Damn Scale

Do you own a "damn scale"?  I do!  I am horrible about weighing myself all the time.  I know it's not good to do because it stresses you out.  However, today was my "light bulb" moment.  For the last week I have been watching my scale non stop.  Been on that darn thing at least once a day, if not twice.  And it would go up and then it would go down and then back up again.  Very frustrating to say the least.  Stressful beyond belief because here I feel like I am making sure I stay on track and don't eat too many points and not to mention trying to eat every single point this week.  And with a scale that is doing the wave, it send me on a roller coaster emotionally!  So, of course before I leave to go to my weekly meeting this afternoon I get on that "damn scale" again for like the 4th time today, even contemplated not going to the meeting.  And wouldn't you know it, it's UP!  Really?!  So by this time I say forget it and get ready and go to the meeting because I have decided I am NOT going to let myself give up this easily just because my scale at home is on crack.  So I am nervous and dreading that scale, I hope on it.  DOWN 1 POUND!  Thank you Jesus, I will take that!!!  Was I hoping for more, yes of course I was.  But am I happy with 1 pound, you bet I am!  A loss is a loss in my book.  And even if I had a gain this week, I would keep on trekkin' because I am in this for the looonnnnggggg haul.

So my "light bulb" moment today, stay off the "damn scale", and come weigh in day whatever the scale at the WW meeting says is what it is.  Otherwise one of these days I just might be able to talk myself out of going to the meeting, and really who is that going to benefit in the long run?  Sure won't be me!  So my advice to all of you, don't weigh yourself but once a week whether it's at home or at a meeting.  Just don't do it to yourself.  The stress and anxiety of it all is not worth it.

Here's to those wonderful "light bulb" moments!
~Kari