The Scale Is your Worst Frenemy...Here's Why

The Scale Is your Worst Frenemy...Here's Why

July 16, 2026 · 14 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the misconceptions surrounding the scale in fitness and its impact on mental health.

You've stared at the scale and let one number undo weeks of hard work. In this episode, we're flipping the script on the most misunderstood tool in your fitness journey. The scale doesn't measure fat. It measures everything: water, food, stress, hormones, inflammation, and about a dozen other things that have nothing to do with your progress. So why does it still have so much power over how we feel? We're breaking down exactly why the number can jump while your jeans get looser (and why tha...

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