How?

morkiemama

The scale says I am over 150lbs! That is more than my MFP starting weight. Yet, my starting pants are still big on me... I'm not really sure how that happened. Not that I am complaining, I'm just confused.

How can I have gained around 10lbs from where I was, be above my starting weight, and still fit into smaller pants? Granted the pants I was comfy in are now tight and I definitely am not happy with that and my maid of honor dress does not fit as I expected, but according to the scale I should be back where I started and then some.

I know I should have stayed away from the scale as it is only my second week, but I was prepared to see a gain. However, now I'm just confused.

Edit: Also, since I didn't abuse my metabolism much previously, I didn't expect a 10lb gain. Maybe up to 5lbs, but certainly not 10!

PLUMSGRL

Read the sticky "The Dreaded Scale", that should help explain it

bsinno

yup. scale is bogus. join the growing ranks of us that are "scale free" and working to break our number addiction!!!

morkiemama

Thanks for the replies

I read the sticky and it was things I was aware of regarding water, etc. I was just confused as to how I put on supposed "water" without bloat. I should be a balloon! :P LOL

In the back of my mind, I always knew the scale was bogus. I was never a serial weigher. I only weighed myself MAYBE once every few weeks if that along my journey. However, it is still hard to let it go completely.

I'm hoping I won't get any bigger though because I'd like to keep fitting into the majority of my wardrobe >_< lol. Tight I can handle. I have a suspicion that most of the extra weight is from extreme levels of stress. I have the first part of my CPA exam coming up next Thursday.