Why the scale should have NOTHING on you. (pics)

I took some progress pictures today and I would like to share them with you.

First, here is me almost 5 years ago. I was a junior in high school. I had gone down from my normal weight of 140ish to somewhere between 110-120 lbs. I was going under a lot of stress with college,job,extracurriculars,family,etc and so I lost my appetite and as a result, a lot of weight. I felt tired all the time, I had little energy left over after daily tasks, and of course, I didn't exercise. I have no idea how much I ate but it was definately below/around 1200 calories a day.The pants you see me wearing in the picture are size 5s. I tried out for track in the spring and felt my life flash before my eyes during the first warmup, that's how out of shape I was. :laugh:


(ignore my face haha)

Flash forward to now.....



This is me today. I weigh 152.5 lbs at the moment (yes, that's right, I am 30-40 lbs HEAVIER than I was). I still have work to do but I think I look way way better. I definately feel better, that's for sure. I eat around 2000 calories net just to maintain my weight. I can do things physcially that I have never been able to do in my life. I can run two miles in under 16 minutes. I can do over 50 pushups in a row (real, military pushups). I can (almost!) do a pullup. I can lift my 200lb brother and carry him around. I can climb a rope. I have muscle definition in my arms, legs and back, I am even starting to get abs, which you can see from the first picture, I was no where NEAR getting them, despite my weight.

And those size 5 pants I was wearing in the first picture? Yeah, I still have them. I can still fit into them too, although they do give me a bit of a muffin top, but not bad for gaining 40 lbs, right? :laugh:


What I am trying to say with this post is DON'T GIVE YOUR SCALE SO MUCH POWER. Day in and day out I see posts on the boards and from my friends on how dissapointed they are that they 'were so good' and either gained or maintained, when there are so many factors that could be going on to make that.

The amount of lbs you weigh is not the 'end all' of everything - there is so much more to your health and fitness than that arbitrary number. Concentrate on something else. Concentrate on how you look, how you feel, how you're losing inches or gaining strength or endurance.

Enjoy life, throw your scale out the window. (or atleast only weigh in once a week at the MOST)

Have a great day everyone. I hope if you needed perspective this may help

:flowerforyou: