Most people drop some water weight at the start of a diet, so that might contribute to what you are seeing. I'm sure it's not all water, though. How long have you been on your diet?
That is a great start,and a really good question. Im no expert , but I agree with the post above me. I think it is water weight. I heard the first 5-10 pounds is water weight then anything after that is body fat.
Is your scale reporting a percentage of fat or pounds of fat? If it's reporting a percentage of fat, but your total weight is down, then your actual body fat *has* gone down.
I've been doing WW for a month now almost to the day. I have a *very* hard time believing that my 7 lbs is nothing but water. My scale gives % body fat and % water, and neither has gone down, but my weight has. I don't know. My hubby has lost 10-15 lbs and his % body fat hasn't changed either according to the scale. *shrugs*
Are you exercising? If not, it's possible for your body fat percentage to stay the same or even go up even though you're losing fat (but losing more muscle)
Also, I wonder what the margin of error is on your machine. A seven pound loss may not be enough to consistently reflect a downward trend.
Unfortunately those scales are not always accurate. As long as you are exercising and losing, you are doing the right thing so don't let it get to you.
how weight loss affects body fat content?
