WARNING, Scales May Cause Depression

HarleyNana · June 29, 2005

I had been up and down, fighting a pound for over a month and was starting to get pretty depressed, so I made an appointment with my dietician. She did the fat vs muscle test and I had gained another 3 lbs of muscle, making a total of 15 lbs of muscle gained. Then she held up a 1lb plastic hunk of fat and said, "you've lost 58 of these", needless to say I was pretty excited, especially since the scale was only showing a 43 lb loss.

Sooo, when the scales have got you down, just remember you're probably gaining muscle, which we all know weighs more than fat, and is a good thing.

Just think how much better I'd be doing if I'd been exercising too .

Road Queen · June 29, 2005

Pat,

Thanks for the reminder. I've been really bummed. At the beginning I was down 22 pounds at one point. Now, its only 19.5. I just have one of the scales that measures body fat but I have gone from 44% down to 41%. I am just going to assume the 2.5 pounds has changed from fat to muscle.

Remember, muscle burns more calories...!!

vinesqueen · June 29, 2005

They lie! Lie! scales lie, lie, lie!

The BMI scale lies! Lie! Lie, lie, lie!

The Tape Measure doesn't lie, nor do the body fat % mreasure things lie. (although the % measure things can be thrown off because of hydration or edema issues.)

giveyouthemoon · June 29, 2005

I actually got rid of my scale several years ago (I beat the thing to bits, actually and held a funeral for it by the dumpster). I was fine being without a scale and judging by how my clothes fit.....but going into this process I thought maybe I should have one again. Big mistake, the thing is making me nuts. I'm obsessed with getting on it several times a day. Now, I'll report that one week post op the scale is my friend because it's going down down down...I know that can't last.

scales are evil...EVIL I TELL YOU!!!