Ever get on the scale and have your day ruined? Or, what about the day you weigh yourself, and that number makes you feel like a million bucks? I’m going to help you understand why the scale doesn’t matter.
The problem with only paying attention to your weight is that you could have lost muscle so you weigh less.
That is not always healthy because you’ll be weaker and have a slower metabolism. Unless you’re up a few pounds – that’s cool because you may have put on muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat.
The best part is that it may mean you’ve gained muscle because your new workout program is working – and that is how you raise your metabolism!
Our obsession with the scale is dangerous.
The scale is an “ok” tool to use once in a while, or if you have over 50 pounds to lose…
…but relying on that one tool for “a sense of accomplishment” is a bad idea.
Here’s why I am urging you to hide your scale for 30 days. It’s also why the scale doesn’t matter like you think it does.
If you want a “tool” that lets you know how your health and diet are…
Look in the mirror when you are naked, after a huge unhealthy meal.
Not so great eh?
Makes you wanna tighten up the diet tomorrow- am I right?
Also, makes you wish you had a flatter belly, doesn’t it?
Better yet, keep a great-fitting pair of jeans around, and step into them if you feel you’ve overindulged.
Those stretch pants don’t count ladies 😉
Read on to see why the scale is not your best friend.
These tips and tools will tell you more about your health than a scale will.
A scale does not tell you:
If you are eating healthy.
Whether you are sleeping well. (BTW, obesity is more prevalent in people with insomnia issues)
Doesn’t tell you if you live on diet soda or Slurpees.
Won’t let you know if you just cut out 3 meals or just lost 3 pounds of muscle.
Also, the biggest problem is If you just added 3 pounds of muscle ( YAY You!)
That dumb tool will not tell you if your diet is 1000 calories of chicken breasts or 1000 calories of chips and dip.
Or, If you count every calorie, drink most of your calories, or ever eat a vegetable…
So, if you are so obsessed with the number, that you forget that the composition of your body is what matters most – ditch that lousy tool.
Sadly, one of the worst-case scenarios is if your relationship with food, is so unhealthy, that you weigh every meal, and count how many calories you burn with every workout.
Just so that that number on the scale doesn’t budge.
Today, put your scale away and focus on your health, not your weight.
Focus on moving more, and adding in strength training. The key is to prevent muscle loss, and to build new muscle tissue as we age.
Focus on what foods you are missing, such as more protein, and more fiber.
And for Pete’s sake, drink a beer, or eat a cheeseburger every so often so that you feel great eating healthy the other 80% of the time.
Create a healthy relationship with food, and activity, not one that is a slave to the scale and what you weigh.
More muscle means you’ll weigh more, and that is great – because your shape will be firmer – and you’ll look leaner.
Now go hide that scale, and do something healthy for your lifelong wellness.
You’ll be happy you did, and you’ll most likely pay attention to how you feel, not just what you weigh.
Sharing tools for us to live long and strong, in bodies we love for life!
Dawn
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