① Weighing yourself regularly is a wonderful way to stay aware of any significant weight fluctuations. ____1____, when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it ____2____.
② As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active, to focusing ____3____ on the scale. That was bad to my overall fitness goals. I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of ____4____ the number on the scale, I altered my training program. That conflicted with how I needed to train to ____5____ my goals.
③ I also found that weighing myself daily did not provide an accurate ____6____ of the hard work and progress I was making in the gym. It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight ____7____ altering your training program. The most ____8____ changes will be observed in skill level, strength and inches lost.
④ For these ____9____ , I stopped weighing myself every day and switched to a bimonthly weighing schedule ____10____. Since weight loss is not my goal, it is less important for me to ____11____ my weight each week. Weighing every other week allows me to observe and ____12____ any significant weight changes. That tells me whether I need to ____13____ my training program.
⑤ I use my bimonthly weigh-in ____14____ to get information about my nutrition as well. If my training intensity remains the same, but I’m constantly ____15____ and dropping weight, this is a ____16____ that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.
⑥ The ____17____ to stop weighing myself every day has done wonders for my overall health, fitness and well-being. I’m experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a ____18____ morning weigh-in. I’ve also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, ____19____ I’m training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.
⑦ Rather than ____20____ over the scale, turn your focus to how you look, feel, how your clothes fit and your overall energy level.