I gained in the third month???

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

I am sooooo depressed. My new, expensive scale finally arrived at my

doorstep. Its from Staples and will weigh anything up to 400lbs and cost

$129.00. Took me months to save up for it and now I want to throw it out the

window!!!

I am three months out. I lost 27lbs before surgery, 25 the first month and

19 the second. This morning when I weighed myself, it said I GAINED

4.5lbs!!! I got on the phone pronto and made an appointment with my PCP's

nurse to get weighed Monday. (Cause I weigh so much they have to do the

hanging weight thingy with the scale, and cause they're so busy, I need an

appointment, just can't walk in!)

I can't believe that I didn't lose anything and actually gained weight in my

third month. The scale is a postal/freight scale and should be accurate.

Could I have messed myself up that badly?

My frame of mind is that I'm not on a diet, eat protein first veggies, carbs,

but a little of anything else is fine as long as it doesn't make me dump. So

far nothing has. I stopped keeping a food diary (big mistake) and fell into

the habit of eating late at nite again. But I didn't think I'd GAIN! Maybe

not lose alot, but GAIN???

OK OK, breathe - breathe. If I did gain then I will use this as a life

lesson. I will start keeping a food diary again, and will cut my portions in

half. If I eat at nite it will only be fruit. I will start over and change

my mindset, reminding myself that my 'window' is only 12 to 18 months and now

I've blown one of them. I will not chastise myself anymore than I have been

doing, will wipe the slate clean and go on. I can and will overcome this

setback.

After all I have started taking aerobics classes this week. My local

hospital is offering classes three times a week for one hour for three

months. Man is my back killing me, but I won't give it up! I know this will

build some muscle, (its only been a week) and I'm prepared for that.

I wanted the scale so I could tell if I was on a plateau. That way I could

try and break it before I wasted a month cause I didn't know I had plateaued.

I could only weigh at my PCP's or at the hospital where I had surgery.

So do any of you think I messed myself up that badly? I don't think I should

blame the scale, oh sure I'd like it if it were defective, but I think I'm

the one thats defective this time. OK OK, breathe -breathe.

Hugs and Blessings,

Rose

[Guest guest]

Rose,

Cut this out!!!!! Girl you have done great. Do yourself a favor and

RELAX!!!!!

Don't be so hard on yourself. You haven't done anything wrong. It's probably a

difference between scales. My PCP moved offices and his new scale weighed 8-10

pounds heavier than his old ones. It bummed me out but just for a little while.

Your body needs time to adjust......JUST DON'T GET OBSESSIVE!!!!! You

have a wonderful new tool....just relax and let it work. Enjoy your new life.

Love,

Genz ( Rose)

JULIE0630@... wrote:

> Hi guys,

>

> I am sooooo depressed. My new, expensive scale finally arrived at my

> doorstep. Its from Staples and will weigh anything up to 400lbs and cost

> $129.00. Took me months to save up for it and now I want to throw it out the

> window!!!

>

> I am three months out. I lost 27lbs before surgery, 25 the first month and

> 19 the second. This morning when I weighed myself, it said I GAINED

> 4.5lbs!!! I got on the phone pronto and made an appointment with my PCP's

> nurse to get weighed Monday. (Cause I weigh so much they have to do the

> hanging weight thingy with the scale, and cause they're so busy, I need an

> appointment, just can't walk in!)

>

> I can't believe that I didn't lose anything and actually gained weight in my

> third month. The scale is a postal/freight scale and should be accurate.

> Could I have messed myself up that badly?

>

> My frame of mind is that I'm not on a diet, eat protein first veggies, carbs,

> but a little of anything else is fine as long as it doesn't make me dump. So

> far nothing has. I stopped keeping a food diary (big mistake) and fell into

> the habit of eating late at nite again. But I didn't think I'd GAIN! Maybe

> not lose alot, but GAIN???

>

> OK OK, breathe - breathe. If I did gain then I will use this as a life

> lesson. I will start keeping a food diary again, and will cut my portions in

> half. If I eat at nite it will only be fruit. I will start over and change

> my mindset, reminding myself that my 'window' is only 12 to 18 months and now

> I've blown one of them. I will not chastise myself anymore than I have been

> doing, will wipe the slate clean and go on. I can and will overcome this

> setback.

>

> After all I have started taking aerobics classes this week. My local

> hospital is offering classes three times a week for one hour for three

> months. Man is my back killing me, but I won't give it up! I know this will

> build some muscle, (its only been a week) and I'm prepared for that.

>

> I wanted the scale so I could tell if I was on a plateau. That way I could

> try and break it before I wasted a month cause I didn't know I had plateaued.

> I could only weigh at my PCP's or at the hospital where I had surgery.

>

> So do any of you think I messed myself up that badly? I don't think I should

> blame the scale, oh sure I'd like it if it were defective, but I think I'm

> the one thats defective this time. OK OK, breathe -breathe.

>

> Hugs and Blessings,

> Rose

>

>

[Guest guest]

: It's the scale. Not you. We bought a new scale and it showed we'd gained

7 pounds and we knew we hadn't. So we just toughed it out and we weigh more at

home that at the Doc's office. LOL...don't worry. You didn't mess anything up.

Honest.

Flo in MD

> ** Original Subject: RE: I gained in the third month???

> **

> ** Original Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:03:27 -0700

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Hi guys,

>

> I am sooooo depressed. My new, expensive scale finally arrived at my

> doorstep. Its from Staples and will weigh anything up to 400lbs and cost

> $129.00. Took me months to save up for it and now I want to throw it out the

> window!!!

>

> I am three months out. I lost 27lbs before surgery, 25 the first month and

> 19 the second. This morning when I weighed myself, it said I GAINED

> 4.5lbs!!! I got on the phone pronto and made an appointment with my PCP's

> nurse to get weighed Monday. (Cause I weigh so much they have to do the

> hanging weight thingy with the scale, and cause they're so busy, I need an

> appointment, just can't walk in!)

>

> I can't believe that I didn't lose anything and actually gained weight in my

> third month. The scale is a postal/freight scale and should be accurate.

> Could I have messed myself up that badly?

>

> My frame of mind is that I'm not on a diet, eat protein first veggies, carbs,

> but a little of anything else is fine as long as it doesn't make me dump. So

> far nothing has. I stopped keeping a food diary (big mistake) and fell into

> the habit of eating late at nite again. But I didn't think I'd GAIN! Maybe

> not lose alot, but GAIN???

>

> OK OK, breathe - breathe. If I did gain then I will use this as a life

> lesson. I will start keeping a food diary again, and will cut my portions in

> half. If I eat at nite it will only be fruit. I will start over and change

> my mindset, reminding myself that my 'window' is only 12 to 18 months and now

> I've blown one of them. I will not chastise myself anymore than I have been

> doing, will wipe the slate clean and go on. I can and will overcome this

> setback.

>

> After all I have started taking aerobics classes this week. My local

> hospital is offering classes three times a week for one hour for three

> months. Man is my back killing me, but I won't give it up! I know this will

> build some muscle, (its only been a week) and I'm prepared for that.

>

> I wanted the scale so I could tell if I was on a plateau. That way I could

> try and break it before I wasted a month cause I didn't know I had plateaued.

> I could only weigh at my PCP's or at the hospital where I had surgery.

>

> So do any of you think I messed myself up that badly? I don't think I should

> blame the scale, oh sure I'd like it if it were defective, but I think I'm

> the one thats defective this time. OK OK, breathe -breathe.

>

> Hugs and Blessings,

> Rose

>

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