She found herself focusing on it too much, which caused her to overlook all of the good that was happening that maybe she was dismissing.
Her bras are fitting looser. (As it often happens, the boobs are the first to go).
She put on a pair of pants that she never had to tie a drawstring for, and they slid down.
Her 4-year-old son told her she is less jiggly. (And let’s be honest…little kids are truth tellers…for better or for worse!).
She reports having more energy day-to-day.
She says that she is sleeping better.
She is lifting heavier week-to-week.
Altogether, all of those things are proof that everything is moving in the right direction.
We chatted about how to approach the scale, and in a couple of weeks, we’ll revisit it together. I encouraged her with, “it’s just data, it helps us learn more about what we may or may not need to adjust.”
She is working on her nutrition as well and she is making little tweaks week-to-week. She is taking the feedback that she receives on her logs and is applying it.
She says this is the most consistent she has ever been, with the gym and working on her nutrition.
In closing, while improvements measured by the scale (i.e. weight loss) may be essential for improving one’s overall health, they are not the be-all, end-all.
Sometimes, the most meaningful measures of improvement cannot be measured by the scale at all.
My encouragement for you: don’t let the scale be the only thing you focus on when gauging progress. Can it be something you are focused on improving? Absolutely. However, don’t let your strict focus on that cause you to overlook the so many other wonderful things that are happening at the same time.
Sincerely,
Your friend in wellness and fitness,
Coach Candice
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