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I hear ya! I don't really care about the numbers on the scale so much but I know approximately what weight I feel the best so that's my goal. However, most girls have a number obsession and we sometimes get caught up in it. You are lookin' hot BTW

Totally agree that it is how you look, how healthy you are, and how much body fat you're carrying that matters. I'm looking at numbers right now, but that's because I really can't work out very much right now due to an injury and know I don't have much in the way of muscle mass right now, when I am working out, I understand that muscle can add some pounds, but it is how I look, and how clothes fit that matter.

As I get closer to a healthy weight for my height I will definitely not care about the numbers. Looking good naked is #1 priority for me. (and that doesn't = super skinny either)... but for now, I'm so far overweight that keeping some numbers in mind will help me stay on track. I figure once I'm down 60#, I'll be within about 20 pounds of my healthy BMI and then I'll stop worrying at all about the scale.

I agree, that's why I removed my ticker and my signature is a list of the runs I've done/doing this year. I just wanna look "fit", feel happy, and keep that glint going in my husbands eyes

Right there with ya! When I was 27lbs lighter last year, people could still not believe how much I did weigh. I'm 5'4" and I have very muscular thighs - doesn't help - but they weigh more. It was more important to me that I was in a size 4/6 and healthy!

I think eventually you (hopefully I) will get to a point that it doesn't matter what the scale says. But, let's face it. In the beginning before you can tell a difference in your clothes or what not, the scale is all we have to go by that we are at least doing something right.
Of course, the drawback of relying too heavily on scales is that your body fluctuates and it can throw me into a tailspin if I gain 3 pounds overnight and know I didn't do anything.
I told my Dr. my scales were possessed. I know I should just throw them out with yesterday's newspaper. But, I haven't been able to bring myself to do it.

Right now the scale is just a metric I use to measure my progress. Once I am happy with the way I look and feel, I could give a *kitten* what the scale says.

It's true. I won't feel good about the way I look until I reach that number, because I know I looked good when I used to be that number. But sometimes, the numbers can be dangerous as we begin to obsess over them, or get upset when we can't reach an unrealistic goal.

Looking good naked is a must! lol

I can say that right now I can do anything I want physically so I'm excited and happy..as for looking good naked..plastic surgery and lots and lots of toning..and another 40-50lbs gone would help that out. Lol..But really compared to where I was 2 years ago I am amazed and so proud of myself..I hiked 16km at the front of the pack most of the way this past weekend..and I wasn't hardly tired! Not out of breath, or overly sweaty..it was fabulous!

I just want to look good and feel good. I really don't care about a number. I chose 130 cause I figure if I weigh 130 I will for sure look good!

I don't really give a damn about my numbers!!! I just want to look good naked and be able to hang in anything athletic I do. That's pretty much it as for how much I weigh it doesn't matter. If I'm 220lbs or 180lbs to me it's just a number I'm not too concerned about.

Of course. I do care when I need to make weigh-ins though... and of course, the number makes for an easily quantifiable way of tracking progress.

Until I figure out [and can afford to buy] a reliable method for measuring bodyfat%, the scale is my god. I'm also not within 20 pounds of my ideal weight, by a long shot. Once I'm there, I intend to rely solely on BF%.

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omg Scott I COMPLETELY hear you! And in your exact words! "I just want to look good naked" LMAO That is exactly what I told my boyfriend when he told me I was stressing too much about losing pounds haha no one gets it! I don't give a crap about the number until I look in that mirror and like what I see!

Yup, I just want to feel good when I slip on a sexy dress and it FITS.... but that also means, the numbers going down on my scale! :P Of course, the number isn't as important.