Me vs The Scale

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    spulsifer92 wrote: »
    Everyone has very good advice, I appreciate it. I am trying to get better. But like everyone is saying, i cant do it alone. I need help from a professional. I understand that. I just don't want people to think any less of me or that im "crazy".

    you're not crazy, but you are ill... if you had a broken leg, would you try and fix that on your own?
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    weight is the least significant metric in monitoring your health and fitness level... STOP!!! measure yourself... arms, legs, hips, waist, neck... any body part you can get a tape around... the ONLY reason folks use a scale is because it is simply the easiest most convenient guideline... weighing yourself multiple times/day only encourages you to deprive yourself of food and water... THAT will stress your internals and ultimately lead to damage to all your vitals... soon... you'll grow weak and lethargic... then... malnutrition will set in... your hair will begin to fall out... your skin will become dry and chapped...depression will set in... it's a grim picture... food is necessary to maintain all your body's natural processes... and exercise is necessary to ensure all those processes function optimally... change you thought process from .. weight.. to fit... your body image should be tied to what you can accomplish physically not on the effects gravity has on your body... gravity is a variable.. it depends on so many different things... even the moon cycle will alter your weight... and so too will your menstrual cycle... the ONLY thing that influences your fitness level is your heart.. and your drive to accomplish... THAT is control...
  • spulsifer92
    spulsifer92 Posts: 36
    So your saying measuring in inches is better then in lbs?
  • LeahFerri
    LeahFerri Posts: 186 Member
    spulsifer92 wrote: »
    So your saying measuring in inches is better then in lbs?

    I think the idea is that yes, if you want a numeric metric, body measurements are more meaningful than scale weight. I think the more important part of the post, though, was the emphasis on fitness. What you can accomplish with your body rather than what size it is.

    But as with any numeric metric, too much focus on it isn't good for mental health.
  • spulsifer92
    spulsifer92 Posts: 36
    Right.... hm... I do exercise 2 times a day. I tend to over eat at night and then get upset with the number on the scale
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    You weigh too much, that's why he has done it. He is trying to help you.

    You should only weigh once a week anyway, your weight fluctuates so much, you would drive yourself mad constantly jumping on there.

    Give yourself a break from the scales, then say to him your weigh once a week.

    Eating healthy, and exercise is healthy - A bad relationship with the scales isn't!

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