Being addicted to the scale is something many of us suffer from. It’s the one thing I have never truly conquered in my own fat loss journey. I found that when I lost all my weight that it was disappointing every morning to hop on the scale and not see a loss. You get so used to the payback and forget about all the other good things you are doing.
I had a period where the scale had lost its power. Then, without warning I saw myself falling into old patterns of beating myself up if the scale fluctuated…regardless if I knew that it was due to factors outside of my eating.
This month I vowed to ditch the scale for a whole month and solely go by how I look in the mirror, feel, and fit in my clothes. Let me tell you, it’s been a lot easier this month to eat right and feel good about how I look. Seeing the number on the scale first thing in the morning was ruling how I ate and felt all day. Some days I would not “look” bigger but be up in weight. The rest of the day I was cranky and ill for no reason!
Some people operate better when they weigh everyday. I think it’s great because you can correct yourself really fast if you are gaining. But, there are some of us who just don’t have that healthy relationship with the numbers. I try to, but in the end I allow that number to have way too much control over me.
For now I am going cold turkey. It’s all about how my jeans button, the reflection in the mirror, and my eating and workout journal. Onward and forward through the lifelong journal.