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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / May 2005May 4 update - Joyce
Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. I'm having some issues with my much loved scale (you know how attached I am to that dr. office balance beam scale). The dang balance level is getting stuck somewhere, like something internal is bent. It will stay at the bottom of the area to tell me I am lighter than the previous week ... I can get it to go to the top so I know I am not that light yet (lol) ... but between those two points it is stuck in one permanent area - soooooo, told me I was somewhere between 159.5 and 164 (the top and bottom weights). I took a wild stab in the dark and logged 163 as my current weight ... just kept moving the slider bars little by little and took the weight it read before it began to hit the area where the balance thing is sticking. OK, then I went out and bought a step on scale. I panicked, have to have something a bit more reliable (although I am hoping that this issue with the scale will not continue, maybe it is only being temperamental). Weighed myself again this morning on the new scale ... 163.2 (after coffee) so must have guessed fairly accurately. I'm sticking with 163. Here are the results: last weeks weight: 164.5 current weight: 163 lbs Weight change: -1.5 lbs Doing good, headed in the right direction still. No foreseeable challenges in the upcoming week, as our mothers day celebration will be postponed until next week when all kids are available. The biggest problem I am having this week is undereating, not getting my points in. I even splurged on a glass of wine this evening, and am still a few points shy. Not gonna worry, I'm sure I will make up for it somewhere. <g> Joyce A second glass of wine sounds good :-) Congrats on the loss, Joyce, it 's great to see you posting again and back on track. As for your scales, I hope they are indeed just temperamental, and reacting against the fact that you want to lose again, so they 'll have to work more!  SignatureNathalie from Belgium 134.1/88.4/minigoal 86.2/ Goal 68 Kg 295.6/194.9/minigoal 190/Goal 150 pounds CL Challenge: 199.5/194.9/185.5 pounds 90.5/88.4/84.1 Kg > Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Joyce Great loss this week, Joyce. Maybe your beloved scale doesn't like the 160s and will cooperate once you're in the next decade. Great job of guessing your weight! Mother's Day may seem weird this year after your mom's death. Father's Day was bad for my family the year of my father's death. Maybe it's still hard for us and that's why we act as if it were any other Sunday and don't do anything. Anyway, I like your plan to wait a week until everyone can gather. I'm celebrating Mother's Day already. One of my daughters arrived yesterday for a long weekend. This morning we're going for a bike ride to eat breakfast at a local favorite bakery. Don't know if it's possible to work off enough calories to compensate for the yummies! -- Linda P >Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Joyce Thanks. I'm hoping the same, that the scale just doesn't like the 16x numbers ... I can hope. On the plus side, the scale I bought appears to read extremely close to what I am "guessing" on the beloved one. Not bad considering the digital measures in tenths and the balance beam one measures in quarter pounds. Mothers day was a bit off, I expected it to be. Ya know, we handle valentine's day the same way you do Fathers day ... act like it's just any ol' normal day. It was my dad's birthday and we didn't like him getting lost in the shuffle of a hallmark holiday ... and hub and I continue the practice. Tonite is our bday and mothers day celebration, a bit late - but if you remember, our family is always running late on these things. <g> Sounds like you have a wonderful plan for spending time with your daughter. I hope I reach that point with mine someday ... right now her idea of "bonding" is taking me and my wallet out shopping. <g> Joyce >Great loss this week, Joyce. Maybe your beloved scale doesn't like the >160s and will cooperate once you're in the next decade. Great job of [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >>Joyce > Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > make up > for it somewhere. <g> You certainaly are getting off to a great start. I have never liked the doctor type of scale. They have one at Curves and I never know if I am making the right "guess" at the weight. I'd rather have the "step on scale" as you call it. What brand of scale did you get? >> Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. >> [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >never know if I am making the right "guess" at the weight. I'd rather have >the "step on scale" as you call it. What brand of scale did you get? I'm the opposite, adore the balance beam scales as they are so much more accurate and consistent. I had one for 20 years before it began giving me trouble ... the new one seemed to bog up faster. BUT ... I think it has had some help from my daughters friend who insisted on moving it all over the place (and banging it along the way). He couldn't figure out why his weight would not change no matter where he moved the scale. <g> After doing some research and reading some reviews, I opted for the weightwatchers branded (by Conair - WW60 I think) digital memory scale - no body fat monitoring, as I have heard they are pretty unreliable. So far I have been amazed by this scale, readings are extremely consistent - same reading when stepping on and off multiple times, as well as shuffling it around the room. There was a 1 pound variance between hardwood floors and carpeted floors (I tested just for grins). The scale is listed on the ww website marketplace, or at conair ... but I found it for $15 cheaper at Amazon ... and got free shipping. <g> Joyce I saw the WW scale for sale at Ulta Cosmetics last week. Looks very nice. I'm glad to hear that it accuracy matches it precision. >>> Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. >>> [quoted text clipped - 66 lines] > >Joyce Dang! I never thought to look at Ulta. I hit Target, Walmart, Penneys, etc. - no one carried this scale so I had to resort to the online method. So far so good, haven't noticed any variations at all. Even if it isn't "exact", the fact that it seems to give me the same result continuously is more important. I can at least be sure that I am going down ... or up. Joyce >I saw the WW scale for sale at Ulta Cosmetics last week. Looks very >nice. I'm glad to hear that it accuracy matches it precision. [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] >> >>Joyce Congratulations on the loss this week! You're doing wonderfully well since starting back OP. Wish I could say the same :-) Bummer about the scales, buy maybe like Linda says, they will cooperate more when you're below the 160's! The new scales sound like they are pretty much correct though, so at least you have those if the others fail you again. Brenda > Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Joyce Thank you! I am doing well, surprising myself - almost too well though. I noticed this week after going back through my journals that I don't think I am eating near enough - somewhere around 18-20 points, usually towards the low end. Always something to work at, as I tend to lose less weight when eating less. Ahhhhhh, this week should be much different - too much going on. LOL Joyce >Congratulations on the loss this week! You're doing wonderfully well since >starting back OP. Wish I could say the same :-) [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >> >> Joyce Have hubby or son look over the scale - no, not when you are on it (G) But down is good >Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Joyce LOL! I have talked to both of them, when the earth moves I'm sure they will get around to it. <g> Joyce >Have hubby or son look over the scale - no, not when you are on it (G) > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >>Joyce hey Joyce. Good job. SignatureLES > Ok, a day late on posting ... but here it is anyway. > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Joyce Thank ya ma'am! Joyce >hey Joyce. Good job. > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> >> Joyce >Here are the results: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Doing good, headed in the right direction still. Great loss Joyce, you don't do things by halves do you ;-) Sorry about the scales though. I hate changing scales. This week is closer to that half range ... more on that later. <g> Thanks for the kind words and support, they are soooooo appreciated. I hated switching scales too, but so far I think I like the new one. It's being kind anyway. <g> Joyce >>Here are the results: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Great loss Joyce, you don't do things by halves do you ;-) Sorry about >the scales though. I hate changing scales. |
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