Weighing In On The Doctor’s Scale

At my doctor’s appointment this morning the nurse greeted me and asked how my day was going.

Me: Pretty good!

Nurse: Well it’s about to get worse because I need to get your weight.

SMH. Wrong! I choose NOT to let a silly number on the scale effect my mood or my perception of my own body.

WHY is that number on the scale so important? It’s not an indicator of our overall health. It’s not an indicator of our fitness abilities. It’s not even an indicator of our body composition. That little number on the scale is simply displaying our relationship with gravity. Nothing more, nothing less.