Surviving a "bad' Weigh-In

The battle with the scale can be gruesome. Have you seen the contestants on the Biggest Loser when they have a bad week on the scale? Devastating and quite often they are baffled and so are their trainer(s). If it can happen to them, when they have all the support and pretty awesome trainers, it can happen to those of us that are going at it on our own.

I tell people all the time that they should ignore the scale & focus on their measurements or their progress pictures. It's true - those two things will show you the most accurate transformation. 

That being said, I am not immune to a little scale frustration myself. It happens.

Generally I weigh about 155lbs. Lately, I've been weighing in closer to 170lbs. My measurements aren't way off, my pictures don't indicate a 15lb difference and my clothes fit fine. It's just that 'ol hateful scale of mine trying to get on my nerves, but I won't be defeated! 

Usually, I bounce back pretty well from scale disappointments, and even though I'm not depressed by it, I am occasionally annoyed though. But that's why I keep pictures like these. Different poses make some body parts look different, but I can see that I did not put on 15lbs of fat. 

Truth is, I don't know what it is. It'll balance out sooner or later. And hopefully, some of it is muscle. My legs feel more developed anyway (woo hop hams & quads!!)! 

Now sometimes the scale is a reflection relaxed eating habits and/or commitment to exercising.  But even if that is the case, weigh-ins shouldn't get you down and out.

Here are my 7 weigh-in affirmations. 

1. I am healthy!

2. I make good eating choices & I exercise!

3. My weight does not make me a good/bad person!

4. My weight is a number that no one knows but me! 

5. I work too hard to be setback by what the scale says! 

6. I love myself! 

7. A healthy lifestyle is a marathon not a sprint! 

I wasn't always this positive or resilient. I have had a bad weigh-in and lost my motivation to workout and eat healthy or sabotage my efforts in one way or another. But that has never made me feel better. So now, I take it with a grain of salt & use my frustrations as fuel for my fitness journey.

What do you do to cope with a frustrating weigh-in?