I am currently on a “I’m going to be 30 this month” diet. I’ve been eating better and exercising more. I can definitely see changes and I definitely feel better, but I haven’t made that much ‘progress’ on the scale.
For as long as I can remember, weight has been an issue for me. I remember a doctor telling my dad at a checkup that I was “well over the usual weight for my age” but that I “carried it well.”
Despite that “compliment” to my eight-year-old weight distribution, I find it impossible not to obsess over the number on the scale. I know that weight is just a number, but it’s hard to break a decades-long habit that is so engrained in how I live my life.
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If you are fit and healthy and carry quite a bit of muscle then weight isn't really relevant. However if you are not fit and carry a lot of fat then it is a number which indicates your risk factors for a range of heath conditions
Ladies the point isn't whether you like how she looks or not it's to see yourself for who & how you are & to not focus on the scale. Yes if you're 100kg overweight then the scale can be a helpful tool to see if you're making progress but it's not the ONLY tool. I always advise people to only use a scale once a month & also to measure themselves as sometimes the tape measure says more than the scale does & where you think you're not losing weight or have plateaued where in fact you are it's just you've been building muscle!!! It's also a great Idea to take some pictures so you can SEE for yourself how far you've come rather than rely on people you haven't seen for a while to make comments
The issue is people get this "magic number" in their mind & think that if they just reach it all these magical things will happen & they'll be happy forever when in fact that is not the case at all - it's great to have goals but your self esteem is in your mind, it has nothing to do with your body or a number on a scale