Weight & body

Why the scale jumps, what a plateau means, and how the body responds over time.

Why the scale jumps: water weight explained

A number on the scale can jump a kilogram or two overnight and it is almost never fat: it is usually water moving around because of carbs, sodium, hormones, a hard workout, or just what is still in your gut. This is exactly why Kinra looks at your trend line instead of any single weigh-in.

Plateaus: what they mean and what to do

A stalled scale is one of the most common, and most misunderstood, moments in a change. Most plateaus come from ordinary things like water shifts, a bit of intake creep, and dipping daily movement, not a permanently altered metabolism. This piece walks through what actually counts as a plateau, what usually causes one, and the short list of calm, reversible things worth trying, which is basically what Kinra's own engine already does.

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