Don’t Focus on the Scale
Israel recently posted that he would be ditching the scale and weekly weigh-ins because seeing only a one pound drop on Monday really threw his head in for a loop. He’s a smart guy, he knows that it’s just a number and that he’s not a failure, but he’s also human. I personally don’t focus on the scale because I’m human too and your health cannot be boiled down into a single number.
Since I’ve started biking and working out more, I’ve noticed that my weight hasn’t really changed too much but my athleticism has increased. Running is easier and I run faster. I feel healthier and more active, two things that mean more to me than seeing the number on the scale.
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Sep 19, 2008 - 09:09:35I am with you, there are better ways to judge your health/fitness than staring at a bathroom scale.
But even if we are going to focus on numbers, there are numbers much more important than the one on the bathroom scale…blood pressure, homocysteine, c-reactive protein, ldl cholesterol, # of hours slept each night, body-fat %….