Why weight loss goals stink.
This is not how your measure fitness Sara couldn't stand it anymore. Clothes didn't fit right and the bathroom scale gave her a number she didn't recognize. She mustered up some courage and headed down to the local gym to hire a trainer to help her lose weight. She met with the trainer, who took all kinds of measurements including weight and body composition. They set a weight loss goal for 12 weeks later. She was pumped. Sara started training 3 days per week with her trainer and she was really starting to feel better. She noticed she had more energy. She was making better food choices and was significantly stronger. When it came time to check her measurements, she felt she was ready. Then it happened. She fell short of her weight loss goal by a few pounds. Suddenly she felt like a failure. All the feelings of accomplishment had faded and she felt like giving up. What went wrong? Was it her workouts? Was her diet not up to par? I would say neither. ...