Inches or Pounds?
Which is more important? When you begin a weight loss program you might be obsessed with the scales and weigh yourselves several times a day.. Suddenly your entire world revolves around that number on the scale. You hit the scales before you eat, before going to bed, and after you eat. You weigh yourself 2 or 3 times a day to see if you have lost any weight This is a trap so don't let the scale hold you hostage.
When you start a weight loss program it is important to know exactly how much you weigh but once you are actually involved in losing weight only weight yourself once a week. The best idea is to pick one day and time of the week and weight yourself on that day and at that time every week.
I know that may seem lie a strange idea. You are on a diet and you want to know how much you weigh but the scale can become a hindrance and not a help to you, If you focus on the number on the scale it might distract you from focusing on your goals and before you know it, the success of your diet will rely entirely on the number that scale spits out. Don't give the scale that much power over you. Realize that your weight will fluctuate from day to day and the fluctuation is perfectly normal. Sometimes your might be holding more fluid and this will reflect itself when you step on the scale. If you focus on the fluctuations you might feel defeated and that is the last emotion you want in your life.
The better indicator as to whether you are losing weight or not is how your clothes fit and feel.. Your weight can fluctuate several times during the day which, if you are focusing on the scale, might make you thin that you are not losing any weight.. The reality is quite different.
As you progress with the weight loss you will be increasing your lean muscle mass and burning up the extra fat. This means that as you lose weight and exercise you will be losing fat and adding lean muscle mass which will affect the number on the scale in the short run. As you exercise more you must realize that the number on the scale reflects not just the amount of fat you have lost but also the amount of lean muscle mass you have added to your body.
So imagine to your horror when you’ve gained 2 pounds on the scale yet you are swimming in your clothes. That’s because you have gained
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