Consistency

Anyone who has successfully lost weight knows consistency is key. And I am, probably 95% of the time. But this weekend was rough. Between small group, pizza, popcorn, and then the SuperBowl, I ate way more than I should have and was retaining a lot of water. I was pretty upset to see the scale was up almost 5 lbs, even if I did expect it. Convinced I royally screwed up, I pulled out my calipers and measured my BF again. That was the same as it was before the weekend. It might even be a little lower. BF measurements are consistent. The scale is not. I've decided the scale is a torture device. If we need to be consistent to lose weight, shouldn't the way we measure progress also be consistent? I didn't undo a month's worth of hard work in one weekend. The scale tried to convince me otherwise. My BF told the truth. Unless I stop consistently working out and eating well, my BF will stay consistent. The dang scale is all over the place though. Checking my BF was reassuring. Yes, I weigh 5 lbs more (well, did yesterday morning) but I didn't gain fat. It's water weight. But the scale can't tell me that. Don't believe the scale. It will tell you what you weigh, but that's tells you about as much about your health as your shoe size.

One person asked on my like page how much weight she needs to lose. She has a healthy BMI and a healthy BF %. I told her she doesn't need to lose weight per say. If she wants to slim down or weigh less, she needs to lose fat. She came back and said that she either needs to lose weight or buy a new wardrobe. No, not really. She could stay the same exact weight but add muscle and lose fat and everything will fit or get too big. But we're programmed to lose weight and weigh as little as possible. Body fat is where it's at, people. You don't need to lose weight, you need to lose body fat.