Why the scale is ruining my life.

Over the past year and a half, I've become slightly obsessed with my journey to health.  When I first began, I was obsessed with seeing the number on the scale drop.  It dropped and continued to drop for about 8 months.  I lost in all over 50 lbs!  It was awesome and I was ecstatic with my progress.

However, those lbs I dropped were fat and I had zero muscle tone under all that fat.  I became skinny fat.  As I have progressed with programs and doing more advanced workouts - I have began to build muscle and I am showing some great definition.  It's great to see those muscles pop in the mirror that you never had before.  However, the scale - is a complete bitch at this point.  The satisfaction from seeing it drop has led me to expect the same as I am continuing this journey.  Definitely not happening!  Actually I have gained 20 lbs back - but the weird thing is I'm still the same size.  In the past, when I gained 20 lbs - I went up a size or TWO!

I stepped on the scale this morning and after working out 6 days a week, eating healthy and clean 80% of the time the scale is a LIAR!  Therefore, I'm breaking up with the scale.  I'll use it to fill in the progress on my program - but I'm not going to let that bitch run my life anymore.  As soon as I stepped on it, I felt like a failure, a failure with an extremely tight core and lifted booty, but still a failure.

Here are the reasons why I am (and you should) stop getting on that scale:

1) The Scale LIES!  - There are so many things that are completely out of control that affect the number on that scale.  For example: time of day, what you have consumed, and hormones!

2) Muscle weighs more than fat.  - Technically, that's a lie.  Muscle is more dense than fat meaning: 1 lb of muscle takes up less space than 1 lb of fat.

3) You'll rely on better indicators of health.  Like the way you feel.  The scale doesn't tell you if your clothes fit better or if you are feeling more confident.

4)  You'll be much happier!  - Like this morning, my day (or week) could be much better if I didn't know (or care) about that number that was on the scale.

Instead of using the scale to measure myself - I will be asking myself these questions:

> How do I feel?  Do I feel healthy? Do I have more energy?
> Am I regularly exercising?  Am I enjoying i?  Is my strength and endurance improving?
> Am I generally choosing healthy food that nourishes my body and makes me feel good?
> Ho do my clothes fit?  Am I remembering to love my body exactly as it is?