Reminder: The Scale Does NOT Define You!

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  • Esmeralda007
    Esmeralda007 Posts: 16
    Amazing!!!!! Thanks for the great advice!! XOXO :)
  • soniabogonia
    soniabogonia Posts: 778 Member
    Best post! Thank you! This really puts things in perspective!
  • harmanee2000
    harmanee2000 Posts: 41 Member
    I love this!
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Lorina, you kicked that scale's *kitten*. I can say that, I AM British :happy:
    Can I say it, too? Please? I also use git and tosser regularly.
    Well OK, but you'll need advanced training before you progress to "rubbish bin" and "buggeration".
  • ravenlaramie
    ravenlaramie Posts: 165 Member
    I can't count how many threads I've seen just in the past week that were along the lines of "My clothes are getting looser and I look thinner, but the DAMN SCALE WON'T BUDGE! How can I make the number drop!?!" :sad:

    Stop it. Just stop it. Now.

    If you're getting smaller, you're doing things right. It doesn't matter what the effect the earth's gravitational pull has on you at any given moment. No one knows that number but you.

    To illustrate that point... Last October, I reached my goal weight of 126 pounds. I wanted to be 9 stones. No, I'm not British, but I like the number nine. And actually, I got to 125.5 pounds. To celebrate my victory over the bastardly scale, I bought new jeans.

    These are those jeans last year.

    IMG_2839.jpg

    Happy camper. Loved how I looked.

    SINCE then, the scale has bounced around quite a bit. Between being on the bench about six weeks in January with a stress fracture, some trial and error with trying to find exactly what maintenance is, a few lazy weeks in June when I lost my mojo and then caught the flu... But I stuck with it, and tried to ignore the scale best I could. I eat about 2100 calories a day Monday through Friday, don't log on the weekends at all, run 3x a week and lift weights 3x a week (stronglifts 5x5, just started week 2, but I've been lifting).

    I'm currently about 132-133 pounds. And here's those same jeans today.

    IMG_5213.jpg

    I'm about 7 or 8 pounds heavier, but I could smuggle a loaf of bread down my pants.

    And that's why I always say... Track your progress through measurements, how clothes fit, and progress photos, not just by the scale. The scale is a lying, cheating *kitten* who kicks puppies and takes candy from babies. Don't give it any power over you.

    Like I said in a couple threads today... Losing pounds is like getting a promotion at work with a big fancy title, but no pay raise. Losing inches without much in the line of pounds is like getting a big fat pay raise. Which will matter more in your day to day life?

    (Edit: I hate how the camera flash washes out all definition. :grumble: )

    Just... thank you. Seriously! I'd been getting bummed and honestly this post has brightened my day. I owe you one.
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    Exactly. When I was 112 pounds I was a snug size 6. Now I'm 119 pounds and I'm comfortable in a four.
  • Saseee
    Saseee Posts: 7
    THANK YOU!!! I needed this to keep me motivated!!!!! BTW, you look great!
  • runnermama81
    runnermama81 Posts: 388 Member
    THis. is. awesome. My husband tries to tell me this all the time but I have a hard time believing him because I think he is just trying to make me feel better. (ya know, he's my husband, that's what he's supposed to do, right??) But it really is true. I always get upset because I weigh more than I did before having my kids, but I was not even close to being in the shape I am now before having them....I was just skinny:)
    You look Amazing!!
  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    My new Hero!
  • wilblnd7
    wilblnd7 Posts: 10
    needed that
  • graciousdove
    graciousdove Posts: 28 Member
    Thank you so much for this post! I am a scale tracker and I just finally noticed that when the scale goes up, it affect my entire mood for the whole day! That can't be healthy. However, I don't think the inches are coming off yet either, but I am starting to feel better in general and can really tell when I have had a good day of eating or a bad idea. I think I am going to start listening to my body and not a machine who just wants to see me suffer!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Thank you so much for this post! I am a scale tracker and I just finally noticed that when the scale goes up, it affect my entire mood for the whole day! That can't be healthy. However, I don't think the inches are coming off yet either, but I am starting to feel better in general and can really tell when I have had a good day of eating or a bad idea. I think I am going to start listening to my body and not a machine who just wants to see me suffer!

    When I first started, it was fitness goals that kept me motivated. I'd just started the Couch to 5k running plan, and in four weeks time, I went from struggling to run one minute at a time to running over a mile straight. And since I stopped believing I could ever run at the tender age of 12, so I spent about 26 YEARS thinking I just was not meant to be a runner, that felt more amazing than any drop on the scale or clothing size. :drinker:
  • graciousdove
    graciousdove Posts: 28 Member
    Thank you so much for this post! I am a scale tracker and I just finally noticed that when the scale goes up, it affect my entire mood for the whole day! That can't be healthy. However, I don't think the inches are coming off yet either, but I am starting to feel better in general and can really tell when I have had a good day of eating or a bad idea. I think I am going to start listening to my body and not a machine who just wants to see me suffer!

    When I first started, it was fitness goals that kept me motivated. I'd just started the Couch to 5k running plan, and in four weeks time, I went from struggling to run one minute at a time to running over a mile straight. And since I stopped believing I could ever run at the tender age of 12, so I spent about 26 YEARS thinking I just was not meant to be a runner, that felt more amazing than any drop on the scale or clothing size. :drinker:

    That's a good point! All of my goals have been scale orientated, so maybe I need to switch it to fitness and that will keep me from being constantly discouraged and frustrated. Thank you for your idea and your positive attitude! You are so beautiful and such a wonderful encourager! :bigsmile:
  • BluenoserChick
    BluenoserChick Posts: 106 Member
    bump
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
    I keep coming back to this post...it's a little bit more encouraging every time!
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    So so so so so so true!!
  • cathyg18
    cathyg18 Posts: 150 Member
    thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for posting this today. I will continue to tell myself this. :happy:
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
    I really needed to see this today...thanks :)
  • aarilynn
    aarilynn Posts: 74 Member
    YES YES YES
    i wish everyone would realize that inches > weight.
    I've been struggling with a plateau, very small changes with my weight and measurements, so it's frustrating that people are upset about not seeing weight changes, but still see inches. I'd love to see changes with my measurements and not weight! :bigsmile:
    GREAT POST though!!! :))
  • kscott2008
    kscott2008 Posts: 8 Member
    Way to go! You look great.
  • angiechimpanzee
    angiechimpanzee Posts: 536 Member
    Awesome post. It almost makes me want to abandon the scale altogether and just go by my waist measurements, lol.
  • suenewberry81
    suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
    Wow you look fantastic, and us women love the scale so when they don't say what we want the to we moan, but after seeing your photos I'm going to try hard to stay away from the scales :-) x
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    I can't count how many threads I've seen just in the past week that were along the lines of "My clothes are getting looser and I look thinner, but the DAMN SCALE WON'T BUDGE! How can I make the number drop!?!" :sad:

    Stop it. Just stop it. Now.

    If you're getting smaller, you're doing things right. It doesn't matter what the effect the earth's gravitational pull has on you at any given moment. No one knows that number but you.

    To illustrate that point... Last October, I reached my goal weight of 126 pounds. I wanted to be 9 stones. No, I'm not British, but I like the number nine. And actually, I got to 125.5 pounds. To celebrate my victory over the bastardly scale, I bought new jeans.

    These are those jeans last year.

    IMG_2839.jpg

    Happy camper. Loved how I looked.

    SINCE then, the scale has bounced around quite a bit. Between being on the bench about six weeks in January with a stress fracture, some trial and error with trying to find exactly what maintenance is, a few lazy weeks in June when I lost my mojo and then caught the flu... But I stuck with it, and tried to ignore the scale best I could. I eat about 2100 calories a day Monday through Friday, don't log on the weekends at all, run 3x a week and lift weights 3x a week (stronglifts 5x5, just started week 2, but I've been lifting).

    I'm currently about 132-133 pounds. And here's those same jeans today.

    IMG_5213.jpg

    I'm about 7 or 8 pounds heavier, but I could smuggle a loaf of bread down my pants.

    And that's why I always say... Track your progress through measurements, how clothes fit, and progress photos, not just by the scale. The scale is a lying, cheating *kitten* who kicks puppies and takes candy from babies. Don't give it any power over you.

    Like I said in a couple threads today... Losing pounds is like getting a promotion at work with a big fancy title, but no pay raise. Losing inches without much in the line of pounds is like getting a big fat pay raise. Which will matter more in your day to day life?

    (Edit: I hate how the camera flash washes out all definition. :grumble: )
    bumpin for something upbeat... thanks for sharing your story:wink:
  • _Dani_Girl_
    _Dani_Girl_ Posts: 11
    AMAZING! That is so wonderful to read and see. Thank you for sharing!

    I have a label on my scale: I AM MORE THAN MY WEIGHT.
  • twosons08
    twosons08 Posts: 46 Member
    Thanks. I needed to read this post today. I look and feel different but it is not reflected on the scale. I was about to get discouraged.
  • celestialuk1974
    celestialuk1974 Posts: 2
    roflmao i like the way you talk about the scales im gonna go straight upstairs and chastise mine for lying to me . then im gonna go to the shops and buy myself a tape measure and keep track of my weight that way. :happy: :happy: :happy:
  • davery1985
    davery1985 Posts: 142 Member
    This is amazing! You look ace! I must be the same! I weigh 169lb and im 5ft7 and i am currently in size 12. My mum is 140lb and she is 5ft6 and she is a size 12! I was like why am i heavier, but exactly the same as you in size!!! Its so good you explained it like this. It makes me understand that i have done the same as you and not to be discouraged. Its taken me 10 months to loose all the weight i have so now i feel much better about everything. Thank you for sharing, your an inspiration to others!! Well done luv xx
  • kcoftx
    kcoftx Posts: 765 Member
    I am 2 pounds less than I was before I started losing my moving abroad pounds. Yet I am cleanly a size smaller! I tried on 6 pairs of pants to make sure and none of them were tight. I'm definitely smaller than I was 1.5 years ago at nearly the same weight.

    You know what gets on my nerves? The fact that the word *kitten* is not recognized by spell checkers.

    For me, it's less about the scale connection and more about the fact that exercise (weight lifting) is doing the trick. It is a pretty cool trick. It even fools the scales.
  • habapu
    habapu Posts: 25
    The scale is a lying, cheating *kitten* who kicks puppies and takes candy from babies. Don't give it any power over you.


    Thanks... your proof!
  • JeffinRaleigh
    JeffinRaleigh Posts: 85
    Awesome thread and a great reminder for us all!

    OP: please don't smuggle a loaf of bread down those skinny jeans. K?! :laugh:

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