I'm so scared to get on the scale

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GonnaGetAbs

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What happens if I get on it, and I am not happy with the number? I've worked so hard, and all I want is for the number to have dropped, but I'm afraid its not going to. It's been about three weeks since I've weighed myself. I've been focusing on just liking what I see in the mirror and trying to live a normal life. I set the 28th as my weigh-in date a few weeks ago. I wanted to use it to make sure I was on the right track. But the past couple days all I've done is eat, and skip the gym because of this impending weigh-in. I always do this. I always ruin whatever progress I've made. I thought maybe I could get away from that attitude and habit, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I do like how I look, but I want the numbers to go down, and I'm so scared that they haven't. I think I should probably just throw the scale out the window, but I can't do that. What do I do?
 
get back on your diet and gym routine and push your weigh-in date back as many days as you skipped going to the gym...so if you skipped the gym 3 days, push the date 3 days back to the 31st, and weigh yourself then. just an idea.

i don't pick a specific day to weigh myself and i only weigh myself on days that i feel thin. i also don't log it on here as anything lost until i hit that weight for 2 weeks, maybe weighing myself 4 times. i like to measure myself in inches though...waist, bust, hips, thighs, arms, etc. i'd do that everyday if i let it happen, but i fortunately don't, ha.

stop stressing about your weigh in...if you've been doing well with diet and exercise and you feel better and healthier, then that's what's important. don't ruin it just because of some stupid weigh-in...the number is not as important as the physical changes and how your clothes are fitting.
 
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What happens if I get on it, and I am not happy with the number? I've worked so hard, and all I want is for the number to have dropped, but I'm afraid its not going to. It's been about three weeks since I've weighed myself. I've been focusing on just liking what I see in the mirror and trying to live a normal life. I set the 28th as my weigh-in date a few weeks ago. I wanted to use it to make sure I was on the right track. But the past couple days all I've done is eat, and skip the gym because of this impending weigh-in. I always do this. I always ruin whatever progress I've made. I thought maybe I could get away from that attitude and habit, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I do like how I look, but I want the numbers to go down, and I'm so scared that they haven't. I think I should probably just throw the scale out the window, but I can't do that. What do I do?
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Who cares if you weigh 947 pounds but you look and feel good? That's what you're working for, isn't it? We all are. I don't think anyone would care what the scale says if they looked good in a swimsuit. That's the progress you're making, and you are making it. Just because the number isn't where you want it to be doesn't mean you're not getting anywhere.
 
I'd care! (But that's because I want to get light so that I can be carried around... Hehehe!!)

Really though, don't sweat it! I'm sure you're doing great! And if it's such a burden and stress inducer, why weigh yourself at all? You seem to be doing fine without having the scale nag you. Switch to measuring yourself, if you still want to keep track, or just continue looking into the mirror! When you get your weigh in done (if it's something that you must do for a program or something), ask the person weighing you not to tell you what the numbers are or a general indication if you're heading in the right direction or not.
 
Be lighter, look better, feel better... All part of the same package with me, I guess. I'm only 5', so if I'm simply "lighter" I can be carried around and jump on people without feeling terribly embarrassed that I knocked them off their feet. (And if I did knock them down, it'd be more embarrassing for them than for me!) And I can be stored in interesting places, as well as be lifted up to reach items on upper shelves. (It sucks being short! I have to climb on top of the counter to reach for anything on the top shelf, or in the back of the shelves! People hide things on top of the fridge from me, since they know I'll never see it unless I randomly decide to pull up a chair and look.)

And yes, I admit I played a bit too much pokemon back in the day... But that reference means you have too!! Glad I'm not alone :)
 
thanks to everyone for the advice. I've decided to still go ahead with the weigh-in, because I really do want to know what I weigh. But I'll go to the gym today and tomorrow, and hopefully the damage won't be too bad. Then I'm going to give my scale to my boyfriend to take home with him since I won't be there for another 4 weeks. That way I can get back to just living my life. And thanks for the comments about judging my success based on if I feel good. I know that is a better way to go about it, I just have trouble without the concrete evidence (the numbers) sometimes.
 
Well, I just couldn't seem to get it together again today. So, after another day of eating way too much and skipping the gym, I decided to weigh myself. I had to get weighed twice at school today (we're doing full physical exams on eachother in class). Once was on a typical scale you'd see in a doctor's office, the other was on an electric scale that went out to three decimal places. I assume they are both fairly accurate. They both read about 138. So I went home and used my own scale. It said 134. So not only have I gained about 5 pounds, but my scale is also reading about 4 pounds to low. Ahhhhhhh! It's so frustrating. But now that I know, I guess I also know that I need to take in fewer calories, and do more exercise. So back on track tomorrow. Any advice is appreciated.
 
Use both the scales and the mirror. I have written many articles in the past about scales vs the mirror and they are always best combined. If you use just the mirror one day you think you look great and the following you think you look rubbish. If you use just the scales one day you weigh one pound more and your angry and the next one less and your happy. Weigh yourself once a week and no more than that to avoid fluctuations. Keep to weighing yourself in the morning with no clothes on to avoid fluctuations. Don't panic about weight day if you have been working out and following your diet you will have nothing to worry about and even if you weigh the same that is an indication to make change. I have trained tons of people to lose weight over the years and it takes time to get it perfect but once it is the weight just drops off.
 
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What happens if I get on it, and I am not happy with the number?
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you really need to work on managing your expectations and not basing your happiness on the number.> it's a number - big deal.. No one but you knows what that number is... Do your clothes still fit? Be concerned if they are getting tight... and adjust.. but focusing on a specific number is detrimental long term especially if you won't be happy wiht the number
 
You're right Mal. Small jumps in the number do not mean huge changes in my body. But they do mean small changes in my body that I notice, even if no one else does. I don't know what is happening to me lately. I can't seem to stop eating. I've gained 6 pounds in 4 days. Sometimes eating 3000+ calories in a day. I just don't have the motivation anymore. I liked how I looked and felt when I was eating less, working out, and weighed less. I just don't know why I can't get back into it. Anyone else experience this? What did you do? How do I remotivate myself? I'm going to an event this weekend with people I haven't seen in a while, and I really wanted to look better than when they saw me last. But at the rate I'm going, thats not going to happen.
 
I got the Beck Diet Solution. It's not a diet, but a cognitive therapy program. Hopefully it will help me get away from bad sabotaging thoughts, and feelings of failure when I really haven't. Todays the first day and I'm excited so far.
 
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