Weight isn't everything.

A number is just a number, and there doesn't have to be any meaning behind it, unless you put that thought into your head, or allowed society to.

When it comes to our weight, I think society to its very core has programmed all of us to believe that the number we see on the scale means more than it does.

We have been programmed to believe that number makes us attractive, or less so. Important, or less so. Special, or less so.

Human, or less so.

We have been programmed to base our self-worth and self-image off of a number blinking at us on a tiny screen.

Stop for a second and break that negative spiral of thoughts. Weight isn't everything.

If you're on a journey towards transforming your body, you need to understand that what matters is how you feel about yourself. It isn't about a number. It is about your happiness, peace, and comfortability in your own skin.

If all it takes is a number to derail all of the things I just listed, you have work to do- and it isn't regarding your body. It's your mind.

If you fixate on your weight itself, you are setting yourself up for an extremely unhealthy path. You need to have a healthy relationship with food and exercise in order to achieve what you're looking for- regardless of all the diet myths, workout myths, and nutrition myths that promise you your dream body on a golden platter.

Don't cut out carbs. Don't cut out fats. You shouldn't be eliminating an entire food category, but rather, learning to balance them. A healthy diet consists of a balance between carbs, fat, and protein. When you eliminate one of these, you are immediately creating an imbalance, and it will come back to bite you.

Stop weighing yourself every morning, or every night, or just every day in general. Doing this turns it into a habit, and eventually an obsession. Trust me, I've been there, and it isn't a good (or happy) place to be.

Stop weighing yourself right after a meal, or a binge, or a workout, or a fast. If the number you see makes your self-worth take as big of a hit as it does, stop weighing yourself altogether. Start being conscious of the balance you need to incorporate into your diet. Work out, but also rest. Pay attention to signs that your body is telling you it needs a break.

Stop feeding into diet trends and fads. Eating a pile of kale for lunch isn't nutrition. It's starvation. Contrary to popular belief, if you are skipping meals, depriving yourself, and ultimately malnourishing your body, it is doing so much more harm than good. When you do this, your body starts storing glucose and fat because you have tricked it into not knowing when you're going to eat again, and this is what your body does to make sure you can stay alive. You need to eat regularly, and pay attention to your nutritional needs.

It is so frightening to see the impact that social conditioning regarding weight really has. It leads to misuse of so many diet pills and medications, such as laxatives. Things like these can end up really seriously damaging your digestive system, dehydrating your body, and creating a dangerously poor relationship with food.

If your food relationship is bad, it doesn't matter what you do- you will not find that sense of happiness with your body that you are looking for. You will find yourself binging, or purging, or fasting, or all of the above. You will find yourself feeling guilty after eating certain things. You will end up restricting yourself, which leads straight into a negative spiral.

Your weight is not a valid reason to destroy your physical and mental wellbeing.

Your weight is not a valid reason to open the door to potentially huge health issues down the road.

it isn't important enough for you to be putting yourself through hell, and it certainly isn't important enough for you to be driving yourself crazy over it. It is a number. That's all.

Be happy with who you are. Be comfortable in your own skin. Feel good in your clothes. Be at peace. Do what you need to do to get there. Strive for these things rather than for a specific number on the scale.

Weight isn't everything. Please, for your own sake, stop telling yourself it is.