's broken... seriously, it is.

Case in point: I had to pee really bad the other night, and knowing that water weight is heavy, I weighed myself, then peed and weighed myself again. I had gained three pounds by going to the bathroom!

I was at my new nephew's christening yesterday and the party after the ceremony was at my BIL's parents' house. They have a doctor's scale in the bathroom. I couldn't resist, but I was worried that I'd weigh more on that since that is usually how it goes. Now, I usually weigh myself first thing before my shower in the morning. Here I was, fully dressed, with shoes on, and I weighed 8 pounds less on this accurate scale than on mine at home.

I tried to smuggle that scale out of their house, but there were too many people, so I'd have gotten caught. According to that scale, I've lost 23 pounds since September 12th.

It was also great getting compliments from everyone whom I don't see that often.

 

[MelanieC]

Not me, I couldn't do it. I like to weigh myself too much to get rid of it. It really gives me a sense of where I am at. I don't like it when it goes up, but I think it makes me quickly pull back and watch what I eat faster than if I didn't have it.

It's totally a personal things. I don't think I would want to rely on my clothes. All manufacturers make things differently. I want to know what I weigh, and I know that it flucuates during different times of the day and different times of the week.

For me.........it's what works.

melanie

 

[Beanie]

I think you should do what you feel best with Snoopy! If not having a scale works for you, then go for it! I always weigh myself though, at least once a week, so that would not work for me! LOL I am more curious to see if I have lost than anything!

 

[JustMe28]

Snoopy - Do what makes you feel best. You know yourself better than any of us & if the scale makes you frustrated, maybe it would be best to at least put it out of site. Good luck on whatever you decide to do.