I have rid my life of the white metal box

You may think me totally insane. I belong to the same group as you do and some of you wouldn't consider this in a milliion years.  I've taken the bull by the horns, so to speak. I've thrown out (and will not purchase another) my scales.

That white metal box has completely controlled my life for so long it stuns the mind. I would get up daily or weekly and step on that devil, and depending on the numbers displayed on it's evil face,  my day or week was affected. If the numbers were up, I hated myself , beat myself up.   I'd start recriminations and reproach about how I'd messed up again and I was too stupid to even follow a simple diet. You all know what I mean. If the numbers were down, I'd worry if I could keep it off.

No more, my friends, no more. I have taken a major ( in my case life threatening) step to lose the weight and if I follow the eating plan and go for regular check ups, there is no reason to believe I will not indeed lose.  I am tired. I can't spend anymore of my time, life, happiness, my self worth dependant upon a box.  " When we know better, we do better."  (quote Maya Angelou, american poet)

I wii still get weighed at my Dr's office, my healthy living clinic or Dr. B.'s. And that will be it. It's time to "STOP THE MADNESS."  (quote Susan Powter)

I applaud you  !

I unfortunately, just purchased another one just a week ago.

Hopefully one day I'll be able to rid myself of all the ones I have too!

Isn't the curiosity going to get you???? Now that the weight will come off more easily, won't you just be dying to know??? I would...

I see what you're saying. I read the RNY forum and I often see people so upset about the numbers on the scale. Even myself, when I was doing the 2 week liquid diet I lost almost nothing. I did lose inches and really that is by far more important.  I was worried sick that my surgery was going to be postponed due to lack of number loss, not actually weight loss. I really think that was the last straw for me. I was following the diet to the letter and still was within ounces of being postponed for something I didn't do.

I'll still get weighed, just not at home. I'll take my victories in the form of sizes on clothes and ability to do things. When I get weighed, I will post it. Just no more obsessing about numbers on a scale.

Good for you.  Do you miss them yet?  I'm not sure I could throw mine away, even though they aren't consistent.   That's the reason I stick with WW because I have to get on their scales in front of someone and theirs are consistent.   Good move !!!!

Nope, not yet. I threw mine away the day after I got home from the hospital. No longer tied to the machine. My first day home I weighed 258 by my scales. i know it was all fluid still out they went.