08/19/2026
The scale said I only lost 5 lbs.
This dress said something different.
The number on the scale isn't just fat. It's fat, muscle, bone, and water, all mixed together. And that number can bounce around more than people realize. Your weight can shift 2 to 5 pounds in a single day just from water, food, sodium, and hormones. And if your period hasn't stopped yet, water retention before it can add another 1 to 5 pounds that has nothing to do with fat. In perimenopause and menopause, hormones swing even more unpredictably, so that water retention can hit at random.
So when you weigh yourself and the number is up, or it's just not moving, that's usually water talking. Not fat. Not failure.
Here's the real story. I'm down 10 lbs of actual body fat. The scale barely reflects half of that.
If you've been putting in the work, eating well, showing up for your training, and the number isn't moving the way you think it should, there's nothing wrong with you. You're just reading one thing and ignoring the rest.