My Number Problem: ?Stupid Scale? | Get Fit! Stay Sexy! Live Healthy!

Until this year, I was obsessed with numbers?those terrible numbers on the scale.

When I was in high school, I didn?t care what I looked like as long as the scale said 125 lb or lower. ?I was satisfied with the number not even concerned about my health.

Small Number on Scale = Healthy?. right?!

It wasn?t until I started training and competing for fitness bikini competitions that I learned how to not rely on the scale but more on body fat and body composition. ? The scale is really close to being the devil?s gift to the health & fitness world in my book because people are so fixated on the numbers. ?I have had so many clients not even realize that they were losing inches and body fat because the scale did not show the results they wanted.

2005: 16 years old. ?128 lbs. ?Size 9. 24% Body Fat

2012: 23 years old. ?135 lbs. ?Size 5. ? 16% Body Fat

So, does muscle weigh more than fat? ?Nope, because 5 lbs is 5 lbs. ?Is muscle more dense than fat? ?Yes! ?

What does that mean? ?It means that if you had a cup of fat and a cup of muscle, the muscle would weight more. ?Per volume (size) muscle is heavier.? As you can see from the pictures above, I was bigger at 128 lbs than I am now at 135 lbs!!! I love being heavier!

My advice to you:

1. ?Get off the SCALE! ? Focus on being healthier, stronger, fitter, and/or increase your cardiovascular shape.
2. If possible, get your body fat tested. ? I suggest using the skin fold testing method, Bod Pod, DEXA, or Hydrostatic Weighing. ? Read more about different testing methods and the accuracy here with Georgia State University.
3. Increase lean muscle. ?WARNING: ?Burning fat and increasing lean muscle mass may cause you to gain weight. ?However you will have a sexy, sculpted body, with little fat covering those awesome abs.
4. Don?t weigh yourself every day or every 3 days. ? Weigh at the same time, same day, every week. ? It will help your mental health (women go crazy over the scale ###) and it gives your body time to change. ?Change does not occur over night!

Same dress but I had to take 4 inches of the waist of the dress for the WBFF competition. I remember not being about to sit at prom because it was too tight!

Start with small goals to achieve BIG dreams! ? It?s not the number on the scale that is important. ? What is important is if you reduce the risk of chronic diseases, obesity, and other health issues because you are consistent with physical activity and eating a healthy diet!

xo, Bianca

Source: http://biancaspicerwellness.com/2012/08/30/my-number-problem-stupid-scale/

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