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spectrachic311 said: "Interesting insight, lbsbgone! I sometimes feel the same way. My scale and my doctor's scale are about 4-5 lbs different and when I weigh myself at the doctors, I feel like I gained weight or something just because the number is different. And like you said, honestly, losing 5 lbs doesn't make you look much different (I know that much for a fact). I try not to weigh myself too often anymore...just often enough to see how I'm doing and make sure those pounds don't sneak up on me. If the number on the scale bugs you, measure your progress another way. I go by my favorite jeans and how they fit. If they fit nicely, I'm in good shape. If I feel them getting tight, I know I have to watch it a bit."
klynnfosh said: "Yes numbers are stupid. We should focus more on how we feel than any number. If you feel good at the weight you are at, then I would let my clothes be my guide. If you think you look good in them and they fit nice then don't worry about that 5 lbs. And if you don't like what you see then you just have to say I will not weigh my self for a week and I will eat better this week, drink my water and work out however I can and see what happens next."
lbsbgone said: "we have all heard it before "i cant loose the last 5 pounds" well, thats me. 5 pounds....thats it. not a lot to ask for. not even sure if i would look any different. and i know i should be happy where I am at because it is not that bad.....but that number on the scale really gets to me. its kinda like that constantly nagging friend you have. it just nags and nags and nags every day. i step on and feel like it is looking up, laughing at me. imagine if scales could talk? i wonder what they would say. anyway, constant battle. that stupid number. why do we care so much about a stupid number???"
lbsbgone said: "you both are ever so right.....but for me its easier said then done when it comes to seeing that number. overall, im healthy...i work out regularly, i eat health 80% of the time (i enjoy something I like to call Fat Sundays), and I have never been significantly overweight. But that STUPID number that pops up on the scale will make or break my day even before it started. Its dumb and I know it, but I sometimes feel if I forget about my scale I hold so dear that he will be mad and shoot even a more discouraging number at me. Although, maybe Ill give it a try this week :)"