Weight loss and the scale

[beautiful8]

Originally Posted by lookatreestar Is there anyone who has ditched the scale?? My body looks so different to me, but the scale isn't budging! What gives?!? ok it's only been a week but I was in pretty good shape 2 years ago so my body seems to be remembering everything...

Im a personal trainer...the scale means nothing lol lean muscle mass will make you look thinner and burn fat. I'm a size 6 and weigh 150lbs and im not ashamed of my weight. But I do a lot of weight training too, the scale can be a good guideline but it doesn't tell the whole story...sounds like your doing good!

[beautiful8]

Originally Posted by CMamma Since we moved about a year ago, we still haven't unpacked our scale & I am SOOO glad b/c I get obsessive - need to step on it everytime I see it in the bathroom. I've found the way you feel & your clothing size is a better judge, at least for me. It's better mentally anyway. I can experience a gain or loss from anywhere between 2 & 15 lbs in a 24-48 hr time period. I know it sounds pretty drastic, but it happens. I used to get myself wrapped up in the weight, but now if my clothes fit comfy & I look ok (to myself) in the mirror, then I don't worry. And I listed to my body to see if I feel bloated, bogged down, etc. That easily tells me if I need to adjust my water intake, drink some tea to flush out excess liquid, be a bit more physical, etc. And remember - muscle weighs more than fat & if you are working out, you may lose fat & build muscle. And there's no one right weight/size that's good for every person. I hate those stupid "If you're xx tall you should be xx weight. It's crazy! People aren't clones.

except a lb of muscle and a lb of fat weigh the same...but w more muscle you will weigh more just look leaner and be healthier

[lookatreestar]

Originally Posted by beautiful8 Im a personal trainer...the scale means nothing lol lean muscle mass will make you look thinner and burn fat. I'm a size 6 and weigh 150lbs and im not ashamed of my weight. But I do a lot of weight training too, the scale can be a good guideline but it doesn't tell the whole story...sounds like your doing good!

thank you! its just so hard to get the number game out of your head. my dh said his number went up too the other day so the scale might just get buried in the closet i have a harder time noticing my clothes because i just started my cycle but yesterday dh put on a button down that was sooo tight around christmas and it is so roomy now! we were both just like

[lookatreestar]

Bumping this bc OMg the scale finally moved , down 5lbs!

I'd be happy at a size 6 again, my 8s are finally fitting ( for awhile they got too tight so I just wore yoga pants vs buying 10s)

still work to do but I am honestly enjoying being active and finding my body again

[krispy79]

No scale here either and i don't want one. I have been a lean 145 and a "fat" 150 so i know its just a number. At a lean fit 145 i was a 6, even a 4 at times. But at 150 with far more fat than muscle I was in a 10.

[TakodasMomma]

I'm overweight and my scale has been at 250 for a month. I eat right, run lift weights. I've learned we store fat in our muscles. So while that fat is going away the muscles are becoming more lean but the scale may not budge. I hate people who say if you don't over eat and exercise you will lose pounds. That's not true. I've almost drove myself nuts thinking about it.

The truth is, I feel better. I can breathe easier yoga and running don't get me out of breathe neither does going up the stairs. I can hold my son for a lot longer. My legs are leaner and my stomach is smaller... So regardless of what that stupid scale says I've lost weight.

Don't let the scale discourage you.