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By: Trinkwasser

Trinkwasser — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:34:46 +0000

When I die I’m auctioning off my genes, I expect a good price for the one that determines I keep my weight even (except when dieticians are involved)

Where I used to work we had a neat gadget, a pair of weight cells which lived on the floor and could be picked up by the forklifts to weigh boxes: whenever I passed through Despatch I used to step on it and the result seldom changed.

When I was gaining weight off the Heart Healthy diet I weighed a lot more often, just to depress myself.

Now I’m back to normal I hardly ever bother. Strangely I put on a few pounds *after* the holiday season without knowing why (maybe less exercise) but they went away again. I think looking in the mirror the distribution has changed from fat to muscle despite the actual weight staying constant.

Yeah I’ve also found that a well formed tud and a full bladder can weigh a fair bit . . .

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Mon, Jul 6th – CrossFit Ireland - Great People. Great Fitness. — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:02:38 +0000

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By: ALC

ALC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:07:48 +0000

This topic is one of the hardest things for me to keep my mouth shut about. I try to let people find their own way with a few strategically placed pointers but this can send me on a full scale rant.

I suffered from Bulimia for many years and the scale played a primary role in keeping my in that retched cycle. Having that wicked little device tell me daily how I was failing or winning would drive me further into my chaos. Clearly the bulimia was the primary problem but the scale really fed the problem.

I haven’t stepped on a scale in over a year and don’t plan on it any time soon. This works for me but I can also see the motivation a scale can provide someone who is less inclined to obsessive behavior. Being free of the scale is liberating and being free of the carb cycle eliminates the need for one.

By: Elliot Wilson

Elliot Wilson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:46 +0000

I check the scales solely out of interest, maybe once a month?

I check the mirror a lot more than the scales. After all, that’s where most of us want to improve on isn’t it?

Of course, as has been mentioned the mirror doesn’t give quantitative results, you can’t write down measurements in your workout journal! But then again, I don’t keep a journal…

By: Fixed Gear

Fixed Gear — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:41:20 +0000

The scale doesn’t HAVE TO be something you obsess over. I use mine once a week, and it’s a great motivator. And if it doesn’t go down, 2 weeks in a row (assuming fat loss is my goal, and right now it is) I know something is amiss. How would I ever know if I’d plateued or started going up if I didn’t weigh-in once a week? The mirror is too ambiguous, I see myself in it every day.

I also have one of those Tanita bodyfat scales, so I can monitor bodyfat. Which is the REAL number I want to see go down. It’s very sensitive to hydration levels, so you need to be careful not to obsess if that number goes up 1 week. 2 weeks in a row, I’d think about making changes, but 1 week, could be a statistical anomoly.

Weighing any more often than once a week is where you start to get into trouble with obsessive behavior.