Chapter

When the numbers go the wrong way

From How Body Composition Tracking Keeps You Motivated | Total Health and Fitness by Caleb Sitzmann

Concepts

1. Scan Response

   "Eventually a scan will show something you did not want to see. This is where tracking either helps you or hurts you, and the difference is entirely in how you respond."

2. Boring Explanations

   "Treat the reading as information, not a verdict. A disappointing scan usually has boring explanations: conditions were different, sleep has been short, stress has been high, training or nutrition dri

3. Data Point

   "What you do not want to do is what the daily scale trains people to do: react instantly and emotionally. One unwanted reading is a data point. The response to a data point is curiosity, then a plan.