15/07/2025
Do you get frustrated too when the scales are all over? One day it’s UP ⬆️ and the next it’s down ⬇️
There’s a reason for this. And as hard as it is to get our head around, it’s not fat gain.
some reasons for a scale shift ;
👉🏼 higher carbs = 1g carbs > 3g water
👉🏼 muscle cells swelling from training =water retention and full muscle bellies with a pump and fatigue
👉🏼 hydration - not drank enough or holding extra water In the body from a hot day?
👉🏼food volume - digestion from having higher food that are harder for the body to break down
👉🏼 sodium intake. Not enough or too much on your foods.
👉🏼 stress. Enough said.
👉🏼 alcohol- sugary/starch and dehydration or retention to compensate
👉🏼 bowel movements. Constipation and loose stools can alter the scales
👉🏼 the menstrual cycle can switch up the scales through different phases of a cycle
When we factor in any of these on a week to week and day by day basis we can use the data to analyse WHY our bodies may be up or down for random reasons. It’s not always a bodyfat rise just because there’s been a shift on the scales.
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