WM0000's Journal, 14 July 2024

The picture on the left appeared as a memory on my feed today. Two pictures taken exactly one year apart, depicting a 25-pound difference in weight, don’t tell the full story without addressing a few minutes of daily strength training.

Strength training helps you lose weight and keep it off by building muscle tissue. The more muscle mass you have, the higher your metabolic rate tends to be. More muscle also helps your body burn more fat than muscle, which is important if you want to lose weight and maintain your strength. Strength training also tightens up the excess skin as you lose weight. I am now at the point where I want to remove all of the excess skin from my body. There is a significant amount to be removed. I will spare you the pictures.

Don't be a slave to the scale. It doesn't tell the full story of what's happening metabolically to your body. In fact, just stay off the scale and follow a solid routine.