To weigh or not to weigh...

For me... that is the question.

Hi, my name is Don, and I am over 450 pounds (oh my God.. I said it.. my big secret.. ). 

I absolutely know I am loosing weight. My big concern is this... in the past when I have weighed while dieting, I got so focused on weighing and needing to see a reduction every day (I know, you should only weigh once a week at most), that I became obsessed. This led to an emotional roller coster, high when I saw a loss, devastated when I didn't. 

There were two problems with this cycle. First, I shouldn't expect to see a loss every day and second, I shouldn't have been weighing every day. BUT, I couldn't help myself.. the scale was the driving force that was keeping me committed to the plan (that was my worst mistake).

I have thought a lot about this issue, and decided, at least for a while, not to weigh, but rather, look for changes in the way I feel and the way I physically interact with the world. At first they will be small changes, but each sign will be an encouragement to me, and I won't need a seat belt or a barf bag.

For now, not having to 'worry' about weighing has allowed me to just concentrate on being focused and committed, without that 'self imposed' pressure and stress. I will get to the point where I have control over this, and want to start weighing once a week. 

I will, however, within the next few weeks, weigh and post my exact weight, because I do want to know where I started.