Screw the Scale ~ Health in 2026 Is Performance, Not Pounds
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read
It's January again - the month where gyms smell like ambition and new sneakers. Every year starts with the same energy: we declare war on body fat, carbs, sugar, gluten, dairy, joy, and apparently bread baskets too. And every year ends with the same harsh realization: the scale lied to us again.
The scale has become adulthood’s emotional support device. We step on it for validation, punishment, reassurance, and self-sabotage. But it was never designed to measure the stuff that actually keeps you alive and thriving - your muscle mass, hormones, sleep, stress tolerance, metabolic health, or the fact that you just hit a deadlift PR without throwing your back into early retirement.
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