Ok, I'm not sure how to do this. I'll have a longer blog about this later, but for now, how should I do this? Advice time, blog readers.Long story made short, I changed gyms this weekend, from Ballys to the city Community Center. My wife, brother and his fiance, Gary and my wife's dad all go here. MUCH better for me, better facilities, you name it. One problem: no scale.
So, I pulled out my old scale that I've had for a few years, and it seems to be very accurate. Here's the problem.
The past few days, I've been stepping on the Bally's scale and my scale, and they're an exact 6 pounds apart. It has been for the past 3 days, so I'm assuming it to be accurate.
For example:
Ballys reads 281 - My scale reads 287
Ballys reads 279 - My scale reads 285
Ballys reads 278 - My scale reads 284
Accurate, but different.
Now that I no longer have Ballys (I have it until August 28), I need to base my weight on my new scale. I'm ok with seeing a 284 instead of a 278 today, because I know that I didn't gain 6 pounds - it's a matter of measurement.
My question is in regard to the blog. When I first started, I called it "350" - with a goal of "250". I had to lose 4 pounds (approximate) because the scale wouldn't even read - I assumed my weight to be 354 at the time, but used 350 because it's more 'marketable' and an even number. I've always considered those four pounds to be lost but never counted them in any of my blog calculations.
So do I just suck it up, pretend I gained 6 pounds and call my weight 284 today and know that my numbers are going to be skewed by 6 or 10 pounds for now on?
Or, do I change my parameters - meaning I'm still "Fourth and 31.1" for example, but consider my original weight to be 6 or 10 pounds higher, so I'll hit my 100 pounds lost at 256 or 260 instead of 250?
I'm not stopping at 250, so I think this is merely a cosmetic change on the blog, but I want to accurately reflect what I've done.
Thoughts?
PS: New low today - Bally's scale (the one I've used since the beginning) read 278. Gotta love that.
7 comments:
I say suck it up and just go with what the new scale says. All that really means is you're going to push yourself to lose an extra 6 lbs to get to your goal, and that can only help your underlying cause, right?
This thing of ours, it ain't about numbers. It's about fat.
Unless you're going to go buy yet another scale and see what it says (or weigh on someone else's scale- but keep in mind it might just confuse your further), I would just go by the current scale.
Billy is certainly right, although I know personally for me how encouraging it is to see the numbers going down.
Either way, you're doing great!
Would you consider it cheating to raise the "Before" number - keeping my "Fourth and 31.1", or or treat it as if I gained six, making it "37.1".
I know it's not about the numbers TOO much, but I have to admit that it's it kinda about the numbers to me ;)
Analyze it more!!
I would go by the new scale's number, and I don't think it would be cheating to change your before number. It's the same amount lost either way.
I think you should name your blog "Fourth and +/- 30ish Pounds I Think."
No?
I'd go with your scale and keep the weight loss the same.
Here's a better option: zero your scale out. It should have a way to calibrate it so that you're starting at zero, and once you've set it they should match. When you're not standing on the scale, it probably already reads six pounds. That's the right solution.
JIM
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