The thing about scales

Here's the thing about scales.

I think they're great if being used with common sense and a grain of salt. I used to weigh myself every day and would be pissed when the weight fluctuated up! It took a long time to learn that the numbers on a scale are only truly good for gauging a starting point and for tracking overall success. But daily weighing will just drive a person crazy! I weigh myself once a week and while the numbers are fairly consistent (maintaining), the fluctuations just don't matter when it's within a pound and a few ounces or so. Last year when I was at my thinnest I weighed 113 LBS, had no muscle at all, skin and bones. The number on the scale meant everything to me but when I look back on photo's now, I looked horrible! I looked like a sick skeleton! Since then I've worked hard on dialing in my macro's, incorporating weight training, eating more nutrient dense foods and even some foods higher in calories. I still don't have it right but I can say for sure that even though the number on scale went up, I look a million times better. I am more sculpted now than I was back then and very lean. I maintain my current weight around 120 LBS, which is still considered underweight for me, but it works for me. By looking at me, people guess that I am around 110 LBS. In the long run I don't care how people perceive me, it's about how I feel. And I feel healthier. I still admit that many times I still over exercise and under eat but... baby steps. I am starting to buy into the whole "strong is the new skinny" thing and it feels ok.

I'm posting this because I hope it helps someone today that might be struggling with scale obsession and physical appearance in terms of a number on a scale.

Thanks for reading.