Scale Stress Syndrome
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Should be bumped everyday. This topic comes up many times every day!
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Seems a good place to ask a question. I weigh daily and it seems that it takes 2 days for a bad day to show up on the scale. So yesterday I was watching Hockey all day, eating pizza and drinking Crown. Still logged everything and didn't go over by much (~200 cals) but my weight is down today and I except it to be up tomorrow. Same happened last week after a Sushi night at the all you can eat place in town. Next morning weight was down a bit but up the following day.
Is this my scale being a jerk or is it a result of too much sodium intake taking a day to gain water and then it gets flushed out?
I like weighing daily, but I don't obsess over the number. It's been going down (~20lbs in 5 weeks but starting at ~325 so I know it will slow down) but it does bounce around a bit.0 -
Normal fluctuations. People think it takes food only a couple of hours to digest, but after a meal it takes about 6 to 8 hours to digest through the intenstinal tract. Nothing to worry about if your weight is consistently going down.grmckenzie wrote: »Seems a good place to ask a question. I weigh daily and it seems that it takes 2 days for a bad day to show up on the scale. So yesterday I was watching Hockey all day, eating pizza and drinking Crown. Still logged everything and didn't go over by much (~200 cals) but my weight is down today and I except it to be up tomorrow. Same happened last week after a Sushi night at the all you can eat place in town. Next morning weight was down a bit but up the following day.
Is this my scale being a jerk or is it a result of too much sodium intake taking a day to gain water and then it gets flushed out?
I like weighing daily, but I don't obsess over the number. It's been going down (~20lbs in 5 weeks but starting at ~325 so I know it will slow down) but it does bounce around a bit.
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Just bumping useful old threads. Nothing to see here.
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I'm working really hard and am up 2 straight weeks in a row for a total of 3.8lbs. I was distraught this morning after my 2lb gain this week. I have so much more to loose. It's just so damned hard, I am sore all the time from cardio & lifting, go to bed and wake up hungry almost every day and that kind of feedback feels like a punch to the gut. I'm glad I saw this thread. I'll keep at it.1
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Just remember that weight loss isn't linear. Exact execution in two consecutive weeks may not result the same.I'm working really hard and am up 2 straight weeks in a row for a total of 3.8lbs. I was distraught this morning after my 2lb gain this week. I have so much more to loose. It's just so damned hard, I am sore all the time from cardio & lifting, go to bed and wake up hungry almost every day and that kind of feedback feels like a punch to the gut. I'm glad I saw this thread. I'll keep at it.
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I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.0
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I weigh daily. It's so frustrating to see the number not budge when you are doing everything right. Thankfully, I have come to accept it in these past 6 months hs of losing weight. After beginning a lifting program this past week, I am swollen and sore...and 2 lbs heavier on the scales. I know when I go to my dietician for a weigh-in on Thursday, I will have more of an idea as to what is going on - how much fat mass I lost, how much water weight I am holding, how much I actually lost or gained. So, I am trying not to let it get to me.1
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The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol1 -
If that's your profile pic, you look quite fine to me.
The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol
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If that's your profile pic, you look quite fine to me.
The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol
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Yeah. I'm sucking in tho. Thanks
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If that's your profile pic, you look quite fine to me.
The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol
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Yeah. I'm sucking in tho. Thanks
You look good girl! I cant get my stomach to look like that and I am down to 130.
I would gladly go back to 149 gladly if I could have a "sucked in" stomach like yours.
Plus at 149 I would get to eat more.
You have better body composition than most.
Your heavy lifting is winning no matter what the scale says!
I wish you the best and hope you get back to your goal weight0 -
If that's your profile pic, you look quite fine to me.
The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol
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Yeah. I'm sucking in tho. Thanks
You look fabulous!0 -
I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
I was editing my indignant first reply and I see that other people have already replied!
Holly crap lady, if YOU don't think you look good right now....
You just finished a bulk and lift weights, right?
Your are more muscular than most women of your weight.1 -
If that's your profile pic, you look quite fine to me.
The best result is how you look and how your clothes fit. The scale is just a measurable tool of weight and doesn't designate what that weight actually is (fat, muscle, water).I haven't been stepping on the scale. It crushes me every time I see that number. I can't look anymore. I'm just going to try to be kind to myself, stick to a moderate deficit, and hopefully look good by May or something.
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I know. It's hard for me to see 149 again, especially being 128 at one point before my bulk. I get the scale thing. But I'm also confused. 149 for a 5'4" woman is pretty...big. So I can't tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me, meaning-do I actually look okay or do I look chunky?
Anyway, these are probably things to discuss with a therapist, not mfp lol
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@bbell1985 I thought your profile pic may have been an old pic of your previous good weight the way you've been talking. So stop it, stop it now
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Thanks guys. I'm confused maybe. I bulked, failed at cutting, then gained more weight. Whoops.0
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http://www.smartbmicalculator.com/why-sbmic.html
http://www.smartbmicalculator.com/result.html?unit=1&hf=5&hi=4&wl=149&us=1&ua=31&gl=
Note that visually and given your lifting history it is known that you are in the category of more muscle/less fat than your BMI indicates.0 -
I bought a scale about a month ago. Before that I weighed at the gym. I noticed it go up/down up to 5 lbs a day. I figured out what you were saying because i still kept loosing so now I still go with the weight at the gym scale, which coincides with what I weigh in the morning at home0
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Could use a bump so more people see it today.0
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jagodfrey08 wrote: »I weigh daily. It's so frustrating to see the number not budge when you are doing everything right. Thankfully, I have come to accept it in these past 6 months hs of losing weight. After beginning a lifting program this past week, I am swollen and sore...and 2 lbs heavier on the scales. I know when I go to my dietician for a weigh-in on Thursday, I will have more of an idea as to what is going on - how much fat mass I lost, how much water weight I am holding, how much I actually lost or gained. So, I am trying not to let it get to me.
Make sure you read up on muscle tears and how you retain water while they are repairing. A lot of times when you start a new workout program like that, the scale goes up. But it's only temporary.0 -
Today is Day 2 of me not stepping on the scale. I'm going to try to only weigh in once a week. It's difficult but I know it's necessary to keep my sanity.1
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I spent most of last year with daily weights. This year I am trying a different approach. I am weighing in on the first of the month only. I am hoping to focus more on my eating habits and exercise. The weight will follow.1
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Just remember to use that weight as a tool. Measurements and how your clothes fit matter more.I spent most of last year with daily weights. This year I am trying a different approach. I am weighing in on the first of the month only. I am hoping to focus more on my eating habits and exercise. The weight will follow.
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While in the weight-loss mode, I plan on weekly weigh-ins, so I don't have to deal with the daily ups (and downs). When I get to weight-maintenance mode, I'll switch to daily, so I can nip those daily ups in the bud.1
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While in the weight-loss mode, I plan on weekly weigh-ins, so I don't have to deal with the daily ups (and downs). When I get to weight-maintenance mode, I'll switch to daily, so I can nip those daily ups in the bud.
Since you understand that it is natural to have daily ups and downs... how will you nip the natural daily ups in the bud?
A better plan might be to use a trending weight web site or app which would allow you to concentrate on your general weight level trend as opposed to reacting to irrelevant daily ups and downs.
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