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Originally Posted by Ailidh
Thanks, robin. I need to work at 'the scale is not my enemy' because always in the past, a 'bad' result meant at the least a very grumpy morning, at the worst a mammoth binge.
Over the last few weeks, I've sometimes been able to feel an almost clinical approach to what I'm eating: for example, in the first few days, I had to find healthy add-ins, because my calories were too low; some days I've drunk some soy milk, almost medicinally - it's not my favourite drink! - because I've known my calcium was too low. God bless DietPower, I say.
Anyway, maybe now I can develop a similarly professional attitude to the scales - I really am frightened of them, a gain or even a stand-still just shouts 'FAILURE!' at me. This morning I prayed before I got on, and sent the dogs out of the room in case I was upset....
Hmmm. First of all, unfortunately praying isn't going to make the scale *cooperate*. Again, it's our choices that dictate that. Secondly, FAILURE? Come now. Don't think failure - think -
learning experience.
THERE ARE NO MORE *FAILURES* FROM HERE ONE IN! Got it?
No really, think of every so called failure, or misstep as an
opportunity to
learn something - about yourself, about the foods that you're eating and so on. Failures, nu-uh. This is no test. You're on a journey to better health and there WILL be some bumps in the road. It's actually PART of the process and can not be avoided.
And just so you know, there will be times when you do every little thing "right" and the scale will not show it. You may see a gain. We are made up of practically 60% water and there is no way to keep that steady from day to day. The scale weighs ALL of us. Just not fat - hair, muscle, bones, organs, water. You have got to come to terms with that.
And what's this talk about binges? - that certainly won't get the scale to head south. Get a "bad" weigh-in. Use that to keep you even
stronger on plan. Let it motivate you even further. Use everything you've got. Turn "bad" into "good".
Stick with your plan. Just stick with it, be open to adjusting it if need be. The pounds WILL come off.