I would consider myself a relatively healthy eater. For the work week, I basically eat the same thing everyday. Breakfast is two hard boiled eggs, lunch is salad, and dinner usually consists of protein and veggies. Sprinkle in some chocolate and some pretzels, and that’s my food for the work week.
Not a bad diet, right? So, being that it is almost Summer and I have increased my surfing and running workouts, I saw something peculiar the other day on the scale. The scale said I gained 4 pounds. My clothes weren’t fitting differently, I didn’t change my eating habits, and I felt stronger than ever, so how could I have gained 4 pounds?
Now, some of you might think that’s nothing, but being 5′ 2″, 4 pounds is a considerable difference. I thought about this driving into work. Maybe it’s all the working out? Maybe in some bizarre way all the working out has caused the scale to weigh me heavier.
So, naturally, I tried an experiment. The experiment was simple: stop working out and see if the scale goes down. That means, no yoga, no running, no weight workouts and definitely no surfing.
I stopped all my workouts for 3 days, and to my amazement, the scale went down 4 pounds. The downside, I didn’t feel strong anymore. Actually, I felt quite weak. My muscles were already decreasing, my mood was terrible, and my energy was quite low.
From my experiment, I have made the decision, just like a lot of other people I know, to stop looking at the scale and just go by how I feel. I rather be strong and 4 pounds heavier.
Readers, has anyone else thrown away their scale? Has anyone else seen a decrease in weight from stopping wo
~Namaste
Scrappy Yogi
Good for you! I’ve always been told that muscle weighs more than fat, so sometimes really healthy and fit people have a high bmi–it’s much better to go by how you feel than by an arbitrary number!
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Exactly!
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The older I get, the less I look at a scale. I know I don’t want to be stick skinny or I won’t be able to surf (actually, I wouldn’t be able to handle the WIPEOUTS π). I don’t want to gain too much weight either, or my balance gets thrown off when I’m surfing my shortboard.
I mean, I’ll eat quinoa and even some spinach, but I need my Ben and Jerry’s too every once in a while. Like once a week.
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I find the weight distribution is super important in surfing, and my buff arms which is only built up by more surfing π BTW…I need my ice cream too π
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