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    The scale is a lying torture device! I'm proof :)

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    • Posts: 126 Member
      Thank you for sharing your story it is a boost buster for sure! I was starting to really hate my scale!!!! I've been working out so hard and eating right and I gained a few lbs back and could not figure out why! But your pics def are an inspiration, do you mind if I add you as a friend? Thank you :)
    • Posts: 83 Member
      Wow that is amazing!! I rely on the scale way to much!! Seeing this is an eye opener!!!
    • Posts: 83 Member
      Wow that is amazing!! I rely on the scale way to much!! Seeing this is an eye opener!!! Thank you!!!
    • Posts: 954 Member
      I love the improvements in your posture!
    • Posts: 1,123 Member
      wow what a difference! glad you posted as many people still need to learn that the scale can be their enemy!! you're looking great though, by the time the full-on heat of the summer hits, you'll be knocking people out with that bikini body. keep up the hard work!
    • Posts: 49 Member
      Thank you so much for your post! I am in the same position - I've been exercising for 7 weeks, and the scale isn't moving. I feel that my body is changing - thanks for the visual!
    • Posts: 155 Member
      Wow!! you look amazing! Congrats and thanks for sharing! :smile:
    • Posts: 11
      bump
    • Posts: 69 Member
      Bump!
    • Posts: 1,077 Member
      Muscle weighs more than fat! *ducks the incoming ****storm* :laugh:

      Awesome results!
    • Posts: 190
      AMAZING!!!
    • Posts: 824 Member
      thanks so much for posting this!!!!!
    • Posts: 1,371 Member
      This is a brilliant thread for those of us that can see and feel the changes but aren't being properly backed up at weigh in! Keep up the exercise people!
    • Posts: 442 Member
      Great work pays off keep up the good work. You are looking great
    • Posts: 673 Member
      That is amazing! I guess I'm going to have to ignore the scale from now on! I'm going to put it away and not weigh myself once the entire 30 Day Shred! I'm not going to do measurements either. Just at the beginning and then at the very end when I'm done with it! Can't wait!
    • Posts: 256 Member
      Yes the scale does lie lots of times and it gets ppl to stop what they started and this really shows u not to go by weight alone.

      you look great keep it up!!
    • Posts: 948 Member
      AWESOME! I love posts like this :)

      Keep it up; you are looking fantastic!
    • Posts: 365 Member
      I honestly would have thought you would have lost like 50 pounds with the difference in your photo's!! That is amazing! And you look great!!! :) Thanks for your encouraging photo's!!!

      Keep up the fantastic work!!!!

      :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 94 Member
      I needed this BAD. Thank you so much. I've really been focusing on building muscle and I know that slows down what I see on the scale because my body is changing, but have been starting to get frustrated that nothing is happening. I am really going to try and let go of that after seeing your post. Thank you thank you.
    • Posts: 845 Member
      Wow, great job!! Thanks for posting!
    • Posts: 2
      Great results!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I too have been having the "stalled scale but positive comments" experience and truly thought about throwing the dag-blame contraption in the trash!! lol! Thankfully, a cooler head prevailed! Keep up the great work!
    • Posts: 18 Member
      You look fabulous! Im officially riding the scale hating train as well! Thanks so much for posting your progress and giving us all one more reason to believe that the scale is an evil, mind messing piece of junk :happy:
    • Posts: 787 Member
      You are my hero. WOW huge difference, ab fab!
    • Posts: 593
      Hello everyone!

      Upon urging from a few of my MFPs here, I'm posting the below picture. The photo on the left is from Jan 1st when I weighed 202lbs - the photo on the right is from this morning when I weighed 203lbs. Since January, I've done P90X and I'm finishing up month 1 of Insanity.

      Just goes to show your body can change and the scale won't show it ONE BIT. If I didn't take photos and measurements, I would surely be insane by now.

      2w4bqpt.jpg



      IGNORE THE TORTURE DEVICE aka the scale!!




      This is awesome!! I measure too! I have given up on the scale. It is evil. I measure every Sunday morning and write my measurements down to keep a log. I won't lose a pound on the scale but I will lose an inch around my waist. I hope more people start to measure instead of weigh. It is so motivating! Thank you for sharing! Fantastic job!
    • Posts: 12 Member
      Thanks for sharing!
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Congrats! I needed this lesson. Thx for posting.
    • Posts: 61 Member
      Wow!! Good for you!!! I was dealing with a similar issue. Doing zumba 3-4 times a way plus running and I was dropping pant sizes but the scale wasn't moving. Glad to see I wasn't the only one!!
    • Posts: 15
      you look great! Its good to get reminded of this.
    • Posts: 584 Member
      Wow you look awesome.
    • Posts: 1,691 Member
      I needed to see that because i get very frustrated with the scale!! Thanks, and you look amazing!!
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