A Non-Scale, Scale Victory

dahoodman
on 5/30/13 11:13 pm - VA

RNY on 03/26/13

Yesterday I was in the bathroom and getting ready to weigh myself, but my wife was in there blow drying her hair. Usually not a problem, unless you have a scale like mine. My scale is a digital scale that "zeros" itself out and beeps when ready. It also displays double-zeros when ready too so I knew it was ready. The problem is that when you step on it, it takes a few seconds before it finishes weighing you and then beeps. Well with the hair dryer going I knew I wasn't going to be able to hear the beep. After it takes your weight it then counts down 5-4-3-2-1 and measures your body fat and then beeps again. So I stepped on the scale and couldn't hear the beep so I looked down. Well, when I used to look down all I would see is my stomach, this time I actually saw the scale counting down!!!! After it counted down it displayed the body fat and weight and I could see it before I actually stepped off the scale!! So that's a non-scale, scale victory. I can actually see how much I weigh while I'm weighing myself.

[Highest: 303] [Surgery Day: 295] [Current: 199.8] [Goal: 180] [To Go: 19.8] [Height: 5' 8"]

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Dee.spunk
on 5/31/13 12:01 am - Sacramento, CA

RNY on 11/30/11

How awesome is that?! That really is a non scale scale victory! Wtg!

Height:5'1.5 RNY:11/30/11 HW:307 SW:234 CW:136 GW:140 (LOST 73 Lbs. PRE-OP)

MyLady Heidi
on 5/31/13 1:35 am

So how much do you weigh, why are you keeping us in suspense. lol

Congrats! I remember pre-op my stomach was so fat I used to not be able to reach items in upper cabinets because I could not get any closer, like carrying around a spare tire attached to your body. It's a miracle now that is gone.

dahoodman
on 5/31/13 10:50 pm - VA

RNY on 03/26/13

246.8, It's in my signature, but I forgot, OH lets you turn that stuff off. I always have a hell of a time at work because the sink bases are so far out in comparison to the faucet handles and you have to reach over the wet sink to get to them which then SOAKS your shirt because the last guy must have taken a damn shower in the sink. ARRRRGGHHH. That is becoming less frequent now that the belly is shrinking. :-)

[Highest: 303] [Surgery Day: 295] [Current: 199.8] [Goal: 180] [To Go: 19.8] [Height: 5' 8"]