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lexi1015
lexi1015 Posts: 29
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am so frustrated right now :explode: my old scale took a dump which said i was like 150.5 pounds, when i went to the dr's a few weeks ago his said i was 164, now that my old scale took a dump i bought a brand new one - well it says i am 160.6 WTH!!!! Here I think I am doing well and lossing and i am heavier than i thought by 10 friggen pounds!!! :explode:

i am so ready to just say to hell with it all but i know i can' t do that. i guess i will just have to work harder is all.

thanks for listening - i just really need to vent!! :smile:

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  • lexi1015
    lexi1015 Posts: 29
    I am so frustrated right now :explode: my old scale took a dump which said i was like 150.5 pounds, when i went to the dr's a few weeks ago his said i was 164, now that my old scale took a dump i bought a brand new one - well it says i am 160.6 WTH!!!! Here I think I am doing well and lossing and i am heavier than i thought by 10 friggen pounds!!! :explode:

    i am so ready to just say to hell with it all but i know i can' t do that. i guess i will just have to work harder is all.

    thanks for listening - i just really need to vent!! :smile:
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
    sometimes I think the scale can play mindgames with all of us. The important question is how do you feel ?Regardless of what the scales say.:wink:
  • JessicaT2007
    JessicaT2007 Posts: 553 Member
    I have the same kind of thing happen. My scale at home was broken so I was using the one at the gym and now that I got my scale fixed, I weigh more than the gym scale says! I just went with the home scale since I will be using it more anyways. Oh well. It does suck! :cry:
  • tamifanny
    tamifanny Posts: 113
    The Dr's scale always weighs more cuz you are fully dressed & probably already ate that day too! So forget about the Dr's. scale.:sad:

    I too just bought a new WW scale & it even reads out the ounces:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Just take comfort in your here & MFP friends will encourage you to a New You:drinker: You can do this (so can I):drinker:
  • time2wrk
    time2wrk Posts: 773 Member
    That is frustrating! But, NO we will not permit you to give up. Sorry. Not an option. Nope.

    I have been stuck for awhile at the same weight - fluctuating around 164 and my goal is 150. However, I am noticing the clothes are fitting differently and I am more toned. So, I will do my best to use the scale to keep me in check but I am not FOCUSING on it. Go with how you are feeling and just try to keep doing healthy things for your body. It will work, honest! :flowerforyou:
  • emibmas
    emibmas Posts: 1,058 Member
    I have posted this a few times...my scale story :grumble:

    I thought I had FINALLY made it under 200, my scale said 190, what a great day! I have been working so hard! But I noticed if I leaned back a certain way then...boom it said 200. So I thought I better get a ditigal one so that I would know just how GREAT I was doing....WRONG! The digital one said 210. SERIOUSLY! Not only was I not under 200, I had a long way to get there! But i had always been taking measurements, and those were going down. So I kept on it....I have lost 4 lbs since the digital scale. I wish I knew my starting weight, but oh well:frown:

    No worries about the scale:smile: Take measurements. Someone wise person on here once said "once you go yellow" and that is so so true!

    Good Luck! Do not give up!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    that was me "once you go yellow".

    It's so true. The scale numbers will drive you all kinds of crazy, and they don't help you do the following:

    work out longer
    fit into smaller clothes
    feel better about yourself.

    I'm currently nearing the very end of my goal toward my version of "perfect" and I haven't weighed myself in six weeks. I know there are some people who think that the scale is a valuable tool, and for some it is, but I really don't think it's for everybody.

    Here's an article that explains why the scale is not the ultimate measure of success.:

    http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/scale.htm

    :flowerforyou:
  • emibmas
    emibmas Posts: 1,058 Member
    that was me "once you go yellow".

    It's so true. The scale numbers will drive you all kinds of crazy, and they don't help you do the following:

    work out longer
    fit into smaller clothes
    feel better about yourself.

    I'm currently nearing the very end of my goal toward my version of "perfect" and I haven't weighed myself in six weeks. I know there are some people who think that the scale is a valuable tool, and for some it is, but I really don't think it's for everybody.

    Here's an article that explains why the scale is not the ultimate measure of success.:

    http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/scale.htm

    :flowerforyou:

    Can I just tell you that you have been such an inspiration to me and I appreciate it so much! When I see your ticker, I see where I want mine to be. My goal is 150. Thank you! :drinker:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    that was me "once you go yellow".

    It's so true. The scale numbers will drive you all kinds of crazy, and they don't help you do the following:

    work out longer
    fit into smaller clothes
    feel better about yourself.

    I'm currently nearing the very end of my goal toward my version of "perfect" and I haven't weighed myself in six weeks. I know there are some people who think that the scale is a valuable tool, and for some it is, but I really don't think it's for everybody.

    Here's an article that explains why the scale is not the ultimate measure of success.:

    http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/scale.htm

    :flowerforyou:

    Can I just tell you that you have been such an inspiration to me and I appreciate it so much! When I see your ticker, I see where I want mine to be. My goal is 150. Thank you! :drinker:


    :blushing: you are most welcome. . .just keep going. . .and you will get there.:flowerforyou:
  • lexi1015
    lexi1015 Posts: 29
    :heart: thank you all for your words of wisdom and support!:heart:

    I have been fitting into smaller clothes and feeling great. I will keep that in mind and I might even try that measuring thing!

    thank you again and to you all keep up the good work!! :bigsmile:
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