How does everyone do it?

I get measured at my gym at the end of every month so that motivates me to keep it up because it's not something I do all the time...when you weigh, if you don't do well for a week, you can always do better the next week and weigh again. With getting measured, I feel like it's my "one chance" per month to see a change. Also, when the scale doesn't budge, I can see how my body is progressing in other ways than just weight. :happy:

I stay motivated by thinking this way . So, the scale didn't budge, BUT if i get discouraged & frustrated and overeat because it's "not working" it's going to go UP!! I tell myself that if i just continue on even though i'm upset about the results, it will eventually move in my favor!! if you give up you'll only go up.

The scale is just one factor.

How I feel is a bigger factor.

When I am eating well and exercising, I feel good. When I don't, I feel bad. I like feeling good more than feeling bad.

Exactly! Even if the scale isn't moving, or hasn't for awhile... if you are eating right and getting some sort of exercise, you are improving your overall health!

I don't look to the scale for motivation. I look to how I feel and how I fit in my clothes.

Everything is a matter of perspective. If you look at this as a diet, then you might have a hard motivating yourself when the scale doesn't move. But if you look at it as a learning experience of how to live life to the fullest, then motivation comes from everywhere.

Good Luck and Welcome back. :flowerforyou:

If the scale isn't moving but I'm working hard, I hide my scale for a bit and allow my body to do it's thing. I can easily syke myself out by being too scale conscious.

Cheers!

Katie (aka Kekibird)