THE ... dun dun DUNNN .... SCALE!!

I take and post monthly progress photos and measurements and on this particular day a very important subject has come up: THE NUMBER ON THE SCALE.

Now, most of us have a pretty sensitive relationship with our scale. I can totally relate to this. I OBSESSED over it for YEARS. In fact, IT is why I used to starve myself and still felt that I was FAT. Well, that is no longer the case and I would like to share with you as to WHY:

When I joined here, I was not eating enough. I was weak. I was unhappy. Hence, why I joined... To help me "lose weight" right...

Here is a picture I took in September:


I joined a gym and asked to be shown how to lift weights properly because I was tired of feeling and looking the way I did. I started stalking, I mean following, some awesome ladies on here... THEY look great, THEY eat a lot, THEY lift weights, what the heck?! Why can't *I* do that?! SO, I found the IPOARM:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Hmm, interesting information here.. I read it FREQUENTLY. I finally decided to close my eyes and JUMP IN! Here is the next month's progress photo:


I played around a little more with my diet and exercise routine, closely following and testing mine and other's theories and suggestions.... and here is the next month's progress photo:


Now we're in December and it's the holidays and I'm feeling pretty dang good... I "weigh" more than I really care to and I'm starting to get pretty nervous about it but I keep pushing though. I eat all the holiday food. I drink all the holiday drink. I also KEEP MOVING:


January comes and I get hit with that crazy flu/cold whatever that monster was - it took me out for a WEEK. I thought I was going to lose my mind! I finally feel better, stronger even - and I see one of my friends post about her "deload week". Well, I don't want to sound stupid so I look it up. HA! You take a week off to recoupe from the "damage" we do to our muscles which is how our muscles repair and rebuild - well, that's basically what *I* just did - maybe this will be good for me right?? RIGHT GUYS!?! >.<

Nervous, I get about a week back in the game before it's "progress pic" time!! Well, here is this weekend's photo:


I have, as of today, GAINED an average of about 4 lbs (things fluxuate), lost about an inch all the way around and I WEIGH 130 POUNDS. My "goal" when I started here was to get down to 120 as I started at 127. I am not done, I want the abs of these hottie lady friend I more openly stalk now. But I do want to point out that weighing 130 pounds looks a little better than weighing 120 something pounds.

So, while lifting weights and doing compound movements has helped ME get closer to my NEW goal - DO NOT LET THE SCALE OWN YOU. It is NOT always a proper measurement of success! Buy a tape measure. TAKE PICTURES. Don't trust that pesky plate of metal as your only form of progress. You might be surprised to find your progress elsewhere!