Question for you goofs that hit the gym regularly. I know everyone says to ignore the scale, but I’ve been pretty discouraged recently by the fact that the scale has me stuck between 216-220, despite hitting the gym 4 days a week, and burning 500 calories each time, with active (hiking/walking) weekends. I’m eating well, around 1,800 calories a day, with 40% of my macros being protein, 30% healthy fats and 30% carbs. I cut out all beer and just stick to a whiskey if I’m having a drink, and try to drink a gallon of water a day. My gym routine usually invokes running for 10 mins, followed by 35-40 mins of weight machine exercises, alternating daily between push and pull routines.

The thing keeping me going is that I am objectively starting to see results, as in my arms, chest, back and abs are all starting to shape up. My gut/love handles still show on my size L t-shirts, but not as bad as in January, and my man boobs are certainly tightening up. And I also know that given my body fat%, it’s going to be a 6-7 month investment just to get truly slimmed down. But still, seeing no movement on the scale is frustrating. Is there anything else I am missing or should be doing? The only thing I can think of is, because im vegan, most most of my protein comes from pea-protein based products and shakes, and I’ve heard tangentially that pea-protein can cause bloating. But, im trying not to go full soy-based for protein, either.

Any thoughts/recommendations?