Comments on: Tipping the Scales http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/09/27/tipping-the-scales/ Fri, 18 May 2012 09:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Slot machine http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/09/27/tipping-the-scales/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 Slot machine Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:25:48 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=172#comment-3945 I am totally agree with your oppinion.I am going to point out to my girlftriend and ask what she thinks I am totally agree with your oppinion.I am going to point out to my girlftriend and ask what she thinks

]]> By: Contact Paper %0A http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/09/27/tipping-the-scales/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Contact Paper %0A Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:51:39 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=172#comment-3918 digital kitchen scales are the stuff that i always use on my kitchen when i weight things ;": digital kitchen scales are the stuff that i always use on my kitchen when i weight things ;”:

]]> By: The Transparent Hypnotist http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/09/27/tipping-the-scales/comment-page-1/#comment-206 The Transparent Hypnotist Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:27:00 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=172#comment-206 Very good advice, Paul. Scales can be a little unnerving,as you say. Have you tried the ones that separate out body fat and water weight? Very good advice, Paul. Scales can be a little unnerving,as you say. Have you tried the ones that separate out body fat and water weight?

]]> By: Paul http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/2007/09/27/tipping-the-scales/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Paul Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:40:00 +0000 http://theunwindingpath.com/transhypno/?p=172#comment-205 As someone that's "living large" at 6'6" tall and would tip a truck scale sometimes at 380 lbs or so (ok, that was a <i>joke</i>... about the scale, that is), I'm well aware of "weight issues" and always have been.<br/><br/>In the past I participated in the Body-for-LIFE challenge (www.bodyforlife.com) and completed the program in 12 weeks for a net 55 lb fat removal/26 lb lean muscle gain, and I hope to redo that program again someday and make it a permanent lifestyle change.<br/><br/>From my own experience, I can offer this one goldmine of advice:<br/><br/><i>Don't have a scale in your home if you're making any effort to lose weight by a change in diet, nutrition, exercise, or any combination of those aspects of your daily life</i>.<br/><br/>A scale is <i>not</i> a valid or even remotely accurate device to measure the changes in body composition that a program (like the BFL mentioned above, or Weight Watchers, etc) will cause, most especially in the first two weeks of being on such a program or lifestyle change.<br/><br/>It's just bad karma, and will lead to a lot of self-feedback that's nearly always negative in nature: "But I didn't eat <i>anything</i> yesterday and I'm a pound heavier! I give up!"<br/><br/>If you have to get on a scale, do it once a month and not before - and preferably do it someplace outside your home, like a gym or someone else's home. Having that scale around is just too easy to hurt yourself in so many negative ways it's not even funny.<br/><br/>Hope this helps and doesn't hurt. :P<br/><br/>Have fun, always...<br/>Paul<br/><br/>btw:<br/>The dirty little secret to real weight loss and change? Eat more, seriously. 3 meals a day is horrible for us humans, it really is. Look at horses and cows: they eat, nibble, graze constantly. Are they fat? Uhhmmm... no. :) Nature sets the rules, so follow 'em. Six meals a day is infinitely better and keeps the inner furnace (aka the metabolism) stoked to high levels and, tada! Weight removal (I don't say weight loss since that implies you'll find it again). :) Good luck! As someone that’s “living large” at 6′6″ tall and would tip a truck scale sometimes at 380 lbs or so (ok, that was a joke… about the scale, that is), I’m well aware of “weight issues” and always have been.

In the past I participated in the Body-for-LIFE challenge (www.bodyforlife.com) and completed the program in 12 weeks for a net 55 lb fat removal/26 lb lean muscle gain, and I hope to redo that program again someday and make it a permanent lifestyle change.

From my own experience, I can offer this one goldmine of advice:

Don’t have a scale in your home if you’re making any effort to lose weight by a change in diet, nutrition, exercise, or any combination of those aspects of your daily life.

A scale is not a valid or even remotely accurate device to measure the changes in body composition that a program (like the BFL mentioned above, or Weight Watchers, etc) will cause, most especially in the first two weeks of being on such a program or lifestyle change.

It’s just bad karma, and will lead to a lot of self-feedback that’s nearly always negative in nature: “But I didn’t eat anything yesterday and I’m a pound heavier! I give up!”

If you have to get on a scale, do it once a month and not before - and preferably do it someplace outside your home, like a gym or someone else’s home. Having that scale around is just too easy to hurt yourself in so many negative ways it’s not even funny.

Hope this helps and doesn’t hurt. :P

Have fun, always…
Paul

btw:
The dirty little secret to real weight loss and change? Eat more, seriously. 3 meals a day is horrible for us humans, it really is. Look at horses and cows: they eat, nibble, graze constantly. Are they fat? Uhhmmm… no. :) Nature sets the rules, so follow ‘em. Six meals a day is infinitely better and keeps the inner furnace (aka the metabolism) stoked to high levels and, tada! Weight removal (I don’t say weight loss since that implies you’ll find it again). :) Good luck!

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