ondreeuh Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Dh and I started tracking our diets on Jan. 1, and he got a scale today. I was happy to discover that I weigh 15 lbs less than I had estimated! I had mentally added 5 lbs to what I thought my last recorded weight was - had no idea I'd lost weight! I had plenty to spare, lol. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceseeker Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I bought one for the first time in years but the news was not as good for me. Ignoring the number has led to my heaviest weight ever. I have also bought a food scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Costco has a digital one on sale that I think I'll buy this weekend. I know our analog one is pretty close to the weight I measure at the doctor's office, and sometimes I like the ambiguity of not knowing exactly what number it's on, but I've decided it might be good for me to know exactly what number it's on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Costco has a digital one on sale that I think I'll buy this weekend. I know our analog one is pretty close to the weight I measure at the doctor's office, and sometimes I like the ambiguity of not knowing exactly what number it's on, but I've decided it might be good for me to know exactly what number it's on! I understand! When ours broke, I wasn't in any hurry to replace it because I liked plausible deniability ;). The last time I was weighed at the doctor's office, I found out that it's possible to decline being weighed, and I did that the next visit. Then I moved, and my doctor's assistant here doesn't weigh me - he just asks what I weigh. So I've been able to avoid knowing the real number for a while. This time I was ready to know it since I already had a plan to work on my weight. I'm looking forward to my app graphing my weight loss - that is very motivating for me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well, the scale (for me) lead to an unhealthy relationship between it and me. I grew up hearing about women my height who weighed considerable less than I and thought I could weigh that, too. So, I tried to get down to that level. People thought I had cancer or something else wrong with me since I was skin and bones though heavier than that "ideal" number in my head. I don't weigh myself now and refuse to look at the number when the doctor weighs me. I go more by how I look in the mirror, my measurements, and if my clothes fit. And I think I am blissfully happier being unaware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Dh and I started tracking our diets on Jan. 1, and he got a scale today. I was happy to discover that I weigh 15 lbs less than I had estimated! I had mentally added 5 lbs to what I thought my last recorded weight was - had no idea I'd lost weight! I had plenty to spare, lol. What a great surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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