I don't need a scale to tell me I'm going in the right direction!!!
elyzabethgimarc
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I do not believe in scales, I trust that my body will tell me that I'm doing good based off of the results I achieve and the way I feel 
anti scale!!
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The scale is not the debil.
But people can get waaaaaay too attached to them, and tie their self esteem into what the numbers say.
I only weigh my once a week, and take my measurements once a month. That's plenty of tracking for me. In the interim, I rely on NSV's (Non Scale Victories) like being able to get into a pair of pants that were too tight a few weeks ago, to confirm that things are moving in the right direction. 0 -
I just personally don't see the need for a scale that's all0
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Then don't use one. 0
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elyzabethgimarc wrote: »I just personally don't see the need for a scale that's all
This!0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Then don't use one.
I don't.. Ha0 -
The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.0
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The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
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The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
Also the number on the scale really isn't telling you anything. Doesn't tell you how healthy you are or how much fat you have, just what all your bones, blood, muscle, etc weighs (and why would I need to know that)0 -
Scale can't measure your overall health, this is why people who are skinny fat still get diabetes and other complications. A scale is just a number. Inches lost is most important, how you feel you look. I use to be a low weight but not healthy. I'm about 8 pounds heavier but am leaner than ever before. I'm so glad I kept pushing and didn't let the scale beat me. No one has to.0
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marthaelisa80 wrote: »Scale can't measure your overall health, this is why people who are skinny fat still get diabetes and other complications. A scale is just a number. Inches lost is most important, how you feel you look. I use to be a low weight but not healthy. I'm about 8 pounds heavier but am leaner than ever before. I'm so glad I kept pushing and didn't let the scale beat me. No one has to.
What's this skinny fat thing I've seen it mentioned a few times on here?
This post makes so much sense, great story! 0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
Well no not really. If you eat right and exercise you will lose weight, you don't have to worry about that.0 -
Yep, scales can be a pain in the ars. But that's ok; that's life. When I was 22 I worked out everyday and lifted weighs. I was smaller than my best friend who was both taller and weighed 15 pounds less than I. So the scale is just one of many tools to measure your overall health.0
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marthaelisa80 wrote: »Scale can't measure your overall health, this is why people who are skinny fat still get diabetes and other complications. A scale is just a number. Inches lost is most important, how you feel you look. I use to be a low weight but not healthy. I'm about 8 pounds heavier but am leaner than ever before. I'm so glad I kept pushing and didn't let the scale beat me. No one has to.
What's this skinny fat thing I've seen it mentioned a few times on here?
This post makes so much sense, great story!
Skinny fat is being at a healthy "body weight" but high percentage of fat.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
Well no not really. If you eat right and exercise you will lose weight, you don't have to worry about that.
Weighing yourself isn't gonna tell you what you're doing wrong or right... You can lose fat and gain muscle and still gain weight but that's not bad.0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
Well no not really. If you eat right and exercise you will lose weight, you don't have to worry about that.
But most people don't automatically know what that means or how to do it properly and safely. If they did, all of the dangerous diets, cleanses and pills wouldn't gross millions of dollars every year. So it's when they weigh themselves, find out they're not losing weight and then take the time to learn that things start to turn around for them.
Like I said earlier, the scale is not the debil, it's merely a tool to use or not.0 -
The scale is a tool, and only one of several. Used alone, it gives me a small piece of information. Logging and trending that information gives me something more valuable. Used with a body measuring tape or calipers, I can build an even more detailed picture with more measurements and body fat calculations. Periodic photographs help give visual comparison points.
I like having that rich set of data because it gives a way to quantify the changes I see subjectively in the mirror. If I start seeing a change in the trend, I can review my journal and data and see if I should adjust my approach. The scale and other tools are a means to that end.
You can be antiscale if you like, but I prefer to be proactive.0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
Well no not really. If you eat right and exercise you will lose weight, you don't have to worry about that.
But most people don't automatically know what that means or how to do it properly and safely. If they did, all of the dangerous diets, cleanses and pills wouldn't gross millions of dollars every year. So it's when they weigh themselves, find out they're not losing weight and then take the time to learn that things start to turn around for them.
Like I said earlier, the scale is not the debil, it's merely a tool to use or not.
Ok. Obviously you don't understand0 -
elyzabethgimarc wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »The amount of posts I see on here people feeling depressed because they've hardly lost any weight if any but fail to take into account everything else to do with healthy eating and lifestyle like better sleep and more energy and improved wellbeing etc etc is scary.
But is it not better, then, that they do weigh themselves and then learn what it is they're doing wrong so that they legitimately *can* lose the weight? <scratches head>
Well no not really. If you eat right and exercise you will lose weight, you don't have to worry about that.
But most people don't automatically know what that means or how to do it properly and safely. If they did, all of the dangerous diets, cleanses and pills wouldn't gross millions of dollars every year. So it's when they weigh themselves, find out they're not losing weight and then take the time to learn that things start to turn around for them.
Like I said earlier, the scale is not the debil, it's merely a tool to use or not.
Ok. Obviously you don't understand
Huh? LMAO.
I'm glad to see you've got everything so firmly figured out at 20. 0 -
everyone is different, do what works for you0
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