Weighty Issues: Is It Time You Ditched The Scales For Good?

On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the absolute worst, how much do you hate weighing yourself? If you’re anything like us, we bet your number is pretty high on that scale.

Battling with the weighing scales is something that every woman experiences. We have a serious love/hate relationship with it. We love it when it tells us we’ve lost a few pounds and we despise it when it tells us we’ve gained weight.

The scales has the ability to completely break a woman. It can mess with our moods, destroy our self confidence and make us feel absolitely terrible about ourselves. So why don’t we just stop weighing ourselves?

Yes, you heard us. Why don’t we just stop? It seems like a radical idea to pose, but rather than it being radical we prefer to think of it as a decent reality check.

You may not think you can part ways with your scales, but here are four solid reasons why you can stop having your monthly/weekly battle with that little box that lives in your bathroom.

Do you think you could ditch your bathroom scales for good?

The scales can turn you into a comfort eater:          

We all know how it feels when we put on weight. We spiral into feelings like anger, judgement and self-loathing, which in turn can cause us to turn our backs on healthy eating and giving into our cravings for sweets and chocolate.

Getting rid of the scales means that you’ll let go of the association between the number that you weigh and your mood. If you don’t know what that number is, it can’t upset you. Simples.

The scales doesn’t tell you everything:

When you improve your eating habits, the dress size you wear can get smaller, the quality of your skin can improve, however the scale doesn’t always show these changes. When you stand on a scales, it measures everything in your body that is carrying weight. This includes your bones, your muscles, undigested food and water weight (which fluctuates on a daily basis). So the reality is, you may have lost two pounds, but you may also be carrying two pounds of water weight, which will hide the fact that you’ve lost weight. Do you get what we’re saying here?

Weighing less doesn’t mean you’ll look or feel any better:

Some women actually look better when their weight is a little higher than their “ideal” number. If you end up losing too much weight, it has a negative impact on your body. Instead of looking toned and having glowing skin, you just look haggared and exhausted. Instead of focussing on the number, focus on how you feel. Your perfect weight is when you feel (and look) your absolute best.

There are better ways to measure yourself:

If you really need to measure yourself, opt for a pair of fitted trousers and monitor how they fit. If you choose this method, it’s important to be aware of your personal patterns. Are you prone to bloating after you eat? Do you retain water in the run up to your period? These passing fluctuations are no reason to panic about your weight, however, if you’re finding it harder and harder to fit into your trousers, then you need to cut back.