I need to find a more reliable scale!
I went to the doctor's office this morning, just like I have been for the past 14 weeks. There was that fiasco when I finally broke 400 lbs. Now I'm on the verge of breaking 350. Last week I weighed 362. I challenged myself to be under 350 in four weeks. That's three pounds a week, a very attainable goal. So I get there and set the scale to 362 and jump on. The pointer is still down which means I did lose weight.
I should preface this by saying that I did not have a very productive week. I skipped two workout days. I ate out once or twice. I went to a birthday party and consumed many alcoholic beverages and snacks. For all apparent reasons I should have gained something.
I start tapping the counterweight to the left, tap-tap-tap. It finally balances out at 357! I LOST FIVE POUNDS!! WHAT?! HOW?! HUH?! I can't believe it. I double check the settings and everything is where it should be. Then I remember week 8. So I take the counterweight off and set it at 350. I get on and the pointer is DOWN. I tap it over once and THE DAMN THING BALANCES AT 349! WHAT?! HOW?! HUH?! It's doing it again! This time however, the difference is only eight pounds compared to 30 pounds the last time. I am going to be sticking with the 357 for now. I will check it again both ways next week.
