I'm putting my scales in the trunk of my car

1-4-Many · May 15, 2011

I am losing. Slowing but I am losing. So I've decided that after my doctor appt. on Wednesday I'm putting my scales in the trunk of my car and going to see how long I can just forget about the daily weigh ins. The past 3.5 weeks (pre-diet, surgery,post diet) have not been horrible but have been difficult. I keep thinking "I can't wait until I'm at my new normal" over and over. I don't mean weight, but functioning and living life as a person on the way to a different and hopefully better life. Well, I think maybe one of the things I need to do is start being what I want that new normal will be....if that makes any sense. And all along I've said this needs to be about my health and not the number on the scale. If I am doing the health part right, then the rest will fall in place.

So the scales are going into the trunk of my car. As silly as that seems, if I leave them in the house I'll just go to where they are.

See how long this lasts.

Oh, and by the way, someone said they used MyFitnessPal and I started using it yesterday. I really like that site and I think it will help me to keep my eye on the important. Thanks for the tip.

grannyk · May 15, 2011

I am losing. Slowing but I am losing. So I've decided that after my doctor appt. on Wednesday I'm putting my scales in the trunk of my car and going to see how long I can just forget about the daily weigh ins. The past 3.5 weeks (pre-diet, surgery,post diet) have not been horrible but have been difficult. I keep thinking "I can't wait until I'm at my new normal" over and over. I don't mean weight, but functioning and living life as a person on the way to a different and hopefully better life. Well, I think maybe one of the things I need to do is start being what I want that new normal will be....if that makes any sense. And all along I've said this needs to be about my health and not the number on the scale. If I am doing the health part right, then the rest will fall in place.

So the scales are going into the trunk of my car. As silly as that seems, if I leave them in the house I'll just go to where they are.

See how long this lasts.

Oh, and by the way, someone said they used MyFitnessPal and I started using it yesterday. I really like that site and I think it will help me to keep my eye on the important. Thanks for the tip.

I agree with putting the scales where they are hard to use. I don't have scales at home, but I work in a clinic where there are scales in every exam room. I have one specific scale that I use for my "official" weight and it is not always available. Not to say I don't get on it a couple of times a week, but I officially weigh every Monday morning and that is my guage of weight loss. That is when I update my ticker. It is about health, but I've been skinny and I've been fat, and skinny is better. I can't wait to get there again...not skinny, but much smaller than I was Kathe

SarahS · May 15, 2011

I weigh myself multiple times a day! UGH! I need to "hide" my scale too! I am afraid to put it in the trunk because it will move all around and I don't wanna break it, LOL! Maybe I will put it up on a shelf in the garage. Ill send you a PM, and maybe we can help each other out to get thru this stupid daily weighing!!!