Discouraged by the scale? - Read this!
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:12 am
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This is no testimonial. I haven't stuck with No-S for 10 or more months, lost 10 or more pounds, or 10 or more percent of my starting weight. This is just another reminder of why scales suck in determining your success.
Above you can see my development from February 2015 (on the left) to today in July 2015 (on the right). So it's been a good 5 months since I started No S (for the gazillionst time). I see and feel a striking difference between these two states of my body (and mind!!). But if I solely relied on my scale to tell me this, I would have given up months ago! Just take a look at my weigh-in notes (by the way, I'm 174cm/5"8.5 tall, which means I'd still fall into the bmi-category 'overweight'):
02.02. - 172 lbs
09.05. - 173 lbs - I guess scales really just lie. That's what they do. I've been great at No S and HIIT training, really...
06.06. - 173 lbs - Nothing's happening!!!
02.07. - 168 lbs
(So all through february, march, april, may and june, I had not made ANY 'progress' on the scale)
And then there is more. I remember feeling SO frustrated at my third weigh-in, that I just had to write all those frustrations out. Maybe you recognize some of my thoughts there... So here's a little excerpt of that:
I am finally freaking out.
Yesterday was my 3rd weigh in. And guess what. I haven’t lose ONE SINGLE POUND. Not even talking about KILOGRAMS here. I'm talking about f___ pounds and how NONE have left my body. I'm trying to make the best of it but it just doesn't work!! F____ 173lbs. I'll never get rid of this number. It is mocking me. I'm so afraid of doing things wrong, of wasting my time. A lot of time has passed since I started this. And I've been trying so hard to build sustainable habits. But unfortunately, they also seem to sustain my damn weight. I don't know it anymore... I just want to give up.
So yes, there are still A LOT of emotions linked to the scale. But luckily I was able to remind myself again and again: Put the Scale in Perspective. Patience is key. It is not the easiest thing. There's a lot of time to doubt yourself, to doubt your plan, to lose motivation, to get distracted. But if you promise yourself: THIS IS IT! Everything will be fine, as long as you simply stick to the plan. You know you will eventually get where you need to be. So there's no longer a definite goal. I still have these weight fantasies, numbers that I think would make me happy... But I know that they are neither right nor meaningful.
The scale can't and won't tell you whether you are on the right track. Your body will!
I hope this helps...
Read on:
http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=24
http://www.niashanks.com/stop-weighing- ... ight-loss/
This is no testimonial. I haven't stuck with No-S for 10 or more months, lost 10 or more pounds, or 10 or more percent of my starting weight. This is just another reminder of why scales suck in determining your success.
Above you can see my development from February 2015 (on the left) to today in July 2015 (on the right). So it's been a good 5 months since I started No S (for the gazillionst time). I see and feel a striking difference between these two states of my body (and mind!!). But if I solely relied on my scale to tell me this, I would have given up months ago! Just take a look at my weigh-in notes (by the way, I'm 174cm/5"8.5 tall, which means I'd still fall into the bmi-category 'overweight'):
02.02. - 172 lbs
09.05. - 173 lbs - I guess scales really just lie. That's what they do. I've been great at No S and HIIT training, really...
06.06. - 173 lbs - Nothing's happening!!!
02.07. - 168 lbs
(So all through february, march, april, may and june, I had not made ANY 'progress' on the scale)
And then there is more. I remember feeling SO frustrated at my third weigh-in, that I just had to write all those frustrations out. Maybe you recognize some of my thoughts there... So here's a little excerpt of that:
I am finally freaking out.
Yesterday was my 3rd weigh in. And guess what. I haven’t lose ONE SINGLE POUND. Not even talking about KILOGRAMS here. I'm talking about f___ pounds and how NONE have left my body. I'm trying to make the best of it but it just doesn't work!! F____ 173lbs. I'll never get rid of this number. It is mocking me. I'm so afraid of doing things wrong, of wasting my time. A lot of time has passed since I started this. And I've been trying so hard to build sustainable habits. But unfortunately, they also seem to sustain my damn weight. I don't know it anymore... I just want to give up.
So yes, there are still A LOT of emotions linked to the scale. But luckily I was able to remind myself again and again: Put the Scale in Perspective. Patience is key. It is not the easiest thing. There's a lot of time to doubt yourself, to doubt your plan, to lose motivation, to get distracted. But if you promise yourself: THIS IS IT! Everything will be fine, as long as you simply stick to the plan. You know you will eventually get where you need to be. So there's no longer a definite goal. I still have these weight fantasies, numbers that I think would make me happy... But I know that they are neither right nor meaningful.
The scale can't and won't tell you whether you are on the right track. Your body will!
I hope this helps...
Read on:
http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=24
http://www.niashanks.com/stop-weighing- ... ight-loss/