The invention discloses a washing machine control method and a washing machine, and relates to the technical field of washing equipment. The washing machine control method comprises the following steps: the washing machine is provided with a main control panel and an acceleration sensor used for detecting the vibration of an outer barrel, the main control panel of the washing machine judges whether to redistribute loads or not according to the vibration data of the outer barrel detected by the acceleration sensor, and then sends an instruction at least at the high-speed dewatering stage. Meanwhile, the invention provides the washing machine adopting the above control method. The washing machine judges whether to redistribute the loads or not according to the vibration data of the outer barrel detected by the acceleration sensor at the high-speed dewatering stage, various uncontrollable vibration and displacement are inhibited in advance, the operation reliability of the washing machine is improved, the phenomenon of collision on the barrel is avoided, the washing efficiency is improved, and the service life of the washing machine is prolonged.