Tuesday, August 14, 2012

What a Nice Way to Start -Day 3

August 14, 2012

Yesterday was a great day for me.  I joined a local gym and had a little work out for about 40 minutes.  When I was finished I started walking around the gym.  I noted a scale used for weighing yourself over on the wall.  I really thought nothing of it because most scales will only weigh you if you are 300 pounds or less.  The best I have ever seen was an old scale we owned that could measure up to 330 pounds.  The reason I bypassed the scales was because the last time I went to a doctor appointment I weighted in at over 360 pounds.  I just knew I weighed more than that so why even look.  But that small voice inside said go look again.  I am glad I listened to that small voice, for when I walked by the scale a second time I noticed that it weighed up to 660 lbs. 

I stood for what seemed like an excessive amount of time staring at the scale.  Did I really want to know my weight?  I thought about it for a while longer until I remembered that I love to set goals.  I love to chart out what I have done and mark all the milestones.  So I stepped slowly up onto the scale and watched a wonderful number appear on the LED screen . . .


                          334 LBS


I know at first glance someone may think that is horrible, absurd, or crazy.  But really, I was expecting it to be 370 or more . . . and just like that I lost nearly 40 pounds!  That is such great news to me because I now have a starting place.  I can easily lose 5 pounds and slip forever out of the 330's, never to see them again!

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