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I wish my scale worked...

Barbara C.
on 1/9/10 1:29 am - Raleigh, NC
I hopped on the scale this morning before my shower 3 times and there is definitely something wrong with it. It kept saying I weigh 138... NOT. I wish I did, but I know better. So I went to the hall bathroom and checked my weight there and got the real weight. I weighed in at 146. While it's not great, it's come down a few pounds since my weigh in when I saw the Dr after I hurt my hand it said I weighed 151.9, so the trend is moving in the right direction. I'll check the scale in my master bathroom again later to see if it's still giving a false low reading. If so, maybe checking the batteries is in order. 

I'm trying to decide where I want my weight to be. I think I want to be in the mid 140's. I like the way I feel and my face looks there, but I like the way my body looks when I'm in the high 130's/low 140's... I guess just getting back to the mid 140's now allows me to take a deep breath and sigh of relief. I can't tell you how much the number 150 rattled me. I guess it's because I am more than 2 years out and I don't want to be one of the regain statistics and it can happen so easily. 

The good news is that I was relatively easily able to get my weight back down to a place that feels 'safer.' I didn't have to starve or even diet. What I did do was become more aware of what I was doing and made myself accountable for it... I am hoping that I have found the key to my own long term success which for me is not just losing the weight, but keeping it off.

Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145

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