Do you hate your bathroom scale? I don’t, because I refuse to own one! But, my husband has this crazy scale. It’s insane–the damn thing says your weight out loud and then announces how many pounds you’ve lost (or gained) since you last used the it!
Believe me when I say that I don’t need a voiced scale telling me that my numbers are a bit higher than they should be. I have enough reminders in my life each day–my too tight clothes, my every growing waistline and arse, my emerging second chin–you get the idea.
Why can’t I believe those diet gurus on television who say don’t worry what the scale says–instead, be concerned about the way you feel and your fitness instead. Well, those things aren’t going so well for me either!! My self control and determination have simply vanished. And, I don’t know what it’s going to take to motivate me to lose the nagging pounds. However, I did come across a suggestion from an Anne Collins website:
“Ignore your weighing scales for a month or so and focus on improving your eating habits.”
You’re supposed to do this because weighing yourself all the time reinforces short-term thinking (i.e. How much to I weight today, or this week?). Whereas long term thoughts (i.e. How much do I want to weight in six months?) supposedly help with lasting weight loss.
Another suggestion was to reaffirm your commitment to long term weight loss by telling yourself “I’m going to slowly reduce my weight and improve my body shape because I know that slow steady weight loss lasts for ever.”
I’ve got to sign off for now-my husband’s yelling for me–apparently something’s wrong with his talking scale. (I just hope he doesn’t find out where I hid those batteries!)
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