Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Mindset 5: Why the scale shouldn’t be your only goal.
Uploaded: 2023-12-12T00:44:19.928Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: Mindset 5: Why the scale shouldn’t be your only goal.

Exactly what I needed to hear again this week! Thank you wonderful ladies

Cynthia Contreras

I’m so happy you guys shared this. Ever since having a baby, I have been obsessed with the scale and getting my body back. Within a couple months (and after sweating off many many pounds of water weight) I was back to my before pregnancy weight. But then after having to stop breastfeeding early for many very unfortunate reasons, I gained 6 pounds I can’t shake. It has been hard for me since no girls I know weigh as much as me. BUT right now I am the healthiest and most in shape I have been for years (probably since running high school track with Michal 10 years ago). Plus I’ve always just been pretty muscular. And if I am all those things now, but I weigh more, then I don’t need the cherry on top! I never liked 🍒 anyway 😜

Celine

I needed to hear this today. Thank you guys!

Ashley Powell

I have found these motivation videos more helpful than I could have ever imagined. I initially just used your programs for the workouts. It wasn’t until I actually started watching the motivation videos of you guys that I have actually stuck to a program for going on 5 weeks. Thank you, thank you, thank you

Charlotte

This was a much needed pep talk this morning! I am an actress and I’ve been told precious how I need to drop weight for different roles so the scale has always been the goal for me. I feel like I’ve run myself into the ground chasing a number even when I’m doing everything I possibly can to get to a certain weight. But this was a super helpful mental adjustment. My goal for this week is to learn to do a pull-up. I’ve always wanted to do one!

Taylor

Thanks for taking the time to address this and share the sundae analogy! I have a petite frame and have always struggled to gain muscle mass (even when I was a D1 athlete), which comes with its own set of negative health issues (and comments 😔), so I sometimes feel a different reaction to the scale/cherry goals — disappointment with weight loss (muscle mass for me) if I don’t/can’t continue to workout in a certain way or if certain muscular body aches and pains return. I still live a pretty active lifestyle but with creating a better baseline foundation for my strength (even just 1% better ever day 😉), I really just want to keep a strong body that doesn’t ache so much. 
My goals are to: 
1. Continue to build a consistent workout habit.
2. Build muscle strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health for longevity.
3. Alleviate some aches and pains associated with weaker muscles.

Briana

I really appreciate you both sharing your experience over the concept of exercise being driven by appearance or by a number. It’s taken me awhile to get to the point where I don’t feel upset or sad that I don’t fit into a certain size of clothing. Although there are still days that I get upset. 😬 It’s a process haha. My overall goal is to be more confident in my own skin and not feel self conscious of size or body shape. I want to workout bc I enjoy it and not bc I’m worried about fitting into a specific clothing size. For fitness goals I’m aiming to gain more upper body strength to do my first unassisted pull-up. 😃 Thanks again ladies! You both rock!

Jenna

Wow! That was a very timely video. This year has been a crazy emotional rollercoaster. I used to run and exercise every day (almost) and I loved to share that with my kids, but I had a miscarriage this spring and it derailed everything. I’m just starting to get back into running and a month into working out regularly, and I was so upset to see that I’ve gained back 6 pounds of weight that I worked so hard to lose before the spring. But it’s like you said: I wasn’t focused on losing the weight. I was having fun with my kids and enjoying life and the weight loss came with all of that. Thank you for sharing. I know many women that can benefit from this reminder.

Patty Southcott

Watched it a little late in the challenge but woke up feeling flat and down on myself. Everything I needed today ❤️

Jessica

I literally turned off this video to look at professional photos my boyfriend and I took a couple of weeks ago, and immediately I tore myself apart. Why did I think I could wear a skirt with a slit that high? When did I get a double chin? My boyfriend looks great and I look like a chonky bridge troll.

Onalise Hill

My goal is to feel good and healthy in my body again. I love feeling strong and hitting big lifts but I also just want to be better about balance. This challenge has helped me a lot with that.

Gabriela

I absolutely love the sundae analogy!! I have definitely associated working out with losing weight which in turn has made me hate working out because I don’t see the results I want fast enough. After listening to this it made me really think about what my goals are (besides losing weight) and the 2 things that I realized have been goals of mine for so long are 1) enjoying working out and 2) being able to do a handstand for 30+ seconds!!

Taylor Witmer

Needed to hear this… stepped on the scale for the first time in a while this week and was def heavier than I thought I’d be. Especially considering I feel more fit and healthy and strong. As a short person, I often have felt too heavy for my size, but it’s nice to hear how it’s not about that. My goal is to remember to say to myself that it’s a blessing to get to move my body today and everyday.

Ashley

I got rid of the scale in my house because of the mindset it put on me. And I have a little girl and she doesn't need to grow up with the "need to be a certain weight" mindset. I like to be a positive role for  her!

Caitlin

Such a good video. I’m a little behind the group but it’s okay. Goals: 
- see how many push-ups I can do in a row. My back and arms are feeling so strong from the last few weeks
- don’t skip the optional cardio. This is where I’ve been trying to be more disciplined and less overly graceful 
- continue to focus on eating protein from food sources and one protein shake a day

Sarah

You guys know exactly what to say when I need to hear it! I was struggling with this because one of my goals was to compete at a tournament. The tournament was this past weekend. This week I'm struggling to find motivation to move because the tournament is done and now what...
My 3 goals this week: 
-find a fun way to get moving to spark that joy (going to start that today by just setting a timer and moving with weights in whatever way comes to mind/my favorite things to workout) 
-working on doing 10 correct pushups off my knees 
-using the 5 min of starting a workout even if I'm not feeling it trick rather than coming up with excuses.

Brandi

A little late on the 3 goals, but 1) wear clothes I’ve bought that I felt I couldn’t wear; 2) wake up feeling good and going to the gym happy; 3) be consistent with my water intake of 100oz. 

Thank you again for these videos and I enjoyed listening to these during my walk! :)

Katrin

I love love love this quote. I want the whole ice cream sundae!!

Kristin

These mindset Mondays are so helpful, thank you so much ladies 💛 my goal this week is to get more conditioning in and use heavier weights 💪🏻 p.s. please do another challenge ASAP, I have loved this so much and it gave me my “spark” back!!

Shannon

Goal 1: Look at myself in the mirror each morning and say you are beautiful, let’s get after it today. 

Goal 2: No weighing myself on a scale for the whole week. Enjoy my non-scale progress 🤗

Goal 3: Keep working after the mindset of working out being the reward, not the requirement for working off the reward from last night.

Abby

This is the hardest for me. My toxic mindset when it comes to body image and weight. Exercise I can do - I just do it. I show up and do it. I like it and it feels good but I’ve always done it for weight loss.

It’s the scale. It’s the hyper focus on weight. It’s exercising to lose weight. I’ve done it my entire life. The roots are deep and I’m not entirely sure how to get away from it. I look in the mirror and focus on my body every single day. I stopped tracking calories when I started this program and to be honest it’s extremely uncomfortable. I feel like I should be tracking or eliminating something - but I’m going to keep going and push through because it’s freeing to be able to sit and eat with my family instead of tracking every ingredient before I sit down and usually they are half way through their meal. It’s freeing not to focus on food all day long. I know it’s a problem. I’m not sure how it started however I’m aware and I truly believe for the first time in my life it’s starting to change. I guess it’s the first time I’m understanding that it’s unhealthy for me. 

Goals this week:
1)no scale - for me personally it’s not been good for me
2)no tracking 
3)keep my held up when I have to modify exercises 

My goal is to be able to do a box jump - I scared to do it for some reason 😂😂😂

Elissa

Goals: 
Believe in myself, love myself and show love to others. 
1. When I feel like I can’t, believe that I can.
2. Focus more on positive self talk - I need to stop body shaming. 
3. Every day find at least one person to compliment and share that with them.

Dawn

So motivating!! I need to change my goals from aesthetics to functional and long term! Thank you for the reminder!

Jocelyn

I love this - helped me put this all into perspective. Thank you 💜

Kassidy

Awesome talk girls. Feeling more uplifted after it as always. It made me think of my original goal of this program: to do 10 pull ups and be able to do 10 push up x3 sets. I haven’t been doing my pull up modifications after my work out since week 2. I need to get back at that.

Megan

I love this!!! Thankfully I haven’t went off of the scale for a long time. I’ve always tried to make my goals more of like how I feel both physically and mentally and kind of like how my clothes fit. I know that sounds silly but it’s what seems to work for me. I feel like I can track my progress better that way.

Taylor Jackson

My big goal for this week is to do 5 regular push-ups in a row! When I started this challenge I could barely do a knee push up but now I can do like 20 in a row without major struggle so my goal is to move to regular push-ups! I broke my left elbow in 12 places about 5 years ago and it was out of commission for 6 months so I lost any and all strength that it had (like a 2.5 db was way too much) I have a decent amount of the strength back but it is still no where near my right arm. Most exercises I will use a 10lb db with my left arm and 15 with my right. Movements like lateral raises are the worst haha 5lbs is a huge struggle (but I still push through). Anyways what I am trying to say here is I have hidden from push-ups for 5 years 😂 a goal of 5 push-ups might sound a little silly to some but I am trying to keep it realistic here

Hilary

Thankfully I’ve never turned down an ice cream Sunday! 🤣🤣 Your girl is a foodie!! 🤣 

When I started this challenge I realized that I didn’t want to focus on the look. My goal was and still is to build lean muscles, maintain adequate weight for optimal health, keep mind and body challenged and healthy. 

Running was always about power and being in control because my family growing up was and still is very toxic. Running was the only place I felt in control and powerful. Outside of that I was miserable so I always leaned on running to make me feel better. When I met my husband 4 years ago I kind of stopped running because I found myself finally happy and I didn’t need running to make me happy or powerful. I shifted my focus to God instead which I’m thankful for but I also now know health is more than movement and I want that lifestyle of self care. 

This challenge is helping me to learn that working out can be more and I want to make sure I’m at my best physically, mentally and nutritionally for when we start trying to grow our family. 💗💗

Élise

1. Finish a conditioning portion after the lifting portion
2. Go for a run because I love it not because I think I have to
3. Wear the freakin patterned leggings that I bought but haven’t worn because I think my thighs are too big for patterns

Lexie Hattaway

My goals this week:
Heal from COVID19
Go on one walk 
Don't say anything negative about my body.

Even though I may think it, I want to try to not physically speak negatively about my body. It gave me a beautiful baby girl and I want to learn to love and appreciate my body for that. I also want to start rehabbing from COVID and get back into the program! I'm excited to start working out again. Even though anesthetics are a part of my goal, I'm trying to make getting stronger my main focus. I'm a first responder so I need to be able to defend myself at work.

Makayla

There. Is. No. Timeline. 

I love these words so much 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Lily

Definitely needed to here this. I am 57 and I have dieted since I was 12. I have come to my knees in tears thinking I’ve spent more time thinking about my body how I feel and how I look, diets, crash diets etc…. Then I do about my relationship with the Lord. Makes me super sad.

3 goals 

1. Doing 5 regular push ups not on my knees. 

2. Doing 1 pull up unassisted

3. Abs I want them!! 🤣🤣 

Big goals but I’m consistent because I love the way exercise makes me feel. Not always motivated but consistency is on point:)

Michelle Eisenberg

Meaghan

Goals for this week:
1. Complete at least one full workout including conditioning! The conditioning has been so hard for me to get through.
2. Dedicate 5 minutes at least 3 days a week on pull-up progressions (any tips are appreciated!😊)
3. Drink 80-100 ounces of water per day, no excuses!

Lauren

Join us on this Mindset Monday as we discuss why the scale or weight loss shouldn’t be you’re ONLY fitness goal.

Or more accurately why it shouldn’t be the end-all-be-all reason for your fitness journey... why it shouldn’t be your “why”.

We hope this message encourages you, and helps you along in your LIFELONG fitness journey 💛

Be sure to check out the FB group today! We are going to talk more about this there. Share your story, your insights, and your experience!

Mindset 5: Why the scale shouldn’t be your only goal.

Chalandra Butterfly

Re starting this challenge... I don't remember how many I got last time but today I'm starting off with 13

Kelsey

Week 1 Day 0: Welcome!

I pushed myself so hard last week even after being exhausted that i overtired my back muscles not letting me move!! So learning this now to stop n just was so much goal driven that took 3-4 days off the gym to give myself a second chance n not being hard on myself

Gurpreet

Loved these practical, simple tips even as someone who has been exercising for years.

Kimberly

Goal - Instead of staying up late watching TV after my kids go to bed , I’ll go to bed earlier so I can get up at a decent time
to make it to the gym

Anna

Mindset 1: Getting Started

Beatrice

Kevyn

Jillian

Week 1 Day 1: Legs

Sometimes you need a good humbling laugh in the gym. The Posterior Plank Pulses definitely were not accomplished today. Will be something I can work towards

Morgan

Wow I'm trying "getting strong" workouts! 👌🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻 Excellent

Eugenia

Week 1 Day 2: Back and Biceps

Had to modify a few exercises due to knee issues, but overall loved the circuits

Another awesome and enjoyable workout!! Starting to feel strong again

Week 1 Day 3: Shoulders, Glutes, and Core

Teresa

Oh man. Short and sweet!! Loved this workout!!

Amanda

Week 1 Day 4: Full Body

I did this for a Saturday workout after week 2!!! I feel unstoppable!!!

2 miles today while on vacation... so proud of myself. 
This program is the best

Delaney

Week 1 Optional Cardio Workouts

Practical, sustainable, and enjoyable ❤️ and ditch the perfection 🥹 my heart needed this. Thank you for helping me to reset my mindset!

Elizabeth

So sweet and fun to get to know you guys more. Appreciate you keeping it authentic and realistic :)

Alexandra

That was such a great message!! I absolutely loved it! I’m excited about getting to listen to these.

Cassy

Mindset 2: Consistency

Michelle

Grace

I was in such a funk with my workouts.. so glad I gave this a try! Bringing me back to love working out.. teaching me to workout to get stronger not focus on killing myself to burn as many calories as possible!

Mindset 5: Why the scale shouldn’t be your only goal.

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