Even on Code Red, it’ll happen. You will have days where your weight goes up instead of down.

It could be you didn’t get enough sleep. It could be you finished your water at 11:00 p.m. instead of 5:00 p.m. If you’re a woman who hasn’t been through menopause, it might be your cycle.

Regardless of the cause, sometimes your weight will fluctuate up instead of down. If you’re doing everything right, those days should be few and far between.

A lot of people struggle with it when their weight goes up instead of down…as if that number on the scale is the center of the universe, and your worth as a human being lives or dies by that number.

No, it does NOT. The scale number is data, to show you the consequences of your actions the day before. They might be good consequences, or it could be you need to do something differently.

Either way, if you’re still in a place where seeing the scale number go up is demoralizing, watch my video below about bouncing back after weight gain.