Our body is mainly comprised of water, muscle,
organ tissue, fat and bone. The scale measures the total weight of all
the elements that our body contains. It does not give us any idea on
how much of this weight is, in fact, fat.
The fluctuation of numbers that we see on the
scale reflects changes in volume for the other three components of our
body - water, muscle and fat. You cannot gain or lose a pound of pure
fat in just one day. If you weigh yourself twice in one day and notice
a difference then those differences, whether they are positive or negative,
should be attributed to changes of water in your body. Gaining or losing
water will affect the number on the scale, but will not make you slimmer.
Even when bodybuilders have very little body
fat, the amount of muscle that they have makes their total body weight
go way up. This clearly illustrates how "losing weight" does not equal
"losing fat".
The scale is merely a useful tool for measuring
progress on your fat loss journey, however, the key here is not for
you to fixate on the scale, but to use it as only one of the tools to
track your progress.
Stomach Fat |
Weighing In | Eat
and Lose Weight | Holiday Weight
Gain
No Dieting Weight Loss | Cutting
Calories | Behavior Modification
Melt Body Fat | Diet
Tips | Drink Plenty of Water
| Dangers of High Fat
Diets that Fail | Increase
Metabolism | Hitting a Wall |
Flabby Arms
Age Related Weight Gain |
Sugar Reduction | Causes
of Obesity
Fad Diets | Keeping
the Weight Off | Weight Loss
Genetics
Smoking and Weight Loss |
Stress and Weight Loss
Weight Loss Motivation | Sleep
and Weight Loss | Dining Out
Foods to Avoid | Weight
Loss and Blodd Pressure | Carbohydrates
Food Diary | Weight
Loss Myths | Weight Loss
and Menopause
Weight Loss and Pregnancy
| Weight Loss and Diabetics
Birth Control and Weight Gain
| Obesity and Children
Weight Loss and Cancer | Obesity
and Insomnia | Food Portions
Staying Motivated | Fast
Food Failures | Cheating
at Weight Loss
Prescription Medications
| Appetite Suppressants | Fat
Blockers
Ephedra | Food
Addiction | Weight Loss Walking
| Finding Time
Breakfast | Alcohol
and Weight Loss | Hunger
| Drinking Wine
Candy | Weight
Loss Shopping Tips | Food Labels
| Dieting Tips
Hidden Fats | Fruit
| TV | Chocolate
| Setting Goals | Habits
