The weighing scale says I lost 8 pounds how come I don't see results in the mirror?

[Reesi]

I've been drinking a lot of water walking. And eating less but still look the same in my body what's going on

[osboraar]

A person can fluctuate in weight +/- 5 pounds due to eating habits, water intake, etc. Like some said with their answers, weight doesn't come from any one area, and there's no guarantee the weight you're losing is body fat. When you eat too few calories, your metabolism slows down and you're at risk to burn muscle for your calorie source as it's actually easier for the body to break down than fat. Look up the recommended calories for your age, height, weight and activity level. Then, subtract a couple hundred calories from that to lose around 1-2lbs a week (approximately). I'd recommend a little more research though and/or discuss with a nutrition expert!

[TenkRealist]

You probably lost a lot of water weight. Also it depends on how much body fat you had to begin with.

[Reesi]

So that's only water weight? how do I lose the body fat is what I've been doing good

[TenkRealist]

No you must have lost some fat too. Rough count your calories. Work out your macros and yeah.

[Reesi]

Macros?

[TenkRealist]

That's like how much calories and protein you need to eat per day to lose weight.

[Reesi]

Oh ok

[TenkRealist]

Yup. All the best. A good rule of thumb is to lose 0.5-1kg per week.

[Flower7]

Probably because you see yourself in the mirror several times per day, so you can’t notice very gradual changes. If you’d done before and after pictures, you’d probably have been able to notice a change.

[dustybiker]

Take a video of yourself. The mirror is more deceiving.

[20yearsolder]

Because it's not just coming from one area, it's coming from every bit of your body but that's pretty impressive to lose 8 lb, keep up the good work

[MrTaboo]

Because the body burns fat evenly around the body not just in one area. Keep it up. Even when you don't see results as fast. Soon you'll notice clothes are to big.

[VikingWarLord]

Take a pic every day and you'll see the diff side by side

[Reesi]

It just looks like I'm still big people be telling me I'm fat and need to lose weight but I'm only 155pounds people often look skinny at that weight

[VikingWarLord]

How tall are you? If you're under 5'9, you should be under 130 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Stop focusing on the mirror.

[Wise4myage]

Scales are usually very accurate.

[Reesi]

Yea same thing was said on three different scales

[Twalli]

It depends on where the weight went out on.