07/04/2023
⚠️ Weight loss and fat loss are two different things!
These may sound like the same thing however they are completely different!
If you ate no carbs today, and drank a few glasses of wine this evening, then weighed yourself tomorrow morning
You’d feel like you’ve just found the ultimate weight loss hack!
The scales will be down by a few lbs, even kgs!
Amazing right?
Wrong
This weight is purely just dropped water weight and the next day, it goes straight back on
The scales are an absolutely amazing tool when it comes to monitoring your fat loss journey, however only if you understand the many variables that can cause fluctuations!
Things to do when using scales
✅ Weigh yourself daily, not weekly
✅ Don’t get fixated on daily weight loss, focus on weekly averages
✅ Don’t make emotional decisions based on changes in bodyweight each day
I can’t stress enough how important these pointers are
Bodyweight can change so much, so if you’re only weighing once per week, you may have made progress, however if you’ve had a sudden spike in water weight on weigh in day for example, you’ll think you’ve gained fat
This can lead to impulse panic decisions being made
These panic decisions can also happen midweek if you’re expecting to see a drop in weight every single day
If you go up in weight for a couple of days during the week, the worst thing you can do is panic and then start doing more cardio or reducing calorie intake more
You’ve made an unnecessary decision based on data that could have been affected by any # of the factors listed in this post
You’re now dieting too aggressively when in fact, your original approach was absolutely fine and didn’t need any change at all
Your journey just became way less sustainable and way less enjoyable!
Bodyweight is an amazing tool, but be sure to understand the variables otherwise it can cause you more harm than good!
