Get Off the Scale!

So often I hear clients say that even though their clothes fit them differently and they see changes in their bodies the scale isn’t moving. Don't get discouraged! The scale is such a misleading way to measure the results of your hard work. Measuring your body composition (lean muscle vs. fat) is the most reliable way to gauge your progress.

As we burn fat through our workouts, we build lean muscle. Lean muscle takes up less space in our bodies than fat, hence our clothes start to fit looser and our bodies begin to tone and to define. Although the scale doesn’t reflect any weight loss, the reality is that your body composition is changing and you’re losing fat and gaining lean muscle. This is a good thing! Don’t make the mistake of allowing that number (the one on the scale) to dictate how you feel about yourself or how your day will go (you all know what I’m talking about). Instead, have your nutritionist measure your body fat via skin fold testing or Hydrostatic body fat testing.

Stay off the scale! Be proud of all your hard effort in the gym and of how great you look!