Okay, so today I had a reality check and a good reminder of why I am a big believer in focusing on how you feel instead of the number on the scale.
Yesterday I did a hard workout and woke up this morning feeling sore, strong, and a little less bloated in my belly. I stepped on the scale thinking I had probably lost a little weight since the last time I weighed and much to my surprise....I had GAINED 2 lbs. The previous me would have freaked out over this and eaten hardly anything all day trying to make that number on the scale be lower tomorrow. And the number on the scale probably would have been lower tomorrow if I had done that, but then when I started feeding my poor body again I would end up splurging because I had felt deprived as I tried to satisfy the number on the scale and then my body would store all of those excess calories as fat and then the number on the scale would go up again and so on and so on and so on....It is a vicious cycle of discouragement when you focus so much on a number that only you see! So, you know what the NEW me did? I brushed it off and realized it was probably water weight that my muscles were holding onto as they repaired themselves from the workout I did yesterday or something of the sort and went on about my day eating a clean healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner and guess what else? I probably won't even step back on the scale tomorrow to see if those lbs. went away. I felt healthy, strong, and less bloated today and that is all that I am focusing on.....adios, scale! You have lost your control!!!
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Susan OzierChristian. Wife. Mother of 2 Boys. Runner. Clean-eater. Fitness and Nutrition Coach. Archives
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