2408: The Scale Is a Liar: Why it Doesn't Matter For Fat Loss by Lea Genders on Muscle Gain

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🗓️ 1 January 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2408: Lea Genders' article "The Scale Is a Liar" revolutionizes the approach to weight loss by debunking the misleading nature of scales. Genders shares a personal experience of gaining muscle while losing fat, illustrating that a scale's readout often fails to reflect true health progress. Her insight encourages a shift in focus from mere weight loss to improving Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.leagendersfitness.com/news/why-the-scale-doesnt-matter Quotes to ponder: "The scale only measures your overall bodyweight and that number is pretty much irrelevant to your overall health." "You have to measure your body composition to know your real results." "Toss that scale out the window (make sure it's open first) and focus on fat loss." Episode references: InBody Body Composition Analyzer: InBody Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.1	The scale is a liar.
0:36.0	Why it doesn't matter for fat loss by Leahagenders of leagendersfitness.com
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1:08.1	The scale is a liar, why it doesn't matter for fat loss by Leah Genders of Leagenders Fitness.com
1:15.2	Once a month on Sunday morning, my partner and I roll out of bed, strip off our clothes, stay with me here, and step on the bathroom scale.
1:24.9	It's one way we monitor our health. My partner goes first. They're
1:28.9	smiling ear to ear because they lost four pounds. I'm feeling optimistic after an eight hours
1:34.1	sleeping fast. My belly feels flat and I feel light. With butterflies in my stomach, I step on the
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