Measuring success by the scales - MiniMins.com

KD · 29th September, 2008

Fact: Stick to the plan and you definitely lose weight
Fact: You can control what you put in your mouth
Fact: You cannot control what the scales say.

So what do you celebrate? The scales showing a loss, or the fact that you kept to the diet all week?

What if you stick to the diet, but the scales don’t reflect your effort? Will you be disappointed, even though you have done everything correctly and couldn’t possibly do any better? Knowing that you will have lost weight…but it didn’t mean anything because the scales are giving the wrong result?

What if you ‘cheat’ and the scales show a big loss…does that mean you’ve succeeded and need a pat on the back?

Or even if you’ve been 100% and the scales are showing a loss? Does it mean more to you? Does that mean you’ve done even better than 100%?

I think the scales are a wonderful tool. I weigh daily, and love seeing them give the same reading day in and out, but that’s not what I really celebrate.

I celebrate being in control of what I put in my mouth, because that’s what I have done. I don’t celebrate what the scales say.

So if you’ve stayed the same one week, or just lost that one pound….if you’ve kept to the diet 100%, then be proud, because that’s what it’s all about. Stick to the diet and the weight is coming off….whether or not the scales agree. And you’re worth the same amount of applause than those who have lost more.

1lbs, 1 stone, it doesn’t matter. You can’t do better than 100% after all

So do me a favour, and next time you go to your CDC for a weigh in, if you’ve been 100%, go in rejoicing.

Tell him/her you are going to be one of their success stories, because you were in control this week and will be next. If the scales reflect this, that’s just the icing on the cake. You’ve lost weight anyway. You don’t need a mechanical instrument to tell you whether you are in control or not

Oooh. A nice big font....cos I think this is important

rachelh · 29th September, 2008

Fantastic! I am going to copy it onto the Lipotrim board if that's OK?

KD · 29th September, 2008

No problem at all

Bunnyg · 29th September, 2008

Hey KD - you're weight management training is showing very well! My god, what a fabulous post! Thank you

KD · 29th September, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunnyg

Hey KD - you're weight management training is showing very well! My god, what a fabulous post! Thank you

LOL. This one was my own. Didn't get it from anywhere

becky85 · 29th September, 2008

brill post kd

Surfhunny · 29th September, 2008

Great post KD, I never go to my weigh in worried that the scales won't budge, I know every week I stick to ss 100% so whatever they say, I know the diet is working. You summed it up perfectly!! Thank you

**flirty40greeneyes** · 29th September, 2008

Well said KD ..... and sooooooooooooo true as well.

May I copy this and print it for my office - I try to tell my clients the scales are only a tool in weight loss, and it is them that is far more important - but you've put it so eloquently (as usual!)

tara66 · 29th September, 2008

Thanks for this, you could have written it just for me as doing 100% with a pound loss this week. Am gonna be proud x

DQ · 29th September, 2008

Thank you

**Starlight** · 29th September, 2008

OMG!!

KD I love you!! lol I have never in my life needed a post like that as much as I do today (I wont bore you with the details its all in my diary, if you suffer from insomnia Id recommend reading it lol)

Im going to save this thread and read it again and again and again

edibeedee · 30th September, 2008

Thank you KD, Just what I needed to hear. I had a pretty hard day today and in general due to some food situations recently, but I am hanging in there really only by a thin string, it hasn't become a thread yet but....... I am determined to protect my weigh loss and continue working to make less of me.
I will read this often.
edi

lottymoo · 30th September, 2008

Thank you for this. Really inspirational.
xx

Angela1 · 30th September, 2008

KD - read the post I just did on Team 7 fatfighters this morning. Thankyou so much for this. I am going to print it out and put it near my scales.

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KD Super Moderator KD's Profile Albums KD's Photo Gallery Typing Master Champion! Join Date: 22nd July, 2006 Posts: 11,619 Rep Power: 284	Measuring success by the scales Fact: Stick to the plan and you definitely lose weight Fact: You can control what you put in your mouth Fact: You cannot control what the scales say. So what do you celebrate? The scales showing a loss, or the fact that you kept to the diet all week? What if you stick to the diet, but the scales don’t reflect your effort? Will you be disappointed, even though you have done everything correctly and couldn’t possibly do any better? Knowing that you will have lost weight…but it didn’t mean anything because the scales are giving the wrong result? What if you ‘cheat’ and the scales show a big loss…does that mean you’ve succeeded and need a pat on the back? Or even if you’ve been 100% and the scales are showing a loss? Does it mean more to you? Does that mean you’ve done even better than 100%? I think the scales are a wonderful tool. I weigh daily, and love seeing them give the same reading day in and out, but that’s not what I really celebrate. I celebrate being in control of what I put in my mouth, because that’s what I have done. I don’t celebrate what the scales say. So if you’ve stayed the same one week, or just lost that one pound….if you’ve kept to the diet 100%, then be proud, because that’s what it’s all about. Stick to the diet and the weight is coming off….whether or not the scales agree. And you’re worth the same amount of applause than those who have lost more. 1lbs, 1 stone, it doesn’t matter. You can’t do better than 100% after all So do me a favour, and next time you go to your CDC for a weigh in, if you’ve been 100%, go in rejoicing. Tell him/her you are going to be one of their success stories, because you were in control this week and will be next. If the scales reflect this, that’s just the icing on the cake. You’ve lost weight anyway. You don’t need a mechanical instrument to tell you whether you are in control or not Oooh. A nice big font....cos I think this is important __________________ 8 Stone gone Cambridge Diet Counsellor (Bournemouth) August Wilson, "As my spirit grew bigger, my demons got smaller."

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rachelh is loving the soup?! rachelh's Profile Albums rachelh's Photo Gallery Join Date: 24th July, 2008 Posts: 448 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	Fantastic! I am going to copy it onto the Lipotrim board if that's OK? __________________ Rachel xx Start 24/9: 13st 5lb Current: 12st 11lb 76/84 days to go till my 12 weeks! Goal: 9st 7lb Slim for Christmas! This week's goals: LT, 4l water, daily 2 mile walk, 10 mins toning daily Mini targets: 1. Into the 12s DONE 27/09 2. Into my size 14 combats - aiming for 03/10 3. Into the 11s 4. Into my size 14 jeans 5. Into size 12 trousers 6. Into the 10s 7. Into size 10 top 8. BMI under 25 9. Into size 8 top and size 10 trousers 10. Into the 9s

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KD Super Moderator KD's Profile Albums KD's Photo Gallery Typing Master Champion! Join Date: 22nd July, 2006 Posts: 11,619 Rep Power: 284	No problem at all __________________ 8 Stone gone Cambridge Diet Counsellor (Bournemouth) August Wilson, "As my spirit grew bigger, my demons got smaller."

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Bunnyg Determined Bunnyg's Profile Albums Bunnyg's Photo Gallery Join Date: 10th January, 2007 Posts: 2,771 My Mood: Rep Power: 62	Hey KD - you're weight management training is showing very well! My god, what a fabulous post! Thank you __________________ My diary: http://www.minimins.com/members-only...d-journey.html

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becky85 Im always here! becky85's Profile Albums becky85's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th January, 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 22,624 My Mood: Rep Power: 391 Diet: Was CD but now WW Height: 5' 6" Start Date: 6 Nov 08 Start Weight: 241lb Current Weight: 230lb Goal Weight: 182lb BMI Information: Current BMI: 37.1 Start BMI: 38.9 Goal BMI: 29.4 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 11lb Weight to Lose: 48lb % Lost 4.56%	brill post kd __________________ http://www.minimins.com/members-only...kys-diary.html

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Surfhunny Laugh in the face of food Surfhunny's Profile Albums Surfhunny's Photo Gallery Join Date: 17th August, 2008 Location: Teesside Posts: 563 My Mood: Blog Entries: 24 Rep Power: 7 Diet: Cambidge Diet Height: 5' 7" Start Date: 12.08.2008 Start Weight: 226lb Current Weight: 173lb Goal Weight: 159lb BMI Information: Current BMI: 27.1 Start BMI: 35.4 Goal BMI: 24.9 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 53lb Weight to Lose: 14lb % Lost 23.45%	Great post KD, I never go to my weigh in worried that the scales won't budge, I know every week I stick to ss 100% so whatever they say, I know the diet is working. You summed it up perfectly!! Thank you __________________ Team 8 Gr8 M8s Losing W8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gQazRyvXA Progress Wk1: -9 & 3/4lbs Wk2: -7 & 1/4lbs Wk3: -3lbs Wk6: -3lbs Wk7: -9lbs Wk8: -5lbs Wk9: -3lbs Wk10: -3lbs Wk11: -6lbs Wk12: STS Wk13: +2.5lbs Wk14: -6.5lbs

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flirty40greeneyes Moderator flirty40greeneyes's Profile Albums flirty40greeneyes's Photo Gallery Join Date: 25th August, 2006 Location: Middlewich Cheshire Posts: 12,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 293 Diet: CD SS .... sometimes!!!	Well said KD ..... and sooooooooooooo true as well. May I copy this and print it for my office - I try to tell my clients the scales are only a tool in weight loss, and it is them that is far more important - but you've put it so eloquently (as usual!) __________________ CDC Start weight Oct 05 - 15.03 1 Jan 08 - 14.06 1 Nov - 14.02 12 Nov - 13.7 -9

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tara66 Likes to post tara66's Profile Albums tara66's Photo Gallery Join Date: 13th July, 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 996 Rep Power: 23 Diet: Lipotrim TFR	Thanks for this, you could have written it just for me as doing 100% with a pound loss this week. Am gonna be proud x __________________ Start weight 17st 11lbs Week 1 -14lbs Week 16 - 2lbs Week 2 - 5lbs Week 17 - 1lbs Week 3 - 5lbs Week 18 - 8lbs Week 4 - 2lbs Week 19 - 0lbs Week 5 - 4lbs Week 20 - 3lbs Week 6 - 6lbs Week 21 - 3lbs Week 7 - 3lbs Week 22 - 5lbs Week 8 - 4lbs Week 23 - 3lbs Week 9 - 3lbs Week 24 - 2lbs Week 10 - 2lbs Week 11 - 6lbs Week 12 - 3lbs Week 13 - 5lbs Week 14 - 2lbs Week 15 - 5lbs Christmas Challenge Lose 32lbs / 16lbs to go

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Starlight Moderator Starlight's Profile Albums Starlight's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 259 Join Date: 28th December, 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 16,732 My Mood: Rep Power: 367 Diet: Weight Watchers Height: 5' 11" Start Date: Jan 09 2007	OMG!! KD I love you!! lol I have never in my life needed a post like that as much as I do today (I wont bore you with the details its all in my diary, if you suffer from insomnia Id recommend reading it lol) Im going to save this thread and read it again and again and again __________________ Jan 9 2007 - Started WeightWatchers Jan 9 2008 - lost 127lbs (9.1stones) Next Mini goal: 175lbs - 12.5 stones

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edibeedee Optifast Girl! edibeedee's Profile Albums edibeedee's Photo Gallery Join Date: 25th August, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 172 My Mood: Rep Power: 3 Diet: Optifast	Thank you KD, Just what I needed to hear. I had a pretty hard day today and in general due to some food situations recently, but I am hanging in there really only by a thin string, it hasn't become a thread yet but....... I am determined to protect my weigh loss and continue working to make less of me. I will read this often. edi __________________ Illness March and April down about 10 lbs SF June 6-August 1 down about 24.9 lbs started stalling out due to slowly increasing my food intake and eating the wrong kinds of foods, needed not to deal with food for awhile. OF started Aug 2 Aug 08 -16.3 Sep 08 -12 Oct 08 -16.2 Nov 08 -7.4 (so far)

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lottymoo Regular Member lottymoo's Profile Albums lottymoo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd April, 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 31 My Mood: Rep Power: 0 Diet: Cambridge Diet	Thank you for this. Really inspirational. xx __________________ Starting weight 18st 12lb!!! (May 2008) Lost 29lb to date... Target - to be 11st 7lb and try for second baby in 2009

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Angela1 CD Angela1's Profile Albums Angela1's Photo Gallery Join Date: 16th August, 2008 Posts: 449 My Mood: Rep Power: 7	KD - read the post I just did on Team 7 fatfighters this morning. Thankyou so much for this. I am going to print it out and put it near my scales. __________________ Team 7 - Fat Fighters 14.1 W1-5 W2 -5.5 W3 -4 W4 -2.5 W5 - 2 W6: -5.5 W7 12.4 +1 W8 12.1 - 3 W9 12st -1 W10 -2.5 W11 -1 W12 -1 W13 -1.5 Goals = 11s = YES,OH. YES 3 stone = ?