Forget the scale
ALL my life, my entire life I was reminded constantly from the world around me that the smaller you are, the less you weigh. Which I thought, when the number on the scale was small the smaller you are.
FORGET IT. Now from this day forward, I have thrown the scale over my shoulder. I have lost enough weight that now the scale does not budge any more. Due to my change of diet (thanks Devin) and change of exercie (thanks Melinda) my scale of doom doesn’t move from the fabulous 140, but the measurements are getting smaller.
That doesn’t mean I still won’t aim for less weight, but I won’t kill myself anymore, or get upset about what the scale says. I want muscle and definition and I MUST accept the fact that (we all know) muscle weighs more than fat. I even went through a breakdown on myself and friends, when I was very frusterated, confused about what was going on with my body. How can someone go through a strict diet, strict exercise, and see no results on the scale?
It took the day I was with Pauline and we were shopping for my dress for the wedding in California. I normally went for my regular sizes (I haven’t bought a dress nor clothes for a long time) so I pick up larges and size 11. To my surprise, NONE of them fit. ECSTATIC, I walked around in dresses size small and size 6. I’ve never thought I see the day I do that.
So every since that day I still step on the scale everyday, just in case. But now I measure myself more often, and more often I see the measurements go down. I’m more than happy to see my results. More importantly I’m very happy I’ve developed a lifestyle that makes me healthy and gorgeous at the same time.
June 15, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I know the feeling about the scale. I still get on it everyday but it’s only to make sure it didn’t jump 5 lbs in one day, then there’s a problem. As long as my clothes are fitting me nice I’m alright with my weight! Keep it up, Your looking awesome!
June 15, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Muscle Weight ! That’s all ! The scale is only a tool to have your average weight but you can’t use it for weight loss because you lose some fat but gain some muscle weight !
June 26, 2008 at 6:42 am
I gave up on the scale a few weeks ago as well. I may weigh myself once a week. Like yourself I would weigh myself in the AM and one day I’d be 1-2 up and other days 1-2 down. I go on what I see in the mirror. I will probably start measuring myself as well. Especially the ab area to see if that is going down.
Last week I went to put on a sport coat that use to be too small and it fit. That is motivation in itself.
Keep it up - I think we are both on our way to transformations.