the results of not getting on the scale for a month...

...are pretty much the same as if I had continued to weigh in every day. :P 198.6 was the number I saw when I got the scale out of the closet this morning, for a net gain of 0.4 lbs since my last official weigh-in. So, looking at this somewhat scientifically, the number of times I weigh in during the average month has absolutely no bearing on the numbers I will see. In fact, it appears that the amount of weight I gain or lose is entirely dependent on--GASP!!--how much I eat and exercise. Imagine!

So, since all the scale really does is depress the shit out of me, back in the closet it goes. We'll see what the silly thing says in January...after a month where I'm hoping to pay a bit more attention to my weight-loss habits. By which I mean, any attention at all.