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! 
