RE: I have an addiction.....help me!

[Guest guest]

I not only weigh every morning, I weigh two or three times. Once after each

morning BM. LOL I'm having fun doing it, and have watched my weight loss

patterns.

Jackie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/16/2001 9:35:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,

melaniemag@... writes:

> As I was losing my weight, I weighed every day and had my own " rules "

It is funny how we all set up our rules for weighing...LOL I always weigh

the second I get up, then do the bathroom, shower, dry hair etc and then

weigh again before dressing...LOL I have to admit...that bathroom trip can

drop me a lb if its a heavy duty morning...LOL

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In a message dated Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:36:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, "

Magruder " writes:

> But only if no food or drink has passed your lips. If so, nix the scale

> entirely! :-)

ROFLOL I thought I was the only one that would not even take water or my

vitamins or anything until my morning " ritual " was over and I'd weighed in.

hehe

Jackie

[Guest guest]

You can sign me up for your group...considering I spent years never weighing

myself once and living in fear of scales now I hop on every morning with an

expectation akin to a 6 year old on christmas morning! I dont like the fact that

when the scale is lower I am happy and when the scale doesnt move I get

moody.....I am glad I started the yahoo weigh in because now I know exactly if I

am " plateauing " or if its my nerves getting the best of me....Either way getting

" butt-naked " and hopping on my scale is part of my morning ritual as well

Lisbeth

dberman2@... wrote: Use to be I never wanted to go near a scale.

Now, every morning I

strip down to nakedness wearing only my glasses and a smirk....I

gingerly glide onto my new scale and slowly watch the digital numbers

settle into their final configuration. Some days the numbers change,

some days not....but they usually are lower than before. I am

addicted! If the number is lower, I weigh my self again, just to get

the rush of the reconfirmation. If the number is the same, I weigh

myself again and try to jiggle the scale into a lower number...thus a

new fix for my new addiction. Either way...tommorrow brings a new

opportunity to reweigh myself. I think I will start a self help group

for those with my problem...he, he.

Can someone please help me, the compulsion to see the lower numbers

is uncontrolable...I need my fix.

Dan

BPD/DS 6/26/2001 373lbs Bmi 53

11/16/2001 262lbs Bmi 36...I am an addict!

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[Guest guest]

Dan,

Sign me up for your self-help group! You've described my morning ritual to a

T (except I put in my contacts first). Jiggling doesn't work, though;my

scale is digital and totally consistent! I know I should only weigh once a

week or less but that high is too addictive. Even if my weight stays the

same, I console myself that this is the lowest I've been in 15-20 years and

the weight WILL continue to come down!

Marcia

Dr. Ren

03/26/01 first consult 281/BMI 54

07/13/01 266/BMI 50

11/16/01 196/BMI 37

I have an addiction.....help me!

Use to be I never wanted to go near a scale. Now, every morning I

strip down to nakedness wearing only my glasses and a smirk....I

gingerly glide onto my new scale and slowly watch the digital numbers

settle into their final configuration. Some days the numbers change,

some days not....but they usually are lower than before. I am

addicted! If the number is lower, I weigh my self again, just to get

the rush of the reconfirmation. If the number is the same, I weigh

myself again and try to jiggle the scale into a lower number...thus a

new fix for my new addiction. Either way...tommorrow brings a new

opportunity to reweigh myself. I think I will start a self help group

for those with my problem...he, he.

Can someone please help me, the compulsion to see the lower numbers

is uncontrolable...I need my fix.

Dan

BPD/DS 6/26/2001 373lbs Bmi 53

11/16/2001 262lbs Bmi 36...I am an addict!

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[Guest guest]

consider yourself a charter member

dan

>

> You can sign me up for your group...considering I spent years

never weighing myself once and living in fear of scales now I hop on

every morning with an expectation akin to a 6 year old on christmas

morning! I dont like the fact that when the scale is lower I am happy

and when the scale doesnt move I get moody.....I am glad I started

the yahoo weigh in because now I know exactly if I am " plateauing " or

if its my nerves getting the best of me....Either way getting " butt-

naked " and hopping on my scale is part of my morning ritual as well

> Lisbeth

> dberman2@o... wrote: Use to be I never wanted to go near a scale.

Now, every morning I

> strip down to nakedness wearing only my glasses and a smirk....I

> gingerly glide onto my new scale and slowly watch the digital

numbers

> settle into their final configuration. Some days the numbers

change,

> some days not....but they usually are lower than before. I am

> addicted! If the number is lower, I weigh my self again, just to

get

> the rush of the reconfirmation. If the number is the same, I weigh

> myself again and try to jiggle the scale into a lower number...thus

a

> new fix for my new addiction. Either way...tommorrow brings a new

> opportunity to reweigh myself. I think I will start a self help

group

> for those with my problem...he, he.

>

> Can someone please help me, the compulsion to see the lower numbers

> is uncontrolable...I need my fix.

>

> Dan

> BPD/DS 6/26/2001 373lbs Bmi 53

> 11/16/2001 262lbs Bmi 36...I am an addict!

>

>

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[Guest guest]

you are a charter member. Try to step on scale with the right foot

first, and exhale...you will be at your lowest.

dan

> Dan,

> Sign me up for your self-help group! You've described my morning

ritual to a

> T (except I put in my contacts first). Jiggling doesn't work,

though;my

> scale is digital and totally consistent! I know I should only weigh

once a

> week or less but that high is too addictive. Even if my weight

stays the

> same, I console myself that this is the lowest I've been in 15-20

years and

> the weight WILL continue to come down!

> Marcia

> Dr. Ren

> 03/26/01 first consult 281/BMI 54

> 07/13/01 266/BMI 50

> 11/16/01 196/BMI 37

>

> I have an addiction.....help me!

>

> Use to be I never wanted to go near a scale. Now, every morning I

> strip down to nakedness wearing only my glasses and a smirk....I

> gingerly glide onto my new scale and slowly watch the digital

numbers

> settle into their final configuration. Some days the numbers change,

> some days not....but they usually are lower than before. I am

> addicted! If the number is lower, I weigh my self again, just to get

> the rush of the reconfirmation. If the number is the same, I weigh

> myself again and try to jiggle the scale into a lower number...thus

a

> new fix for my new addiction. Either way...tommorrow brings a new

> opportunity to reweigh myself. I think I will start a self help

group

> for those with my problem...he, he.

>

> Can someone please help me, the compulsion to see the lower numbers

> is uncontrolable...I need my fix.

>

> Dan

> BPD/DS 6/26/2001 373lbs Bmi 53

> 11/16/2001 262lbs Bmi 36...I am an addict!

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Is there really a reason not to weigh every day? I have done so throughout

every weight loss program that I have tried.

Obviously, there are days when the weight doesn't go down. That is good

feedback to remind us that maybe we had something to eat that we shouldn't

repeat until our weight has stabilized.

On the days when it drops,the positive feedback is a real rush.

I remain a committed (almost) every-day weigher.

Best-

Nick in Sage

I have an addiction.....help me!

> >

> > Use to be I never wanted to go near a scale. Now, every morning I

> > strip down to nakedness wearing only my glasses and a smirk....I

> > gingerly glide onto my new scale and slowly watch the digital

> numbers

> > settle into their final configuration. Some days the numbers change,

> > some days not....but they usually are lower than before. I am

> > addicted! If the number is lower, I weigh my self again, just to get

> > the rush of the reconfirmation. If the number is the same, I weigh

> > myself again and try to jiggle the scale into a lower number...thus

> a

> > new fix for my new addiction. Either way...tommorrow brings a new

> > opportunity to reweigh myself. I think I will start a self help

> group

> > for those with my problem...he, he.

> >

> > Can someone please help me, the compulsion to see the lower numbers

> > is uncontrolable...I need my fix.

> >

> > Dan

> > BPD/DS 6/26/2001 373lbs Bmi 53

> > 11/16/2001 262lbs Bmi 36...I am an addict!

> >

> >

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> >

[Guest guest]

At 4:33 PM +0000 11/16/01, dberman2@... wrote:

>

>you are a charter member. Try to step on scale with the right foot

>first, and exhale...you will be at your lowest.

Even better: do it stark nakkid right after your morning poop. --Steve

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[Guest guest]

> >you are a charter member. Try to step on scale with the right foot

> >first, and exhale...you will be at your lowest.

>

> Even better: do it stark nakkid right after your morning

> poop. --Steve

But only if no food or drink has passed your lips. If so, nix the scale

entirely! :-)

As I was losing my weight, I weighed every day and had my own " rules "

about it, as I think we all do to some degree! Now that my weight has

been stable for over 6 months, I'm not so addicted to the scale. I get

on maybe once a week, if that. Part of it may be my fear of seeing a

gain though! When I do venture out to step on it, I'm always amazed to

see the weight holding steady (or even dropping a bit lately!).

M.

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Starting weight 299, now 153

Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

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[Guest guest]

Hey Steve,

For you only, Keep your left foot on the floor...it works great!

Dan

> >

> >you are a charter member. Try to step on scale with the right foot

> >first, and exhale...you will be at your lowest.

>

> Even better: do it stark nakkid right after your morning poop. --

Steve

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