(The following took place on February 16, 2010 between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.)
I have no idea what my actual weight is anymore!
For the past nine weeks, I have been using the same scale at my doctor's office. Nine weeks ago it said I weighed 435 lbs. As I have been losing, I've been using the same scale every week. I set it to the weight from the week before then scale it down to see how much I lost. This week was going to be tricky. The scale by itself only goes up to a max of 350 lbs. To weigh over that amout I have to use a counter-weight set at the different notches of 50 and 100. If I set it at the 50 notch, it means the weight is 350 plus the smaller pointer on top which goes from 1 - 50. I had to set it at the 100 mark, which meant 300 + 100 + (1 thru 50). I have been using it the exact same way every single time.
Today was a big moment for me because I was hoping to finally be out of the 400s. I only needed to lose four more pounds and I could move the big counter down one notch. So I set the scale to 403. I get on and it didn't move. I kept tapping it until it was all the way over to the left and it still did not move. Great!! I'm out of the 400s!! So I move the counter-weight down from 100 to 50. I move the small pointer all the over to the right. I get on and it still does not move. Awesome, I have to move it more to the left meaning I lost more than 4 lbs. I was hoping to lose more because this week I cut out a lot of pasta from my diet. So I start moving the small counter to the left. It still has not moved. Tap, tap, tap. Still not moving. The scale finally balanced at 372! THREE-SEVENTY-TWO!! According to this scale, it means I lost over THIRTY POUNDS IN ONE WEEK!! Something is definitely wrong with this scale.
The nurses recommend I go to the local H.E.B. and try the weight/blood pressure machine by the pharmacy. So I go over and give it a shot. I try it four or five tiems and it reads 363!! That's nine pounds less than what the doctor's scale said. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!?!?!
So for now, I'm going to stick with the doctor's scale. I am also readjusting my starting weight to 410 lbs. So if I go with that, it means I've lost about 38 lbs. That is what I am sticking with.
