Sudden weight gain

Gondowolf

I only ate some potatoes and oetmeal with honey ( plus 1.5l of water i was thirsty) and went from 111,4kg too 112,9kg :O ( i meassured my weight in the morning and about 5 min ago cuz i was curious but now i feel like *kitten* )

brynnsmom

That would be the weight of what you ate.

StaciMarie1974

During any given day you are putting food/drink in and then it comes out again. 1.5 liters of water weights more than 3 pounds. Why would you not expect to show a higher scale # after drinking it?

Gondowolf

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

During any given day you are putting food/drink in and then it comes out again. 1.5 liters of water weights more than 3 pounds. Why would you not expect to show a higher scale # after drinking it?

Because its scarry for me and i start binging from the stress

janejellyroll

Gondowolf wrote: »

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

During any given day you are putting food/drink in and then it comes out again. 1.5 liters of water weights more than 3 pounds. Why would you not expect to show a higher scale # after drinking it?

Because its scarry for me and i start binging from the stress

If weighing yourself after eating causes fear or stress for you, maybe don't weigh yourself after eating?

It doesn't provide any useful data for you.

Gondowolf

janejellyroll wrote: »

Gondowolf wrote: »

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

During any given day you are putting food/drink in and then it comes out again. 1.5 liters of water weights more than 3 pounds. Why would you not expect to show a higher scale # after drinking it?

Because its scarry for me and i start binging from the stress

If weighing yourself after eating causes fear or stress for you, maybe don't weigh yourself after eating?

It doesn't provide any useful data for you.

Yea it's just a bad habit

CattOfTheGarage

You need to step back, take a deep breath, and turn the drama knob down.

You gained 1.5kg, literally immediately after eating a small meal and drinking 1.5 litres of water.

1.5 litres of water weighs 1.5kg.

Do you see my point?

You really, really, really need to step back and get some perspective. Stop weighing yourself obsessively, it is not helping you. Stop focusing on differences of less than 2kg, it is not helping you. Your body will naturally fluctuate, it does not have a fixed weight, so you have got to learn to accept those fluctuations and ignore them. They are irrelevant to your overall goals.

Weight loss is a long term goal. You need to look at long term trends. And mostly, you need to calm down and detach yourself from the scale. Why does weighing 1.5kg more than you did this morning make you stressed? That's daft.

Settle down, adjust your expectations, and don't let this become an excuse to binge. If you have already binged, don't let that become an excuse to quit. Log it, no drama, and carry on regardless. None of this is a big deal.

cityruss

If I put a brick in my bag, my bag weighs more.

Afura

Gondowolf wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

Gondowolf wrote: »

StaciMarie1974 wrote: »

During any given day you are putting food/drink in and then it comes out again. 1.5 liters of water weights more than 3 pounds. Why would you not expect to show a higher scale # after drinking it?

Because its scarry for me and i start binging from the stress

If weighing yourself after eating causes fear or stress for you, maybe don't weigh yourself after eating?

It doesn't provide any useful data for you.

Yea it's just a bad habit

Then you know what to work on breaking.

StaciMarie1974

Try to turn to logic rather than emotion.

First of all, what is your goal? Is it to have improved health, fitness, wellbeing? Losing weight can be part of that but its not the only thing that matters. Think about what your goals are, and write them down or share them with someone.

Second, what does losing weight mean to you? Is it about getting the lowest scale reading, no matter what? If so this is probably not going to mesh well with improving your health, fitness or wellbeing. The # on the scale is temporary and in reality your weight changes constantly. When you eat, drink, expel waste, sweat, etc Healthy weight loss is about a change in weight over time. So comparing your weight now to your weight last month might be more effective.

sardelsa

Sounds like it's time to step away from the scale and relax!

CattOfTheGarage

sardelsa wrote: »

Sounds like it's time to step away from the scale and relax!

Agreed. I like my scale but this is one of those instances where I would endorse taking the batteries out and dumping it in a cupboard for a while.