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EmTee
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Hi All๐Ÿ™‚

Haven't posted for a while but have been encouraged by the comments regularly.

Recently weighed myself on my sister's scales and allowed myself to believe the results - surprisingly I had lost some weight without really trying. I actually wondered if my GPs advice of eating breakfast regardless of how ill I was afterwards might actually be working, my sleep had improved which had also been a plus, the same GP said my weight gain was linked to my sleep deprivation.

Have to admit it felt nice! Until I went to an appointment last week and got on the scales. Turned out my sister's scales were out by 4 STONES!! ๐Ÿ˜‘

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Oh my, that's quite an inaccurate scale!

โ€จI see you havenโ€™t posted for a while, so I thought I'd share some key reminders. ๐Ÿ˜„

All of the information you need about the forum can be found in Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

You're very welcome to re-join some or all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially the weigh-in and the daily diary (pinned at the right of the page on a computer or scrolling to the bottom on a phone) and if you hadnโ€™t already taken it the first time, here's a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=trueโ€จ

I hope you'll continue to find this a helpful place where you'll want to actively participate as that can be a helpful key to successful weight loss and, of course, it's a good way to get to know people, find inspiration and share support and encouragement.โ€จ

Welcome back to the forum. ๐Ÿ˜„

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EmTee in reply to SofaJockey

Thanks Sofajockey

I don't think you can have gained 4 stone without realizing! The scales are wrong somewhere! You're better off using a tape measure to see progress tbh.. A "thin" person could still have too much body fat for their weight. The scales aren't the whole picture at all. So don't panic ๐Ÿ™‚

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Thanks for that mama2nana๐Ÿ™‚ good tip about the tape measure๐Ÿ™‚

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teddy14

Sounds similar to my scales EmTee, if I put them on carpet,I love the reading even it is 5 stone out, how I wish ๐Ÿค— you never know dreams can come true ๐Ÿงžโ€โ™‚๏ธ until then we'll stick to the rabbit food ๐Ÿ˜„ xx

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Lytham3 stone

Can I borrow your sister's scales? Lol ! Would you like to join us on our weigh in? Here's the link, I hope to see you there! :-) x

healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

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EmTee in reply to Lytham

Thanks Lyham๐Ÿ™‚

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