Is there anyone else out there afraid of the scales and afraid of not loosing weight?

I am almost 7 weeks post op, started at 390 lbs and have lost 41 lbs, but I have only weighed myself once since I had surgery. The doctor's office weighed me and told that I lost 24 lbs in two weeks and then I weighed myself once at 6 weeks and had lost 41 lbs. I am totally afraid of the scales, afraid of taking my measurments and afraid that I will not lose weight. My outlook on life is much different now and I feel so much better, I guess I am just afraid to wreck this wonderful feeling with looking at the scale and getting discouraged. Failure with weightloss has become a familiar habit with me imbeded in my mind and for that exact reason, I feel that I will NEVER lose weight (41 lbs is wonderful, but I can't see anything). Success (200lbs) just does not seem like an option for me. That is what the BMI counter says I need to lose to be NORMAL. Has anyone else gone through this and how do I get past this. Any advice?

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