Why Your Scale Won't Budge

Are you eating too much after workouts? Photo: norwichnuts, Flickr

There are all sorts of possibilities for why you're not slimming down (even though you're trying like mad), and FitSugar narrows it down to a few you might want to consider.

Maybe you're stuffing down too much food after your workouts -- some say exercise makes us eat more, causing the scale the tick up instead of down. And don't just blame the junk food -- it could be that you're eating healthy, you're just piling it on a little thick.

Perhaps you're gaining muscle (not a bad reason for keeping the weight on), or you're overloading on sugary drinks. You could even be doing the wrong kind of exercise.

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