But many times, when we stand on the weighing scale, the results are not satisfactory, especially the friends who just started to lose weight will experience a period of weight stagnation or even reverse growth, ranging from 1 ~ 2 weeks to 3 months.
This is because people who have no exercise habits will grow muscles to cope with external pressure after starting exercise. In the process of muscle growth, muscle tissue will be damaged and edema will appear, and the water content of the body will increase, which will lead to weight gain. And this short-term phenomenon does not mean that you are "not thin" or fat! Everything is just caused by water!
At the same time, because muscle is heavier than fat, even if you lose fat and your waistline becomes smaller, the numbers in the weighing scale will not decrease. For example, Anllela Sagra, a Colombian fitness goddess, has a high muscle content. The weight below is 120kg!
However, even though I have said it many times, when I stood in weighing scale, when the figures were not as good as I thought, I still couldn't help asking, why didn't they get lighter? To untie this knot, the most important thing is to understand "why does weight change?"
Basically, the weight fluctuation of 2 kg a day is within the normal range, and the reasons for the fluctuation are not only the situations that novices will encounter, but also these.
Water intake: drinking water, urinating and sweating will all affect the water content in the body and cause weight changes.
Salt intake: sodium in salt also affects the amount of water in the body. After eating salty food, edema and weight gain will appear the next day, which is also the reason.
Glycogen intake: We can think of glycogen as a fuel tank filled with carbohydrates in muscles, which also contains 3 ~ 4 kilograms of water. When the carbohydrate and water in the fuel tank are exhausted and not replenished in time, the weight will change briefly and will recover when eating next time.
Of course, it is natural to love to weigh yourself, just like the sense of accomplishment brought by studying hard and getting good grades. Such "positive feedback" is the driving force for persistence. However, compared with the weight, I suggest that you care about the body fat rate! After all, the quality of the body, the key to health and the success of losing weight are all determined by the amount of fat!
So, why don't people who love fitness pay much attention to the numbers in weighing scale? When I first came into contact with fitness, I was also worried about weight figures, but now I don't care at all, because my figure has become better. Who cares about my weight? Just keep exercising! I believe I can meet a better self.