Last Updated on by Helen Currie
Things the sad step CAN NOT measure:
- Your fitness levels
- Your energy levels
- Your strength
- Changes in your body composition
- Your sense of achievement
- Your confidence
- Your happiness
People who have completely transformed their bodies, yet the scales have only dropped a few kilos.
This can be hard for some people to comprehend because we’ve become so used to measuring our bodies on the sad step (as I like to call it).
But if you are training and eating right, those extra numbers on the scales do not mean you are gaining excess fat. On the contrary, you will be building lean muscle.
Also, when you consume carbohydrates, they are stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen, and more glycogen means more water in the body which can equal excessive gains on the scales.
So please don’t despair if you are not losing on the sad step; if you are happy, healthy and have your confidence back, then who cares what the painful steps tell you?