If you are fixated on the number on the scale, it could be keeping you from reaching your body composition goals. 

Back in 2010, I was at my lowest weight of 125lbs. At that time I ran marathons and felt like I had to earn my calories via exercise. Now, in 2021, I am at my highest weight of 140lbs. I am also the most satisfied with my current body composition...15lbs heavier. Over the past 11 years I have learned a LOT, and I hope that this post resonates with you as you read it.

Like most women, I used to get caught up in the number on the scale. As long as I could “stay below 130lbs” then I was “on the right track.” Why was 130lbs so magical? I couldn’t tell you. Maybe it was because it was what my “small” friends weighed or what the calculated “ideal body weight” was for me. For whatever reason, I had it in my head that I wanted to weigh 130lbs or less. I didn’t understand the concept of weight fluctuations, and any movement up on the scale was bad news, and any movement down wa...