I’ve got a long weigh to go… |
I’ve often thought that rules were made to be broken. Right? Sometimes. But one rule in the Best Life Diet that is better not to break is weighing yourself no more than once per week. Believe me, I know. I know because I keep breaking this rule and it bites me in my own (slowly shrinking) behind more often than not. Because if that number doesn’t go down, or at least stay the same, I feel like crap!
Yes, I’ve often voiced the righteous reality that the scale only reflects a number. Weight IS only a number. It’s a relative measurement. It can’t separate the fat you’ve lost from the muscle you’ve gained. It’s JUST A NUMBER!!! Yet I’ve fallen victim to checking out that number more than 4 times this past week. Geez–I really can’t stand hypocrites!!!
If there is a thing called “scale karma” I’ve definitely gotten my payback. That blissful 9 pounds I saw just the other day bounced up to what looked like a 2 pound gain. In just 1 day!!! How is that possible??? Now I know the true meaning of “ignorance is bliss”.
How many of us are falling victim to the tyranny of the scale? To a number? We’re women—flesh, blood and heart. Brilliance, wit and wondrously complex beings. And so many of us let a NUMBER on a simple piece of equipment, and not a very interesting one at that, determine how we feel that day. How we feel about ourselves, our bodies, our spirits.
I’d like to think that I’m not going to allow this flat metal machine with a number fetish make or break my day anymore. But I’m a realist. Living nearly a half- century under a scale dictatorship is not going to change overnight. So I’ll do what I can…Weighing myself once a week is more than enough!
