Size does matter!

I was talking with my wife this morning about how great she is doing with her weight loss. Her weight had been static for a few weeks but she just dropped another couple of pounds. She was telling me how she felt that she hadn’t lost much weight. It got me thinking about the way 90 percent of people gauge how well they are doing weight-wise — the scale!

The truth is if you are exchanging fat for muscle, you won’t see a change in your weight. In fact, it may even go up — and yet you are still getting healthier. So why do we keep track of just our weight, something I am guilty of myself?

So what should we do? Well, I suggest you pick at least two of the following:

• Keep tracking your weight.
• Take regular photos so you can see the difference.
• If your clothes feel looser it’s because you’re thinner, despite what the scales tell you!
• Track your body measurements, for example your neck, waist and thigh measurements.

So beginning next week I’ll write a monthly post on what my neck, waist and thigh measurements are, and I urge you to start tracking your own, because size does matter!