Should you toss your scale? Keep it? Learn how to manage it? Get the answer here!
With each of these fifteen questions, choose the answer that best describes your thoughts and actions around the scale. If you match two of the possible answers, pick the one that seems most accurate.
1. The scale determines my mood for the day
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
2. My self-esteem is often connected to what the scale says.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
3. I take the scale along when I travel.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
4. Thoughts about my weight dominate my day.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
5. I frequently talk about my weight or my diet plan.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
6. I have a history of anorexia or self-starving.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
7. I have a history of bulimia, or binge eating, then purging the food.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
8. If my weight is up, I exercise a lot more to make it go back down.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
9. When my weight goes up, I punish myself with hard-core exercise or an eating binge.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
10. I weigh myself multiple times a day.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
11. I can’t resist stepping on the scale at the gym or in a friend’s bathroom.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
12. If I see a scale, I feel compelled to get on it.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
13. I punish myself verbally or mentally when the scale goes up.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
14. I blame the scale for my weight-loss failure or my regaining weight.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
15. Frequently the scale reading makes me want to eat more, not less.
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Sometimes.
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How to interpret your score |
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If you have mostly A’s You may need to throw your scale away |
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If you have mostly B’s You can safely keep your scale |
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If you have lots of C’s Keep your scale and work on changing your approach to it |
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Unless you clearly fit into the toss-your-scale category, you can probably retrain yourself around using it. By working on your thoughts and behavior patterns, you can change your response to the scale and learn to manage it in healthier ways. |