Introduction
Weight or size in the Tayyibat System is not just a visual question; it is a different way of judging improvement. Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, used to distinguish between the number on the scale, the body’s shape, clothing size, and the actual size of the body. The scale gives a general number, but it does not explain whether that number comes from water, fat, muscle, bone, or changes in the interstitial tissue inside the body. Therefore, stable weight is not always evidence that improvement has stopped, and a slight increase in the number is not necessarily evidence that the system has failed. The body may change in measurements and shape before that change appears clearly on the scale. If you are new here, it may help to start with What Is the Tayyibat System?, review Allowed and Forbidden Foods in the Tayyibat System, read about Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, and finally you can download the Tayyibat System PDF.
Weight or Size: Why Does the Scale Not Tell the Whole Story?
The scale measures the general mass of the body, but it does not explain the details that matter in daily follow-up. A person may see a stable number and assume that nothing has changed, while their clothes have started to feel looser, their waist measurement has begun to decrease, or their body shape has become lighter and clearer. That is why the Tayyibat System frames the question in a more practical way: Is the goal only for the number to drop, or for the body’s size and shape to change? The number alone does not tell you whether the body has become less full, whether the abdomen has started to calm down, whether movement has become easier, or whether clothing size has changed. Relying on the scale alone is therefore an incomplete shortcut, because it judges the body from one angle only.
The Toast and Water Example: Same Weight, Different Size
Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, used a very simple example to explain the difference between weight and size: a piece of toast may weigh close to a bottle of water, yet their sizes are completely different. The water may weigh around 300 grams, and the toast may be close to the same weight, but the toast takes up much more space. This comparison makes the idea clear: weight does not always equal size. So when someone says their weight has not dropped, the more important question may be: Has your size changed? Have your clothes changed? Does your body take up less space? With this understanding, the scale is no longer the final judge, because the body is not only a number. It is shape, size, and internal composition.
Clothing Size in the Tayyibat System: A Practical Sign of Improvement
Clothing size may be a more practical indicator than the scale in many cases. A person may step on the scale and find the number unchanged, yet notice that their pants have become looser, their shirt feels more comfortable, or the shape of their abdomen has changed. These signs should not be ignored simply because the scale did not move as quickly as expected. In the Tayyibat System, body shape and clothing size offer a visual and real-life reading of improvement, because the goal is not to chase an isolated number, but to see the system’s effect on the body in real life. A change in clothing size may therefore be clear evidence that the body is responding, even if the number remains close to where it was.
Why Can Weight Stay the Same While the Body Changes?
Weight may remain stable while the body changes because the body is not one uniform mass. It contains water, fat, muscles, bones, and different tissues, and each of these affects the number in a different way. Therefore, changes in size or shape may happen without appearing immediately on the scale. Water inside the body may affect weight. Muscle is not the same as fat in shape or size. Bone has a different density. Interstitial tissue may also carry part of the body’s fluids. For this reason, a person should not judge all improvement based on one number that appears on the scale in the morning, because that number does not explain what has actually changed inside the body.
Water Inside the Body and Interstitial Tissue
In Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi’s explanation, part of body weight comes from water, not only from fat. He also mentions interstitial tissue, or the tissue space between the blood vessel and the cell, where fluids exist inside the body. These fluids do not appear to the reader as fat or muscle, but they are still included in the general body weight. That is why the number may rise or remain stable for reasons that have nothing to do with the visible shape of the body. This idea matters because it prevents rushed judgment: not every extra kilo means fat, and not every stable weight means improvement has stopped. The body is more complex than a scale reading, and following it requires looking at size, shape, and clothing measurements alongside the number.
Fat, Muscle, and Bone: Why Does Mass Not Look the Same?
Fat, muscle, and bone do not appear in the body in the same way, even when the weight being discussed is similar. Fat may take up more space, while muscle and bone are denser. This is why two bodies with the same weight may look completely different in shape and size. Here, the importance of asking “weight or size?” becomes clear. A person does not live inside the number on the scale; they live in a body that has shape, movement, clothing, and measurements. If the body is losing excess fullness, becoming more defined, or taking up less space, these are signs that matter just as much as the number on the scale. Judging improvement requires looking at the body as a whole, not only reading weight.
Why Should Improvement Not Be Measured Daily?
Measuring improvement daily through the scale may confuse the person and trap them in small fluctuations that do not reflect the full picture. The number may change because of water, meal timing, bowel movement, fluid retention, or simply a different weighing time. This can create unnecessary anxiety: today the scale drops half a kilo, tomorrow it rises a kilo, and two days later it returns to the same number. This pattern turns the scale into a source of stress instead of a follow-up tool. A calmer approach is better: clothing size, waist measurement, body shape in the mirror, photos taken at spaced intervals, easier movement, and improvement in digestion and energy. In this way, the scale does not become the ruler of the decision.
Weight or Size and Root Cause Analysis
The question of weight or size connects with the idea of root cause analysis, because chasing the number on the scale is similar to chasing numbers such as blood sugar or blood pressure. The number may be a sign, but it does not explain everything on its own. If the person only asks, “Why is my weight not dropping?” they may miss deeper questions: Is my body changing? Is my clothing size improving? Is my abdomen lighter? Is movement easier? Is the food suitable? Is there internal pressure, fullness, or fluid affecting the number? Here, the scale becomes part of the picture, not the entire picture. With this understanding, the focus shifts toward the real cause and real improvement, not toward chasing a number that may mislead the reader.
How Can a Person Track Improvement Practically?
Practical tracking begins by not making the scale the only judge. A person can track clothing size every now and then, observe waist measurement, take body photos in the same position and lighting every two weeks or every month, monitor abdominal shape, notice ease of movement, body lightness, and how clothes sit on the body. The scale can still be used as a supporting number, but without daily weighing that causes anxiety. If clothing size changes or the body feels lighter in movement, these are important signs even if the number does not move quickly. If the number rises slightly while the shape improves, the person should not immediately conclude that the system has failed. The important thing is to read the signs together, not reduce the whole body to a small screen.
Conclusion
Weight or size in the Tayyibat System is an important question because it changes how improvement is followed. The scale gives a general number, but it does not explain body size, body shape, clothing size, or the body’s composition of water, fat, muscle, bone, and interstitial tissue. Therefore, the scale alone is not enough to judge improvement. Through the toast and water example, Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi, may Allah have mercy on him, shows that the same weight can have a completely different size. This means the number does not tell the full story. The calmer and more accurate way to follow improvement is to observe shape, measurements, movement, and clothing, while using the scale only as a supporting tool, not as the final judge.
Read Also
- What Is the Tayyibat System?
- Allowed and Forbidden Foods in the Tayyibat System
- Biography of Dr. Diaa Al-Awadi
- My Experience with the Tayyibat System
- Download the Tayyibat System PDF
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It means that improvement is not judged only by the number on the scale. Body size, body shape, clothing size, and internal body composition all matter when evaluating progress.
Because the scale gives one general number, but it does not explain whether that number comes from water, fat, muscle, bone, or fluids inside the body.
It shows that two things can have nearly the same weight but completely different sizes. This makes it clear that weight does not always equal body size.
Because clothing reflects changes in the body’s actual size. A person’s weight may stay the same while their clothes become looser or their waist measurement decreases.
Because the body is made of different components, including water, fat, muscle, bone, and tissues. These can change in shape, size, or distribution without causing an immediate change on the scale.
Water and fluids inside the body contribute to total body weight. So the number on the scale may rise or remain stable because of fluid changes, not necessarily because of fat.
Daily weighing can create anxiety because the number changes for many reasons, such as meal timing, water, bowel movement, fluid retention, or weighing at a different time.
By observing clothing size, waist measurement, body shape in the mirror, spaced progress photos, ease of movement, body lightness, digestion, and energy, while using the scale only as a supporting tool.
