Pooping - this is a serious question...

MassiveDelta

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.

This is false.

Explain how your body will increase in weight by exercising? If you dont take anything into your body it can not create a greater amount of mass from nothing? Now If you are taking in water during your workout then I could see you weighing more but From my experience, and I have to say Ive been doing this a while, If your working out with any intensity I rarely take in enough water to replace what Ive lost during workouts.

I ALWAYS weigh less after a workout. I weigh before and after so that I know how much water I need to replace.

rprussell2004

...something to do with dark matter.

(Added to my list of 'poop' euphemisms...)

pizzanut

Unless you either ate or drank inbetween, or you were imbalanced on the scale to start... not possible.

The scale might be off, or youve changed clothes or something. But SOMETHING has happened to cause that. You just don't go up out of pure thin air.

MassiveDelta

I would guess it is the scale. Have your weighed yourself twice or three times right in a row to see if you get the same weight every time? When I bought a scale last year lots of online reviews said they would get different weights immediately on some scales. Or maybe it's just a low battery?

My electronic scale seems to remember my weight if I stand on within a few minutes of getting off it. It seem like a built in flaw so that it appears the scale is accurate every time. Today I experimented and got on the scale with a verified 1 1/2 lb. item, I then got off the scale let it reset and got back on without the extra weight and low and behold the same weight. I will just weigh myself once a day because it is fruitless with this electronic scale.

What scale is this? I think this is what mine is doing. The question is does it account for a certain amount of change? +-5 lbs. If I weigh and then my wife weighs does she weigh the same as me? LOL Ill have to try this.

CrystalMarie253

I love this post it makes me LOL

Dayna154

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.

I have had this happen also.. Has me stumped. I have checked it off and on to see. Not ever time but often enough to make me wonder. I thought maybe it was the 'weight' of my day starting to weigh on me.. lol

ceecee368

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.

If it's just half a pound I'd say it's probably as simple as your scale not being too accurate. Try weighing in, stepping off for a few minutes, and weighing in again and see if it the number is consistent.

Anyways, I wouldn't worry about it at all. This post did make me laugh though. Especially the bit about the cat. :laugh:

divamsm

It was only a matter of time.......

Right??? lol

Janice032557

This should be a Twilight episode on the Weight Watchers channel

hahahahahaha

chubbychristianchick

Mine always goes up a pound. I assume it's from water/coffee I drink after I wake up before my second weigh in.

jcpmoore

Reminds me of a George Carlin act I heard one time...

"You ever **** so big your pants fit better?"

Sorry, couldn't resist.

drmerc

Its your scale, mine had similar issues. I got this one off of amazon and its always EXACT every single time. Check out the reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032TNPOE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=premifirea-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0032TNPOE

MLeigh18

The second weight has been CONSISTENTLY higher than the first. The 1st couple of times it happened I chuckled, made jokes about gas, whatever.

But it's ALWAYS the case. (A sample size here of more than 4, anyway.) And it is so absolutely counterintuitive that I started wondering if I'm the only person that has encountered it.

Could be the way you're standing on the scale. I've got a digital $20 scale from Walmart. If I stand on it with more pressure on my toes, I weight anywhere from 1-3 pounds lighter than if I stand with more weight on my heels. Be conscious of exactly how you're distributing your weight on the scale. I've found, through experimentation, most scales weigh like this even the manual scales, old school scales.

Try it next time, and see what the results are. If you're still weighing more after, you may just be *kitten* out of luck

loseweightjames

This should be a Twilight episode on the Weight Watchers channel

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

"Every time I poop my weight increases, what's going on?!?" <-- dieter's worse nightmare

ROFLMAO

divamsm

Are you eating anti-matter?

:laugh:

What is anti-matter??? Duh

loseweightjames

Could be the way you're standing on the scale. I've got a digital $20 scale from Walmart. If I stand on it with more pressure on my toes, I weight anywhere from 1-3 pounds lighter than if I stand with more weight on my heels. Be conscious of exactly how you're distributing your weight on the scale. I've found, through experimentation, most scales weigh like this even the manual scales, old school scales.

Try it next time, and see what the results are. If you're still weighing more after, you may just be *kitten* out of luck

Honestly, I hate the digital scales. Took me forever to fine a decent one that worked consistently.

I'd recommend going back to the old scales with the needles if you can still find one, I'm sure someone still sells them. At least then you can tell if you're moving around or standing differently because you can watch the needle change.

Or a Dr's scale, that'd be awesome.

But in the end you shouldn't worry about your weight from hour to hour, what's important is the weight decreases each week.

mdsjmom98

While we're on this extremely embarassing topic, might as well pose my question. Does anyone find they are going less with the diet modification? I've always been a little irregular, every other day or so, but now it's getting worse. I'm losing weight pretty well, 8 lbs in two weeks, so don't know what's up. Got a doctor appointment next week, (haven't been in over 4 years) so I will address this with her, but just curious if anyone else is experiencing this.

CoryIda

While we're on this extremely embarassing topic, might as well pose my question. Does anyone find they are going less with the diet modification? I've always been a little irregular, every other day or so, but now it's getting worse. I'm losing weight pretty well, 8 lbs in two weeks, so don't know what's up. Got a doctor appointment next week, (haven't been in over 4 years) so I will address this with her, but just curious if anyone else is experiencing this.

You need to eat more fiber and drink more water. Seriously.

whencynstops

skip the workout ~ test that theory. Weigh in ~ do your poo ~ weigh in again ~ then go work out

I agree, if you are going to do a scientific study you need to test all theories. Keep everything the same and change one variable. This is poo science here people, this is serious stuff!
When you drop your kids off at the pool... are their size consistent with the amount you gain (or lose)?

recriger

Being in the Engineering field, I find that it is just more fun to over analyze everything!! When i got my new scale I found that it's pads were a lot more narrow than they looked. If I move my feet by as little as 1 inch, the reading was different. the first few times I used it I had to weigh myself 4-5 times and take an average. UNTIL I one day decided (yes, boredom did play a role) to analyze and troubleshoot. Now i know exactly where to align my feet for the same result every time.

I will bet that when you first wake up you just kinda walk onto the scale. Then the second time you are more conscious of where you put your feet (even if it is sub-conscious:). The further from the direct center of the pressure pads your feet are, the less it will say you weigh.

How's that for Over thinking??

mdsjmom98

seriously drinking over 100oz a day....I fill up my 52 oz cup twice a day with ice cold water. Eating more fruit and raw veggies than I ever have. What kind of fiber are you talking about??:bigsmile:

BetteLovr

I have had the same thing happen but honestly not a big difference.. However, and this is thetruth.. I take a bath every day and I can get on the scale before the bath and weigh one thing.. then soak for a whiile in a very hot bath and be at least .4 lbs less.. I have tested this many many times.. It has got to have something to do w muscle and water retraction/ constriction... Of course I like the after bathweigh in better hehe. I love this group just saying.

recriger

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While we're on this extremely embarassing topic, might as well pose my question. Does anyone find they are going less with the diet modification? I've always been a little irregular, every other day or so, but now it's getting worse. I'm losing weight pretty well, 8 lbs in two weeks, so don't know what's up. Got a doctor appointment next week, (haven't been in over 4 years) so I will address this with her, but just curious if anyone else is experiencing this. ***


While the water and fiber are good ideas... If you are eating less and/or healthier, your body is using the food in a more efficient way. If you aren't taking in a lot of waste, you aren't going to put out a lot. If you are still loosing weight and your stomach doesn't hurt it's probably not a big issue. Increasing your water and fiber will be a fairly quick way to prove it one way or the other. Though I find that the only time that I can skip a day is when I have gone VERY far under my calorie goal (400-600 cal under) from the day before. Then there simply isn't anything to get rid of. That isn't a good choice to begin with. Of course I weigh 260 lbs, and with the ammt. that I'm working out it pushes my calorie needs up over 2700, so skipping a few hundred every now and then (rare) isn't going to hurt me at all, though it may you depending on your size.

Personally, if I were you, I would start by recalculating my BMR, TDEE and calorie deficite to make sure I was eating enough to begin with. Then I would increase the fiber and water to find the levels your body is most efficient with, which is always helpful knowledge.

SBlizzardRob

This happens to me also. I contribute mines to possible incomplete emptying.