Possibility for weight gain?

TasteofEnvy
TasteofEnvy Posts: 123 Member
in Motivation and Support
okay so yesterday I weighed 1*4 lbs and today I weighed 1*8 pounds (* stands for a certain number :P )
First things, first... yes I go to the bathroom before I weigh myself. I wear the same clothes each time. I do it around the same time every day.
However... a woman who was.... well... a lot bigger than me got on the scale before I did.
I also weighed myself after I worked out rather than before ( i usually weigh before)

Is there any way either of these things could have affected my sudden 'weight gain'? Or did I seriously gain four pounds of water weight over night?

oh, btw, the scale is one of those metal ones you see at doctor's offices....

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  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    The best time of day to weigh is the morning, after your morning piss and after "dropping the kids off at the pool" if you know what I mean and if you have to do that. I personally weigh in my undies and a shirt, but unless you're wearing five layers of clothes it wouldn't matter really. Weighing after a workout is silly because depending on how intense it was, you're going to be retaining water. It wouldn't matter who used the scale prior, unless it's a really crappy scale and the previous person weighed more than the scale's capacity.
  • TasteofEnvy
    TasteofEnvy Posts: 123 Member
    i mean that's what I was sorta worried about... i feel horrible saying this but that woman was really big... i was sorta expecting the scale to break....
    Well I didn't know if weighing before or after a work out mattered, but thanks for letting me know! I guess I just retained a lot of water.

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