Too scared to get on the scales

[TooManyPlatesInMotion]

Just that really. I know it will be bad - my clothes don't fit and I can feel the extra weight but I am just too scared to do it as I know it will make me feel even angrier with myself. It has all gone on in the last year. I used to go out with a cycling club, do group exercise classes, run half marathons. I have drowned myself in booze and food over the last year.

I'm being a wimp. I know. Anyone feel similar or able to give me a kick up the arse?

I recognise that feeling. I do it first thing in the morning, naked.

It's tough... speaking as someone who stood on the scales last September for the first time in about 15 years.. .
But once you can quantify the issue, you can put a plan in place to deal with it. Break it down into small milestones and work towards your bigger goal. It's a bit like training for a half marathon..... there's loads of support here for however you might want to tackle it.
Good luck...

Thanks. Yes, knowing the reality will help me deal with it effectively. I just know I will find that reality upsetting! Still, head in the sand approach rarely works for anything...

Thank you at @honeycake50. I am going to do it tomorrow.

You don't have to weigh if you really feel it will be bad for your morale.

Why not get a length of string and wrap it round your waist and mark it, or a belt, or a tape measure. Use that as your starting point, then start to eat more healthily and be more active. If a month, take the same measurement and see how you're doing. Maybe then you'll be ready to weigh, maybe not.

Weight is just one form of measurement.