I can’t believe I’ve taken a too long off from the gym. Last Thursday I did not workout to give my body some time to rest after working out for 5 consecutive days. The instructor told me I need to take at least a day off and so I did. The next day, Friday, I planned to be back but since it was my day off, the little boss did not give me a release.

Last Saturday (at this point I could sense anyone who reads this will smirk and say, I am writing all the excuses I could think of…) we went for a desert safari and left home at 2:30 pm and came back at 11.

Three days straight without going to the gym is the longest ever since I started working out. I felt so guilty. I had been faced with the dreaded weight loss plateau, a situation in which you have exercised and being conscious of diet yet the scales are not moving. Weight loss plateaus are great motivation killers. Googling “weight loss plateau” will take you to articles on how to overcome it. One of the ways to overcome the weight loss plateau was to rest and have a normal life! Well, guess what, I did rest and ate normally and the scale finally moved again!

But honestly, I won’t quit exercising even if the scale don’t move for weeks and driving me stark raving mad. I am healthier and happier with what I am right now. I don’t want to go back to being sluggish and complaining of backache every single day. Oh, and it’s funny that the scale was not moving for two weeks but I am losing a dress size.

For people trying to lose weight by exercising including weight training, bear in mind that health and fitness can’t be measured by the scales alone.

This writing exercise is fueled by the writing prompt “quitting” at Sunday Scribblings.