Walk on Wet Paint Blog

Last week, Dr. Oz, on his TV show, presented this new product called the Quantum Scale which retails for $59 plus $10 shipping… not bad for a bathroom scale. What it does I think is simple, yet exceptionally revolutionary for those that need a bit of motivation to moving in the right direction. One of the greatest challenges to STARTING a weight loss program (believe me I know) is to get on that scale the first time and face the fact that you are FAT! You can look in the mirror and realize it, but the scale tells the real tale since it can’t lie to you and you know it won’t be anything like what you weighed in high school.

The Quantum Scale fixes that. You step on it to register your weight the first time and set the scale to zero, but it never tells you your actual weight! It ONLY tells you whether you have moved UP, or DOWN each time you step on it. Much research shows that you are far more motivated if you know you are moving in the right direction and can track that, NOT knowing is NOT motivating, and you may stop a short-term behaviour that could be benefiting you.

Now, none of us have an excuse to avoid the scale and know where we stand. (Please note: this is not a product endorsement, nor do I have a Quantum Scale myself… yet.)