Obsessive weighing

Howdy, Peg here.
I apologise for neglecting my blog, but I promise I haven't been neglecting my plan!
I am, as the title suggests an obsessive weigher(if there is such a word).
When a diet begins, I will weigh myself every day, and somtimes three or four times in a day. This will make me starve myself and even watch what I drink, so that the number will be lower every time. Of course, when I weigh myself I have to be naked, and can get a lower number if I go to the loo first! As you can imagine getting naked four times a day can be a little time consuming. I can sympathise with those who take laxatives, no I don't mean that, I can understand where their train of thought starts. As usual, as I search for writing about a topic, I find many different opinions. Some of these, you can argue, are valid, but some are just crazy.
This first article is written by a thin person I'm sure!

The Top Five Reasons Why You Should Weigh Yourself Every Day  (By Snowflake)
Many people only weigh themselves once a week, once a month, or not even at all. They have given up on weighing themselves completely. There really are some good reasons why you should weigh yourself everyday. Don't give up on that old scale, no matter what numbers it gives you.

You Should Know How Much You Weigh

People should learn to weigh themselves everyday. You should always know how much you weigh. If you do not know how much you weigh, then you are not weighing yourself often enough.

Weighing Yourself Daily Can Help You to Control Your Weight

If you want to keep your weight under control, it is a really great idea to weigh yourself often. Daily weighing works great for this

You Should Know Your BMI and Try to Stay at a Healthy Weight

You should know your BMI, and try to stay at a healthy weight that is within your healthy BMI range.

You Should Never Be Afraid to Weigh Yourself Because You Are Afraid That Your Weight Has Gone Up

Never stop weighing yourself just because you have gained a few pounds, and you are afraid to see if you have gained even more weight.

Weighing Yourself Daily Helps You to Understand How Your Body Works

Pull out that old scale, and weigh yourself often. That way, you will learn to understand more about how your body works
Read the whole article here:
http://www.listmyfive.com/85e34c6f/The-Top-Five-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Weigh-Yourself-Everyday  What?..........

Should You WeighYourself Everyday,or Throw Away Your scale?
Author  Tom Venuto



Although weight gain can sometimes happen quickly when there are sudden changes in environment, body weight and body fat usually tend to “creep” when left unchecked. Folks who don’t monitor weight or body composition seem to wake up one day and realize they “suddenly” got fat. Of course, what really happened is that tiny increases in fat and waist line went unchecked and therefore, unnoticed over a long time period.

By the way, people who have to wear well-tailored suits or tight fitting clothes have a feedback mechanism they can check themselves with every single day. Those who wear baggy clothes / elastic waist bands who also do not weigh themselves tend to succumb to the weight creep and not realize it. If you don’t have to dress up for work every day or if you wear loose, baggy clothing most of the time, its not a bad idea to have a pair of “lean jeans” that you try on regularly just to see how they’re fitting
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Keep in mind, weigh ins are not an absolute necessity and the mere act of weighing yourself every day or every week doesn’t guarantee more weight loss. There are people who for various reasons, choose not to weigh themselves at all, who never go near a scale who successfully lose weight and maintain their ideal weight.
However, regular weigh-ins have consistently been correlated with improved weight loss and some research says that daily weigh ins correlate even more highly with long term success than weekly weigh ins. Studies have also concluded that people who weighed themselves regularly improved weight maintenance and avoided weight regain/cycling as compared to people who didn’t weigh themselves at all.
Get the rest here:
http://www.chiefdietician.com/easy-ways-to-lose-weight/should-you-weigh-yourself-everyday-or-throw-away-your-scale-part-2/

I think that one is a lot more sensible, a balanced view. So weighing daily is great for some but not for all. I certainly know when I'm losing (the jeans fit), and gaining (the jeans don't fit). Do I have to know what I weigh everyday? Probably not, mmmm, definitely not!
I think the scales will go in the cupboard, but not out yet. When (not if) I'm skinny, I would like to be able to tell people what I weigh, It would be nice for once in my life.
I was watching Breakfast telly this morning, and a thin person was speaking about the latest research. We know that carrying excess weight around your chest and abdomen makes you prone to heart disease, but it would appear that carrying ANY excess weight is problematic. She used the 'O' word while I was eating my muesli, very offputting.

Tell me what you think.

Peg