scale y/n?
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scale y/n?
I have just found out about NOS diet and I haven't read the book yet, so forgive me if this question is answered in it.
Is it suggested to weigh in every day or every week or couple of weeks, or is it suggested to throw the scale out of the window, or any of the above is subjective? Thanks!
Is it suggested to weigh in every day or every week or couple of weeks, or is it suggested to throw the scale out of the window, or any of the above is subjective? Thanks!
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Personal choice.
I weigh every day, but there are people on this forum that never weigh; that do quarterly weighs, that weigh once a month, that take averages of a week once in a month or once in a quarter.
I weigh every day, but there are people on this forum that never weigh; that do quarterly weighs, that weigh once a month, that take averages of a week once in a month or once in a quarter.
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8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
I don't think there is anything official in the book, though Reinhard has stated that he thinks having ideal habits is much preferred over aiming for an ideal weight. He has also stated that he thinks weight is not a very good metric for measuring a habit.
That said, I did weigh daily and average weekly for at least a couple of years, a habit I picked up when on the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet about 15 years before No S. (After which I went on to regain up to my highest weight.) The knowledge of my weight almost never affected my habits positively, despite the data that shows that on average, people who weigh themselves weigh less.
Lastly, if the scale has the power to make you feel rotten about yourself, skip it. But be very committed to moderate eating.
That said, I did weigh daily and average weekly for at least a couple of years, a habit I picked up when on the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet about 15 years before No S. (After which I went on to regain up to my highest weight.) The knowledge of my weight almost never affected my habits positively, despite the data that shows that on average, people who weigh themselves weigh less.
Lastly, if the scale has the power to make you feel rotten about yourself, skip it. But be very committed to moderate eating.
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I weigh daily and put the results to Libra app (for android). It automatically balances the ups and downs and shows me the trend. I'm on my first week and probably will do the daily weighing for a few weeks, just to show myself that (no matter the speed) the weight is coming off and when I have evidence of the downward trend, I will weigh less frequently.
I think for Iphone there's a similar app called Happy Scale.
I think for Iphone there's a similar app called Happy Scale.
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I'm a recovering daily weigher, I think I'm going to weekly because it'll be less stress but I can still monitor it
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the problem with only weighing weekly is that you can easily catch your high weight for the week on one day.
I like daily weighing with a weekly average. My Fitbit app actually does it for me.
I like daily weighing with a weekly average. My Fitbit app actually does it for me.
No S start date 1/11/19
BMI Jan 19 22.7, FEb 19 22.9
BMI Jan 19 22.7, FEb 19 22.9
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Thank you for mentioning it! I installed it and it is very nice. Love it.
I weigh every day for the same reason that Staff Assistant III mentioned, I'd hate to take conclusions based on random spikes up or down. Then again, being that this is a long term thing it doesn't matter and weekly is enough granularity. In general though, the more data the better, almost in any field.
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I keep hearing this excuse and it stresses me out when I think about weighing less, But weighing everyday is negatively effecting me and when I look at my over all I tend to fluctuate more monthly than weekly anyway. But I'm so worried that when I do weigh it'll be like 4 pounds over my normal weight but it's only a fluctuationStaff Assistant III wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:58 pmthe problem with only weighing weekly is that you can easily catch your high weight for the week on one day.
I like daily weighing with a weekly average. My Fitbit app actually does it for me.
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I was going to start a new thread about when people weigh themselves, then I saw this thread. For me, I think it would be best to weigh weekly, on Friday morning. It should be after 5 N days, so I would expect the scale to show a loss at that point. If I weighed after the weekend S days, I might have gained weight from not being so strict on the S days.
Of course if you are a woman, you have hormones that can wreak havoc with your weight, too.
Of course if you are a woman, you have hormones that can wreak havoc with your weight, too.
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Age: 43
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Thanks for the tip. I have downloaded Happy Scale and it looks great
3 tasty meals a day and loving it
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No for me. I hid my scale away a couple months ago and I feel like I've been unchained! I love the freedom of not worrying over fluctuations anymore.
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I have been weighing every day for many years, long before No S. I obsess about the scale. I keep on putting it into the closet and taking it out again (literally every couple of days). I allow the results to determine how I feel for the day. I am new to No S and don't want to do this anymore. I like the idea of weighing on Friday mornings because it will help me determine how much I will eat on S days. Am I just rationalizing? I may try it and see if I can can do it. I have a feeling that Reinhard would say to enjoy the S days no matter what I weigh on Fridays. Thoughts?
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I weigh once a week on a Friday, it is hard not to let it influence your mood.
Be careful if your weight goes up are you likely to be silly over the weekend? If so switch to Monday.
Jx
Be careful if your weight goes up are you likely to be silly over the weekend? If so switch to Monday.
Jx
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Thank you, Soprano! If my weight went up on Friday, I would likely get silly over the weekend, yes. I think I would punish myself by either overeating or undereating on the weekend. Either way, It would be irrational.
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I think if you obsess about the scale, you might want to just throw the damn thing out for good.
Seriously, what about just using a measuring tape once a week or once a month and avoid using the scale for... say 6 months....?
Seriously, what about just using a measuring tape once a week or once a month and avoid using the scale for... say 6 months....?
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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I have read that a woman's waist should not be more than 35 inches. Is that right?
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Well, yes and no. Apparently at this point the science indicates that waist to height ratio is probably the best measurement for gauging metabolic health. It should be less than 0.5 (or even less than 0.48 for women). So you divide your waist circumference (at your belly button) by your height. For example, my waist is 30.5 inches and my height is 62 inches so my ratio is 0.49. Ratios higher than 0.50 indicate higher risk of metabolic syndrome and all the things (diabesity, heart disease, etc.) that go along with that.
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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Mine is .66 - uh oh! I have diabetes and I had bypass surgery in 2012 at age 58. Do you mind terribly if I ask your weight? Mine is 180. I am 62.5 tall and waist is 41.5.
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Today, 124.8 pounds.
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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That is fantastic! Congratulations. My goal is 155, which would be a loss of 25 pounds. But, habits before weight loss.
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I can't remember if you already knew this, Gabby, but I have prediabetes..... it is a big motivator for me!
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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Gabby are you type 2 diabetic?
If so cutting the snacks and sweets is really going to help you.
Jx
If so cutting the snacks and sweets is really going to help you.
Jx
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Yes, I have Type 2 diabetes, as well as coronary artery disease. I had a heart attack and bypass surgery in 2012 with no complications since then. No significant heart damage. I think of myself as lucky. My doctor says my blood glucose is under control.
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Sorry to hear that but there is a lot of evidence that reducing carbs will help your condition, also the number of times you eat. Hopefully this will give you extra incentive to stick to the rules
Good luck
Jx
Good luck
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Thanks, Soprano - good advice! I had so much incentive right after the bypass surgery and concurrent diabetes diagnosis. I lost 40 pounds in a few months. I've gained half of it back, and that's where I still am today.
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Well, I hid the scale away in my closet, and no more than half an hour later took it out again. I'm just not ready to go to weekly yet.
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Not necessarily a problem to weigh daily just don't let it derail you
Jx
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I have a huge love/hate relationship with my scale. I weigh daiLy, but the number affects me way too much, so I’m thinking about weighing weekly (or even less frequently).
Committing to a fresh start, with 3-4 plates and no snacking.
1/2018 Current BMI: 31.8
2/2018 BMI: 31.5
4/1/2018 BMI 31.5
1/2018 Current BMI: 31.8
2/2018 BMI: 31.5
4/1/2018 BMI 31.5
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I humbly suggest it's ultraprocessed refined carbs that are the problem. Societies eating a high unrefined starch diet have very little diabetes or other degenerative disease.
I've said before No S cannot defy the laws of physics, and I'll add chemistry now. People with health conditions cannot have the same leeway without taking risks that have little to do with weight loss. At the same time, certain body types can have good results without getting to the low BMI's targeted and may resist getting to those low ones without rather drastic changes. Only you can tell if the risk of the debilitating effects of pre/diabetes (than can be developing with no symptoms before they are full-blown enough to notice). But it's all about numbers.
If the scale helps a person implement and stick to life-affirming habits without dissolving her spirit, it is productive. Embrace productive suffering; eschew unproductive suffering. And believe in your ability to choose the tough thing to do for the payoff.
I've said before No S cannot defy the laws of physics, and I'll add chemistry now. People with health conditions cannot have the same leeway without taking risks that have little to do with weight loss. At the same time, certain body types can have good results without getting to the low BMI's targeted and may resist getting to those low ones without rather drastic changes. Only you can tell if the risk of the debilitating effects of pre/diabetes (than can be developing with no symptoms before they are full-blown enough to notice). But it's all about numbers.
If the scale helps a person implement and stick to life-affirming habits without dissolving her spirit, it is productive. Embrace productive suffering; eschew unproductive suffering. And believe in your ability to choose the tough thing to do for the payoff.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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Re: scale y/n?
Oolala, although I entirely agree that unrefined starches are fine in the context of an otherwise healthy metabolism, once the metabolism has been damaged (by processed foods or who knows what else in our modern culture), some people simply cannot tolerate the carbohydrates that they otherwise might have. A type 2 diabetic simply cannot eat the amount of starches that otherwise metabolically healthy people can. I can attest to this myself based on years of experimentation - indeed, I am only prediabetic, and my carbohydrate tolerance is not what I wish it was.
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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I know that is true of some and possibly most, but there are plenty of cases on the internet of people turning around their diabetes with high starch diets of whole foods even after years of abuse with the usual suspects. I would hope that each person would use good tactics to monitor their body's reactions very carefully. You obviously have for yourself and I"m glad you've found a system to manage your blood sugar. I haven't done it for blood sugar yet because there has been no indication of issues, but my family has a history of high blood pressure. Even though my readings have been very good with one exception over the last few years-my doctor was no worried at all-, I've considered getting a blood pressure cuff and monitoring my bp after salty meals. I have given up so much over the years, and find myself sometimes feeling a bit sad over it. I have been drawing the line at salt, though I've cut some, and think I probably use a lot less than most people because I now cook almost all my food myself. But I'd have to put my money where my "do-it-for-your-health,-not-your-appearance" mouth is if I find that it's having a negative effect.
But not this month!
But not this month!
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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Libra (android) or Happy Scale if you have IOS was a game changer and I now weigh most days. Took the stress away from the highs and lows. Although, if your MENTAL health is negatively affected by weighing, I would not do it. You could go by how your clothes fit, that is what I did when I went scale free for a while before I discovered the 7 day rolling average method. I also have a belt that is a good indicator as well.
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