01/29/2026
You've been killing it at the gym and your nutrition has been on point. You are super excited to get in the BodPod and see your amazing results because you've lost inches and your clothes are fitting better.
But the number you get doesn't reflect the work you put it. Maybe it only budged a percentage point.
This is extremely common. Remember, your body fat percentage is a percentage of the whole (think back to middle school math for this). If the "whole" changed (your total body weight), the percentage could stay the same depending on the type of weight you lost or gained.
Even if you lost fat, but maintained muscle, your body fat number might not change dramatically. If you lost fat and gained muscle, your percentage might not change dramatically because the total body weight number increased. Your body fat percentage is the percentage of your total weight that is fat.
There are a lot of reasons that you may not see the number you are hoping for and none of them are a reflection on how hard you are working or how consistent you are being with your workouts and nutrition!
Know your numbers.