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I see alot of anxious posts about pounds being lost and gained. I personally have the opinion that if my focus is on that scale as a
measure of my success I am undermining my own esteem.
In the past I sought instant gratification - I wasn't willing to wait. So I would put something in my mouth to get that instant gratification feeling.
To me, using the scale to monitor your daily success is seeking instant gratification in yet another unhealthy form. It is like gambling on a slot machine. When you win you feel great, when you lose you want to bang your head against the wall. And you usually lose because the odds are stacked against you.
Nothing I read on the scale is a reflection of how things really are with me. My body may be making amazing gradual changes that I am not even aware of.
If the scale were the only way I could determine my own success, I could understand the obsession. but there are, in my opinion, far healthier and saner ways to evaluate my personal progress.
The scale cannot tell me hour by hour what my worth is and I refuse to subject myself to the indignity of allowing an eternal source the right to determine how I feel about myself.
i refuse to have a scale in my house. i weigh myself monthly at the gym and... i do not draw any conclusions good or bad about that number. That is good enough for me.
If I need to see a change on the scale to commit to this WOL I know that I am using the scale as a reason to sabotage myself. For me there are plenty of reasons to stick to this WOL even if I never lose the weight. I am seeking freedom from carb addiction, I wish to be healthy and strong, and my sanity is very important to me. And I'm worth it.
measure of my success I am undermining my own esteem.
In the past I sought instant gratification - I wasn't willing to wait. So I would put something in my mouth to get that instant gratification feeling.
To me, using the scale to monitor your daily success is seeking instant gratification in yet another unhealthy form. It is like gambling on a slot machine. When you win you feel great, when you lose you want to bang your head against the wall. And you usually lose because the odds are stacked against you.
Nothing I read on the scale is a reflection of how things really are with me. My body may be making amazing gradual changes that I am not even aware of.
If the scale were the only way I could determine my own success, I could understand the obsession. but there are, in my opinion, far healthier and saner ways to evaluate my personal progress.
The scale cannot tell me hour by hour what my worth is and I refuse to subject myself to the indignity of allowing an eternal source the right to determine how I feel about myself.
i refuse to have a scale in my house. i weigh myself monthly at the gym and... i do not draw any conclusions good or bad about that number. That is good enough for me.
If I need to see a change on the scale to commit to this WOL I know that I am using the scale as a reason to sabotage myself. For me there are plenty of reasons to stick to this WOL even if I never lose the weight. I am seeking freedom from carb addiction, I wish to be healthy and strong, and my sanity is very important to me. And I'm worth it.
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