Throw the scale away!!!!

BethMarieVA

For the longest time I have been obsessed with the numbers on my scale. I started working out with weights about 4 months ago and have been amazed with the transformation in my body.

When looking at this progress picture it is hard to believe that I am only 3.5 pounds lighter. That's right, I have only lost 3.5 pounds during this 4 month period, but the change in my body has been unbelievable! I have dropped a full pant size and feel amazing!

I will no longer be tied to my scale and from this point on will measure my success by the way my clothes feel and through pictures! If you are having a hard time with your scale just stop getting on it!!! Let your body tell you how you are doing instead!

Cheers to Non Scale Victories!! Stay strong everyone, you are doing great!!

kali31337

Great job! Yay for your NSV!!!

amfmmama

how happy are you that you took the before photo!! You look great!

inherentst0rm

You look amazing in both tbh, but great progress!

dsboohead

Yes...a difference in both images...point well taken!

BethMarieVA

amfmmama wrote: »

how happy are you that you took the before photo!! You look great!

So thankful!!!

Penthesilea514

Way to go!

CatherineLaurel

Agreed!!!! I picked up the weights and got rid of the scale. Totally new happier mindset and 11 lbs down. And tons more self-confidence!!!

Womona

That’s 3.5 pounds? Holy cow. You look like you lost 20!

sistrsprkl8097

U look great! I’m at a healthy weight & have decided to do a recomp. I’d rather be strong than skinny 😁

c4therineB

Has the pic been removed or is it just me? I can't see anything. 😮

rainbow198

Congrats on your progress!

Focusing more on my body composition (losing fat and inches) and not so much the scale has worked really well for me too.

When I was losing weight at one point I lost a couple of dress sizes and was seeing amazing, visible results, but I only lost a few pounds. That's when I decided to stop giving the scale so much power.

Keep up the great work!

Laviegurl25

Completely agree!! I haven’t lost much from what the scale shows but in pictures it’s apparent that I am shrinking. Way to go! And great words of advice!

babysaffy

This is great! Thanks for posting!

classic2o

Bravo OP .. you certainly are smaller! Thanks for the post.. I need to follow your advice!

leahkathleen13

Great work! Inspiring!

jean133mjg

That's part of my own problem; I've given the number on the scale, the power to control my attitude for the day. It's amazing how I've given an inanimate object more power than my own abilities.

amfmmama

Tell me about working with weights.... what are you doing?

lovefrenchies

I agree! I detest the scale and think it is so destructive - at least it is to me. Either you think you're not doing well enough, or you've done so well you can eat something you normally wouldn't/shouldn't. Someone said "the scale is a lyin' liar that lies," and I agree! I weighed myself on the day I started, but I honestly can't foresee the day when I will weigh myself again. I'm just not going to do that to myself. I know I am losing by how I look and how my clothes fit. I don't need to know more than that.

ReenieHJ

jean133mjg wrote: »

That's part of my own problem; I've given the number on the scale, the power to control my attitude for the day. It's amazing how I've given an inanimate object more power than my own abilities.

Oh man, this is me 100%.