I gained 18 pounds overnight
JJ2787
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I weighed 161 when I went to bed last night and when I woke up I weighed 179. Yeah so any ideas on what happened. I been a lot of problems with yo-yoing to, I thought I was doing everything right
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My guess, your scale is broke.0
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My guess, your scale is broke.
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It has to be your scale to have that much of a jump in weight. Start again tomorrow and keep a written log, or just go get another scale...0
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Woah.... that has GOT to be your scale! Did you weigh yourself on the same scale both times?? There is NO WAY that is body fat and I don't think that could even be water weight! That is kind of scary if it isn't the scale!0
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I weighed 161 when I went to bed last night and when I woke up I weighed 179. Yeah so any ideas on what happened. I been a lot of problems with yo-yoing to, I thought I was doing everything right
Unreliable scale.
Step on and off of it 5 times. How many measurements match.
Did you workout last night before weighing and eating?
False weight loss.
Did you eat a bunch of carbs and higher sodium stuff?
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I would go to a number of different scales to confirm. That sounds... CRAZY!
Had a lot of salt the day before? Didn't drink enough water? Have you been working out INSANELY and super sore? While you build muscles your body retains water to create them! I gained '7 pounds' in a week once. But it was all water weight and dropped after the next week.0 -
Either your scale is broke or you consumed 63000 calories in your sleep last night0
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Either your scale is broke or you consumed 63000 calories in your sleep last night
This happens to me ALL the time!!! :laugh:0 -
I had that issue once... I learned that you're not supposed to store your scale sideways. If you do, you need to put it down, and not touch it for a couple of minutes before you use it. Apparently, if you move your scale around and then step on it, it's likely to be inaccurate. I've now plunked my scale down in a spot in my room and am no longer moving it around. My numbers are much more stable.0
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someone once told me that around "that time of month" a woman body holds more water, anyone know if this is true?0
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Yes, I'm sure you're retaining 18 pounds of water weight. That has to be it.someone once told me that around "that time of month" a woman body holds more water, anyone know if this is true?0 -
My scale always gives me wonky readings when the battery needs to be changed. Perhaps that's it?
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Yes, it's true for some women, but I'm highly doubting at 18lb gain.
Did you weigh at the same time yesterday? Did you eat a lot of salty foods yesterday? Were you wearing the same clothes when you weighed in yesterday?0 -
girl something must be wrong with youe scale thats impossible:flowerforyou:0
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during that time of month you can gain a couple lbs however it goes away. But not 10 lbs...0
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I think you might need a new scale..that's too much of a jump. Yo-yoing is one thing, but that's ridiculous!! 5 lb difference at most makes sense. In fact, it's normal. Your weight should fluctuate a little throughout the day. But 18 lb just doesn't make sense.0
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Not that much water...0
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someone once told me that around "that time of month" a woman body holds more water, anyone know if this is true?
Yeah that's true...but not 18 lbs worth. For most women it's 2-5 lbs during that special time.0 -
That's impressive
Maybe you had rocks in your pocket or something like that?0 -
You know you aren't supposed to keep lead in your pants when you are weighing, right?0
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The key is to not think too much on it but to keep going forward learning more about what affects your body.0
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Believe it or not I have gained 20 pounds of water weight in one night. I had pizza and beer. I found out that I was hyper sensitive to sodium, so it is possible, but unless you have my problem your scale is broken. Probably a tension wire broke if it is an analog or the batteries need replacing if it is a digital, or the stabilizer broke.0
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I'd change the battery and try again. It's got to be a glitch.0
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You didn't gain that much over one night. It is just your scale, mine does the same thing. I weighed myself five different times within only a few minutes and each time it gave me five completely different measurements. Try keeping the scale on a flat surface the exact same way each time. If that doesn't work, I would consider getting a new scale.0
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I have a digital scale, and sometimes there is a small piece of dust/hair or whatever that gets stuck underneath that messes the sensors resulting in a smaller number on the scale :P0
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My guess, your scale is broke.
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no way lol.0
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someone once told me that around "that time of month" a woman body holds more water, anyone know if this is true?
:huh:
you can't seriously be considering that you may be retaining that much water?!?!
and if you are something is very wrong0 -
Either your scale is broke, or you ate almost a whole automotive tire in the night (20 lbs)
I bet its your scale!:laugh:0 -
It may just be me but I always lose weight better on my period and gain weight and bloating the week before my period. My skin also clears up when my period starts. It is pretty important to make sure your hormones are in balance.0
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