Body composition, explained in plain English

The education shelf. What it means when the scale is stuck but the jeans are loose, how to tell whether weight loss is taking fat or muscle, how to check visceral fat without a clinic, and how to protect muscle during rapid weight loss. Written for humans, checked against sources, never a substitute for a professional.

Education Losing Fat vs Losing Muscle: How to Tell Which One Is Leaving Six warning signs, the only way to know for sure, and how to steer the loss toward fat. Education Losing Inches but Not Weight? Relax. It's Usually Working. Recomposition, water masks and scale physics: why the jeans outrank the bathroom scale. How-To How to Measure Visceral Fat at Home (Without a Clinic) The tape protocol, the waist-to-height rule, and the scale trend: three signals, one direction. Education GLP-1 and Muscle Loss: How to See What the Scale Is Hiding Part of rapid weight loss can be muscle. How to track it weekly and bring real data to your clinician. How-To How to Track Fat Loss Accurately (When Every Number Lies a Little) The five-signal method: weekly averages, the tape, a trend line, photos and your strength log.