@thefitmum11: 3 reasons you ‘lose weight’ whenever you fall sick - and why you shouldn’t celebrate the number too quickly 🥺 The scale cannot tell you what you lost. It only tells you that your total body weight changed. This is why we don’t celebrate every drop on the scale. We ask what created the drop. Here are 3 reasons why sickness can make you lighter, usually temporarily: # 1. You may be eating less than usual When you’re sick, appetite often drops. You may go from eating: - 3 proper meals - snacks - drinks - regular portions …to barely eating enough. So yes, the scale may drop partly because you’re taking in less energy. But short-term under-eating does not automatically mean you have lost a significant amount of body fat. #2#2You may be losing water weight Illness can involve: - sweating - fever - vomiting - diarrhea - reduced fluid intake All of these can affect hydration and therefore scale weight. Also, when you eat less — especially fewer carbohydrates — your glycogen stores can decrease. Glycogen is stored with water, so a reduction can make the scale fall relatively quickly. This is why: The number can go down fast… and return quickly when you recover, eat and rehydrate. Quick weight loss is not automatically quick fat loss. #3. #3ur body may be using muscle too When someone is sick and: - barely eating - not getting enough protein - lying down for days - not moving normally …the body can lose lean tissue over time. So that lower number may represent a combination of: less food in your system + less water + depleted glycogen + potentially some lean tissue —not simply belly fat disappearing. Not every weight loss is progress. Sometimes, your body is simply depleted. If you want to lose fat without starving yourself or obsessing over every number on the scale, comment “RESET” and I’ll show you where to start. Your goal isn’t to find ways to become lighter. Your goal is to become healthier, stronger and more metabolically stable. And sometimes, those things don’t show up as an immediate drop on the scale.

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Saturday 29 August 2026 19:57:04 GMT