The scale is a lying torture device! I'm proof :)

JennBona

You look awesome....I'm doing p90x as well less than 2 weeks left then on to insanity my scale has barely moved either...I was also a daily weigh-er and changed to just get on the scale once a week cause it was frustrating me...thanks for sharing

bookyeti

WOW! You look terrific - all your hard work has certainly paid off! Thank you SO much for sharing your photos and amazing progress with us. (I'm also proof that the scale lies, as I lost 2 dress sizes and only a few pounds, at the time.)

I am one of those folks who doesn't believe that good health or fitness can be measured by a number on the scale. Unfortunately so many rely on the scale as their motivator for losing weight. But it's a blind, unreliable and often-times discouraging gauge -- sorry, that's not the kind of 'motivator' I want! I go by inches lost, how my strength/endurance increases, and how my clothing fits. However, you've really encouraged me to start taking progress photos too!


Your post reminded me of my two favourite quotes on the subject of 'the scale'...

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“If you reached your goal weight and looked like crap, would you be happy? What if you only reached half of your goal weight and looked fantastic, would you be upset? What matters are the inches and how you look and feel. Not how much you 'weigh'." -Skip Lacour

"You can completely reshape your body without affecting your weight much. I simply strive to trust in the process and remember: Who sees the scale? Just you. Who sees your shrinking measurements? EVERYBODY! " -a friend on MFP

AlexanderK1994

You look great! I have a long way to go before I start ignoring my scale...

YepLilly

Hello everyone!

Upon urging from a few of my MFPs here, I'm posting the below picture. The photo on the left is from Jan 1st when I weighed 202lbs - the photo on the right is from this morning when I weighed 203lbs. Since January, I've done P90X and I'm finishing up month 1 of Insanity.

Just goes to show your body can change and the scale won't show it ONE BIT. If I didn't take photos and measurements, I would surely be insane by now.



IGNORE THE TORTURE DEVICE aka the scale!!

I just found this thread, but I have to bump it. Amazing!!! Congrats!

7months

THANK YOU FOR POSTING! This is very motivational! The scale is indeed AWFUL!

Yesterday, at work, a close friend told me I look like an entirely different person than I did a year ago. All co workers have commented on my weight loss. I started there a size 18 pant. Today I am squeezing in to a ladies 14 ( strangely, I fit in to most juniors 15). The strange part is that I have only lost 6 pounds on the scale. However, the very large protruding belly I had is hollowing out, the shape of my bottom is changing, legs are powerful, and back is stronger.

I hate the scale too! It almost made me want to give up on many an occasion.

I put it away for 3 months, kept doing what I was doing. Took it out after I was CERTAIN old clothes didn't fit anymore, and it still refused to nudge. So I decided I don't need the scale! Just MFP diaries & logs and the FANTASTIC people who share their own stories!

Thanks again for posting yours!

aliciab307

bump

aliciab307

awesome comparison btw!

KristyHumphrey

wow! Truely amazing!!! I think we should all throw our scales out and measure!!

Rosslifts

More people need to see this.
lean healthy muscle weights more than fat, so any fat loss on a strength programme like p90x will be hard to see on a scale. Break out the tape measure and start taking measurements.

bookyeti

I know I've posted on here several times, but I always keep coming back to it. It's my favourite thread on MFP.

silvergurl518

I know I've posted on here several times, but I always keep coming back to it. It's my favourite thread on MFP.

^and thanks to you, i found it! amen for this thread. i hate the scale. keeps telling me i'm going up when i KNOW i've been working out more and eating better. down with the lying torture device!!!

bookyeti

You're very welcome, girl!
It's a post everyone should see!

MissRae123

This is amazing and so inspiring. I was getting discouraged with not losing yet during Insanity but this has me wanting to keep pushing and stop stepping on that damn scale

ZB17

Thanks for sharing.

5willards

Sooooo needed to see this today. Thank you!!!!

JerseyGirlinTN

Sooooo needed to see this today. Thank you!!!!

I agree, I needed this too. My numbers keep going up and down, but I've been running and eating under 1700 calories. Just gotta keep it in my head that my body is changing!

djack18

I needed this so badly this morning after stepping on the scale. I am officially pushing mine under the bed. Thank you for this. you look awesome!

RHSheetz

WOW! what a GREAT transformation. I am currently going through the same process and I am very frustrated by the lack of process. It is great to see such great results. Keep it up!