Do you weigh yourself when sick?
superhockeymom
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So as some of you know I am a bit under the weather. Sore throat,cough, chills. Still at work because I was away last Thursday Friday and Monday. Could not get out of bed to walk the dog this morning but made it here. My question is it wise to weigh yourself when you are sick. I think i did not do to bad eating yesterday considering how I feel. I weighed in as total habit and I am down 2 pounds. It must be water weight right although I have been drinking tons of water and tea? Just seems like a lot for no reason.
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Bodies are weird even when functioning at full capacity. I'd take the two pounds with a grain of salt and just wait until you're better.0
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catscats222 wrote: »i blame it on lost muscle
Or your muscles had been retaining water because of increases in exercise, but now with a rest, are not. I'd hate to think muscles actually waste away in such a short period of time.
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what part of your 1200 calories yesterday was "bad eating" ???0
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No bad eating wow everyone hates the word bad. I said I did not do bad eating meaning I ate as much as I could given that I felt like crap. I did not hit my goal but tried.-1
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Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?0
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i take a loss when i can - sick or not.0
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leahcollett1 wrote: »i take a loss when i can - sick or not.
I do too. But then I have to remind myself when I am "plateaued" for a period of time, that the last loss I entered was kind of an artificial loss. I call them "pull aheads".
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goldthistime wrote: »leahcollett1 wrote: »i take a loss when i can - sick or not.
I do too. But then I have to remind myself when I am "plateaued" for a period of time, that the last loss I entered was kind of an artificial loss. I call them "pull aheads".
yep i agree
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WinoGelato wrote: »Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?
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WinoGelato wrote: »Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?
Hey it was just a question I was just curious if other people would count it. I did and others do so not to weird I guess. Actually if I'm going to feel like total crap might as well get something out of it!
And might I add I learned a lot yesterday and I am making adjustments-1 -
I bet your coworkers are just thrilled you've brought sore throat, cough & chills to work... Hand out the hand sanitizer!-1
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SMH!0
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WinoGelato wrote: »Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?
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OP, just stop. It's likely a water weight fluctuation. Step away from the scale.0 -
oh_happy_day wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?
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OP, just stop. It's likely a water weight fluctuation. Step away from the scale.
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I don't weigh while I'm sick. But then, I only weigh in once a month anyway. I don't need the fluctuations messing with my head.
Don't forget you didn't eat much while sick. Some of that loss is water because of that and some of it just comes from having less food in your system. That's not something worth celebration for me.0 -
FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)0
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I_Will_End_You wrote: »FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)
Really I did not know that.0 -
Jeez... The 300 post long thread yesterday wasn't enough so you're starting another one? For someone who is so gravely ill it's funny how you have the energy to climb on the scale.0
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superhockeymom wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)
Really I did not know that.
Yes, this is why when people over do it with sodium - it is recommended that they drink lots of water the next day. Your body needs water to help flush out the retained fluids.
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*Sigh*
OP, Your question is not a stupid question whatsoever. But your reasons behind asking is once again, worrying.
Weigh yourself as and when you normally would. It's useful to track fluctuations and how your body can react depending on your circumstances. But please go easy on yourself?0
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