The ABSOLUTE WORST THING you can do is become a slave to the scale. Far too many people see the scale as a dictator rather than a tool. If you get too wrapped in the scale weight number you can end up in a scale weight vortex, or rather... Scale Hell! Believe me I have been there. It is not fun.
The worst thing you can do is become fixated on the perfect number you create in your head. No one cares what your scale weight is, What people notice is your physique, your muscularity, definition, and skin tone.
If you are 135 pounds and look GREAT why would you want to drop down to 129? Lose muscle? Get that "perfect number" out of your head and focus on the best you, you can possibly be.
When weight train you build lean muscle mass and lose body fat, not just drop scale weight. When you can manage muscle gain and fat loss simultaneously, the number on the scale may seem stagnant.
The scale will only tell a small part of the story. To get accurate fat loss and muscle gain reports you need to take your body fat percentage. When you know your body fat percentage you will know exactly how much lean muscle mass you have and how much body fat you have.
I find many newbies fearful of gaining muscle because they think, or have been told, that muscle weighs more than fat. This is false. Muscle does not weight more than fat. A pound of muscle and a pound of fat weight the exact same… a pound.
Muscle, however, is much more dense and takes up less space than fat. Another plus is that a pound of muscle burns more calories than a pound of fat. That's why it is ESSENTIAL you train to keep your muscle and lose the body fat.
The scale number is not the determining factor if you are in shape, lean enough, fit enough, etc. It’s just a measuring device that weighs all the components of you including, muscle, fat, organs, water, blood, etc. It cannot distinguish between each.
Your body should be reshaping and you should be losing inches when you are weight training.
The scale can be a wonderful weight management tool, but it can also be the one factor that keeps you stressed out. The BEST way to lose body fat and keep as much lean muscle tissue as possible is manage your calories, NOT cut your calories. You can lower your calories to where it forces your body to burn fat, but if you cut them too much too soon, you'll only lose muscle and lower your BMR.
So remember ladies. Stop stressing over the number on the scale. It’s a great tool but just that a tool. Focus on taking body measurements and Body fat percentages every four weeks. These tools will reveal a completely different aspect of what truly is happening while you travel your Fitness Journey.
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