Why The Scale Goes Up When You Start Lifting (And When It Is Actually Fat)

You finally started lifting. Three weeks in, eating better than you have in years, and this morning the scale was up four pounds. So now you are standing in your bathroom at six in the morning deciding whether to quit. Do not quit. What is happening inside your body right now is the exact thing you wanted to happen. It just looks identical to the thing you have spent twenty years being afraid of, and nobody warned you it would. In this video I give you the four reasons that number went up, in order of how likely each one is. I am honest with you about the one that actually is fat and exactly how to tell. And then I give you what to watch instead, because the scale is the single worst tool for what you are trying to do right now. I am Jeanine. I am 50 and I coach women in their 40s and 50s for a living. I have walked hundreds of women through these exact three weeks, every one of them convinced she was the one person it was going wrong for. THE FOUR REASONS Your muscles are full. Glycogen and the water that comes with it. Your body sent a repair crew and the crew brought fluid. You are eating more after years of eating too little. Sometimes it is fat, and here is how to tell. CHAPTERS 0:00 You are standing in the bathroom deciding whether to quit 0:55 Who I am 1:21 What the scale is actually weighing 2:33 Reason 1: your muscles are full 4:30 Reason 2: the repair crew brought fluid 5:53 Reason 3: you are finally eating enough 7:16 Reason 4: sometimes it is fat, and how to tell 8:17 Lifting is not a license 9:43 The real timeline, week by week 11:05 Four things to watch instead of the scale 12:38 How I actually think you should use the scale 13:24 The part nobody tells you about interpreting your own data WATCH NEXT Why you ended up under-eating in the first place, and what to do about it: [LINK TO UNDEREATING VIDEO] Strength Training For Women Over 40, explained simply: [LINK TO STRENGTH VIDEO] WORK WITH ME Free 30 minute call. Bring your situation and we will talk through how this would work for you. https://bit.ly/4dUHYZe GET MY 4 DAY TRAINING SPLIT, FREE The actual split I am running right now at 50, with sets, reps, rest times and a log sheet. Follow me on Instagram @coach.jeanineescobar Tap the message button on my profile Send the word SPLIT CONNECT Instagram @coach.jeanineescobar Coaching @escoelitecoaching Mindset @escoelitemindset I am a coach, not a doctor. This video is general fitness and nutrition education and is not medical advice. Talk to your physician before starting any new training or nutrition program. #womenover40 #womenover50 #strengthtrainingforwomen #midlifefitness #perimenopause #menopause #scaleweight #bodyrecomposition