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Did you know that many people GAIN weight when they first start exercising, even if they eat at a caloric deficit? It’s due to glycogen. Glycogen is a molecule that provides your muscles with energy. With every gram of glycogen, 3-4 grams of water are also stored alongside.  When we exercise, especially if we haven’t been active for a while, our muscles get activated. The muscles tell the body it needs… Read More »Gaining Weight When Starting Exercise? It’s Totally Normal

Weight loss is complicated, yet also simple. It can be easy, but also very difficult. I know, because I’ve experienced complexity, simplicity, easy times, and hard times during my journey. For many of us, a few micro-adjustments are all that is needed to get success on our weight loss journey. It can be that simple once we figure out what works for us. But figuring out what works for us can be incredibly… Read More »Deeper Issues: Perfectionism

If you’ve read my story, you’ll know that I left a pretty great job to create Luuze because I felt I could help others take back control of their health as I did mine. And as plenty of success stories pop up, I know that Luuze is helping people, which feels great. I know that the more work I put into Luuze, the more people will get the opportunity to transform… Read More »How to Get Back on Track: 8 Truths

Weight loss is complicated, yet also simple. It can be easy, but also very difficult. I know, because I’ve experienced complexity, simplicity, easy times, and hard times during my journey. For many of us, a few micro-adjustments are all that is needed to get success on our weight loss journey. It can be that simple once we figure out what works for us. But figuring out what works for us… Read More »Deeper Issues: Binge Eating

Luuze’s dashboard helps you understand if you are making progress on your weight loss journey, or if you need to make adjustments. If you don’t fully understand how trend weight works, however, the numbers may not align with your expectations of what they should be. Here’s an explanation of what all the lines on the chart mean. The first number (Trend Weight) is the trend weight, which is Luuze’s representation… Read More »What Do All the Numbers on the Dashboard Mean?