 As the end of the Summer Strong Challenge approaches we will be taking our final measurements and doing our final weigh-ins. Whether you are thrilled with your weight loss or feeling a little disappointed that you didn’t do as well as you hoped, there is some great news! The only thing a scale can measure is your weight. Mass times gravity. That’s it.
It can’t measure the courage it took for you to sign up for the challenge in the first place. It can’t measure the determination you put into each and every workout. It can’t measure the pride you felt completing 10, 12, and 14 miles in a week or how you felt reaching for the heavier kettlebell. It can’t measure your surprise and joy when you realized you could do a box jump, a push-up, a pull-up! A scale can’t measure the knowledge you gained about clean eating. It can’t measure how your body felt when you started giving it the things it needed. It can’t measure the example you’re setting for your children and loved ones by having a healthy lifestyle and taking care of yourself. It most certainly can’t measure the camaraderie and support among our team! So as our challenge comes to an end, go ahead and check out the scale. Look at the numbers and inches. Be amazed and proud of your accomplishments! Then take a step back, speak to yourself with kindness, and look at all of the other ways there are to measure yourself besides a physics equation. Congratulations to everyone!!! Author, Molly Malone
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10/12/2015 01:50:01 am
Sometimes we just need to have someone to turn their back on us. So that everything could change for the better:) 6/6/2016 08:07:32 pm
Very inspiring words to inspire everyone, thank you for that! Your words motivates people even more, despite the fact that some might actually think that they did not lose quite a big portion of it, but still, that is an achievement so you say. Your words may encourage more people to do their best in the next challenge. Some might actually think that they can do better. But your ending speech really did touch me too, because when I work out, I too tend to think that I might have not lost any weight, but then again, the determination, pride, knowledge and other things that I've given and earned cannot be measured. 7/8/2016 02:03:24 pm
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