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Stuck for days, then a sudden drop - why?

Stuck for days, then a sudden drop - why?

Sometimes the scale sits flat for days, then drops a whole kilo overnight - the 'whoosh'. It does not mean you lost that fat all at once. You were losing fat the whole time, but water was sitting on top of it, hiding the drop. When the water finally releases, the scale catches up in one go.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
plateau water-weight whoosh

You eat the same, walk the same, and the scale does not move for six days. You feel stuck. Then one morning it drops a full kilo. People call this the 'whoosh'. It feels like magic, but there is a simple reason under it.

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