If your weight spiked up, you're about to lose fat

28 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, Eric Roberts explains why the bathroom scale can appear to lie for weeks during a weight‑loss journey, describing the phenomenon he calls the “whoosh effect.” He likens the scale’s misleading readings to a “toxic ex,” emphasizing that persistent fluctuations are normal. After a period of the weight hovering around the same numbers, he claims that one morning the scale can suddenly drop several pounds, confirming fat loss. Roberts encourages viewers not to quit during the plateau, assuring them that the sudden drop is real, not a glitch, and serves as a motivational cue to keep persisting with their diet and exercise plan.

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The scale's gonna lie to you for weeks before it tells the truth. It's kind of like that toxic ex. And if you quit, you'll never get to the whoosh. After weeks of the scale fluctuating between the same couple of pounds, one morning you're gonna wake up, step on the scale, and it's down 5 pounds overnight. You think there's something wrong with the scale. You make sure the batteries are correct, but no, you step on again and it's the same 5 pounds. Whoosh. Down. It's not a glitch, it's not a lie, it's what is called the whoosh effect.