You're NOT Going to Believe This...

The Scales Actually Do Lie!

In general we have been programmed to only care about what the scales say. You see this isn't always the most accurate measure of progress as I’ve discussed before. But why not? What do the scales measure?

The obvious answer is Kg or Stones. That is what the reading on the scales says after all. But what is it actually measuring? It actually measures force. It's simply a measure of the amount of force the body is creating at that point in time. But if Weight Watchers and Slimming World weigh people every week surely it's the best measure? Not always...

Here's a body composition reading from one of my awesome ladies.... (used with permission of course!)

If you look closely you'll see that she lost an amazing 11kg of pure body fat. You also see at the top that she didn't lose a single kg in weight, well 100g to be precise. Why would that be? How on earth is it possible for someone to lose fat but not lose a single kg in weight? The answer is at the bottom. If you look further down at the Water % you'll see that this lady gained 9.8 litres (which amounts to 9.8kg) in water, bringing her hydration levels up from an extremely dehydrated 38% (39.1 litres) to a much safer 47.6% (48.9 litres) in water. Add this to the 1.1kg of pure muscle she gained (circled in blue) and there you have it.

WOW, that's pretty impressive right? Yes it is. But do you know what the best thing about this is? If she had only used the scales to measure progress then she'd be pretty peed off that she wasn't getting anywhere and not seeing results because the scales said she'd not lost any weight! Then what would have happened is that she'd have given up and reverted back to her old habits and piled a load of fat back on and seen the scales rocket once again.

This can work both ways of course. You might be seeing the weight on the scales come down which is what happens when you go on a FAD diet, but how do you know if this is fat or water? The answer is simple - You don't!​​

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