If You're Peeing A Lot, You're Burning Fat 😅

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this short health tip, Eric Roberts explains why people who are losing weight often notice an increase in urination. He describes how fat cells store water, and when those cells shrink during fat loss, the body releases and flushes that water, leading to more frequent trips to the bathroom. This water loss also explains why the scale may stay flat for 1–4 weeks before a sudden drop of 5–7 pounds occurs, as the body initially retains water before fully excreting it. Roberts emphasizes that even if the scale isn’t moving yet, fat loss is happening and will become evident once the water is flushed out.

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If you're peeing all the time and you're on a weight loss journey, here's why that's actually a good thing. The fat cells in your body store water. Once your body starts to burn off those fat cells, not only do they shrink because you have less fat, but your body has to then flush out that water, which is one of the reasons why you are peeing so much. And on top of that, This is also why the scale might not go down for 1 to 4 weeks, but then all of a sudden you'll drop like 5 to 7 pounds and keep it off. And this is because in the short term, as you're losing your fat cells, your body will hold on to that water before it fully flushes it out. And so that's why even if the scale isn't going down yet, you are losing fat and it will show up. You just have to keep