Comments on: The Big Question: Weighing In http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laura http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3964 Laura Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:15:33 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3964 Every three days or so in the morning. I weigh just about what I want to now and so I usually find it to be a pleasant experience. I usually won't weigh in if I feel a bit bloated or if my eating habits have slipped in the past couple days. I'll make the necessary dietary adjustments and try again a couple of days later to make sure any weight I thought I may have gained didn't stick. Every three days or so in the morning. I weigh just about what I want to now and so I usually find it to be a pleasant experience. I usually won’t weigh in if I feel a bit bloated or if my eating habits have slipped in the past couple days. I’ll make the necessary dietary adjustments and try again a couple of days later to make sure any weight I thought I may have gained didn’t stick.

]]> By: betsy http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3308 betsy Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:29:43 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3308 Once a week or two, at the gym. We don't have a scale at home. Once a week or two, at the gym. We don’t have a scale at home.

]]> By: Buffpuff http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3282 Buffpuff Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:30:27 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3282 Never. And I ask medics to keep the number to themselves, should they feel the need to weigh me. For the first half of my life, I predicated my entire self-worth on the number on the scale. 3lbs over some arbitrary figure and I was a worthless ugly freak; 3 lbs under and I was a paragon of svelte virtue. Then I discovered the liberating concept of self acceptance. It took many years of dedicated hard work to learn how to give myself a break and banishing scales from my life was a conscious part of that process. A couple of years went by before I was able to resist the temptaion to jump on other people's bathroom scales but I eventually kicked the habit - and my life has improved immeasurably. Never. And I ask medics to keep the number to themselves, should they feel the need to weigh me.

For the first half of my life, I predicated my entire self-worth on the number on the scale. 3lbs over some arbitrary figure and I was a worthless ugly freak; 3 lbs under and I was a paragon of svelte virtue. Then I discovered the liberating concept of self acceptance. It took many years of dedicated hard work to learn how to give myself a break and banishing scales from my life was a conscious part of that process. A couple of years went by before I was able to resist the temptaion to jump on other people’s bathroom scales but I eventually kicked the habit – and my life has improved immeasurably.

]]> By: Andrea http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3203 Andrea Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:15:20 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3203 Never and that includes the my annual OB-GYN festivities. They know I'm fat. Never and that includes the my annual OB-GYN festivities. They know I’m fat.

]]> By: Miss Louisa http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3170 Miss Louisa Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:50:41 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3170 Never Never

]]> By: Neller http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3167 Neller Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:08:25 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3167 It depends. Sometimes, I'll go for weeks without weighing. I usually start feeling icky, hop on the scale, and freak out at the number I see (much higher than I'd expected, even with feeling 'icky'). Then, I'll weigh obsessively - every single morning between 8 and 9 am. I've gotten as bad as weighing myself every single time - before and after - I went to the bathroom. It's all very cyclical for me. However, I don't let the number get to me too much because I do understand weight fluctuates throughout the day, so I try to only "officially" weigh myself once a week. It depends. Sometimes, I’ll go for weeks without weighing. I usually start feeling icky, hop on the scale, and freak out at the number I see (much higher than I’d expected, even with feeling ‘icky’). Then, I’ll weigh obsessively – every single morning between 8 and 9 am. I’ve gotten as bad as weighing myself every single time – before and after – I went to the bathroom. It’s all very cyclical for me. However, I don’t let the number get to me too much because I do understand weight fluctuates throughout the day, so I try to only “officially” weigh myself once a week.

]]> By: Nony Mouse http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3157 Nony Mouse Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:55:18 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3157 Rarely. My weight has hovered around the same number for the last ten years, and I just started going and buying new clothes because the old ones were starting to look *worn* - the thing about having the doctors know your weight is that, when you're sick and you're saying "This is REALLY bad" having lost twenty pounds in a matter of days raises the level of concern. Rarely. My weight has hovered around the same number for the last ten years, and I just started going and buying new clothes because the old ones were starting to look *worn* – the thing about having the doctors know your weight is that, when you’re sick and you’re saying “This is REALLY bad” having lost twenty pounds in a matter of days raises the level of concern.

]]> By: JayKay http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3153 JayKay Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:15:55 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3153 After a bout with anorexia in college, I don't weigh myself EVER. At the doctor's office, I turn around on the scale and ask the clinician not to say my weight out loud. After a bout with anorexia in college, I don’t weigh myself EVER. At the doctor’s office, I turn around on the scale and ask the clinician not to say my weight out loud.

]]> By: kimocean http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3136 kimocean Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:49:53 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3136 Wow, it never occured to me that you could refuse at the doctor's office. Makes sense but I guess I've always just been a slave to the medical authority. I do weigh myself just about everyday before my shower. I find for me that it takes the stress off knowing that there are daily fluctuations and that each day doesn't mean a whole lot. I recently gained quite a bit due to stress and lack of sleep and I wasn't weighing myself during that time. I wonder if I had been if I would have been more cognizant of it because although I noticed that my clothes weren't fitting well, I way underestimated how much I had put on. When I finally stepped on the scale I was shocked! I started stepping on every day and now I'm maintaining again though I haven't tried to get into loss mode (have to wait for this stress to come to an end since I know I'll never lose in this mental state!) ~Kim Wow, it never occured to me that you could refuse at the doctor’s office. Makes sense but I guess I’ve always just been a slave to the medical authority. I do weigh myself just about everyday before my shower. I find for me that it takes the stress off knowing that there are daily fluctuations and that each day doesn’t mean a whole lot. I recently gained quite a bit due to stress and lack of sleep and I wasn’t weighing myself during that time. I wonder if I had been if I would have been more cognizant of it because although I noticed that my clothes weren’t fitting well, I way underestimated how much I had put on. When I finally stepped on the scale I was shocked! I started stepping on every day and now I’m maintaining again though I haven’t tried to get into loss mode (have to wait for this stress to come to an end since I know I’ll never lose in this mental state!)
~Kim

]]> By: Dee http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/comment-page-2/#comment-3132 Dee Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:39:56 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/11/14/the-big-question-weighing-in/#comment-3132 A couple of times a year, maybe. I get weighed at the doctor's office, and every once in a while I get curious and set on my husband's scale. I was raised to weigh myself every day and use the information to beat myself up. I never bought a scale after I left home, and it was great for my mental health not to have one. A couple of times a year, maybe. I get weighed at the doctor’s office, and every once in a while I get curious and set on my husband’s scale. I was raised to weigh myself every day and use the information to beat myself up. I never bought a scale after I left home, and it was great for my mental health not to have one.

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