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Recently, I visited my doctor.\u00a0 On the way into the exam room, in the hallway, we (his nurse and I) passed the menacing scales of injustice.<\/p>\nRecently, I visited my doctor.\u00a0 On the way into the exam room, in the hallway, we (his nurse and I) passed the menacing scales of injustice.<\/p>\n
She said, in an authoritarian tone I might add, \u201cHop on the scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
To which I replied, \u201cNo!\u201d
\nShe responded, \u201cYou have to.\u201d
\nI said, \u201cNo.\u00a0 Really, I don\u2019t have to do anything I don\u2019t want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The doctor got involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cTruthfully, doc,\u201d I said, \u201cI think we, as a nation, are a bit crazy when it comes to the number on the scale.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been wearing the same size pants for 12 years now.\u00a0 There have been no drastic weight gains or weight losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlus\u2026 You want me to weigh myself fully dressed, in the middle of the day, after my big midday meal? Are you kidding me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Do I sound crazy?\u00a0 Well, the scales of injustice have a way of bringing out the crazy in some people, including me.\u00a0 Even though I\u2019ve maintained a 50 pound weight loss for a dozen years, I\u2019m still a bit nut-so when it comes to the number on the scale.<\/p>\n
When I got home, I recounted the story to my friends and family.\u00a0 We had a good laugh, after which, I decided to follow my own wise advice.\u00a0 So, I pulled my favorite book off the bookshelves; the one I wrote, and re-read the chapter on The Scales of Injustice.<\/p>\n
Here, an excerpt from the best permanent fat removal book, ever! What does the scale measure?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Do you know what the scales really measure \u2013 scientifically that is?\u00a0 Every object in the universe with mass attracts every other object with mass.\u00a0 (Some more massive than others!)\u00a0 Therefore, there is a pull \u2013 a force \u2013 an attraction (even better) between you and the Earth.<\/i><\/p>\n Your bathroom scale measures that force of attraction and that force is called your weight!\u00a0 If you look at it in those terms, it takes the emphasis off fat and puts it on gravitational pull.\u00a0 Nowhere in scientific date \u2013 that I could find \u2013 does it state that the scale measures hideous fat.\u00a0 It is only a number, and I realized that I didn\u2019t have to be in a twist over the attraction between the Earth and me.\u00a0 After all, I am happy to be considered attractive. Let\u2019s promise here and now that we\u2019re not going to get fixated on the numbers.\u00a0 The turtle wins this race and numbers fluctuate with the wind.\u00a0 Seriously, even the weather can make you retain water!\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n Nevertheless, statistics show that people who weigh themselves regularly not only lose weight faster, but keep<\/i> it off longer.\u00a0 How often should we weigh-in and what is the best way to weigh-in?<\/i><\/p>\n If you are like me \u2013 the kind of person who allows the number on the scale to dictate the mood of the day, then only weigh yourself once a week and on a day when no one is depending upon you in any way (do not dispense life advice or operate heavy equipment).<\/i><\/p>\n For more laughable weight loss stories, join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s KITT Club\/FB<\/a> !<\/p>\n Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n Janice Taylor, Life & Happiness Coach, Author, Artist, Positarian<\/em> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- Recently, I visited my doctor.\u00a0 On the way into the exam room, in the hallway, we (his nurse and I) passed the menacing scales of injustice. She said, in an authoritarian tone I might add, \u201cHop on the scale.\u201d To which I replied, \u201cNo!\u201d She responded, \u201cYou have to.\u201d I said, \u201cNo.\u00a0 Really, I don\u2019t…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,70,82,60,1,176],"tags":[671,3818,3826,3827,3825,8,3837,248],"class_list":["post-5474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-coach-2","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-inspiration","tag-janice-taylor","tag-kick-in-the-tush-club","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss-coach","tag-weight-loss-motivation","tag-weight-loss-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n
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