Guys! I can not begin to tell y'all how important it is to ditch that scale and find other ways of measuring your success. And I say success because that is what you will get. A slight up fluctuation can send you into a tailspin and make you feel like a failure, that is the problem with weighing daily or weakly. I can honestly say that I have NO IDEA how much I weigh right now. While I'm not altogether comfortable with the shape of my body, I'm learning new ways to use it, to change it, alter it to be the body I want it to be. I don't care much about society standars, I want to be fit, healthy and strong for me. Ok, mostly for my poor knees, which actually means I will have to weigh less, but that's kind of like an added benefit to this whole thing.
So today, after my kettlebell workout (which totally kicked my butt today,) I went for my usual 3 mile walk. It rained a bit so I got a little wet. I mean, that's what happens when you walk out in the rain! Anyway, when I got home, I noticed my shirt seemed a little longer than usual. I figured maybe cuz it was wet? No matter the case I went ahead and did some chores, showered, etc. The next shirt I put.....also seemingly really long to me. Maybe I just never noticed they were that long, but I'm pretty sure when I wore these and put my hands over my head, my belly would hang out. "Hello world, look at me, the grotesque underbelly, behold my pale and flabby fabulousness!" So I did an experiment.
Bet you can't guess what I did....
That's right, I put my arms up. Simple test right. Guess what, no mondo (thanks for that name Jessica. I'll never forget it.) So what happened? My shirt did not come up past the button on my jeans!
For some of you, this may be no big deal, but let me tell you the secret of my extrodinarily long torso. Finding a shirt to fit is nearly impossible, so I tend to wear men's t shirts....when those ride up over my gut, it makes me sad. When my favorite t shirts no longer ride high, I feel amazing.
I decided to unofficially take my measurements. I'm down at least 1/4 to a half inch in most of the areas, and something like almost 8 inches in my waist. I swear I must have measured wrong before because I don't feel like I've burned that much fat away, and I'm still really big, but the changes are happening.
So don't be discouraged by the scale. Remember there are other ways to measure your changes, even if they aren't so concrete. Remember, the more inches you move, the more inches you lose. Am I right?
APPLAUSE!!!!!!!!!!! Throw that fucking scale away for good!!!
ReplyDeleteYou KNEW you were eating how you wanted and moving more and it is doing you proud. I am so so happy for you- being you and doing what you need to for you and no one else. CERTAINLY not for the abnormal things that society thinks we should do and think and feel and eat. May the diet industry die a quick and painful death.