The Scale...Friend or Foe

Since February 15th I have stepped on the scale almost everyday (don't be mad Sara)! At first it was fun, watching the pounds melt away, then it stopped coming off as fast. I remember stepping on the scale and I was 265 pounds, then the next day 267, then 266, then 267, and it would go on like that for two weeks or more. It was so frustrating and I couldn't understand how I could possibly gain weight on the amount I was eating. Then one day I stepped on the scale and it was down to 265! Finally lost weight. Then it did the same thing for about two weeks up and down, then boom weight lost. I have learned so much about my body and the process it goes through to lose weight. I know that my weight will fluctuate for about two weeks then I will drop between 2 and 4 pounds in one day and then it starts fluctuating from that weight. Now that I realize I am not going to gain weight back for good, I am pleased and not so scared of the scale. If someday I step on the scale and my weight keeps inching up and up and never goes back down, I will panic...until then I will love the scale:)