· Max Lowery · Podcast Episode · 3 min read
#98 Obsessed With the Scale? This Is Why You Keep Losing and Regaining Weight
The scale doesn’t measure fat loss. It measures weight in a moment. And when you let that number decide how you feel, think, and behave, it quietly drives the exact patterns that keep you stuck.
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Why the Scale Is Keeping You Stuck (And What to Focus on Instead for Lasting Weight Loss)
The number on the scale has more power over your mood, motivation, and confidence than you realize and it might be the very thing sabotaging your progress.
In this episode, Max Lowery challenges one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs in weight loss: that the scale is the ultimate measure of success. If stepping on the scale can instantly make you feel hopeful, deflated, ashamed, or ready to give up, this conversation is for you.
Max breaks down why the scale isn’t neutral data for most women, especially women over 40, but an emotional trigger that quietly drives the cycle of restriction, burnout, and overeating. You’ll hear why day-to-day weight fluctuations have very little to do with fat loss, and how factors like water retention, hormones, stress, sleep, and carbs can cause the scale to jump overnight… even when you’re doing everything “right.”
More importantly, this episode explains what actually happens next when the scale doesn’t move:
Motivation drops
Planning feels pointless
You either give up or push harder
Hunger and resentment build
And eventually, the familiar rebound with food shows up
Sound familiar?
Max also dives into why the traditional “try harder, be stricter, push more” approach works in careers—but backfires in the body. Weight loss isn’t a task to complete; it’s a biological process. When pressure, urgency, and self-judgment drive your behavior, your body responds with resistance, not results.
You’ll learn the difference between forcing outcomes and creating the right conditions for fat loss, including:
Why structure and regular meals calm cravings
How eating enough actually improves consistency
Why sleep and stress regulation matter more than willpower
How to measure progress without sabotaging yourself
Instead of relying on one emotionally charged number, Max explains how to use multiple progress signals, energy, hunger, consistency, emotional regulation, clothing fit, and yes, even the scale (without letting it run the show).
If you’re tired of starting over, exhausted by food thoughts, and frustrated that weight loss never seems to stick, this episode offers a calmer, more sustainable way forward, one built on patience, consistency, and working with your body instead of against it.
Listen to the full episode now and start changing not just how you lose weight, but how you measure success.
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