Review of 2024: 10 questions to ask yourself

After weeks of hard work and eating clean you start feeling better, your jeans are getting looser, and your confidence is on the rise. Yet when you step on the scale, the number is not what you want it to be. Sounds familiar? By stepping on the scale every day and fixating on a crude number of kilos, we undermine our progress and diminish our feeling of accomplishment.
When you weigh yourself, there are three possible results and typical reactions:
What does this number actually mean? Why do we need a scale to confirm that we are getting healthier when we already feel and look better? Before becoming the scale’s victim, keep these facts in mind:
1. Many uncontrollable daily factors can affect the number on the scale:
2. If you train harder and eat well, lose fat and gain muscle, the scale number might not move, but you’ll feel looser in your pants. This is because muscle occupies less room than fat for the same weight.
3. To gain 1 pound of fat you need to eat 3500 calories more than you spend. Therefore gaining or losing a pound in a day is almost impossible.
So, if the scale is not a reliable indicator to measure your progress, what can you depend on? Here are a few options that could be a more accurate indicator of your weight loss progress:
Your hard work and dedication deserve some positive reinforcement. Don’t let the scale number define you. No more fixating on a number; step on the scale no more than once a week to keep track, but please trust your own instincts, eat well and exercise!
How do you measure your progress?
Step away from the scale! is a post from Nautilus Plus. The Nautilus Plus blog aims to help people in their journey to fitness through articles on training, nutrition, motivation, exercise and healthy recipes.
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