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When the scale says up but your clothes say down

When the scale says up but your clothes say down

You step on, the scale is up a kilo, but the jeans that were tight last week now zip without a fight. The scale adds up water, muscle, glycogen and waste too, so two signals can disagree - and the jeans usually read the truth the scale is hiding.

18 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Monday morning. You zip your jeans. They feel easy - looser than last Friday. You feel good. Then you step on the scale. It says you are 1 kilo heavier. Your heart sinks. "How? My clothes say I lost weight, but the number says I gained." This read is about that exact fight between two signals - and why the jeans are usually telling the truth.

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