The scale ruined my mood


Perhaps the number was higher than you expected, unchanged after a week of effort or simply not low enough to feel rewarding. It can take only a few seconds for the scale to change the mood of the entire day.

These articles are here for the disappointment, the panic and the temptation to treat one number as proof that nothing is working.

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The scale went up. My mood went down

Start here if one weigh-in has changed how you feel about the entire day.

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The scale is not the only proof


When the number is disappointing, look for the progress it cannot measure.

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Doing it badly still counts as doing it


Doing less than planned is still better than giving up completely.

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Protecting your future self without hating your current body


A disappointing number does not require you to turn against yourself.

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