Dang scale........

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is making me angry. I thought I was doing such a wonderful job and then last night the scale betrayed me again. Except this time it was something totally different than I am used to. I have been weighing myself every day and recording my weight just so I can see a pattern or something as far as when it is that time of the month. Last night when I weight it was an extremely low number which I know could not be possible. I have a digital and a regular scale. I decided I would go to our Curves and weigh myself to see what sort of weight that said. When I weighed there it showed I had only lost 12 pounds where at home I had recorded almost 30. Then....I pulled out my other scale to check and see what that one said and it shows me back at my original starting weight. I don't know what to do. I feel like I have lost some but I am not sure how much. I have a feeling it is probably closer to the 12 which the Curves

scale said. Now I am in a dilema. I want to be able to weigh myself each day but I am afraid I am getting inaccurate numbers and that worries me. It could possibly be the battery in the digital one needs replaced or something as simple as that. I don't want to give up my scale..... Any suggestions as to what I can do to get past this and not let this sabatoge the work I have done. I spoke with a lady at Curves (where I had a membership but not anymore. I just couldn't afford it) and she said I could come there and weigh once a week. I think that will be good for me but I don't know what to do on the other days. I can't use my home scale because it will give me a false reading. *sigh* I am in a pickle. I also haven't been able to walk as much as I was because of the snow fall we

had and because I just can't find the time in the day. I need to get myself motivated again. I was exercising at least 5 days a week and now I am down to nothing.... Can someone be my voice of reason and whisper in my ear that everything is going to be okay? Thanks in advance. Michele __________________________________________________

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Dear Michele, don't you worry about your scale. Here are some facts: the number on the scale (any scale, even the dr.) is at most approximated, that's why from one scale to the next there is a huge amount of difference in the actual number you are weighing. If you have a digital scale, weight a couple of time in a row on it, does it say the same number each time? If not, that means the battery is low or the scale is no good. Next fact, the pounds lost or gain will be the same (or close) from one scale to the next. So, let say at home you're 180, and were 190, at the gym you could be 193 (but you would have been 203 before).

Anyway, a number is just a number, who cares? Besides you!!! Let's take an example like Mother Theresa, what difference would it have made if the scale said she was 100 pounds or 130?!? Or even, I don't know, Elle McPherson... what is the problem with a scale that would say she is 133 or a scale saying she's 125!?! She still looks exactly like she does now. A number means nothing, it means nothing about how you look and it certainly means nothing about who you are.I'm about 200 pounds and a size 13-14, most people say that I'm thin, I'm quite tall and big boned and when I go to a large size store the sales persons often say to me that they don't have anything my size, which is not true, in some pants I've even bought a 16-18!!! IT MEANS NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING... oh and everything is going to be alright...;o)Take care hon,SylvieOn 12/27/06,

Michele Hagenlock wrote:

is making me angry. I thought I was doing such a wonderful job and then last night the scale betrayed me again. Except this time it was something totally different than I am used to. I have been weighing myself every day and recording my weight just so I can see a pattern or something as far as when it is that time of the month. Last night when I weight it was an extremely low number which I know could not be possible. I have a digital and a regular scale. I decided I would go to our Curves and weigh myself to see what sort of weight that said. When I weighed there it showed I had only lost 12 pounds where at home I had recorded almost 30. Then....I pulled out my other scale to check and see what that one said and it shows me back at my original starting weight. I don't know what to do. I feel like I have lost some but I am not sure how much. I have a feeling it is probably closer to the 12 which the Curves

scale said. Now I am in a dilema. I want to be able to weigh myself each day but I am afraid I am getting inaccurate numbers and that worries me. It could possibly be the battery in the digital one needs replaced or something as simple as that. I don't want to give up my scale..... Any suggestions as to what I can do to get past this and not let this sabatoge the work I have done.

I spoke with a lady at Curves (where I had a membership but not anymore. I just couldn't afford it) and she said I could come there and weigh once a week. I think that will be good for me but I don't know what to do on the other days. I can't use my home scale because it will give me a false reading. *sigh* I am in a pickle.

I also haven't been able to walk as much as I was because of the snow fall we

had and because I just can't find the time in the day. I need to get myself motivated again. I was exercising at least 5 days a week and now I am down to nothing.... Can someone be my voice of reason and whisper in my ear that everything is going to be okay?

Thanks in advance. Michele __________________________________________________

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Dear Michele, don't you worry about your scale. Here are some facts: the number on the scale (any scale, even the dr.) is at most approximated, that's why from one scale to the next there is a huge amount of difference in the actual number you are weighing. If you have a digital scale, weight a couple of time in a row on it, does it say the same number each time? If not, that means the battery is low or the scale is no good. Next fact, the pounds lost or gain will be the same (or close) from one scale to the next. So, let say at home you're 180, and were 190, at the gym you could be 193 (but you would have been 203 before).

Anyway, a number is just a number, who cares? Besides you!!! Let's take an example like Mother Theresa, what difference would it have made if the scale said she was 100 pounds or 130?!? Or even, I don't know, Elle McPherson... what is the problem with a scale that would say she is 133 or a scale saying she's 125!?! She still looks exactly like she does now. A number means nothing, it means nothing about how you look and it certainly means nothing about who you are.I'm about 200 pounds and a size 13-14, most people say that I'm thin, I'm quite tall and big boned and when I go to a large size store the sales persons often say to me that they don't have anything my size, which is not true, in some pants I've even bought a 16-18!!! IT MEANS NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING... oh and everything is going to be alright...;o)Take care hon,SylvieOn 12/27/06,

Michele Hagenlock wrote:

is making me angry. I thought I was doing such a wonderful job and then last night the scale betrayed me again. Except this time it was something totally different than I am used to. I have been weighing myself every day and recording my weight just so I can see a pattern or something as far as when it is that time of the month. Last night when I weight it was an extremely low number which I know could not be possible. I have a digital and a regular scale. I decided I would go to our Curves and weigh myself to see what sort of weight that said. When I weighed there it showed I had only lost 12 pounds where at home I had recorded almost 30. Then....I pulled out my other scale to check and see what that one said and it shows me back at my original starting weight. I don't know what to do. I feel like I have lost some but I am not sure how much. I have a feeling it is probably closer to the 12 which the Curves

scale said. Now I am in a dilema. I want to be able to weigh myself each day but I am afraid I am getting inaccurate numbers and that worries me. It could possibly be the battery in the digital one needs replaced or something as simple as that. I don't want to give up my scale..... Any suggestions as to what I can do to get past this and not let this sabatoge the work I have done.

I spoke with a lady at Curves (where I had a membership but not anymore. I just couldn't afford it) and she said I could come there and weigh once a week. I think that will be good for me but I don't know what to do on the other days. I can't use my home scale because it will give me a false reading. *sigh* I am in a pickle.

I also haven't been able to walk as much as I was because of the snow fall we

had and because I just can't find the time in the day. I need to get myself motivated again. I was exercising at least 5 days a week and now I am down to nothing.... Can someone be my voice of reason and whisper in my ear that everything is going to be okay?

Thanks in advance. Michele __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Dear Michele, don't you worry about your scale. Here are some facts: the number on the scale (any scale, even the dr.) is at most approximated, that's why from one scale to the next there is a huge amount of difference in the actual number you are weighing. If you have a digital scale, weight a couple of time in a row on it, does it say the same number each time? If not, that means the battery is low or the scale is no good. Next fact, the pounds lost or gain will be the same (or close) from one scale to the next. So, let say at home you're 180, and were 190, at the gym you could be 193 (but you would have been 203 before).

Anyway, a number is just a number, who cares? Besides you!!! Let's take an example like Mother Theresa, what difference would it have made if the scale said she was 100 pounds or 130?!? Or even, I don't know, Elle McPherson... what is the problem with a scale that would say she is 133 or a scale saying she's 125!?! She still looks exactly like she does now. A number means nothing, it means nothing about how you look and it certainly means nothing about who you are.I'm about 200 pounds and a size 13-14, most people say that I'm thin, I'm quite tall and big boned and when I go to a large size store the sales persons often say to me that they don't have anything my size, which is not true, in some pants I've even bought a 16-18!!! IT MEANS NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING - NOTHING... oh and everything is going to be alright...;o)Take care hon,SylvieOn 12/27/06,

Michele Hagenlock wrote:

is making me angry. I thought I was doing such a wonderful job and then last night the scale betrayed me again. Except this time it was something totally different than I am used to. I have been weighing myself every day and recording my weight just so I can see a pattern or something as far as when it is that time of the month. Last night when I weight it was an extremely low number which I know could not be possible. I have a digital and a regular scale. I decided I would go to our Curves and weigh myself to see what sort of weight that said. When I weighed there it showed I had only lost 12 pounds where at home I had recorded almost 30. Then....I pulled out my other scale to check and see what that one said and it shows me back at my original starting weight. I don't know what to do. I feel like I have lost some but I am not sure how much. I have a feeling it is probably closer to the 12 which the Curves

scale said. Now I am in a dilema. I want to be able to weigh myself each day but I am afraid I am getting inaccurate numbers and that worries me. It could possibly be the battery in the digital one needs replaced or something as simple as that. I don't want to give up my scale..... Any suggestions as to what I can do to get past this and not let this sabatoge the work I have done.

I spoke with a lady at Curves (where I had a membership but not anymore. I just couldn't afford it) and she said I could come there and weigh once a week. I think that will be good for me but I don't know what to do on the other days. I can't use my home scale because it will give me a false reading. *sigh* I am in a pickle.

I also haven't been able to walk as much as I was because of the snow fall we

had and because I just can't find the time in the day. I need to get myself motivated again. I was exercising at least 5 days a week and now I am down to nothing.... Can someone be my voice of reason and whisper in my ear that everything is going to be okay?

Thanks in advance. Michele __________________________________________________

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Michele,

I feel the same way about having to weigh myself. I won't give up

my scale either, but I have found staying with 1 scale and not

bouncing around helps. and weighing less often, because our bodies

weight will fluctuate naturally thru out the day and week so if you

pick one or two days a week and make sure you weigh at the SAME TIME

then you should get a more accurate weight. That's what I'm trying

to do...although I haven't lost a pound in 2 weeks!!! but then again

I haven't started exercising yet...next week I will get with it! and

I know you will too.

Amy S.

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> is making me angry. I thought I was doing such a wonderful job

and then last night the scale betrayed me again. Except this time

it was something totally different than I am used to. I have been

weighing myself every day and recording my weight just so I can see

a pattern or something as far as when it is that time of the month.

Last night when I weight it was an extremely low number which I know

could not be possible. I have a digital and a regular scale. I

decided I would go to our Curves and weigh myself to see what sort

of weight that said. When I weighed there it showed I had only lost

12 pounds where at home I had recorded almost 30. Then....I pulled

out my other scale to check and see what that one said and it shows

me back at my original starting weight. I don't know what to do. I

feel like I have lost some but I am not sure how much. I have a

feeling it is probably closer to the 12 which the Curves scale

said. Now I am in a dilema. I want to be able to

> weigh myself each day but I am afraid I am getting inaccurate

numbers and that worries me. It could possibly be the battery in

the digital one needs replaced or something as simple as that.

>

> I don't want to give up my scale.....

>

> Any suggestions as to what I can do to get past this and not let

this sabatoge the work I have done.

>

> I spoke with a lady at Curves (where I had a membership but not

anymore. I just couldn't afford it) and she said I could come there

and weigh once a week. I think that will be good for me but I don't

know what to do on the other days. I can't use my home scale

because it will give me a false reading. *sigh* I am in a

pickle.

>

> I also haven't been able to walk as much as I was because of the

snow fall we had and because I just can't find the time in the day.

I need to get myself motivated again. I was exercising at least 5

days a week and now I am down to nothing....

>

> Can someone be my voice of reason and whisper in my ear that

everything is going to be okay?

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Michele

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