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I’m betting the answer to the above question has been “yes” at one time or another, maybe even now.  We’re in mid-January, the beginning of the “fitness season” (read: weight loss season) and a plethora of people are stepping on scales in their bathrooms, gyms or any other place that they think might have a “better” scale to determine their self worth.

My last post here was about how I feel about the word about the word diet.  It’s now time to come clean about how I feel about scales:

Unless you are following a doctor’s specific order to lose weight (or weight management) to optimize your health, I do NOT believe in weighing yourself on a frequent basis (daily or even weekly; monthly is only slightly tolerable).

As a dietitian, I fully understand the importance of achieving and maintaining a healthy weight for the general public and for those with diabetes.  (I even have a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management from the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in addition to being a Certified Diabetes Educator).  Personally and professionally, I just can’t support the culture of dieting and scale obsession. […]