My bathroom scale

I have a scale in my bathroom that is running my life.

I am not proud to admit that and wish I could just never set foot on it again.
But alas, I know I will be using it everyday and more than three times a day.
It has such power over me that somedays I decide what my plans on by what number it flashes.
If it shows a great number I feel like a million bucks and want to workout all day long to continue my progress.

Other days I see a six pound gain in two days and want to throw in the towel, grab some chicken wings and eat until I grow feathers.

Now I know in my mind that there is no way I can gain that much weight in two days...but I have been told that the scale does not lie...well mine does!!!
How else can I justify the number it showed me????

When I returned for a workout with my trainer I told him about what my scale said and I knew he thought I had binged on booze and bad food. Yes it is hard to stay on the eating plan when you are away from home, yes not eating every two hours messes me up.
But I did not screw up that much not even close.

Marching downstairs to weigh in and workout seemed like a one way trip to loserville and I thought I was doomed to be fat forever.I honestly wanted to turn around and head home.

How surpised was I when his scale said I was down a pound...what was going on here?

What a wake up call on how much pressure I put on myself everytime I weigh in and how much three little numbers can ruin or make my day.

That darn scale at home had me quitting,depressed and feeling like I was never gonna be a skinny person.

But what really did my bathroom scale teach me this weekend?

Lets see....

that number that I see every morning can and will change for better or worse

weighing in is a part of the weight loss journey...not the most important part

the number on the scale does not determine the quality of my day


After all this drama, I do plan on keeping my bathroom scale to remind myself that nothing is perfect,things can change and the three little numbers it shows me are just that three little numbers.