Haunted By Numbers...

What is our obsession with weight?  Do you know someone that is driven by the number they see on the scale?  Is that person you?  What does that number really tell us about our health?  What does it say about our body?  What really does that number mean?

Think about it.  Your body is made up of skin, organs, muscle, fat, bones, liquid.  The scale tells you how much you weigh as a whole.  It cannot tell you how healthy your heart and lungs are.  It can not tell you how strong your muscles are.  It cannot even tell you how much blood volume you have.  The weight shown the scale doesn't reflect anything about your fitness.  It is a number.  Unfortunately, that number haunts many people.

I challenge you, throw the scale away.  If you can't bear to pitch it all together, put that darn thing in a closet and don't step on it for 30 days.  Are you up for the challenge???

Now that the scale has found its rightful place (locked in a closet somewhere and forgotten), I challenge you to listen to your body.  What is it telling you?  How are your clothes fitting?  How do you feel?  Do you have energy?  Can you run around the yard with the kids or walk your dog and feel invigorated, rather than exhausted?  Start listening to what your body is telling you and forget about the rest!

We are more than just a number.   Our body is constantly checking itself and assessing our needs.  Tune in to YOU and begin shaping your life around that, not a number!!!