09/11/2026
The scale goes up 3 lbs and immediately your brain goes: “Sh*t. I gained fat.”
But did you?
Your weight can go up from water, inflammation, constipation, sodium, food still being digested, muscle… AND body fat.
But automatically, you stomp beside the scale and start thinking you need to eat even less!!
This will actually work AGAINST what your end goal is.
You see the scale go up, automatically→ you eat less.
Your belly isn't changing, automatically → you cut carbs.
Except now you're waking up at 3am, you're exhausted the next day and by 3pm you're looking for anything in the cupboard that will give you some quick energy
So was cutting the carbs actually helping you lose body fat? No
This is why I don't look at one number or one symptom and decide you need to eat less.
I want to know things like:
How are you sleeping?
Are you eating enough protein?
Are you under-eating?
How stressed are you?
Are you strength training?
How are you pooping?
How much salty foods have you consumed?
Because there's usually more to the story than “I've gained weight, so I need to eat less.”
And once you understand the whole story, you can stop reacting to the scale and start giving your body what it actually needs.