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The scale is NOT an accurate measure of your progress

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  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    LauraInTheWater wrote: »
    Congrats! That being said, the scale has been my number one helper in progress check and it does bum me out when people tend to knock it as a means of support for some of us. Different people find success using various tools, but I have found that steadily seeing the scale going down is encouraging. At the same time, a steady increase lets me know I need to change up my diet or exercise routine. I mean "steady" not just one or two days of fluctuation or water weight.

    I'm with you on the scale being useful. I used to be proud of being a "doesn't own a scale" person, and I feel like I'm eating those words a little now. There's nothing shameful about needing to keep an eye on how one's diet and exercise are working, and a scale is a quick and easy way to do that, so long as you don't let natural fluctuations get you down.
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