In interesting fact about the scale and tape measure

This post makes me feel so much better. I have a terrible tendency to step on the scale everyday and when I do that and the number is higher than I expect I lose all drive and let it ruin my day. I'm going to try to use the tape measure once a week instead of the scale everyday. Thanks for the post, it was a great reminder of not going by the scale everytime.

I like the sound of this, I read a similar thread last week and went and bought a measuring tape right away. I've lost inches from my thighs, stomach and wasit, and a little on my arms. I must admit though I would still be gutted if the scales read the same or more from the week before but hopefully it won't come to that. I still have a long way to go!

Good luck on the rest of your journey superhippiechik

Couldn't agree more.

I changed the battery in my scale and it said I was 5lb heavier!! If I was the weight my scale said, I wouldn't have gotten into my favourite jeans tonight!! Getting back into my nice clothes, feeling and looking better are what counts in my book.

Yes thanks so much for posting this!! Sometimes when I step on the scale after eating good and excersizing and the scale says + anything I freak out and the hole day goes down the drain!! I think my goal this week will be to stay off the scale!!
Again thanks so much for your post!!

There are two types of "losing weight"...one is the kind we all try to do..."I'm going on a diet because I absolutely have to lose weight..." In other words, you know you aren't as healthy as you could be and you want to carve out the vices (calories, fat, sedentary lifestyle).

The other kind is "I have to lose X pounds."

The fact is that if you do the former kind, you will almost ALWAYS reach a point where you gain weight even as you become healthier, slimmer, and better able to handle our own nutrition. Fat and water weigh less than muscle and so when you start a new program, you may lose weight at first but will eventually level out and likely gain weight even as your clothes fit better (or worse, if they become too big!).

Moral of the story: Stop paying too close attention to the weight and pay more attention to how you feel and, to a lesser extent, how you look.

Thanks for posting the reminder, though...it's so easy to forget!

When I got on the scale on monday it said that I had gained 3 pounds,3pounds i was in tears.I have been doing Turbo Fire for 3 weeks and had lost 3 pounds,I had to take 3 days off this past weekend because I had really bad shin splints.When I got on the scale I was so depressed.I am now in my 4th week of TF and i do my measurements on sun.we will see what the tape measure says.Thank you for posting this,makes me fell alot better!!