I hear this. I am trying to lose weight but refuse to weigh myself because the numbers psych me out. I’m just going off of how my clothes fit, how I look in the mirror and how I feel. I’m focusing on getting STRONGER and not thinner. Somehow that mind shift helps keep me from spiraling.

Years ago, at a sleepover, four of us girls pulled out the measuring tape and the scale. I was at my peak fitness, sub 20% fat, having just done a professional photoshoot. The other girls were between 105-115. I was 131. Gaining muscle mass might be the key to your finally looking like you lost that stubborn five pounds

So true that the scale doesn’t show everything. I thought I wasn’t making progress because the scale was staying the same, but then I realized my clothes were fitting different and later people asked if I was losing weight.

I think you might have saved me from ruining weeks of progress... I needed to hear this!

This video makes me feel so much better. I only lost 4 pounds in a month but lost a couple inches in some trouble areas. I gotta keep pushing it

No one else (that I’ve heard) is saying/telling me what you are saying - and what you’re explaining is exactly what I need to understand. Thank you so much for sharing your expert knowledge and making it so clear for me. 🤗

Love the dramatic music to further emphasise the key points you are making-thanks for another terrific offering Cori

It definitely makes all the sense in the world, but the weight on the scale has been beaten in us our whole life, so I suspect it's going to take a minute to retrain my mind. ❤❤❤ Thanks for all you do to help .

Stubborn areas looking worse before they look better is sooo true and thanks for pointing this out! I know the "woosh effect" is controversial and hasn't been scientifically proven but I've noticed that my waist, thighs and back of arms will look bigger and puffy for a while, sometimes up to two weeks then over a day or two will suddenly deflate and look leaner and tight and my clothes will fit looser. Those plateaus can be disheartening if you don't know what's going on but as long as you make sure you're sticking to a reasonable calorie deficit and maintaining your workouts, eventually you can see the plateaus as a sign of incoming results. Paying attention to your electrolyte balance and any nutrient deficiencies helps as well.

Girl, I could listen to you ALL DAY!! thank you!!!

Yes!! It is so important to know what a person is losing. I’m a Weight Watchers member and that’s never talked about in this light. I may have to enlighten people but I hate to burst their bubbles! I do wish everyone knew this though! Thank you for all you do. Good stuff!👍🏻💪🏻

That’s an amazing learning experience! Nicely put! 👏

Thank you! I so needed all of these reminders today!

The reason my scale isn’t shifting much- but I’m looking so much more fit! Thanks for this!! 💪🏽💪🏽

Thank you for making this video. Very informative!

Loved this video. It really helped to put everything into perspective.

Great message, thank you .

This was so useful. Thank you very much x

I'm in my 70s and doing intermittent fasting and am focusing on my healthy choices and not the scales. Sometimes I go for weeks without weighing myself. I'm averaging about a pound a week and feel really good. My clothes are looser and I've had to readjust my car seat twice! I do gentle exercises and stretching and usually only eat for a few hours in the middle of the day. I am comfortable with this process and don't feel deprived.

I love this explanation, healthy weight gain is hard but a good thing. I love the focus on measurements vs scale weight. I am 5’6” and 180, according to BMI I am overweight. I have always been athletic and performed way over people my age. Great job on explaining weight vs healthy weight and not focusing on the scale

Inspiration ! Your before and after pictures are truly amazing! You look like a totally different person😮😊

You always drop amazing info here, but am I crazy or did your editing or production value just jump up a lot? Slick. Love the info and the delivery. Great video.

Absolutely love your facial expressions! Thanks for keeping it real! ❤💪🏼🔥

Old habits die hard as I’ve gotten on the scale first am every day for years. I needed this simple straight forward exploration. Thank you!

Great I’d and viewpoint. Excellent. Thank u

I really needed to hear this today, even though I know it! Great explanation of this fact of weight loss vs body recomp; thank you!

Thank you for this ❤

Great video! I have been wondering all of this in my fitness journey and you have answered these lingering questions. I have a Withings scale and it says I'm staying at the same percentage of fat but my clothes and visible muscle gains tell a different story. I'm no longer going to use my scale as the arbiter of my attitude towards my goals and progress. PS I love the production of this video - easy to follow and you seem so relaxed and natural. Keep em coming!

“OVERDRAMATIZATION”😂 Bikini Competitor here. Just hit the big 4-8 during this current prep and decided to be kinder to the ol’ gal, as I kicked it off. No cardio just step counting, gram per pound of body weight in protein, low glycemic carbs with the exception of first morning meal and post-workout, prioritizing sleep, and GIRL, the recomp is legit! Kind of a mind F when the scale has been just sitting at a stand still but not when I look in the mirror. Leaning out while I keep getting stronger and I am so happy to not be killing myself with tons of HIIT cardio. Love this video-and looks like we are matchy matchy with our whoops and watches (:

Been watching you for years. Always delivering good fitness content.

One of your best videos!! Thanks for your honest knowledge and motivational reminders to “trust the process”!

Best video yet, well explained, thanks, I like itttttt

Yes as a trainer I always said, a pound of muscle takes up less space, but a pound of fat takes too much space. It helps women who worry about becoming bulky or looking manly. How hard you look is determined by how much fat you keep. You can be fit and soft looking if you want that.

Thank you for this. It explains so much. You just renewed my confidence and determination to forge ahead to better health.

I started working out 19 months ago l was a very heavy drinker and ate whatever l could. Since giving up drinking altogether and eating healthier and working out which by the way has saved my life, I've never felt so alive! I did workout earlier that scales are not my friend and at 57 you can start at any age and when your children tell you, you look great skin, hair and body you know it's working and dropping a few sizes in clothing helps too.

Excellent video thank you for your clear and concise explanation that few are able to do

I NEEDED to hear this TODAY!!

Needed to hear this!

Thank you for this awesome informative video!! Seriously you’re the bomb!!

Brilliant advice 🙏

Saving this to revisit many times! Thank you for sharing so much encouraging, no-bs wisdom. Currently in a cut and started getting attached to the scale, and this gave me new perspective.

Man got to love this lady!! So much knowledge!!

Great advice. This is something that has confused me for a while.

I love this! As a cheer coach I’m always looking for different ways/ideas to help the girls get more flexible!

Excellent - very good video. Top notch - thank you

Excellent sensible advice 👏

Awesome. I remembered about my measurements recently and forgot again. Thank you

Thank so much ❤ I wish this video was around when I was 19 years old back in the early 2000s when I first started getting into fitness and weight loss, I lost a lot of weight at that time (doing everything the wrong Way),, But I also lost muscle and bone and eventually my period ,, I wish so badly that this message was around back then but there wasn't KZfaq at the time either, I wish I never found that stupid book at my library that told me to eat 500 calories a day , I wish I never read those stupid fitness magazines that told me to kill myself with cardio , they never said anything about how important protein is!! All they said was don't eat fat!! I'm still trying to heal my body from years of damage from that stupid horrible fitness information I feel like I'm not the only one , I love this message so much more and the awesome thing is we can build muscle and still have a healthy menstrual cycle, as long as we're eating enough protein and calories of course Something that stupid book and magazines never said

That was the most concerning thing I saw on the Stanford twin study, how those 2 women lost so much muscle mass! Eye opening! Your explanation makes sense and takes some of the fear away. Thanks!

Thank you very much Cori

Great explanation for those of us struggling, thank you.😊

I won’t go into detail but I started my “wellness” journey 5 yrs ago. It will be 5 yrs on 29 March. The day I medically released from the military. I started at 253 lbs w/RA, PTSD, menopausal, left a toxic relationship. Today I’m around 140lbs. My journey was for my mental health. I had to learn a new way of getting back into shape and maintaining. With spinning, strength training, and just being out for a walk I got here. I truly missed most of my transformation because it wasn’t about weight loss although I knew it would be a sideshow. I didn’t change my diet. I drank way too much. The only time I got on the scale was when I would wake up and feel lighter or my clothes were fitting differently if at all. I actually reached my “goal weight” December 2022. I felt good physically and but I knew I couldn’t stop. My mental health was better but I still had a ways to go. End June 2023 I reached my current goal….I was so surprised….I was 52 and a lot of my friends who were always in shape were now coming to me asking how I got rid of my belly….I didn’t know!!! That’s when I started paying attention and taking more pics…..today I am maintaining that body weight….easily. My transition was so natural. My diet is really good now and I’m still seeing really nice gains and acceptable loses. I keep my scale more to make sure I’m not losing anymore body weight but losing body fat and growing muscle. It’s still crazy to me how I can have a harder time putting on my leggings….I realized it’s because my body is “hard”….thats a gain for me! Good luck to all….it truly has been a “healing” journey for me….✌🏽❤️🇨🇦

Just did this recently got on and then off the wagon because the scale showed no weight loss. I should know better but will try again, thanks for the explanation Cori. The ending was perfect 🐕😍

The Storm; perfect choice of opening music!!!! I refuse to step on my scale, but use my belt and mirror to judge me!

Love this. No diet advice as far as foods go, just a simple, easy to understand language that says, "lose weight gradually while at the same time building muscle, and you will get to where you want to be.". Don't eliminate anything from your diet. Track calories so you're in a slight caloric deficit. Eat healthy most of the time while eating crap only in situations where you need a break. Weight train, even if it's hardly anything. Once you get into shape, then you can fine tune to become leaner if you want. Or you can go deep and start to build a body that is your best body. Doing it this way you change your relationship with food and you'll be better off in the long run. You are who I should have been listening to this whole time.

Great video! The areas around “ around problem areas” might have gotten smaller never heard that one before and super helpful for where I am right now🎉

Omg. I am going through all this right now. ❤ perfect timing.

Always motivating us exactly when we need it :) (And puppy face at the end agrees too 🐶)

I really appreciated this video!

So nice explained 😊

Very Interesting. Thank you.

This is so true. I went down 3 sizes and remained the same exact weight. And it was obvious from looking at me I was much smaller and in much better shape. Great video!❤

Great information thank you! my mom would say to me looks like i’m losing weight but when i look at myself in the mirror no clothed i see more definition in my body that i actually like!

So good! Thank you! I just subscribed!

I became too sedentary because of a sprained ankle and a torn knee, which then cause weight gain. I started Macros with a focus on Protein and working out, being careful of my injuries. I lost almost 4.5 pounds in a week, gained a bit, came down a bit, but when I measured my waist after 3 weeks it was down one inch and a quarter, and my clothes are fitting better. Cori, you are right, the scale is one thing, but the measurements are another, and I find the process very encouraging. And btw, I am not meal deprived, and sometimes I'm like, "I have to eat again?...uh...ok..." Love your channel Cori!

I stumbled upon your video at the perfect time. I've been feeling discouraged lately. Even though I AM noticing a difference in the way I look and feel in my clothes, I thought it was all in my head since the scale isn't moving. I have a Withings scale like someone else mentioned here, and I've been letting it take all the protagonism in my fitness journey. I've been weightlifting consistently for four months, doing all the major compound lifts, steadily increasing weight, feeling more confident with my movements, etc. yet it's so easy to lose track of the small everyday wins when we're using the wrong metric to measure our success. This video is gold. Thank you!

a few years ago this video would make me angry and frustrated because i was starving myself and binging over and over again, now i understand this and im glad i’ve finally reached this level of understanding at 20 years old, it would have saved my teenage years but late is better than never, thank you.

Love it!

Thank you!

I just found your channel. New sub. I want to thank you for this. I thought I was plateaued in the 240s because my weight stopped going down. I was putting on my belt today, and realized I was two notches smaller. I've been doing a bunch of weights so gaining weight makes sense. Anyway I felt discouraged, and now I'm excited. So, thank you.

I've weighed the same (with in 5 pounds) for 14 months. But I've been super focused on lifting heavy 5 days a week using progressive overload. And I walk 5 hours a week. Eat at about maintenance calories, now I'm slowly increasing into a lean bulk range. But I've gone from a loose medium shirt and size 6 jeans to an extra small t-shirt and loose size 2 jeans. Lifting and protein with eating adequate calories is so key.

I needed to hear this ❤

Thank you for your advice.. I was 112 before having two kids then 144 then 138 and stayed there forever then got a calorie counting app got to 130 and I felt like starving my self bc it won’t loose from there yet my body is looking tighter and slimmer but it bounces from 130 129 131. But it makes sence bc I’m gaining muscle too so ty so much for the way you explained it . I don’t have to starve myself I can still eat clean and healthy but I’m probably gaining muscle … You have a good heart to take your time and talk to ppl

Thank you 🙏🏻

I just weighed myself and it’s just sitting there but I feel like I LOOK better and I feel better. I am liking your straight forward, clear education for us. This literally turned my mood from WTF to MOTIVATEDAF I just subscribed. Thank you! So glad I found this video just now.🎉

I just found your channel and I'm so happy I did. I'm currently fighting a battle in my head with the scale. I lost quite a few pounds when I had Invisalign (which did improve some of my eating habits too!) and I know some of that was muscle, but darn it, I loved how I looked and needing to buy smaller clothes. I knew some would come back but I'm still struggling with the scale number as I feel like a total failure. I also started working out more regularly a few months ago. I found a class I love, and look forward to. I've definitely gotten stronger too. Yet here I am today, scale up a few pounds (weight, water, bloat, I don't know) and my mind is alternating between "You're too fat, cut more calories, don't eat" and "Forget it, it's not worth it, eat everything". So hard, when I "know" what's going on. The scale is comfort, good or bad. Man, I have a lot of work to do. Thank you for your clear explanations. I'm off to watch more of your videos (and maybe take a few measurements and photos along the way too).

Thank you .. never thought of that

Thank you. ❤

Thank you thank you thank you for this video!! It is such an encouragement to me and confirms that I am on the right track right now. Scale not budging but almost 10" off my body overall in 7 weeks by eating high protein (not even being perfect with diet!) and consistent strength training. This video was just what I needed today!

Thank u so much. Ive been working hard on eating better and put in 1 hr of workout daily for the past 2 months but only lost 15 pounds and these past 2 weeks my scale has been stuck in the sam number. But my clothes are fitting better and even loose now.

😢Thank you for the information.

Thank you 😊😊😊

I think you might have finally gotten through to me about the scale... I know I shouldn't judge my progress by the scale, and yet I continue to do so! I can feel and see I'm getting a bit leaner, but the scale doesn’t show weight loss. I might be finally ready to ditch the scale and measure progress in other ways.

I recently had a friend tell me she was doing a 500 calorie/day diet right after she complained of not going to the bathroom in a week and feeling cramps all over her body. I usually don’t comment on crazy shit people tell me they’re doing, but I couldn’t help myself. She said she was eating 500 calories but the “other 700” were being provided by her body 😵. I was speechless.

I’ve always thought that I will have my perfect body when I hit 135 lbs at 5’8, I just need to “tone up” a little. I’ve fluctuated between 118 and 165, never achieving the look I wanted. Now that I have a better relationship with food, lift 4x per week and see some visible muscle definition, I’m realizing that my desired aesthetic is probably closer to 150-155 lbs at my height.

awesome!!

Thank you! You helped me!!! I was so frustrated with looking at the scale and couldn’t understand why I only drop 2 or 3 pounds when I’ve been weight lifting daily and eating more healthy meals. However, my clothes have been fitting me much better. I took some photos recently at an event and was like wow! I could see my muscle tone looked much tighter. So the answer is that muscle takes up less space even though it may weigh more than fat.

Thank you! I lost 10 pounds SUPER quick when I made significant changes to my diet (started counting macros) and haven't lost any weight since and it's been six months. Although I looked leaner after that, now I just look like I'm maintaining in my waist area (which honestly is all I care about). BUT my muscles are actually getting more defined so I think I'm doing good with it. I'm not giving up now 💪

You’re a great KZfaqr!! Nice video, thank you 🎉❤

This lady knows what she is talking about. This is why I follow her.

Great video. Key info throughout and at 3:28 and 4:14

Thank you for this. I noticed that I lost a lot of inches from different parts of my body and lost a significant amount of my face fat but my weight was not reducing that much. This was really helpful.

Hey great video I am 61 and I’ve been a runner all of my life but about five years ago that hit by a car messed up my knee now I’ve become more of a weightlifter and I want to say a speed walker. my area of struggle is getting enough protein each day. I’ve never been a big eater, so I almost have to force myself to eat enough. I change my diet totally from what it was. I was one of those people that believed the experts about a low-fat diet, which left me hungry all the time but now that I’ve switched More to protein and fats I’m full and I don’t feel hungry, so I kinda have to force myself to get enough protein, anyway, great video.

THANK YOU!! I obsess over the scale and get upset when i havent lost as much as i feel i should have due to the effort i put in. Im female 5' 4 and weigh 207 lbs i need to lose 63 lbs to be in the healthy range but the heaviest of the healthy range. But my goal weight is 132 lbs so i need to lose 74 lbs and i do check the scales every morning. I dont want to be skinny, i want to change my body composition from fat to git and i want to grow my quads and glutes. I paused your video at 1:13 to comment that thank you for saying ditch the scales. Its sooo hard to not get so consumed in the numbers each day

Aww this video is informative. I was so upset that m not losing weight instead I gained a KG of weight on scale. U made me feel better. Thank you so much ❤

Glad I saw this video. I currently do IF and trying to eat less carbs/sugar. I also stopped snacking. I lost almost 3 kilos in 15 days, just water weight I guess. I am on my 5th week now and the total weight loss is barely 4 kilos. But I already lost 7cm around my waist, and my bras fit better because I lost fat on my upper back. I will continue what I'm doing and won't feel bad just because the scale is not showing the numbers I'm hoplng to see. Thanks for this video.😊❤

True. During all Christmas and New year's time(and even still) my weight was holding around 150 pounds. First I was glad as hell, but then understood that I was just losing my muscle mass for two months, which was replaced by good old fat...

I SEE RESULTS IN MUSCLE GROWTH AND FIBERS ARE SHOWING. AND OF COURSE THE CLOTHES ARE SHRINKING IN SIZES!

Thank you and yes most ppl I see now and days are asking if I lost weight nope just more muscle because I still weigh the same 😅💯

Thank you for this. I got really sick and lost 20 lbs in 2022, mostly muscle from not being able to eat for 2 months without it coming back up. As a former athlete, it was difficult to see how much that harmed my body. When I first gained weight back, it was mostly fat and I had a super high body fat percentage for my weight. After seeing this, I said enough is enough and started tweaking my macros to fit a progressive overload training program. Fourteen months later, I've gained 20 lbs and lost 8% body fat. It has been a LOT of consistent work and discipline, but the results have been so worth it. I'm not stopping now! 😅