The relationship between your effort and the scale

A few things if your current weight is 200-250 lbs...

Losing 1-2 lbs a week is a running average. The more time you spend working through your fitness process, the more likely this average plays out. “You’ll lose between 50-100 lbs over the course of a year.” Is a more accurate but less sexy statement. Between now and then the scale will go up, down & stay the same from week to week. What you’re looking for is the downward trend over time.

If your current weight is higher than 250, you could lose more over the course of a year...like 100-150 lbs - averaging out to 2-3 lbs a week.

The key here is being consistent “not perfect” with your eating, exercise & stress management.

Know what screws up everyone’s perception of how weight loss should go? Those magical first few months of starting back on a fitness routine. You know, where you can drop 10-20 lbs of weight a month for the first month or two. This is your body dropping water weight, getting acclimated to the new routine AND losing fat. The problem is we get driven by the drop on the scale.

ALL OF US LOVE TO SEE THE SCALE GO DOWN.

We also start to think that we can do just a little bit better. Drop just a little more next time by doing a little more”X” and a little less “Y”. This is the trap. This is what causes us to think the efforts between weigh ins lead to results the next weigh in. Stop focusing on the speed at which the scale goes down. Instead focus on your actions. If you do this consistently the scale “and more importantly your body” will get to where it needs to be. I promise. 🤗👊🏻