please explain this to me...

ferb55

so today was my weigh day and when i woke up i first got on the scale and it said i was down 9 lbs! but then after about 4 or 5 minutes later i weighed again and it said i was only down 5. I'm gunna take the 5lb loss because its a great number too but i still dont understand how at one point i was down 9...

can anyone explain this?

btw, this week is when my vistor was here.. aunt flow lol

katlondoncanuck

Your weight will change throughout the day. If it is "that time" it might be to do with water retention?

I would suggest that you dont just monitor your weight but also your measurements. As you can go for a while thinking that you are loosing nothing on the scales, but the inches will be falling away!

leamgood

I agree esp if your TOM is here. I know my weight fluctuates like crazy with my TOM.

istutzman

Did you eat anything during those 5 minutes? Weird

JanW01

It sounds like your scale is wonky. No one losses or gains 4 lbs in 4 minutes

Atlantique

If it changed by 4 lbs in 4 minutes, then I'd wonder about your scale. With some scales, you will get different readings if you step on them in different places or don't evenly distribute your weight on both feet. You'll also get different readings if you move the scale (because the floor is not as level, so it has the same effect as only putting your weight on one side of it) or if you put it on carpet instead of hard, bare floor.

paulaercksn

My scale can do that within seconds. My scale sits on tile, so if it isn't level it is inaccurate. Just a thought.

ferb55

thanks guys yeah i figured it was something like this. lol no i didnt eat anything and defintely not 4 lbs of food in 4 minutes! LOL whatever I will take the 5 lb loss and be happy!