{"id":251,"date":"2022-10-28T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsnutritionwales.co.uk\/?p=251"},"modified":"2023-01-26T10:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T10:07:54","slug":"ditch-the-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsnutritionwales.co.uk\/cy\/ditch-the-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Ditch the Scales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><!-- divi:paragraph -->I\u2019d like to set you a challenge for this year \u2013 Ditch the scales!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:paragraph -->Why?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:paragraph -->There are many reasons why athletic performance can\u2019t be measured by the numbers on a scale. 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