Tuesday Tip: Scale not moving?

Tuesday Tip: Scale not moving? ⚖️

You’ve committed to your plan, you’re tracking your intake, hitting a calorie deficit daily and yet the scale hasn’t budged. Frustrating, isn’t it?

Before you start second-guessing everything, here’s something to keep in mind: fat loss does not equal

weight loss, at least not on a day-to-day basis.

A daily 500-calorie deficit theoretically equates to around 1/7th of a pound (65g) of fat loss per day – that’s about a spoonful in actual fat volume. It’s small, subtle, and easy to overlook. Add in the fact that your body constantly fluctuates with water retention, food volume, and glycogen storage, and it’s no wonder the scale doesn’t always cooperate.

So you could be steadily losing fat while the number on the scale stays the same. This is completely normal, especially in the early stages of fat loss when changes are microscopic or when you’ve only got small amounts of fat to lose. It’s easily hidden by other factors like hydration levels, digestion, and hormones.

So what can you do?

⁃ Zoom out. Look at trends over weeks, not days.

⁃ Measure progress in other ways, like how your clothes fit, your energy levels, strength, and measurements.

⁃ Stay consistent. The process is working, even when the scale isn’t showing it.

⁃ Trust that the deficit is compounding and will eventually become visible change.

Most importantly: don’t quit just because the data doesn’t look dramatic right now. The work you’re putting in is adding up behind the scenes.

Patience, consistency, and perspective go a long way on this journey. Keep going – you’ve got this!

Happy Tuesday 🤗
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