Pooping - this is a serious question...

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  • LovShelly18
    LovShelly18 Posts: 8
    WOW, I have no idea. That's crazy, I've never heard of that before.
  • Pkiddy
    Pkiddy Posts: 145 Member
    I would go with the scale. unless it's a really good one. i had an old scale i used that would change it's mind 5 times with in 30 seconds. i'd get on, weigh, off, weigh, off, weigh, off, weigh and each time would be different. the scale was 10 years old. i have a new one now and it's the same in a row, in a row, in a row.
  • nixirain
    nixirain Posts: 448 Member
    Seriously - a second weigh in just for kicks??

    That would drive me insane. Weighing in once a day is one thing, more than once a day is a bit crazy- IMO. No offence!
    Really, you've never been curious about how different things affect your body? It's interesting!

    I heard a comedian once say that he has an on going contest with his family to see who can lose the most weight after taking a dump. lol

    Yes, just for kicks. Not everything has to be about weight loss.
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    that is weird and yes I will be trying this myself this morning ahhaha. Short of weighing the actual bm I don't know what to tell you. Have you tried weighing yourself like 10 mins later without drinking or eating anything.

    Ven

    Did you really just overtly suggest weighing S***?
  • garnet1483
    garnet1483 Posts: 249 Member
    Hilarious. Seriously, this made my day. I bet it is something to do with your scale, though. I would be interested in knowing if the following experiment produced the same result:


    1. Workout
    2. Weigh in
    3. *cough*Daily Constitutional*cough*
    4. Wait 10 minutes - don't eat, drink, or let anything touch the scale
    5. Weigh again just for kicks

    I'm with this one... If I weigh myself first thing in the morning (straight out of bed, but after the restroom, no clothes) I consistently weigh about a pound more than if I wait about 10 or so minutes, and that's the weight that's more likely to stay constant. The only things that happen in those ten minutes are daily grooming sorts of things, brushing teeth, brushing hair, etc. It's very, very odd, but I just go with it. That's also with an old fashioned dial scale. My digital scale likes to tell me wonderful, wonderful lies, like that I've lost 6 pounds in two days. Pretty sure it's broken or I'm not using it right.
  • ChrisStoney
    ChrisStoney Posts: 479 Member
    It was only a matter of time.......
  • Kissybiz
    Kissybiz Posts: 361 Member
    It could be your scale. I can get on mine 8 consecutive times and it'll vary a pound or two. I just take the highest reading.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Are you eating anti-matter?

    :laugh:
  • ReverendJim
    ReverendJim Posts: 260 Member
    My scale is built into my toilet seat. It's one of those collectible LED Star Trek toilets.
  • iwillsoonbeslim
    iwillsoonbeslim Posts: 283
    Me toooooo!!!!! Exact same thing! lol lol Thought I was the only one that a) did this and b) was heavier post-poo!
    pmfsl!!!!
  • raindropwishes
    raindropwishes Posts: 182
    Are you eating anti-matter?
    :laugh:
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  • Gioooo
    Gioooo Posts: 301 Member
    Just wondering why this even matters?
  • eileencorry
    eileencorry Posts: 30
    Happens to me all the time...
  • michele_lynn
    michele_lynn Posts: 66 Member
    Happens to me!! Not all the time, but sometimes I'd go and be all excited to "check the number" and then wonder HOW that's possible!? Glad I'm not alone!
  • wareagle8706
    wareagle8706 Posts: 1,090 Member
    Seriously - a second weigh in just for kicks??

    That would drive me insane. Weighing in once a day is one thing, more than once a day is a bit crazy- IMO. No offence!

    You misspelled "offense"
  • tracyvrmt
    tracyvrmt Posts: 1 Member
    It maybe your workout causing the grief. You shouldn't weigh yourself post workout as it is normally higher than preworkout weight. Try weighing yourself before you workout for a more accurate weight.
  • SKOrnelas
    SKOrnelas Posts: 19
    I would say its the scale. But I have to say I have never had this problem. I am in the other direction and have to keep taking my "cough Syryp" just to stay healthy once a week.
  • ElectricMayhem
    ElectricMayhem Posts: 214 Member
    Same scale? Zeroed both times before weigh in?

    Yep - and yep!

    Maybe it needs new batteries.

    And there's really not a whole lot going on in between. No eating or drinking - there'd be no mystery if that was the case. It's become a minor obsession now, I'm trying to keep the variables as controlled as I can.

    No different clothes. Not holding the cat. It's weird. It's sometimes been only a half pound (which is the lowest increment the scale goes to) but this morning it was two.


    Not holding the cat?! This totally cracked me up...thanks for that ;-D

    PS you are not alone in this "obsession" , i weigh myself, have my bm, weigh again, take my bath/shower, weigh again! I usually see a 1-3 pound loss from the first weigh in to the last!
  • kayleen_longworth
    kayleen_longworth Posts: 147 Member
    I haven't dealt with your exact situation. I don't have a scale at home so I use the one at work. I usually eat breakfast and start my water intake and go about my morning. I find that my low point for weighing is about 10:30-11:30 in the morning. All the while I have had breakfast and at least three glasses of water. I may or may not use the bathroom prior (I try to before I weigh - Every ounce lost helps!). I have wieghed before right when I got to work (after eating) and again just before eating lunch and it's a 1.5# difference. I think once you get started and start tracking your weight flucuations throughout the day you will find when your low point it and then weigh consistantly at that time.
  • StaceyL76
    StaceyL76 Posts: 711 Member
    I would say it is because of your workout. Depending on what you do for a workout, it could be that you muscles hold onto water. I think if you did your 1st weigh in, no workout, released, then weighed it may show different results.
  • kmanwant2
    kmanwant2 Posts: 5 Member
    As one person stated in the post as you are up and around your body starts to retain water and recover again. This is very typical and not to be alarmed. The best way to truly measure your weight loss is not the scale but a good tape measure. It is so dependant on so many things, how much SODIUM you had the night before can and will retain water for over 36 hours if your body needs the water for recovery. That is why it is very important to drink you 8 glasses of water a day and then some. This will help your body rid itself of toxins.
    I was the same way and felt the same until i went to a nutritionist and explained she explained everything to me. I was amazed that my weight loss hovered .6 to .8 for several weeks and then all the sudden i had a 4 lbs weight loss. The body is an amazing tool and is so much greater than we know.
    Try to have someone you love and trust measure you and see the diffrences you are making working out and you will be truly satisfied. God Bless and good luck on your goal, you will do it.
  • CreepyOne
    CreepyOne Posts: 221 Member
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  • Emily_Katherine
    Emily_Katherine Posts: 150
    The real question is do you normally have floaters or sinkers. If floaters maybe you will weigh more. But if sinkers.... You will enjoy the scale afterward like myself!

    Oh I hadn't thought about this. Maybe I produce hydrogen instead of methane.
    1. Workout
    2. Weigh in
    3. *cough*Daily Constitutional*cough*
    4. Wait 10 minutes - don't eat, drink, or let anything touch the scale
    5. Weigh again just for kicks

    I will try this, next time the occasion presents itself. Would taking a shower count against me? Morning time is generally pretty packed.

    My gut says yes; however, since we are people on the internet talking about poo and not serious scientists, it's probably fine as long as you're totally dry before you weigh yourself again.
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    poop on the scale, and subtract from your 1st weigh in..............
  • MrsBlobs
    MrsBlobs Posts: 310 Member
    poop on the scale, and subtract from your 1st weigh in..............

    It's the only scientific way/weigh ^^^^
    :laugh:
  • peacemongernc
    peacemongernc Posts: 253 Member
    I wish I had an answer, but I just wanted to say that this sounds exactly like something that would happen to me. And yes, if I had a scale at home, I would totally be doing a before and after just to see what happens. :)

    I like bigbearw's answer. "Poop on the scale and subtract it from your 1st weight." Hee hee!

    I used to have an eating disorder and used to weight numerous times a day (like 20 or something), and I almost always weighed before and after I peed or pooped. I remember it always went down when I peed, but with poop it would sometimes go up and sometimes down. I never figured it out and was never even close to brave enough to ask or investigate. But I know it can happen.

    Shannon
  • DaltonsMom910
    DaltonsMom910 Posts: 45
    I literally just LOL'd!! Hahahha! (about a girl's post about 'taking out the garbage should make the trashcan weigh less! lol)

    but in all seriousness.. since I have been dieting and exercising.. I have gotten into a routine of peeing when I first wake up.. then weighing.. then I drink an 8 oz. energy drink and take a diet suppliment.. and within 30 minutes, I will have to go back to the bathroom to do #2.. and I yes, I will weigh myself again too.. and I usually don't lose anymore weight.. it will still be the same unfortunately.. I dont understand either.. it's just one of those weird things in life! lol
  • luvgreen25
    luvgreen25 Posts: 202
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    That is too funny! Love it!
  • DaltonsMom910
    DaltonsMom910 Posts: 45
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    That is too funny! Love it!


    OMGosh!! This just made my day!!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Wow. Nope, I've experienced the opposite. I totally weigh before and after, but it pretty much always goes down quite a bit (I eat a LOT of fiber).
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