Does 5 pounds really matter?
To some 5 pounds doesn’t really matter but when your trying to lose weight it seems it can make or break your progress. I’ve been going to the same doctor for a while now and they’ve been weighing me using their basic slide the bar across scale. Recently they changed their scale to a digital one and when I asked why they said the other scale had been off by five pounds! This may seem like nothing to you but this scale has made me believe I wasn’t making any progress in losing weight, so I was just about ready to give up. Last week when I went (before they changed to the digital scale) and it said 248 pounds . This week I’m 242 pounds and I asked if there was something wrong with this scale and the nurse told me "Nothings wrong with the scale, this one is just more accurate." When I told her of my dilemma she asked me did 5 pounds really matter , I thought about it and told her yes because I was about ready to give up. I couldn’t understand why all the walking and weight lifting I was doing wasn’t causing the number on the scale to decrease. And I was tired of the doctor fussing at me and telling me I’m not tring to lose the weight. Now all of a sudden he walks in and gives me great praise.
So I ask you, Does 5 pounds really matter?
Post by: eyez1279
July 24, 2008 at 3:36 am
Yep 5 pounds DO matter! You can’t have 6 without 5 or 25 without 5 or even 100 without 5. Good luck with your goals; you seemed determined to achieve them!
August 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Yes it does matter.. 5lbs loss can bring a smile to anyone’s day.. and everyone is always talking about the last five pounds.. whatever to that nurse!!!
September 21, 2008 at 7:03 am
5lbs does matter, but only in a matter of motivation.
Reason I say that is because muscle weighs more than fat. So, if you’re gaining muscle there may be a point where you see the weight stop coming off. If you want to really measure your progress try going by your bodyfat percentage and your BMI. Like me for example, I’m pretty much in the same weight rage, but my bodyfat percentage has gone down and also my cloths have a lot more room in them.
Either way, Keep pushing girl. You’re only doing bad when you give up. Other than that everything is progress.