What's more important: Weight or Physique?
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ninerbuff
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I hear it ALL the time. People are so concerned about the scale weight, but want to look great. What's more important? Looking great DOESN'T always reflect a good number on the scale. In fact some people's bodies change completely while the scale doesn't even budge a pound.
You can reach weight goal and still look and feel "soft" and "flabby". So what happens is you exercise and guess what? The weight goes up!!! So then you go through mental jumping jacks because you want to bring the weight back down, but of course that doesn't help the flabbiness you still have.
If you look great, people DON'T CARE how much you weigh. Only you do.
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You can reach weight goal and still look and feel "soft" and "flabby". So what happens is you exercise and guess what? The weight goes up!!! So then you go through mental jumping jacks because you want to bring the weight back down, but of course that doesn't help the flabbiness you still have.
If you look great, people DON'T CARE how much you weigh. Only you do.
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physique every single day of the week :bigsmile:0
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Physique for SURE. I know what I want my body to LOOK like, but I have no idea what the # on the scale would be to reflect that. And once I'm within a healthy weight range for my height, I'll probably stop weighing myself altogether in favor of measurements/pictures.0
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def physique...i weigh the same as i did 1 year ago but am in pants that are 2 sizes smaller!!!0
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This is so hard to remember, thanks for posting this, my scale has not moved a lot and even my measurements arent really changing, but my jeans have gone down two sizes, my stomach is a bit smaller and I have way more muscle, I feel healthy and can see lots of muscle (I look tough now, lol) I'm not concerned what weight I am mostly but it does get disappointing sometimes when you don't see the numbers moving much.0
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I hear a lot about weight but not a lot on here about body composition, body fat reduction. Great question.
You definitely should be more concerned with your physique. Weighing less doesnt even mean you are healthier. i know a lot, a lot of very skinny UNHEALTHY people.
Taking care of your body is more important than what you weigh.0 -
Physique. I am only monitoring my weight now because I know about what I should weigh based on how much I weighed before I gained. I set my goal at 150. I weighed less six years ago but I was not toned. I would much rather weigh more than 150 and have an athletic, strong, somewhat muscular body.0
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physique every single day of the week :bigsmile:
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for me, it's weight. i need to be as light as possible to be a fast runner. i dont really care if i look like a bag of bones as long as i'm light enough to be a successful runner. runners almost have to be UNDERWEIGHT to be really really good.0
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Physique!0
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Both are important in the long range scheme of things.0
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Physique!!!
I haven't reached my goal weight, but I don't care about that anymore. I am so much stronger than I ever was before, I run faster, I lift heavier and my body looks better than it did 20 years ago before three kids and I was less weight0 -
for me, it's weight. i need to be as light as possible to be a fast runner. i dont really care if i look like a bag of bones as long as i'm light enough to be a successful runner. runners almost have to be UNDERWEIGHT to be really really good.
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For me personally if we are talking about sexual appeal for example - physique always matters more.
2 reasons:
1. I prefer the look
2. It's instinct to be attracted to a fit mate.
I like knowing my partner can run up a mountain with me.0 -
Definitely physique! I'd rather look good than weigh a certain number. Just wish I could get to where my knees stop hurting again...0
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If physique includes body composition, then definitely physique. I'm down to the last ten pounds to get to the weight recommended by my doctor and I am far more concerned with shedding body fat at this point. In fact, I used to worry about being "skinny fat," now I'm worried about being "fat fat," as the stubborn fat around my midsection is holding on for dear life. I've been losing steadily, but I now worry about losing fat, not muscle. I'm hoping that's what I'm losing, as I am now averaging about 1/2 to 1 pound per week. I also think that when I get the last 10 pounds off I'm going to want to lose 10 more. As much as I look forward to losing weight, I'm more anxious to see the body fat reduce.0
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Both are important in the long range scheme of things.
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Right now I would say weight since I'm at 285 lbs BUT when I get down to 220 or lower then the physique will become more of a priority.0
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Right now, weight is more important, but in the long run, physique is. I know that a lot of people say that BMI is a piece of crap measurement, but it's still important to me to be in the 'healthy weight' classification for my own motivation. Once I hit my goal weight (only 10 more pounds!), I'll still be almost at the max. healthy weight for BMI. However, at that point, if I lose more while I focus on toning, great, but if I stay the same weight but have a nice physique, that's great too.0
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For me, weight is priority until I reach my goal. I want to be mid-range healthy BMI. That's my goal.
Once I'm there, I'm going to work on any physique improvements I want, but not before.0 -
Physique for sure! my weight hasnt moved in months but my body fat % has dropped a LOT. to me, that and how i look are way more important than any number on a scale.0
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