09/03/2026
Would you rather have your dream body or your dream body weight? 👀
Probably the latter… and even when we KNOW this to be true it’s so easy to still be obsessed with scale weight as a main indicator of progress.
I often have clients tell me “so I’ve been doing this for a couple of months and I feel better, clothes are definitely fitting different, I have more energy, carrying my kids is getting easier BUT the scales not moving, why am I putting in all this work for no results?” And I’m like “NO RESULTS?! You just listed 5 parts of your life that have improved since you started this…” It takes time to part with the scale as your main progress indicator
The first photo is in 2017 during my freshman year of college. I had been lifting for like a year and half 5-6 days/week, lost 10lbs from my “starting weight”, trying to eat better(aka more protein and not enough carbs), and was obsessed with wanting to put on muscle but alsoooo be smaller 🙃 second photo was 2023 when i was at my leanest and had lost 20lbs from my heaviest weight. I loved how I looked but performance was tanking 🥲
Fast forward to 2026, I am 35lbs(and 15lbs respectively) heavier and LOVE my physique. If I had stayed obsessed with the scale and only wanting it to keep going down, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today. I lift 3 times a week, eat a LOT of carbs(250-300g daily), lift heavens than ever, bike/run weekly and I’m still obsessed with wanting to put on more muscle(I just actually know how to do it now🤪)
If you’re in the thick of being obsessed with the weight on the scale, I hope this can give you some perspective! Shift your focus to getting stronger, healthier, and feeling better in your body- the whole journey will get a hell of a lot better ❤️
PS it’s okay to have weight loss goals, just try to not make that be your only indicator of progress 🫶
