Hello my beautiful fellow loosers =)
Those of you, who've been here a while, probably already know this about me, but I'm always advertising, that the scales aren't everything to track your progress.
Funnily enough I just had to remind myself of that one again today.
According to my scales I haven't lost a single ounce in over 2 weeks, BUT I can see that my body is changing. Luckily for me, I also track my volume and what can I say? Lost 2 cm here and 3 cm there. Given my routines, job and of cause that we're still in the Arctic up here with temperatures being between -10°C and -20°C my body is building and using a lot of muscles in my everyday life. As we all know, muslces do weigh more than fat, so it easily explains why my scales have stayed exactly where they are - and I'm ok with it, my hikes get easier, I can see some of my muscles and I generally speaking feel great (bit of a runny nose, but that's nothing diet can change haha).
Pretty much what I'm trying to say, my lovely readers, if you feel like the weight isn't changing, ALTHOUGH you are doing everything right, whip out that good old measuring tape and track your body for a week or two that way - see if there is a change that way.
Alternatively if you don't have a tape, take some clothes that fit you nicely now, put them on, take a picture and then in two weeks, wear them again and take a picture. Compare them side by side and see (and of cause feel) if they fit any different (make sure you're also wearing about the same kind of underwear, can make HUGE changes).
I for example wear the same hiking pants and shirts most of the time, and have noticed that the pants are much more loose around the waist, but a bit more snug around the legs, whilst the shirt in general is a lot more loose, except around the arms and shoulders (I've been shoveling A LOT of snow recently, so that's my shoulder exercise done I guess).
Stay safe out there, loosing weight isn't an over night thing (desbite what some diets try to tell you), you're in for the long run.
Think of it this way: You're loosing weight to live a long and happy life. So it doesn't matter if it takes you a year, two or five, the quality of life you're gaining (and of cause the extra years) are worth every struggle =)
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