Is the scale broken!?!?!
How many times have we worked out really hard, and we hopped on the scale and it read no loss.. or worse.. what if it read a 2 pound gain? What do we do? Do you just give up and say it’s not worth it?
Let’s examine this little session of weighing in. A few factors come into play here. We can see a few common reasons on why you gained some weight instead of losing. Let’s evaluate!
-You drank water. (Drinking water before doing a workout is a good thing. Sometimes that water doesn’t budge. You may sweat.. but it just doesn’t get rid of all the water you consumed. Don’t get upset!! It’s just water weight.
-Clothing! (Yes, sometimes we weigh more with certain types of clothing that we wear. Jeans obviously weigh more than shorts. Some shirts that are longer may weigh a few more ounces. The sweat in our clothes may add weight to the scale. Many factors can contribute to weight gain because of clothing.
– Muscle (Yes.. we have heard this. When you start lifting weights or doing harder cardio. You will gain muscle. Muscle will weigh more than fat.. and sometimes this can discourage you. Remember.. MUSCLE IS GOOD! It burns more fat at rest.)
There are many more reasons on why you can gain a few pounds even while doing it the “right” way. I will give some more tid bits and information through the members section very soon. If you are interested…please be on the lookout for this section.
We will be offering some very valuable information that you don’t wanna miss!
-Justin Willoughby
(One Step)
July 9, 2010 @ 7:48 pm
Justin – I read your story in Guideposts this past weekend and find you to be so honest and truthful. You are very admirable to have told your story and lost all that weight. I am a Weight Watchers Meeting Leader and shared a little of your story with my members this week. Your story inspires all of us to keep striving for success in our journey to be healthier.
I do have to make a comment on your statement that “fat weighs more than muscle.” This is an error we – including myself – have often repeated. A pound is a pound no matter what the item is. A pound of fat takes up more space and just sits there. A pound of muscle takes up less space and is always burning energy. You can lose inches but not pounds because the fat has been replaced with muscle.
I try to often remind members of other successes in losing weight other than the scale – clothes looser, inches lost, increase energy, smarter eating, etc.
This is the first time I have gotten on your site and I plan to do so often from now on. Thank you for it and for your sharing to help others.