Weight is just a number

Focusing on living a healthy life can sometimes lead to nearly obsessive behavior around our weight. Shape.com's article,  3 Truths About Weight You Need to Know provides some important perspective on why hyperfocus on that ever changing weight number can be misleading and cause undue stress.

Some research indicates that people who weigh in daily are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off. But, if you tend to become stressed or obsessive about the number staring back at you, banishing the scale may be best. 

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