Article: Ditch the Scale - Why Weight Isn't the Best Way to Gauge Fitness

[alycewilson]

I've written a new personal piece for Yahoo! about weight loss and fitness. Let's hope this one doesn't attract the sort of nasty comments my previous piece got.

Ditch the Scale: Why Weight Isn't the Best Way to Gauge Fitness

Comments

[az_starshine]

I would *love* for my husband to understand this. Oy.

[alycewilson]

Does he fret about his own weight or comment on yours?

[az_starshine]

It's his own weight. I've told him muscle weighs more than fat, but it doesn't change anything.

[alycewilson]

OMG yes! We have a male friend who's the same way. Please tell him to read my article and to click on the first article I mentioned. There are great photos there, showing how body composition can change even when weight doesn't (or goes up).