Thank you,

Angie
.-= Angie´s last blog ..That Stinks =-.

And YES, looking better, feeling better and sleeping better are ALL fantastic “nonscale victories” that are so important.

I’m still pretty attached to my scale, and attached to using it pretty frequently. I feel like it keeps me accountable and honest, and it also relaxes me somewhat to see my weight fluctuating a LOT within a week. (is that weird?) It goes in and out like the tide, even within hours, so I don’t worry about it so much.

Last night I went out for a really great Ethiopian dinner. Today, I weigh 3 lbs more than I did yesterday. But I’m not freaking out. I feel like it will come down this week,. But I think if I only weighed myself once a month, and I saw that number, I’d feel like it was more “permanent” if you know what I mean.

We all need to find our own relationship to the scale, but I do think the OTHER factors (clothes fitting, energy level etc) are much better indicators.

And thanks for this piece of honest sharing, truly. It’s a real gift to all of us.
.-= Foodie McBody´s last blog ..piiiizzzzzzzzzaaaaa =-.

@ Andrea — thanks so much for stopping by and glad you enjoyed the little reminder. I find we ALL need them from time to time!

@ Michelle SO insightful!! The reason I wrote the post was to show that I am human after all, and though I may have it “all together” I still FEEL the way my readers, followers, and clients do. I get where they’re coming from, and I still have moments when I slip back into my old & previous habits. But I’ve learned how to deal with it and come out of it, so to speak.

And yes — Listen to your body!! SO IMPORTANT. Some people find the scale helpful, others do not (as it creates panic, like it did for me). Personally I think people need to find what works for them and to not be a “scale junkie.”

And I completely agree that no scale can give you a connection with your body and emotions….so true!

@ Leanna So great to hear you’re exercising more consciously….love that! And it’s so wonderful that you are losing the weight, while getting stronger and healthier. And its OKAY if you use the number on the scale as a guide. Just remember it’s just that — a guide. Thanks so much for your input…and keep up the great work!

Finally I realized that whatever I was doing wasn’t working. So I added 200 calories per day and cycled my calories for the week (keeping the average at 1700 but having a day at 1400, one at 2100, rest at 1600 or 1700.) And sure enough at the end of that week, 2 more pounds came off.

And, yes, my lungs are getting stronger, my muscles are growing, but I still like to see the number on the scale change since that is the only “number” I have to go by so far.
.-= Leanna´s last blog ..Lazy Days =-.

The scale is a funny thing. We push it away when we don’t want to admit to ourselves that we’ve been gaining, we curse it when we are trying to look for validation for our efforts, and we gain joy when it ‘gives’ us something that is ‘good’ in our mind.

It’s like the scale is human/god like..at least for me sometimes.

What the scale inadvertenly does is takes total power away from US. It’s not about listening to your bodies, celebrating our measurement success or accomplishing a balanced life. As you stated..you actually had to regain composure when it didn’t read what you wanted. For most people..it evokes the same reactions. It brings me back to the days of WW..weighin in. You could tell the mood, the look on people’s faces if they hadn’t lost weight. It’s like their whole self-worth was wrapped up in 200g..COME ON!

I am a morning weigher…until now. I am going to put my scale away and LISTEN TO MY BODY. Listen to my hunger signals and know in my heart that I can lose weight, feel good, etc..through a deep and honest connection with my body and emotions. No scale can give me that.
.-= michelle´s last blog ..It’s been great…Thank You! =-.

Great way to reconnect with what your clients go through!
.-= Hanlie´s last blog ..Time for another change =-.