must be heavy shoes!

Weight fluctuation….

so you track your weight,

you may find that it seems to jump up every now and again seemingly for no particular reason.

maybe it does your head in?

this may get you thinking as to why this is?

hmm i cant take anymore clothes off???

But weight is only one variable to measure what is going on, and to be honest it doesn't really tell us a great deal on its own.

Like looking at a Monet from an inch away all you can see is individual brushstrokes,

 take a few paces back and you can see the bigger picture,

weight is a good overall indicator when you step back and look from a far and over time, rather than your weight on any given day.

So fluctuations may occur every now and then. Why is this?

-        did you got wasted broseph?

-         You just ate loads didn't ya?

-         Higher than normal salt intake, "hm thatsh a keeper"

-         You constipated!

-         Bloated from previous days higher than usual fibre intake

If you didn't get drunk and you stuck to your food intake as usual then we can assume it’s likely

1  - A higher sodium intake than usual. That may encourage you to hold a little more water than usual.

2 - Slight constipation – you will be slightly heavier for obvious reasons.

3 - Bloated – if you nailed a higher than normal fibre intake the day before.

As you can see, nowhere do I mention body fat or muscle

By simply looking at your weight on a given day we can't see that bigger picture.

remember. You are more than your weight;

if i had never seen you, and your only description of yourself you gave me was your body weight do you really think i would have any idea what you look like?

view from all the angles;

I suggest you also use the very sophisticated bit of kit – the tape measure! Simply keep a note of your waist measurement – I use 2 points – true waist - from the smallest point around your middle and waist in line with belly button.

obviously there is plenty of others you can keep an eye on but keep it simple.

you can do the odd caliper reading, the tape measure is a very simple tool.

Tool number 3 – the selfie! – no not for instagram, but keeping a photo log. This will tell you more than any numbers, especially when you match a few months progress.

not quite....

Tool number 4 – clothes – pick your favourite dress or suit or jeans, you know the one that is either slightly too tight or too big depending on your goal, when it fits a little better you know your changing.

"suits still a little baggy"

"my shute fitsh perfectly"

My point is your weight on a single day literally means jack shit! It's just part of the journey you are on, a bend in the road - nothing we can or should do about it, just as long as we don’t let them bog us down and affect our mindset thus affecting our plan, because it doesn’t matter.

so chill out, control the controllable's and don't sweat the small stuff!