Comments on: No More Weekly Weigh-Ins for this Fatso

By: Tony Jay

Tony Jay — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:05:08 +0000

In the same way as a “watched kettle never boils” becoming obsessive about weighing yourselves on the scales is counter productive.

A friend of mine has been over weight (nearly three stone) for the last ten years. He has tried every diet pill, diet plan and exercide – nothing worked.

But since the start of this year (2009) he has lost nearly a stone in just 5 weeks …. what has he done!!!

Before each meal he drinks a litre of water – this really suppresses his appetite and he leaves a good portion of his food.

So, forget diet pills – drink water!

By: Diet Guru

Diet Guru — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:10:19 +0000

Hi Israel I am based in the UK and I run my own Diet Pills website and it is stories like yours that are amazing for people who want to lose weight. Good on you for the weight loss and keep up the good work !

By: Israel

Israel — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:59:08 +0000

Thanks for subscribing Heidi. Weigh ins are going to be at most 3 times a month for me.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:43:41 +0000

Wow, I can totally relate to this. i was weighing in on Monday morning each week and my entire week was off to a bad start when I didn’t see a loss. But I’m feeling worried that if i don’t weigh each week I will feel even worse if I don’t see results after two weeks. For now I am moving the weigh in to Tuesdays. I really like your site, just found it today and subscribed to the RSS.

By: Israel

Israel — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:21:04 +0000

yes, now theres not so much pressure.

By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:20:16 +0000

This is good to hear Israel. I think you were putting yourself under far too much pressure by weighing yourself so often. And also, you were wanting to lose far too much too quickly.

You’re doing great. Keep it up.

By: Wedding cake lady

Wedding cake lady — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:52:37 +0000

I think weekly weigh ins are not that helpful if you are doing weights as well. Because of the muscle gain, you might actually weight in more but have lost more fat.

By: Andrew - call center consultant

Andrew - call center consultant — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:42:11 +0000

I think you’re right that we shouldn’t be tied to the scale. More power to you!

Best of luck with your goals!

By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:04:06 +0000

Hey Israel, I agree with you 100% re: “Too often I have given the scale way too much power over me and how I feel.” Thanks for sharing that because I think that people usually perceive only women having this obsession with the scale.

I bet though, that there are a lot of guys out there that feel the same way, especially since the food industry has changed so dramatically in the past 30 years…..it’s so clear to see the correlation between the rise of the processed and fast food industry and the rise in obesity rates.

BTW, even if you did weigh once a week, it’s not healthy to drop 5-10 pounds every week. And… you’ll likely end up hitting a plateau where you don’t lose for a week or two even though you’re doing “everything right”.

Keep up the great work, you’ll reach your goal!