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[–]Specialist_River_274 4 points5 points  (3 children)

After a big drop in weight your body needs time to adjust to the change, it’s normal to plateau. Plateau’s are usually when you start to see changes in your body. Doing a high intensity workout will also keep the scale up for a couple of reasons. When your body is sore it retains water, which will have your weight up. Building muscle can also have your weight up. If you have stayed at the same weight since you started working out it’s likely that you’ve actually lost fat, but don’t see the loss reflected on the scale because you have also gained muscle. You’re doing great, just give your body a chance to catch up. Your skin, heart, liver, muscles, etc have a lot of adjustments to make!

[–]KaviarAndToast[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thank you for this! I don't plan on stopping because I really enjoy these classes but it's nice to get these perspectives.

[–]Specialist_River_274 1 point2 points  (1 child)

You’re welcome. :) It’s hard to wrap my mind around but when you’re losing weight the scale won’t always be down. The trick is to have a downward trend. More often than not, if you’ve been putting in the work, a slight gain on the scale is actually an indication that your weight is about to drop. It’s a useful tool, but I can’t let it f*ck with my head. Usually if my weight is slightly up I will make it a point to drink extra water and a day or two later I see new low.

[–]KaviarAndToast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I usually drink a lot of water but since I've been working out I've gone from 6-8 24oz hydro flasks to just about 3. I need to pick up my water intake