𝟷𝟶 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 was stepping into a gym for the first time and walking on the treadmill. ⁣⁣
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𝟾 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 was picking up some heavy weights and shifting my focus from how my body looked to what my body was capable of doing.⁣⁣
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𝟼 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 was stepping off of the scale in order to develop a healthier relationship with food & my body. ⁣⁣
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𝟺 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 was not tracking my food, enjoying more drinks & treats with friends, and backing off the expectations on my nutrition. ⁣⁣
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𝟸 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 was trusting a program, getting back to tracking my food, and adding in more cardio. ⁣⁣
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𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 is stepping on the scale daily in order to develop a healthier relationship with my body (& 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴), working towards a point of maintenance with my nutrition, and getting to a place of balance with my food and fitness.⁣⁣
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Don’t be afraid to go through periods of unbalance to find your balance. ⁣⁣
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that no one phase will be alike and if you aren’t changing your definition of progress from time to time, you likely aren’t growing very much. ⁣⁣
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𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. ⁣⁣💗

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 .𝟒𝟑 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever been frustrated by only losing .4 of a pound on the scale 🙋‍♀️ ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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For years I would get so frustrated that I was working so hard only to see the tiniest bit of movement from the scale. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I’d either give up and proceed to eat everything I avoided for the past week, jump ship and move on to the next latest and greatest diet, or drop myself into even more of an unsustainable deficit to try to “𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥” things up. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫?! ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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It’s no secret now that I rarely weigh myself. For my own mental health, it’s what works best for me. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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But when I hopped on the scale at the doctors last week I was curious and felt inclined to share.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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If I had actually weighed myself during the process I probably would’ve given up or gotten so frustrated with my “lack” of progress. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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But reality is, healthy weight loss should be no more than .01% of your body weight a week. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And this is further proof to me that slow weight loss is sustainable weight loss. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Over the last 14 weeks I haven’t felt deprived, discouraged or frustrated. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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So I want to encourage you if you’re feeling defeated with your weight loss journey you can either hop off the scale and trust the process. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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embrace the journey and know that those .4 lb drops can and will add up over time. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 & 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞.⁣⁣⁣⁣