The dreaded scale. For many people that live and die by the number that appears on the scale, it is a scary thing to stand on. It shows the objective number. Have you been successful or not?
People take the use of their scales to the extreme. Some people that are working on creating a healthier lifestyle don’t get on the scale more than once per week. People who are actively dieting may get on the scale more than once a day. That is crazy.
Body weight fluctuates throughout the day. The most important thing to do is weigh yourself approximately once per week, around the same time each week, with the same amount of clothes on.
Don’t feel like you have to take every article of clothing off. If you weigh yourself in the morning, not having had anything to eat or drink, you want to try to do that each time you weigh.
This is not a race that we are promoting…it is a marathon. Marathons require consistent pacing of your speed and energy. That is the ultimate skill to develop. You will know that you are on target with the concept of developing a healthier attitude toward your eating choices when you limit yourself to weighing once per week, and you continue to eat well and increase your activity level.
It’s all about moderation, encouraging increased energy, feeling better and developing a more positive attitude. Those last two benefits…just happen as a side effect of the process. Now who would not benefit from all of that? We all would…“Now, let’s get going!” xo Sally
