I used to be a scale watcher... and with every "screw up" I would end up retaining water and "gaining' a couple lbs of "fat" so that it felt like all my hard work went down the toilet and I'd quickly give up or lose motivation. One day I was reading an interesting article on the importance of the Waist to Hip ratio. Basically it said that people who have a low WHR tend to also have a low risk of cardiovascular health issues, and that abdominal fat was the biggest worry for disease and if you tend to carry it there, it can be the most difficult to lose. I realized that because we come in all shapes and sizes naturally speaking, that it's likely we all distribute the weight differently and have no idea where it comes off first. Mine was always in my hips, and it would feel like forever until I could fit into a slightly smaller jean size.
So a fabric measuring tape was purchased, measurements were taken, and a new lifestyle was begun.
I watched my calories as per usual, and watched myself drop 3 lbs the first week which was typical to begin with of course. I gave it two more weeks of solid effort before taking my measurements again. I was floored and ecstatic. I managed to see an inch gone from nearly everywhere except my neck and wrists and calves (only minor changes).
As soon as I could physically see what parts of myself begun to shrink first, it made me feel really satisfied about my progress and more understanding about how my body stores fat. Even a weekend of drinks and appetizers didn't make much difference because while I was a tiny bit bloated from the additional bread and sugar, my hips and thighs had not changed in size, and by the next day (and a litre of water later) I was feeling just as on track again without any increase in my measurements.
Staying off the scale in favour of tracking my measurements was a really useful thing to do. For all you people out there who have an underlying hatred for their scale, I would recommend trying this, it really gives you a new boost of confidence.
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