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Laura vs Scale

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Battle #1: March 2011
When I saw the scale in my friend’s bathroom, the idea came to me:

I weighed myself.
I peed.
I weighed myself again.

I always assumed that when I peed, I lost about one pound. I was disappointed to returned to a scale that changed by only 0.5lbs.

“More beer!” I demanded upon exiting the bathroom. Drinking would award me another chance.

Three 0.5lb pees later, I began to get frustrated. Dealing with a digital scale that had only half-pound resolution, I wondered if it was the scale that was failing me. I tested.

Weighed myself. Drank 12oz beer. Weighed myself again: increase 1.olbs. Dammit! My bladder’s ego was crushed.


Comeback: August 2011
It is ok to fail at something if you learn from your mistakes. In reviewing my failure, I pinpointed my weak point as my eagerness. In returning to my friend’s house, I would exercise patience with the scale, hold the pee longer, and give it time to amass more weight.

The result? Weigh myself, pee, weigh again. 1.5lb difference!!

Take that, scale! Bladder ego reinstated. Mission complete.
  ¶ 11:26 PM