21/10/2025
Why your weight jumps overnight (and no, it’s not fat)
Ever stepped on the scales and thought, “WHAT THE— I was good all week!” 😩
Relax, it’s not fat… it’s glycogen and water doing their thing.
Here’s the deal 👇
When you eat carbs, your body stores them as glycogen — your personal energy stash.
And for every 1g of glycogen, you hold roughly 3g of water with it. 💧
So when you carb up — the scales jump.
When you train hard or eat fewer carbs — the scales drop.
It’s not magic. It’s fuel in vs. fuel out.
In my bath demo 🛁 the red liquid = glycogen, and the clear water = the hydration that comes with it.
Pull the plug (aka use your energy), and the water drains naturally.
Don’t? Keep topping up the tank, and it eventually spills over into fat storage. 😅
Your weight can swing a few pounds every day — that’s normal.
Stop panicking over the number and start understanding what’s behind it.
👉 It’s water. It’s glycogen. It’s life.
Not failure.
