Re: Should I throw out my scale?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Only you can answer that question. The scale has a different effect on everybody. I was a scale addict for awhile and whatever that number showed that morning determined my mood. If I lost=happy; if I gained=ticked off! So lets say you do get rid of the scale and you gain some weight. What are you going to do then? Go back on a "diet"? I am to the point where I weigh myself occasionally but can feel myself getting to the point where I don't need a scale to tell me how I feel. Instead of pitching the scale, maybe just put it in a very inconvenient place like the attic or garage and see how you feel about it. If it's affecting you negatively then get it back out. I look at this journey as trial and error! Good luck!

Barb

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 7:25 AMSubject: Should I throw out my scale?

Hello everyone,I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in with a question: Should I throw out my scale?I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.There was something Ellie said in her post, "Bad thing". "Two pounds over my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best athletic weight." A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even

more weight?Thank you,

[Guest guest]

Hi . Your question is one that is asked often. If you want to have a LOT of

feedback on it, just do a search through the Messages at the group site and you

will get a wide range of thoughts on this matter. Most people seem to do better

without having a scale ever present as a constant reminder. Some simply put it

into a closet or garage while a few delighted in tossing it out, donating it to

charity or even taking a hammer to it!

I haven't weighed myself in years and my scale gathers dust where it always sat

- behind my toilet (fitting place?!? lol). Weighing never preventing me gaining

and I came to see that what/who I am isn't reflected in a number. I have other

feedback mechanisms to let me know if I am comfortable in my body or not.

(clothes fit, can tie shoes, climb stairs etc.) The worst thing that weighing

myself did to me was to heap guilt and shame onto my already overburdened body.

That hadn't helped before so I decided to not continue it.

Let us know how this goes for you.

BEST to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi . Your question is one that is asked often. If you want to have a LOT of

feedback on it, just do a search through the Messages at the group site and you

will get a wide range of thoughts on this matter. Most people seem to do better

without having a scale ever present as a constant reminder. Some simply put it

into a closet or garage while a few delighted in tossing it out, donating it to

charity or even taking a hammer to it!

I haven't weighed myself in years and my scale gathers dust where it always sat

- behind my toilet (fitting place?!? lol). Weighing never preventing me gaining

and I came to see that what/who I am isn't reflected in a number. I have other

feedback mechanisms to let me know if I am comfortable in my body or not.

(clothes fit, can tie shoes, climb stairs etc.) The worst thing that weighing

myself did to me was to heap guilt and shame onto my already overburdened body.

That hadn't helped before so I decided to not continue it.

Let us know how this goes for you.

BEST to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi . Your question is one that is asked often. If you want to have a LOT of

feedback on it, just do a search through the Messages at the group site and you

will get a wide range of thoughts on this matter. Most people seem to do better

without having a scale ever present as a constant reminder. Some simply put it

into a closet or garage while a few delighted in tossing it out, donating it to

charity or even taking a hammer to it!

I haven't weighed myself in years and my scale gathers dust where it always sat

- behind my toilet (fitting place?!? lol). Weighing never preventing me gaining

and I came to see that what/who I am isn't reflected in a number. I have other

feedback mechanisms to let me know if I am comfortable in my body or not.

(clothes fit, can tie shoes, climb stairs etc.) The worst thing that weighing

myself did to me was to heap guilt and shame onto my already overburdened body.

That hadn't helped before so I decided to not continue it.

Let us know how this goes for you.

BEST to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it

because I'm afraid to stop monitoring.

Instead of giving you a thought, I'll give you questions.

Does monitoring help you to become healthier and happier?

> What if I gain even more weight?

What if you do? How will the scale help?

[Guest guest]

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it

because I'm afraid to stop monitoring.

Instead of giving you a thought, I'll give you questions.

Does monitoring help you to become healthier and happier?

> What if I gain even more weight?

What if you do? How will the scale help?

[Guest guest]

Just had another thought - how the scale is such an EXternal judging factor

instead of trusting and using the INternal factors that we already have. Its

really sad how we all keep trying to meet OUTside measurements to determine if

we 'measure up'. How can we ever be OK with what we ARE if we are constantly

trying to 'fit' into what others say we ought to be?

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Just had another thought - how the scale is such an EXternal judging factor

instead of trusting and using the INternal factors that we already have. Its

really sad how we all keep trying to meet OUTside measurements to determine if

we 'measure up'. How can we ever be OK with what we ARE if we are constantly

trying to 'fit' into what others say we ought to be?

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Just had another thought - how the scale is such an EXternal judging factor

instead of trusting and using the INternal factors that we already have. Its

really sad how we all keep trying to meet OUTside measurements to determine if

we 'measure up'. How can we ever be OK with what we ARE if we are constantly

trying to 'fit' into what others say we ought to be?

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I will answer since I have only recently stopped weighing myself (three and a

half months ago). I was really scared to stop weighing myself, since I didn't

weigh myself during the ten or so years I was slowly gaining weight, and I did

weigh myself , daily even, during the two and a half years I was losing weight,

but then, weighing myself daily didn't do anything to stop the weight gain

again, and, as Katcha (or someone) said, what will you do if the scale tells you

that you are gaining weight. My thinking about this, and putty much all things

IE, is what would have felt right when I was a child, and completely unaware of

any of this, and the answer is of course, no scale. I can't remember weighing

myself even once during my entire childhood. Junior high and high school, yes,

but not when I was a child, and I was not overweight then, and probably a

completely normal eater.

I am pretty sure that I have gained weight since getting rid of the scale, but

it wasn't getting rid of the scale that caused that, and I ham really working on

honoring my INternal cues, rather than EXternal things like numbers, as Katcha

says.

Good luck.

Tilley

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

> >

> > I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

> >

> > There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over

my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

> >

> > Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because

I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I will answer since I have only recently stopped weighing myself (three and a

half months ago). I was really scared to stop weighing myself, since I didn't

weigh myself during the ten or so years I was slowly gaining weight, and I did

weigh myself , daily even, during the two and a half years I was losing weight,

but then, weighing myself daily didn't do anything to stop the weight gain

again, and, as Katcha (or someone) said, what will you do if the scale tells you

that you are gaining weight. My thinking about this, and putty much all things

IE, is what would have felt right when I was a child, and completely unaware of

any of this, and the answer is of course, no scale. I can't remember weighing

myself even once during my entire childhood. Junior high and high school, yes,

but not when I was a child, and I was not overweight then, and probably a

completely normal eater.

I am pretty sure that I have gained weight since getting rid of the scale, but

it wasn't getting rid of the scale that caused that, and I ham really working on

honoring my INternal cues, rather than EXternal things like numbers, as Katcha

says.

Good luck.

Tilley

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

> >

> > I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

> >

> > There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over

my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

> >

> > Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because

I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I will answer since I have only recently stopped weighing myself (three and a

half months ago). I was really scared to stop weighing myself, since I didn't

weigh myself during the ten or so years I was slowly gaining weight, and I did

weigh myself , daily even, during the two and a half years I was losing weight,

but then, weighing myself daily didn't do anything to stop the weight gain

again, and, as Katcha (or someone) said, what will you do if the scale tells you

that you are gaining weight. My thinking about this, and putty much all things

IE, is what would have felt right when I was a child, and completely unaware of

any of this, and the answer is of course, no scale. I can't remember weighing

myself even once during my entire childhood. Junior high and high school, yes,

but not when I was a child, and I was not overweight then, and probably a

completely normal eater.

I am pretty sure that I have gained weight since getting rid of the scale, but

it wasn't getting rid of the scale that caused that, and I ham really working on

honoring my INternal cues, rather than EXternal things like numbers, as Katcha

says.

Good luck.

Tilley

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

> >

> > I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

> >

> > There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over

my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

> >

> > Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because

I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I would ask yourself " how does the number make me feel? What does that number

say about you as a person? "

The scale was never the number I thought it should be or What I wanted it to be.

I would walk away usually disappointed, frustrated, angry and I would turn all

that toward my body. It would truly affect my entire day. I kept my scale for

about a yr. But never stepped on it. But I liked having that choice if I wanted

it. But once I stopped weighing I found such freedom. It lost its power over

me. Now I no longer have a scale and only get weighed at the doctor office. You

have a choice and only You can make that decision.

Alana

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

--- Original Message ---

Sent: January 23, 2012 1/23/12

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Should I throw out my scale?

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let

it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I

still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

I would ask yourself " how does the number make me feel? What does that number

say about you as a person? "

The scale was never the number I thought it should be or What I wanted it to be.

I would walk away usually disappointed, frustrated, angry and I would turn all

that toward my body. It would truly affect my entire day. I kept my scale for

about a yr. But never stepped on it. But I liked having that choice if I wanted

it. But once I stopped weighing I found such freedom. It lost its power over

me. Now I no longer have a scale and only get weighed at the doctor office. You

have a choice and only You can make that decision.

Alana

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

--- Original Message ---

Sent: January 23, 2012 1/23/12

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Should I throw out my scale?

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let

it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I

still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

I would ask yourself " how does the number make me feel? What does that number

say about you as a person? "

The scale was never the number I thought it should be or What I wanted it to be.

I would walk away usually disappointed, frustrated, angry and I would turn all

that toward my body. It would truly affect my entire day. I kept my scale for

about a yr. But never stepped on it. But I liked having that choice if I wanted

it. But once I stopped weighing I found such freedom. It lost its power over

me. Now I no longer have a scale and only get weighed at the doctor office. You

have a choice and only You can make that decision.

Alana

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

--- Original Message ---

Sent: January 23, 2012 1/23/12

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Should I throw out my scale?

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let

it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I

still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

, it sounds like you are clinging to part of the old diet mentality.  I got rid of my scales and did not weigh myself until many months later and knew that I could handle it, whatever the results.  I did gain weight mainly because I did not pay attention to the guideline of " eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full. "   When you are well into the process and know that finding out your weight, it may be possible for you to step on the scales again.  I don't really recommend it and I won't let mt doctor weigh me either.  I have stopped twice at the supermarket store after a year. My story about scales is funny.  I went to weigh myself early on when I still had the scales and the batteries were dead(read 4 lbs.) and I got my other scales and the same thing happened.  I took that to be a message from the universe and stopped weighing.  IE is not all about weight either.  There is so much more to it than that.  Sandy

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

, it sounds like you are clinging to part of the old diet mentality.  I got rid of my scales and did not weigh myself until many months later and knew that I could handle it, whatever the results.  I did gain weight mainly because I did not pay attention to the guideline of " eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full. "   When you are well into the process and know that finding out your weight, it may be possible for you to step on the scales again.  I don't really recommend it and I won't let mt doctor weigh me either.  I have stopped twice at the supermarket store after a year. My story about scales is funny.  I went to weigh myself early on when I still had the scales and the batteries were dead(read 4 lbs.) and I got my other scales and the same thing happened.  I took that to be a message from the universe and stopped weighing.  IE is not all about weight either.  There is so much more to it than that.  Sandy

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

, it sounds like you are clinging to part of the old diet mentality.  I got rid of my scales and did not weigh myself until many months later and knew that I could handle it, whatever the results.  I did gain weight mainly because I did not pay attention to the guideline of " eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full. "   When you are well into the process and know that finding out your weight, it may be possible for you to step on the scales again.  I don't really recommend it and I won't let mt doctor weigh me either.  I have stopped twice at the supermarket store after a year. My story about scales is funny.  I went to weigh myself early on when I still had the scales and the batteries were dead(read 4 lbs.) and I got my other scales and the same thing happened.  I took that to be a message from the universe and stopped weighing.  IE is not all about weight either.  There is so much more to it than that.  Sandy

 

Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,

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Thanks for an excellent post, Katcha!!!

>> Just had another thought - how the scale is such an EXternal judging factor instead of trusting and using the INternal factors that we already have. Its really sad how we all keep trying to meet OUTside measurements to determine if we 'measure up'. How can we ever be OK with what we ARE if we are constantly trying to 'fit' into what others say we ought to be?> > Katcha> IEing since March 2007

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Thank you for the responses, everyone!

, good point. I won't get rid of the diet mentality at this point without

giving up on weighing myself, at least for now.

Barbra, thank you! " What are you going to do then? Go back on a " diet " ? " No, no,

NO! I definitely don't want to go back on a diet. I started this journey in

April 2011 and promised myself I would never go back on a diet! Unless I end up

with health problems that causes a doctor to say I need to *adjust* my diet in

some way - i.e. heart disease, diabetes, etc... I won't do it for the purpose of

trying to lose weight. Thank you for writing that; excellent point!

Katcha, I like the idea of taking a hammer to the scale. Hehe, had not thought

of that!

Paddy, good questions. Monitoring does not make me healthier or happier. The

scale will not help me if I gain more weight. Somewhere in the back of my head,

the idea was to restrict if I did gain more weight. But I did promise myself I

would never diet again and included in my reasons is the fact that dieting again

will cause me to gain weight. No question. I am NOT in that 6-20% (whatever the

true percentage is) who will be successful long-term with dieting. I gave up

dieting also because I hate it. The " eat, repent, repeat cycle " brings me down.

I'm done.

My decision after reading your responses and through a few old posts about

tossing the scale is to do it. I'm going to ask around and see if anyone wants

it and if not, I will chuck it. Yay!

Thanks again, everyone!!

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> Hello everyone,

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> I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

>

> I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not

let it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know

that I still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too

much.

>

> There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

>

> Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

>

> Thank you,

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