{ "id": 7964, "date": "2018-11-01T09:25:18", "date_gmt": "2018-11-01T09:25:18", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/uk.inbody.com\/?p=7964" }, "modified": "2018-11-06T10:02:48", "modified_gmt": "2018-11-06T10:02:48", "slug": "reasons-to-stop-weighing-yourself-everyday", "status": "publish", "type": "post", "link": "https:\/\/ro.inbody.com\/en\/reasons-to-stop-weighing-yourself-everyday\/", "title": { "rendered": "5 Reasons to Stop Weighing Yourself Everyday" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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Editor\u2019s Note: This post\u00a0<\/i>was updated on October 17<\/i>, 2018<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/i>for accuracy and comprehensiveness. It\u00a0<\/i>was\u00a0<\/i>originally published on September 11, 2015<\/i><\/h6>\n
by InBody USA<\/h6>\n

Losing weight is hard. \u00a0It requires working out regularly, making sure you get enough nutrients in your diet ( like protein). If you\u2019re like most people, you want to see results that justify your hard work. \u00a0And that result, more often than not, has to do with seeing that number on the scale go steadily down. So you step on the scale every day because you need a reason to keep going.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything is fine until the unthinkable happens: \u00a0the scale stops going down. Or, after one \u201ccheat day\u201d you find yourself 8 pounds heavier and you think, \u201cOh no! Everything I\u2019ve done for the past 2 weeks is for nothing!\u201d \u00a0Repeat this a few times and before you know it, you\u2019ve given up on working out and you\u2019ve dumped your diet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sound familiar?<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is, you were probably making progress before you quit<\/strong>. Don\u2019t give up. \u00a0You probably just got discouraged because you did what no one should ever do: you let the scale trick you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are 5 reasons why you scale is a terrible tool for weight loss and how it can make you give up. <\/span><\/p>\n

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1. You\u2019re confusing \u201cweight loss\u201d with \u201cfat loss\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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It\u2019s a safe bet to assume that when people want to lose weight, what they really want is fat loss. \u00a0The problem is, many people use the words \u201cweight loss\u201d and \u201cfat loss\u201d interchangeably, which are two separate concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Losing overall weight isn\u2019t hard \u2013 you\u2019ll drop a few pounds of water weight if you sit in a sauna for a while. Fat loss is harder to achieve, depends on several factors, and it takes more time than you think to truly lose it. \u00a0Here are a couple key points about fat loss to consider:<\/span><\/p>\n