Everyday Systems

sk8rgirl, when I started doing no-S seriously (and exercising just as seriously), the scale initially went UP instead of down. I wanted to throw something out the window--myself, or the scale. I'm here to tell the story, so guess what went? My recommendation? Get a piece of clothing you've outgrown ...

I LOVE No-S! I have a very hard time restricting my food, but delaying gratification as opposed to denying it has made all the difference. Apparently, knowing that I COULD have the pancakes, waffles, dim sum, Indian buffet, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's paradoxically makes me want them less. Back in the da...

Deb, this has been an interesting debate, with a lot of good points made, but I am now and will probably remain "anti-scale" well into the future, as it pertains to ME. Freakwitch, you have a more neutral relationship with the scale, yippee-skip for you. But let me point out that we are absolutely i...

Deb, I am firmly in the "scales suck" camp. Let's not forget, 'weight' is a measure of your body's gravitational force. Who gives a rip? We only care b/c it's a PROXY for body fat, and a damn poor one at that (depending on time of the month, scale calibration, not to mention muscle mass, water, etc....

This question finally brought me out of my lurking mode. My goals: Size 10--woops, that's numerical isn't it? Crap! I'll start over. The end of the following bodyfat manifestations: (a) the batwings--you know, when your underarm keeps waving goodbye long after your hand has stopped. (b) the backfat-...