Scales venting

You've been doing a lot of exercise.....your muscles are retaining water (to help repair themselves). Take a rest day and weigh again. Also, watch your sodium and be sure you are drinking enough water.

the scale is NOT your friend...ever. Mine hasn't moved in 6 weeks :sad:

You've been doing a lot of exercise.....your muscles are retaining water (to help repair themselves). Take a rest day and weigh again. Also, watch your sodium and be sure you are drinking enough water.

This^^^ You are retaining water and glycogen to repair the muscle tissue from exercise. Take some measurements and forget the scale for awhile. I'd also think about mixing in some strength training. The combo of that with your cardio will be great for fat burning.

Don't get discouraged. It is your body's way of protecting itself.It floods itself with water to repair muscle tissue. Don't fret. Just keep up the exercise and keep up your journaling.In the end, you are the winner, not your stupid ***scale.

I dont weigh myself for this same reason. It messes with me mentally and my brain cant take the pressure. Although, I do plan on weighing myself in a couple weeks just to see my progress

Good luck ma xo

You've been doing a lot of exercise.....your muscles are retaining water (to help repair themselves). Take a rest day and weigh again. Also, watch your sodium and be sure you are drinking enough water.

Thank you SO much for this. I've worked out 8 days straight and not lost a pound and this makes so much more sense. Thank you thank you thank you!

Ive ran 2 miles a day for 3 days straight and stayed with in or under my cal range... I got on the scale today... I gained... huh???

SIGH!!!! I thought the first week was always a drastic loss...?

Patience young grasshopper. Weight doesn't tumble off in an exact manner. Are you eating correctly? Are you exercising? Are you getting enough rest and drinking plenty of water? If you can answer yes to all these then the weight will come off. Just keep doing the right thing each day.

Speaking of gaining, how much are we talking about? You can easily gain a pound or two just from what you've eaten the day before. Carbohydrates and excessive salt intake are great at bumping the scale a few pounds. When's the last time you had a bowel movement? I know that's TMI but a pound here or there isn't anything to be concerned about. Just keep doing the right thing and don't seek instant gratification. Half-pound in a full week is a good loss. Check back again tomorrow and the next day. Weight loss isn't linear.

EDIT: Weigh yourself first thing in the morning on an empty bladder before eating or drinking anything. This is the only way to get an accurate assessment of your weight.

My scales name is Fred. And I want him to drop dead!

Just because you eat the right amount of calories or below while exercising does not mean poof pounds will melt off. I'm learning too that hard work needs to be met by the right calorie intake. I've pumped up my workouts due to not seeing a move on my scale the last weigh in I had. I am STILL learning to eat more when I work out more. You may be expecting miracles in too short of time. Also have to be realistic when shedding pounds. The weight did not appear overnight nor will it disappear that fast. Patience and hard work. It won't be easy. It's not easy to change years of habits and form new ones. But it's worth doing.

Try doing weigh ins farther apart. I think every 3 days might cause some to get disappointed. Heck I do it once a week and want to cry so I will be looking at changing mine too. But I have noticed though my scale has not moved I can see changes. I can fit into clothes better. Even bought 2 new pairs of pants for work and they were in a smaller size. A scale might not be the best way to measure your change.

give it a week, someone else mentioned that your muscles are retaining water which makes sense, i'm in week 3 and my healthy eating and workouts are starting to pay big dividends. 12lbs in 16 days! remember it's a lifestyle change. Give it time, i had the same problem my first week. So i decided to stop being a scale watcher, i now will weigh in every 3 days. Also weigh yourself at the same time every day. I weigh in before my workout then after to see if there is a distance. Weighing at different times per day will give mixed results. Stay consistent.