Pretend for a minute that gravity doesn’t exist. Everything is weightless- yes everything! Yet it all manages to stay on the ground. You don’t know how much you weigh because there are no such things as scales. How would you define ‘healthy?’ You wouldn’t be able to say "I need to lose 10 kilos" or "I weigh 100 kilos, so I must be overweight."
What would be your goal?
You might still not like how you look. You might be tired of just being tired all the time. You might need to take care of that blood pressure problem. You might want to avoid diabetes.
In a gravity-free world, those are all still good reasons to create healthy eating and regular exercise habits. Who knows, you might decide "Hey, I feel good, I look alright, and I’m healthy. If I can just maintain the habits I have, I should be okay."
The point is, you can decide for yourself what shape you’re in. You don’t need the scales to tell you. Unfortunately, many times we get down on ourselves simply because something as trivial as gravity tells us we’re out of shape. Some people feel and look fantastic in every respect, but if the number on the scale doesn’t match expectations, they’re miserable. This doesn’t make sense. Gravity should not be able to wield that kind of power upon us, so stop dwelling over the scales!
In this gravity-rich reality we live in, we have a fascination with the scale. While it’s good for giving you a general idea of your health, this can be the most discouraging and frustrating part of a diet. Your weight can fluctuate all the time and reasons why are never completely known. Time of day, temperature, the day’s activities, water level – all can skew the numbers one way or the other. In reality, you could be getting discouraged over something that’s not really that accurate.
To stay motivated, try finding other ways to measure your progress instead of jumping on the scales. Try some benchmarks that actually matter. Some may be tougher to measure than others, some are more subjective. But we think you’ll find that these measurements can still be a lot more meaningful and motivating.
Try this!
Body Measures – dress size, waist, hips, neck, arms, fitting into your favourite short shorts!
Performance – more endurance during exercise, doing them at a higher level, jumping higher, walking longer, keeping up in Body Step, running faster, playing a sport better
General Feeling – rate energy level, rate attitude and outlook, track how often you feel very sleepy during the day, rate your confidence level
Health – blood pressure, cholesterol level, blood sugar level
Intangibles – how you look, compliments you receive, how others respond to you
Take some of these regular measurements and stay motivated, and give yourself the credit that you deserve!
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