Ok so this came up again today, so I thought I would write to the group about it. I have a great girl that I am working with, she is struggling with understanding that to get a true gauge on your progress, you need to have measurements AND weight, with the measurement really being the more important of the two numbers. A lot of times we hear that muscle weighs more than fat, but truly, 5 lbs is 5 lbs.. right? BUT, fat takes up more space than muscle, (think of a 1 lb weight, and 1 lb of feathers, same weight but way different amount). So if we never lose 1 lb, but our inches continue to shrink, that is a great indication that we are losing fat and retaining muscle, which is what we want. We jump on that scale every day and believe the number on it like it is gospel, but it is really one of the biggest lies that we are told every day! I had a one girl lose 10 lbs and 40 inches, but just going by the scale alone she was discouraged, but because we had to tape to compare also, it was a huge win for her! That scale is NOT our friend unless we partner it with a measuring tape. So please, please, take your measurements... Hugs..
JoJo