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what's more important to you

edwardmack23
edwardmack23 Posts: 51 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Is it the number on the scale or is it they way you look in and out your clothes
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  • janellsosajs
    janellsosajs Posts: 57 Member
    Lol, in and out my clothes but the number still seems to hold the highest priority smh :(
  • charlottemmarks
    charlottemmarks Posts: 61 Member
    The way I look. I have a number idea - a broad sort of goal to get to, but I'll know it when I see it in the way I look first. I might be way off with the weight goal!
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    The number on the scale. I try not to look at myself out of my clothes :/
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    Number. That's the better measure of my health, which is the only reason I'm bothering to do this whole journey.
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    The scale. I can't really trust my appearance perception and it fluctuates all the time.
  • BeinLoved
    BeinLoved Posts: 33 Member
    Neither! It's all about the way I feel. Is my endurance up? Am I making gains? If I had to pick though it's definitely more about being comfortable with my body than a number on the scale.
  • UnkyTimFU
    UnkyTimFU Posts: 240 Member
    The number for me at this point...
  • Iguessicandothis
    Iguessicandothis Posts: 2,132 Member
    The way I look naked.
  • bootqueenmfp
    bootqueenmfp Posts: 1,773 Member
    Look for sure
  • LittleHearseDriver
    LittleHearseDriver Posts: 2,677 Member
    The way I look
  • Feenin2bfitt
    Feenin2bfitt Posts: 47 Member
    The number on the scale
  • tristen_leigh
    tristen_leigh Posts: 214 Member
    The way I feel and how clothes fit. The number on the scale is whack. I'm 3 sizes smaller than I was at one time but exactly the same weight. I don't even weigh myself anymore.
  • paintminered
    paintminered Posts: 109 Member
    The way I look in and out of clothes
  • vintagebloom2009
    vintagebloom2009 Posts: 13 Member
    Right now it's the scale, I'm sure that will change when I'm down to a healthier weight though
  • jenovatrix
    jenovatrix Posts: 219 Member
    The number. I kind of have reverse body dysmorphia where I think I'm smaller than I really am.
  • Csy4242
    Csy4242 Posts: 210 Member
    The way I feel and look.
  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    how i look .... shirtless/naked :|
  • lms32164
    lms32164 Posts: 212 Member
    How I FEEL about how I look in and out of my clothes. I am not the number on the scale. ;)
  • kchuskey
    kchuskey Posts: 882 Member
    I just want to be beautiful! :)
  • cjferguson40
    cjferguson40 Posts: 93 Member
    Totally how I feel and look (in the mirror). I've used the number on the scale to startle me into working on myself...but I don't really have a number I'm shooting for. Other than way less than it is now! :wink:

  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    The way I look in/out of clothes. I seem to lose inches more quickly than pounds.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    The way I look and feel.
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 688 Member
    I care more about how I look, but the number is really what changes on a more frequent basis so I tend to get more caught up in that in a given week.
  • provencal73
    provencal73 Posts: 1,275 Member
    The way I look, feel and fit in my clothes. The scale can't calculate my muscle growth or changes.
  • kchuskey
    kchuskey Posts: 882 Member
    provencal73 wrote: »
    The way I look, feel and fit in my clothes. The scale can't calculate my muscle growth or changes.

    But they are looking great! ;)
  • OldManOne
    OldManOne Posts: 67 Member
    The way I look in my snowsuit while snow blowing the driveway.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Honestly: the number on the scale.

    I am trying to be more mindful that it is just a number, but it still holds some power over me. I think it stems from being overweight/obese my whole adolescent life and being picked on for being fat. When I started losing weight, I lost and lost and wanted an ever lower number because I wouldn't be made fun of if I was skinny was my thinking. I got to a weight that was not maintainable and affected my health. Since, I've gained weight and am much healthier now, but I'm always afraid of going back to the "old me."

    I am slowly changing my mindset that being strong and fit is more important than what I weigh. Honestly, no one knows how much I weigh, so why does it really matter?
  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    xcalygrl wrote: »
    Honestly: the number on the scale.

    I am trying to be more mindful that it is just a number, but it still holds some power over me. I think it stems from being overweight/obese my whole adolescent life and being picked on for being fat. When I started losing weight, I lost and lost and wanted an ever lower number because I wouldn't be made fun of if I was skinny was my thinking. I got to a weight that was not maintainable and affected my health. Since, I've gained weight and am much healthier now, but I'm always afraid of going back to the "old me."

    I am slowly changing my mindset that being strong and fit is more important than what I weigh. Honestly, no one knows how much I weigh, so why does it really matter?

    you look fantastic. i don't care what you weigh :smile: P
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    edited February 2016
    skinny is an insult to me...someone calling me skinny has motivated me to get off the track and get back in the weight room before...

    so, how I look.
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