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Happy Meals 7; For Dietes
Topic Started: Jan 29 2011, 04:24 AM (84 Views)
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Scale phobia is not an actual diagnosis or affliction that we could run to a professional and receive therapy and counseling for. It is a fear and obsession many of us dieters have. We either worship the scale when it rewards us with a loss, or we let the scale torment us and dispose us to the poorest of moods when it doesn't treat us kindly. Scale phobia is not defined by how often or how little we step upon it. It is defined by how much it affects our well-being or lack of it. Should such an inanimate metal monster be our refuge or our tormenter? Has a scale become our source of affirmation or critisim so much so that we let it dictate who we are or will be?

Society may well judge you on your body size. The scale certainly does and now we even have scales that measure fat and water and what not to make our readings more in your face. You can be as some that I know that actually throw their scale away or at least hide it from sight, or you can be an obsessive who stands on it up to 5-6 times a day and languishes over the typical water weight and stomach content fluctuations each day. Either personality displays and out-of-order neurosis that needs attention. Perhaps that is what we should fix first. It is wrong to define ourselves as to what the scale's opinion of us is. When we can find real contentment in who we really are within, perhaps losing the weight will become easier to digest. Just a thought, as one of many that we will have on our journey to wellness. We are body, mind and spirit. Let us be whole in all areas.
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