OMG! It's NOT what it looks like!

Hope you've had a fantastic Xmas and Santa brought you all you wished for?

Have you stepped on the scales yet?

I have and i wasn't all that happy but not surprised either!

3kg weight gain (7lb) in a week? OMG!

WAIT! It's not what it looks like!

So why can we put on half a stone of fat in the space of a week?

Is it even possible?

NO!

So why do the scales say so?

OK so look at it like this...

The average female requires 2000 calories per day to maintain their weight.

A 3500 calorie surplus would lead to a lb of fat being stored.

To gain 7lbs i would have to have eaten a surplus of 24,500 calories in 7 days - that's a whopping 38,500 calories in a week!

REALLY?

It's Not likely! So where has the weight come from?

Eaten lots of salty foods - increase in water retention.

Eaten lot's of veg - the sheer weight of veg will show on the scales while the body is processing it!

Drank and eaten more that you would normally - ok you will have put on a little fat but it won't all be fat!

Panic Over!!!