Never had scales in my own home for a number of reasons:
- Not needed to monitor weight so no need.
- Always had slight OCD tendencies and I can get a bit obsessive about things and I could easily imagine myself compulsively checking weight unnecessarily if I had them. So easiest thing is not to have them in house and therefore I'm not obsessing over number of lb/kg.
Previously I only knew weight via medical appointments and when I visited parents house.
Weight has steadily creeped up over the years. I'm still healthy BMI and not overweight, just not the waif I was in my 20s. All clothes gone up a size and now realised I'm also a higher bra band size. It's getting expensive to have to buy new things and I get a bit freaked out when I realise I'm a bit larger than before. Always been in smaller sizes and thought of myself as quite petite but not case anymore.
I'm tempted to keep a closer eye on weight going forward now I'm nearly late 30s. I'm very high risk for diabetes in future due to genetics and I'm realising that I need to set up healthier habits and stop the gradual weight creep. I don't want to go months/ years without weighing only to get massive shock.
I should add that I'm 4 months post partum and also a bit down about body in general. I know it's unrealistic to expect a pre pregnancy body but I'd love to shed a few lbs and just feel a bit more trim like I used to be. I have started light exercise and healthy eating but nothing too extreme. Although when I measured waist and bra band and clocked the extra inches I feel down and like body is expanding uncontrollably.
I don't see why this gradual weight gain should be inevitable part of getting older or being a mum and i dont just want to sit back and pile on more. My mother is in her 60s and over a stone and a half lighter than me so still a waif. I do feel huge next to her and like there's this invisible pressure in family to be slim. Obesity has always been frowned upon and discussed very negatively in our house so it just feels so wrong to be larger.
I actually feel like crying writing all this down. There's probably some underlying issues going on and a weighing scale might not be best idea but I really want to stay on top of weight in a healthy way if that's possible for me?
YABU - buying weighing scales doesn't sound like good idea.
YANBU - it's time to start watching weight a bit more