Non-scale victories or stop listening to just the scale!

So let me just start this by saying that last week was a hard week for me.  I went to my regular Doctor for blood work (she's actually a vampire), med check, etc....  When I got on the scale, which they make you do by the way, it showed that since August I had not lost any weight.  I was many things, mad, hacked, pissed off, discouraged, and most of all felt like a failure.

I told my doctor this and she told me, I am paraphrasing, "Get over yourself.  You look different and I can tell you have lost weight."  Why is that number so important to me and to people in general?  I guess because you are in a sense judged by it everyday.

I went on Friday to my nutritionist, lovingly called "The Food Nazi" or TFN for short and got another shock. I had gained 4 pounds according to her scale.  I was really depressed now.  To borrow again from the great Stuart Smalley, I had some "stinkin' thinkin'" going on.  TFN told me, I am paraphrasing, "Get over yourself."  She measured my waist and I have lost three inches since the middle of August.  Also, my body fat had finally come down enough to measure.  VICTORY!  I am gaining muscle.

When I got home, I had my lab results and guess what?  I get to stop one of my medications because my blood glucose is so much better.  Can I get an Amen for that!  I guess I need to start looking at it like this:
1.  Don't worry about what the scale says.
2.  My blood pressure is the lowest it has been in years.
3.  My blood sugar is getting much better.
4.  I have more determination.
5.  I overeat far less than I used too.
6.  I am more persistent.  You will not stop me.
7.  I am drinking more water.
8.  I am eating more fruits and veggies.  I still stand by my statement that green beans or English peas will never pass these lips.
9.  I have cut down on the fat and sugar.
10.  I am moving more.  I can do things now that 6 months ago were only a dream.
11.  Most importantly,  I am more positive about life and myself.

While I do have a goal weight in my mind, I will not be as consumed by what that metal machine says anymore.  I am already victorious in my own way.

Peace out Peeps!  I have something great to do!