21/06/2024
Fluctuating scales ???
THIS SHOULD HELP.. quite often we rely on the scales to measure our progress but more times than non .. They’re non reliable. This is because the scales are designed to measure the volume of weight on there HOWEVER it doesn’t take into account other factors. More times than not the scales with have increased over the weekend and you think you’ve ruined your diet, that’s it and give up HOWEVER there is so many factors that affect that number which aren’t an increase in body fat.
An example of why the scale number is higher on a Monday morning could be alcohol consumption, maybe you’ve had a few glasses of wine with the girls NORMAL maybe you had a margarita NORMAL even if you had one of those ‘skinny soda water vodkas’ your still bound to see changes to the scales. This won’t last forever it passes and this is because alcohol causes inflammation in the body.
Water retention can cause a change in the scale, maybe you drank more than usual, maybe you’re finally getting those 2L of water in. Well the body stores this therefore increasing the scale number. This links to bathroom visits, if you’ve had plenty of wee’s then there’s less water in your body along with having your regular morning poo this can lower the scale number.
Scales are not always the most reliable way of tracking progress and can become addictive for this exact reason.
Save this post for when you’re feeling down as the scale number is not what you expected.
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