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Originally Posted by UncleWede
On the scale, remember muscle weighs more than fat. So if the waist is shrinking but the scale shows the same total, you are probably moving in the right direction
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Very true... I've gone up 3 lbs over my lightest weight but my BF% dropped to around 8%. It's hard not to be paranoid when you see the scale stay the same or go up because it's harder to see 1lb of muscle gained than it is to see 1lb of fat lost.
My advice is to measure your waist and get calipers to do 3 or 7 point measurements. They won't be completely accurate but at least they are good to compare changes in BF% if you are consistent in how and where you measure.