November 14, 2017

Metabolic Minute #19 – Why the scale is a liar

by Twin Cities Metabolism in Metabolic Minute Video Channel

We’ve all been there. You weigh yourself Monday and you’re five pounds more on Wednesday. You didn’t overeat, you exercised, and you’re feeling generally healthy. You can’t blame the scale, can you? Actually, you can.

The scale is a bad tool.

If you’re serious about weight loss or fitness, you can’t trust your scale for accurate tracking. Every time you step on, it’s weighing water, bone, muscle, and fat, with no real specificity. To lose body fat, you must weigh and track body fat. Enter the body composition assessment—the only way to get a true measurement of your progress.

For more information on this topic visit the article on our blog entitled “If You’ve Ever Wanted to Throw Your Scale Out the Window…Read This.

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