We all know muscle weighs more than fat, right?  So then why are we all so attached to the numbers on our scales?  This morning I was up .8 and so disappointed that I got off and on three times trying to get a new number.  This instead of being excited about the great day I had yesterday being on track!

Followed shortly after by an email from one of my customers.  She was on week ten of P90X and only missed working out one day over the holidays!  All of her clothes are loose and she has muscle definition where there hadn’t been before.  And her concern was that she did not like the number on the scale.

I responded in my knowledgeable coachly fashion that if she looked thinner, had new muscles, and her clothes are baggy who cares about the scale?  Hmmm, notice how we teach what we need to learn most?

Then I had my call with my coach and shared all the positive changes I was making.  Hearing myself tell her about them, made me realize I was doing a lot of things right.  And instead of recording my weight daily, I decided to record what I am most proud of from the day before.  For example, we tried a great new vegetarian recipe last night and loved it.  Even though I was sure I was not full, I did not have seconds.  That was great for me…  She mentioned perhaps I needed to focus on the lifestyle changes I am making rather than .8 pounds one day.

The lesson which was reinforced for me in this was how important it is to have a coach.  We may “know” what we are doing and just not doing it.  Having a coach supporting us and pointing out the good is very helpful, not to mention it makes me accountable to someone other than me.  I have been called the “Queen of Rationalization.”

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