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Do you pay attention to your BMI?

My body mass index indicates I am extremely obese >35. I rejoined the gym right after Christmas and have been exercising regularly. Admittedly, I need to make some changes in my diet, but at least I'm feeling, moving, and sleeping better. I bought a body composition scale which arrived yesterday, and it provided some alarming numbers so now I'm terrified.

How much attention do you pay to your body composition figures?
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Personally, I've started over. I'm the type that gets much too stressed and anxious if I have to keep track of everything, including all the numbers and calorie counting and logging, and yes, numbers DO terrify, so today I decided to go back to what feels good and had worked for ME in the past, before I got discouraged and quit, which was MY bad decision. I already know I'm overweight, so no need to confirm it and make myself discouraged or depressed. lol As long as those numbers keep going down on that scale and I know I'm doing my best to eat healthy, I'm happy. No need to stress. The less stressed, the better the outcome. This is not a race. Progress is progress. I'll take what i can get. The idea is to love yourself regardless and enjoy the process, not stress out if the numbers are not what we thought they should have been, like if you wanted to lose three lbs, but only lost one. One is GOOD. It's still going in the right direction, and we need to give our bodies time to adjust to any changes as we go along our journey, at its own comfortable pace. Now, I do have a pedometer. Thought I'd see how that would work and it has motivated me so much. I love it. But I learned real fast, not to overdo, and set myself back weeks! Now, im just going to enjoy the process and not stress. I've got a very long journey, but I'm just going to enjoy each day by knowing I've done, and am doing, my best. I weighed myself today, but won't until I hit June 30th. I just had to get that first figure, so I can see my progress by the end of June. Feels good to know I'm not harming my body with junk food and sweets. I concentrate on just feeling better and doing my best.