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Gainin weight?

jmmtaylor
jmmtaylor Posts: 225
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you record if you gain?

I went home over the holidays and got way out of my routine (I tried my hardest to workout it just didn't happen). Then I get back and my husband came home on R&R...well, no working out then either...I finally got down to my pre going home weight and then helped a friend move...needless to say...I am 4-5 pounds heavier again. Should I put my current weight in and start from there? Or wait until I get back down to my last recorded weight? I'm very upset with all the weight gain...I'm hoping most of it is water since I have started drinking water (I was drinking 0 glasses a day and I'm up to 24oz, know its not enough but its a start...).

any opinions are appreciated. :)

Replies

  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    For me it depends on how much I gained. If it's more than two pounds (which I know are most likely water weight) and i haven't been on track for a while, I log it because it's a new starting point. I don't change my goals or anything, it's just for me to keep track.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    I would go ahead and put it in your weigh-in. Don't change your starting weight or anything -- that would negate all the work you've already done, and you've done a lot! Just weigh in like you normally would, and then get back on track.
  • Alright :) Thanks. I will put in whatever my weight is on Monday (since that's the day I normally weight in on here).
  • navvs15
    navvs15 Posts: 165
    Or you can not post until you lose the weight you gained. Technically, the ticker is for tracking the weight you've lost, not gained.
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