Why the scale lies

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asilmegan34
asilmegan34 Posts: 256 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been coming across a lot of forum posts about the frustration of many dieters that are working out and making great food choices. So I decided to write in my blog about it in hopes people understand and wont get discouraged..

http://allfit-happy.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-scale-lies.html

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  • CardiacNP
    CardiacNP Posts: 554 Member
    Great Post. I love it and so Agree
    !!!!
  • asilmegan34
    asilmegan34 Posts: 256 Member
    Thanks! I really hope people read it and don't give up all of the hard work they are putting in. :)
  • aray379
    aray379 Posts: 131
    Exactly what I needed as a reminder to not get discouraged today!
  • JoniBologna
    JoniBologna Posts: 653 Member
    Great blog! I've been blasting through 1000s of calories the last couple weeks (lots of hiking), and the scale hasn't budged. Though I know this is normal, it is still hard to swallow. I definitely don't plan on giving up, and it is nice being reminded of how the scale can lie. Thanks :flowerforyou:
  • fastbelly
    fastbelly Posts: 727 Member
    Fantastic post!!! Great job!!!
  • campi_mama
    campi_mama Posts: 350 Member
    Great blog post!
  • Marig0ld
    Marig0ld Posts: 671 Member
    This quote made me "lol" HARD....I just might have to steal it:

    "Sadly, this process can take weeks or months and so by then, most people throw their hands up in the air and eat 2 big macs like they just don't care."

    I don't know if you meant for that to rhyme or not...but even so, I'm sooooo glad I wasn't drinking anything or I would have sprayed it all over the keyboard.

    Great post, too!!! Scales can be downright malicious sometimes!
  • lil_pulp
    lil_pulp Posts: 701 Member
    I skimmed the blog entry and while I completely agree with what you're saying, the first sentence doesn't seem to fit with the rest.
    As I think you kind of mention near the end (the part about guilt being in the forefront of our minds), the mirror isn't actually a very good way to determine weight-loss success for many people. When I look in the mirror, it reflects only how I'm feeling about myself and my body at that moment, and not any sort of truth.
  • TenLaws
    TenLaws Posts: 273
    I think I'm in love with you.
  • Cherilea
    Cherilea Posts: 1,118 Member
    "Sadly, this process can take weeks or months and so by then, most people throw their hands up in the air and eat 2 big macs like they just don't care.

    Add some drums, maybe a guitar, and you have yourself a song. "Throw your hands in the air like you don't care!" Sing it sister!! :laugh:
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    Great Blog!!!
  • asilmegan34
    asilmegan34 Posts: 256 Member
    Sorry for the confusion. Mainly, a lot of people can look to the mirror and see where they have slimmed down. I can look at my face and tell a big difference, and when I look in the mirror I can see my back fat shrinking (yahooo!!!).
  • kapeluza
    kapeluza Posts: 3,434 Member
    "And if you don't want to do that either, then just realize that because of all your exercise progress, you will live longer if a Zombie Apocalypse hits planet Earth, because you'll be able to outrun all the people who just didn't want to try or gave up when the going got tough."

    I laughed out loud at this!!! LOL!!!
  • asilmegan34
    asilmegan34 Posts: 256 Member
    hehe, I figured there's got to be something to motivate us, despite how far fetched it might seem : )
  • asilmegan34
    asilmegan34 Posts: 256 Member
    bump a bump
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