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alblevins4
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I'm feeling really discouraged tonight. I guess it happens to everybody. I went to the Dr. and weighed 4 pounds more than what my home scale was saying. Not a good feeling. This brought on my coming back to MFP. I have worked out almost every day and watched my calorie intake. After a week of this I weighed tonight on our new scale and I have gained a freaking pound!!! WTH! I really need some friends on here to inspire me.
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Get one scale and use just that one for weighing yourself. That is what I do.
Also keep in mind that a scale is just ONE form of measure and does NOT give the whole picture.0 -
I gained 6 lbs overnight, 1lb fluctuates everyday. Take it easy on yourself.0
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Were you weighing at a different time of day? Wearing any clothes? Had you drunk or eaten anything? Gone to the bathroom? All these things will affect your scale weight. Plus sometimes different scales can be a bit off. Even if your scales at home are a bit off, it's a comparative thing. You haven't suddenly put on 4lbs.0
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Shoes will easily weigh 4lbs. Unless you weighed with the same clothes on you really can't compare.
But I do think the evil scale likes to play mind games if you let it:devil:0 -
I'm feeling really discouraged tonight. I guess it happens to everybody. I went to the Dr. and weighed 4 pounds more than what my home scale was saying. Not a good feeling. This brought on my coming back to MFP. I have worked out almost every day and watched my calorie intake. After a week of this I weighed tonight on our new scale and I have gained a freaking pound!!! WTH! I really need some friends on here to inspire me.
I agree, that darned scale is evil. I
My advice to you is to weight yourself only once a week on the same scale and the same time of day.
Remember, your weight will be different when you weight yourself at different times of the day, different scales, with our without clothes. There are so many factors that come into play.
In the end, the numbers don't count. How you feel and look trumps.0 -
I thought this thread was going to be something along the lines of "on a scale of 1-10, should the person above you go to hell?"
Color me disappointed.0 -
I weigh myself once a week my scales say I put on weight yesterday which is understandable as I had a lot to drink on saturday but I decided to weigh myself again today which I don't usually do and I have nearly lost all that alcohol weight but also do measurements as your body maybe losing it that way which I am0
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We have been going out on our boat almost every weekend this summer and that has led to drinking which has led to my weight gain. I know I'm not huge by all means but I feel bad and I need to get back in shape. Thanks for all the comments especially the funny ones! Lol0
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I can vary 6lbs in a day. Weighing at different times of the day is pointless. Once a week, same time, same day, after using the restroom.0
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The squirrels in the wood behind my house have mine since I threw them up a tree.
Lying bas**** things that they are. My new friend is a tape measure.
Can I suggest you do the same? lol0 -
Don't worry so much about weight. Focus on health and wellness. Weighing in constantly is not as helpful as good diet and exercise maintence or decision making.0
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I agree with the comments about scales. They were invented by an evil scientist with torture leanings. However, one scale, one time of day, same amount of clothing is a great idea. I do notice this. I am in maintenance and my weight can fluctuate wildly (4-5 pounds in a day or two) based on three things...water...sodium...bathroom. All three have an impact that have little to do with BF %. Focus now is BF%, so I am more focused on the tape measure and mirror test than anything else!0
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I've lost maybe 3 lbs in the last 4 months, on the scale..
I'm right now wearing a shirt that I didn't fit 2 months ago, and rings that I couldn't wear for the last 6 years.
The scale is a lying jerk.0 -
I've lost maybe 3 lbs in the last 4 months, on the scale..
I'm right now wearing a shirt that I didn't fit 2 months ago, and rings that I couldn't wear for the last 6 years.
The scale is a lying jerk.
Could be you lost fat and put on muscle....so a body re composition....
Remember, muscle weighs more than fat.0 -
I thought this thread was going to be something along the lines of "on a scale of 1-10, should the person above you go to hell?"
Color me disappointed.
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Don't be discouraged, the fact that you are watching what you eat and exercising means that you are fitter and healthier so surely this means more than a number on the scales!!!!
My scale shows a difference of 2lbs morning/evening so I just ignore it mostly lol
Take your measurements from all over and compare them once a month as this is a good indicator of where the weight is coming off from.
I don't care how long it takes me to lose the weight, after a health scare I'm more concerned about being fit and healthy
Tina x0 -
Say NO to the scale. I have lost measly 6 lbs this time around on MFP, but fit into clothes 2-3 sizes smaller... I have been working out, lifting, HIIT and building muscle. I refuse to let my relationship with gravity make me feel like all that is in vain. Take weekly photos, take measurements, but try to weigh in every month or every other month...to hell with that scale!0
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Every scale is different to. My doc once told me that all the scales in her office were at least 2 lb different from each other :flowerforyou: :laugh:0
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If you just got back to working out every day, and this is only 1 week, your body needs to adjust to the exercise. Your muscles will retain water for repair from the added exercise.
I can fluctuate 4lbs from weighing myself right after a heavy lifting session, to the next morning after I've flushed a lot of that water out.
Plus....If I've ready your OP right...it's only been a week.0 -
I went through this last week. It is probably just water retention. Increase your water and re-weigh in a few days! Different scales are going to weigh you differently. If you weigh on your personal scale than don't worry about what a different scale says. Your weight fluctuates from day to day so don't get discouraged!! Measurements are a great way to really see your loss!!0
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