Imagine Fitness

Ask yourself, how do you feel about yourself today?

Did you wake up, feeling good about what you have accomplised only to hop on the bathroom scale and suddenly you feel rotten?

This is a big trap that many of us fall into, letting the number on the scale dictate how we see ourselves. If the number is down we feel great about ourselves and our workouts, if the number is up, we feel upset or depressed because we think we didn’t push ourselves hard enough that week.

Here is your permission to not let what the number says, tell you how to feel. Fitness is more than just your weight, it involves how your clothes fit, how much energy you have for day-to-day activities and the sense of doing something really positive just for you.

Our weight fluctuates every day and even during the day. It depends how well hydrated we are, how much sodium is in our diet and the time of day you weigh yourself. Weighing yourself everyday is a big no-no. Weight loss or gain takes time and you won’t see the numbers you want in just one day.

Remember if you are working out in a consistent strength training program you are also building muscle, which weighs more than fat. Even though that means a higher number on the scale, muscle is much more metabolically active than fat, and every pound of muscle burns an extra 50 calories a day just to maintain itself. Besides muscle is denser and firmer than fat, so you look better in your clothes even if the scale say you weigh more.

Fat is stubborn and you need to be to. Work hard, work smart, eat well and you will see the results you desire. In time it will show up in weight loss and a fitter, stronger and healthier you.

Keep up the good work,

Shelley Healy