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Post by kem1956 on Feb 19, 2017 13:32:59 GMT
This round of 7 in 7 began January 19th and runs through March 8th. If you'd like to join us, leave a note for the hostess for directions on the daily thread.
bmazzo/Beverly; Start attending meetings every week again. Btygarl/Betty; Continue eat until satisfied & add activity hygeha/Cathy; Journal food & exercise daily Cherryt38/Cherry; Continue to concentrate on exercise cindybdb/Cindy; Lose 5 pounds HollyGail / Holly; Learn how to synch the activity tracker watch I bought Jalibmu/Jan; Eating more power foods jasimons/Judy; Think before eating - am I really hungry? Kem1956/Karen; lose 7 lbs Mariel/Marie; drink at 4 8 oz glasses of water a day/30 minutes of activity Pamthomas46/Pam; Refocus and KOKO working WW plan as written not Pam's
Hosts Jan 19 - Jan 25 Pam Jan 26 - Feb 1 Jan Feb 2 - Feb 8 Cherry Feb 9 - Feb 15 Cathy Feb 16 - Feb 22 Karen Feb 23 - Mar 1 Judy Mar 2 - Mar 8 Marie
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Post by kem1956 on Feb 19, 2017 13:39:05 GMT
How often should you weigh in?
Imagine this: You decide it’s time to make a concerted effort to lose weight. You start exercising regularly and embark on a healthy eating plan. The time comes to check in on your progress, so you step on the scale for the moment of truth.
You haven’t lost any weight.
What do you do? Continue with the exercise and healthy eating plan? Throw in the towel, and go back to what you were doing before? Start restricting your eating even more as an effort to make weight loss happen faster?
These are all completely normal and reasonable reactions to a lack of success on the scale. Weight loss, maintenance or gain can be tricky to navigate. Put more plainly: The scale can be tricky to navigate.
Weight fluctuations are common because your weight is determined by a variety of factors. These include but are not limited to how hydrated you are, what you recently ate, your bathroom habits, the climate and your exercise routine. A few pounds of weight fluctuation here or there are usually not a result of fat gain but a result of your body doing exactly what it needs to do to regulate its physiological functions. So, how often should you weigh yourself? Whether your goal is maintenance, loss or gain, let’s talk about the scale.
The very first question you need to ask yourself is: “Will weighing myself (daily, weekly, periodically, etc.) help me or harm me?” Since there’s no magic answer for how often to weigh yourself, figuring out what is helpful and motivating for you as an individual is how you decide.
DAILY WEIGH-INS
Many people find weighing in daily provides a sense of accountability and is helpful for having a good idea of where they are with their progress. For many, it helps to keep progress on track. If you’re able to look at the overall trend and not stress about the fluctuations, then by all means, weigh yourself daily.
Does a 0.4-pound weight gain sour your mood? Or, are you absolutely elated to see that you’re down 1 pound? If the daily weigh-ins powerfully affect your mood and behavior, then you might want to reconsider how often you weigh yourself. The number on the scale should not have the power to dictate your mood, the events of the day or your overall quality of life — it’s just a number.
WEEKLY WEIGH-INS
Weighing weekly can have its advantages — it allows you to track progress while still having six whole days to not focus on your weight.
For best results, pick a consistent day each week, and weigh yourself in the morning. Look for trends, but don’t get caught up in the minutiae. Recognize that it will take a few weeks to get a picture of where the trend is heading. This can be a good tool to help you feel accountable without making you ride the daily emotional roller coaster that is (or can be) the scale.
OCCASIONAL WEIGH-INS
Some people opt for the occasional weight check-in. People may do this at home or rely on the scale at the gym or doctor’s office to get an idea of where they are. People who opt for the occasional weigh-in often have alternative ways of identifying weight shifts, like the way their clothes fit or how strong they feel while exercising.
NEVER WEIGHING
There are many people out there who smash their scale and never look back. Some people find it helpful to focus on how they feel in their clothes, the balance of their meals and snacks and how they perform with their exercise rather than focusing on the number. This can be a valid way to approach health — there’s much more to health than a number on the scale!
If you are weighing yourself multiple times per day, stop! With rare exceptions, you should not weigh yourself more than once per day. Obsessing over a number on the scale can turn into a very problematic pattern that can disturb the peace and happiness in your life. If you decide to weigh yourself, the scale should be a tool that helps you, not harms you.
Overall, ask yourself about what is most helpful for you. For some, daily weigh-ins are the best route. For others, weighing less often is better for overall health. Each of us has different ways of experiencing things and inviting motivation and positivity into our lives. Find what works for you and stick to it!
I thought this was an interesting read and hope you enjoy it too?
QOD: Which type of weigher are you?
What are you doing just for you today to pamper yourself?
Sorry I am late opening the Grands are here. We were up late playing board games.
Karen
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Post by kem1956 on Feb 19, 2017 13:42:13 GMT
QOD I am one of those daily weigh in people. It seems to keep me on track better than waiting a whole week.
After church we are going to Chuck E Cheese with the Grands. We don't get them much for the week end any more so will pamper myself by spending time with them. We are also going To Tractor Supply Farm store to purchase them both new rubber barn boots to wear to the barn tomorrow. Seems they have outgrown the ones we have.
Whatever you do enjoy the day.
Karen
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Post by Holly Gail on Feb 19, 2017 14:42:03 GMT
Saturday is the day I observe the Sabbath (which is why I'm rarely, if ever at all, on the computer). So, for yesterday's topic: my weight was in proportion with my height until menopause. I read every book and article (not sponsored or underwritten by a drug company) that I could get my hands on. All of then said something along the lines of "don't be surprised if you gain 5 or 10 pounds..." Me? I went from about 135ish to 175 (slowly, but from a size 8/10 to a size 14; I'm about 5'2"). My weight was probably zero percent due to my mental state... The weather was cloudy and rainy all day long, very unusual for this time of year in San Diego.
Today's topic: While I was losing, I weighed in once a week at my WW meeting and never in between. I don't think I ever asked for a non-WI at a meeting, and I missed very few. After approximately a year, I hovered at about 2 or 3 pounds over goal for about 2 or 3 months and knew I had to "shake things up." That's when I switched from counting Momentum points (remember those days?) to SFT. After 10 days, my WI was 2 to 3 pounds UNDER goal. I made Lifetime and have been LT at goal ever since (somewhere around 6+ years). Once I made LT, I started weighing myself DAILY at home, same time of day, wearing the same clothing (after my morning shower, before getting dressed or eating breakfast). I believe the daily WI has contributed to my staying at goal.
As for today's plans: after morning services (starting in a little less than 2 hours), I have a memorial service to attend (about a half hour later in the same building). I'm bringing extra pocket tissues; he was a lovely man. DH is working today (many of his assignments are over the weekend; this one is a one-day assignment), so I plan to take it easy. I haven't checked the weather report yet; if the storm has passed, I'd like to trim some of the plants in the garden (they were supposed to have been trimmed in January, but the daily weather was much too rainy, incredibly unusual for San Diego). There are some TV shows I recorded that I'd like to catch up on, and a few books are waiting for me to pick up again, plus there's this one baby blanket I need to finish crocheting (the baby was born a couple of weeks ago).
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Post by cherryt38 on Feb 19, 2017 15:08:38 GMT
I usually weigh myself once a week, but at different times I have weighed daily or sometime in the middle of my weekly weigh-ins. The fluctuations don't bother me and I understand why there are fluctuations but weighing every day gets to be too much. So for the most part I weigh weekly or sometimes once in the middle.
I don't have any real plans for pampering myself today. I may do some reading.
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Post by bmazzo on Feb 19, 2017 15:25:03 GMT
I force myself to go to WW meeting & weigh in at least once a month. I have committed to going every week, though, I have been on a cruise & fell out of sinc in the last month. I am planning on going this week. I have always dreaded weighing myself, years ago, a dr told me to stop weighing, she could see how much it stressed me. Well, that was the worst advice that I have ever been given by a dr. I didn't weigh myself again for years. If they would have to weigh me for medical reasons, I would stand on the scale backwards & tell the nurse never to tell me what the #'s were!! When I finally faced the scale, 3 or 4 yrs later, I weighed the most I had ever weighed in my life!!! Now, I force myself to WI at least once a month, & my commitment this 7 wks was to go every week. I haven't done that thus far, but I am re-committing to it this week.
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Post by jasimons on Feb 19, 2017 15:51:25 GMT
I weigh at WW once a month for lifetime status. I am committed to weighing on the first Saturday of the month. That commitment to myself keeps me on track so I don't put it off and play scale games.
Other than that, I'd say I'm a occasional weigher. I sometimes think I can "feel" how much I weigh, but that can be off as well. Clothing...to some degree, but I don't tend to have form fitting clothes, so that isn't a good guide for me either.
I've been maintenance/lifetime for a fairly long time, so the variation isn't troublesome to me.
That said, I'm currently looking at my current meals, activity (lack of it - outside of normal daily activity) and so on to see if I can find a way to go back to losing while keeping things realistic. My knees have been more troublesome recently. I know, working while standing is supposed to be better than a sitting job, but I'm not sure that walking and standing on tile/hard restaurant/kitchen floors is what they had in mind! Anyway, if a few less pounds would help ease that pain, it would be a good thing.
After volunteer visits this early afternoon, plan to do some crafty/creative projects and plan for the week. Planning is an enjoyable activity for me. :-)
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Post by pamthomas46 on Feb 19, 2017 18:33:24 GMT
I too am a daily weigher. Interesting info Karen.
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Post by cathygeha on Feb 20, 2017 7:36:14 GMT
I am a daily weigher BUT right now the battery in the scale is lo so have not weighed daily trying to preserve it till I can find a new battery.
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