The scale, the evil tricky scale.

Okay, so I am not going to lie, I am obsessed with weighing myself. This can be a good or bad obsession, and sometimes I struggle with which it is for me. I like to weigh myself, because it gives me an idea of how I am progressing for the week. I usually only beat myself up on weigh in day, because I see everyone elses scale moving and mine being over or stuck. It's hard to focus on inches or how I feel or the way my clothes fit, because we live in a society that views the scale as the most important number. I am getting better with it, but it can be discouraging when it doesn't move. So what do I do to overcome this? I focus on my good bloodsugar numbers (morning fasting have been in the 120's, almost normal whoo!), trying on new clothes that fit in smaller sizes, and my inches. It is not easy though, but I also think about what I am doing with my eating and exercising, along with my water consumption and I ask myself am I doing what I need to be doing to see that number drop? For instance, I was waiting too long to eat, and then I would overeat because I didn't eat for several hours. I stopped doing that. Another thing I am working on is drinking a gallon of water a day, this is hard because I don't drink enough, but it keeps me fuller long and takes away those "fake hunger" feelings, yes they do exist. The other thing I am doing is trying to not eat after 8pm. I am a night snacker by nature, and this not only affects my weight because I eat right before bed, when my body is most sedentary, but it also spikes my bloodsugar. Since implementing these a bit, I got to see the scale moving again. That's one of the things I love about Team Beach Body, is it teaches me to listen to my body and adjust it based on what I need. So to anyone who struggles with the number on the scale, I am there with you, I understand. But please keep going and ask yourself some questions. What am I doing differently? What do I need to do to fix it? DO NOT GIVE UP! I promise, the scale will eventually move in the right direction. :-)