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quick weight loss?

staceyktaylor
staceyktaylor Posts: 18
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone im sooo confused.. could this weghtloss happen i dont kno whether i can believe the scales haa, i weighed myself tuesday, then again today and it says i have had a weightloss of 6lb, is this possible?

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  • dirtyblue
    dirtyblue Posts: 90
    Did you weigh yourself first thing in the morning both days? Different times of the day can definitely change your weight by up to 4-5 pounds.
  • jcdfish
    jcdfish Posts: 31
    Likely it's water weight. Getting on and off the scale daily is too hard on me, so over the years I've learned to only weigh once a week or less often. The ups and downs can be amazing.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    Possible "errors", causing the difference:

    1. you started eating less, so there is now less food in your system
    2. you're dehydrated
    3. You ate first or something on previous weigh in (good for a lb +)
    4. Your scale is inaccurate, my wife's digital scale can jump 20 lbs just by stepping off and getting back on.
  • spring12peanut
    spring12peanut Posts: 23
    i hear ya sister! i feel the same ways too sometimes. like i will say 'the scale is definitely lying to me today!!!'
    but i have adopted the lifestyle of getting on the scale once a week - for me i feel like its more accurate...because our bodies change so much with water weight, dehydration, ect.
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