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The scale is stuck - are you still losing fat?

The scale is stuck - are you still losing fat?

Your weight can swing 1 to 2 kg in a single day from water, salt and glycogen, not from fat. Real fat loss takes about 7700 kcal per kg, so the scale often hides the progress you are actually making.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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The scale tells you one number - your total weight. But that number mixes fat, water, muscle and the food still in your tummy. So a stuck scale can hide real fat loss. Here is how to spot the wins the scale misses.

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