xmas gain- do you update your ticker?

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  • RosscoBoscko
    RosscoBoscko Posts: 632 Member
    I will update my weight again in two weeks time...when I"ve given my body two solid weeks of hard workouts and eating clean... (If you don't count the three days in London this weekend!)

    I'm learning slowly not to worry about the scale and look at measurements, however, I have gone up in those, too so hopefully in two weeks I'll be back where I was in mid December!

    probably do this^^^ though havent fully decided yet.

    I know have put on weight as have a cheap pair of scales that I just monitor every day or so, but havent done my proper weigh in using my proper scales for the last few weeks. May weigh in properly again on Friday but havent decided for definite yet, part of me is thinking I might not log till I am back to or beyond point I was before Xmas.
  • CarlaChalk78
    CarlaChalk78 Posts: 60
    I update every loss and every gain...was sad to see 3 pounds up this morning but I did have a fabulous Christmas and New Year :D
  • KeithChanning
    KeithChanning Posts: 202 Member
    My fitbit aria scale updates MFP via my fitbit account immediately I weigh. That means that the 2 Kg (5 lb) I put on over the holidays showed up on my ticker yesterday.
  • swingkid1975
    swingkid1975 Posts: 105 Member
    I weigh in weekly so I update every gain.

    Same here. A move in either direction gets recorded every week.
  • stufielding
    stufielding Posts: 49 Member
    Updated mine for over xmas.... 5lbs added from last weigh in... like to record if it goes up as well as down though... makes it easier to look for patterns \ changes etc
  • elexichoccyeater
    elexichoccyeater Posts: 310 Member
    Yep, I awarded my gain! All of it! At one point I had lost 17lb... Now down to 5lb! Hey ho.... Nice to watch it go down again though.... I am now a WOMAN ON A MISSION,! X good luck everyone.... Showing the truth give you a reality check!
  • ktrn0312
    ktrn0312 Posts: 722 Member
    I have a Fitbit Aria scale which is linked to MFP, therefore it updates & changes the ticker automatically. Even without this feature I would update to keep me very accountable to myself.
  • maurap26
    maurap26 Posts: 90 Member
    I gained 4 lb & updated mine - I wasn't logging meals during Christmas but now I'm back to logging, water, no sugar & exercise

    I have 40 days from tomorrow till our beach vacation so that's my inspiration
  • Tat2dDom0105
    Tat2dDom0105 Posts: 661
    I decided to leave it for two weeks and then update it..

    I think i'm going this route, because i know i'll lose the holiday weight.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    Nothing to update. Was just water weight.
  • TriedEverything
    TriedEverything Posts: 188 Member
    Last year, I put mine back to zero in January, as the weight gain was so bad! :embarassed: Not sure what I'll do this year - we have one more social event tonight, then I will have to think about weighing myself (which I haven't done for about a month!).

    Interesting to see what everyone else does. I think I might go with the people who say they wait a week or two, and then update it! But I'll definitely weigh myself so that I know in my mind what I'm dealing with. Judging by the feel of my clothes, it will not be good news! :frown:
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
    I find that updating both losses and gains helps so when you compare the weight report with the net calories report. It shows how the two are related and also remember in the near future that you are not plateauing for many weeks but is reflective of temporary circumstances.
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    so during christmas, i ate and was merry!! It was definately worth it however in 2 weeks i put on 7lb..doh!! i am hoping at least a little bit is water weight but i reckon the majority isnt lol!! my question for everyone in the same boat- would you adjust your ticker to show this gain or leave it? im in 2 minds about what to do!
    I didn't gain (I lost .5lb so of course I logged that)
  • crybaby1216
    crybaby1216 Posts: 20 Member
    I did this morning 6 pounds I gained since November :( but back on track now
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I've never updated my ticker when I gained.. mainly because there are so many factors involved, that it could be almost anything.

    I'd give it a week, and if it sticks around then I'd up date it... but until then, i'd leave it.
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    Eh, I tend to lose a few pounds, then keep losing and gaining the same two pounds over and over before it finally goes down again, so I only ever record when there is a true loss. Since I didn't really overindulge this holiday, I didn't have to record a gain, since I actually ended up losing 2 pounds in the past few weeks, but if it goes up less than 2 pounds, I don't bother to record it. I've been lucky enough that since I started seriously losing weight, I have only once gained more than 2 pounds back at a time. If it were more than 2 pounds, I probably would record it.
  • Sweet_Pea0107
    Sweet_Pea0107 Posts: 90
    If it is legit gain and not just water weight I would change it. In years past any weight I gained during the holidays was gone in two or three days so I didn't log an increase. Had it stuck around then I would have adjusted my weight.
  • mustdothis40
    mustdothis40 Posts: 45 Member
    I will update my ticker on Friday, which is my usual weigh in day. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Ha!
  • caitlyn30
    caitlyn30 Posts: 207 Member
    I do not. I just get it back off. I go up and down every day, so It would say I am losing pounds every other day. (which would be the same pounds over and over).
  • caegem
    caegem Posts: 79 Member
    Set mine right back to ZERO............New year new start!:noway:
  • JessyJ03
    JessyJ03 Posts: 627 Member
    I say yes to keep yourself on it. You did the damage now own up to it!
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I reset but I'm only up 2 pounds now, so that's not so bad, I guess. It was worth it.
  • beancurdie
    beancurdie Posts: 85 Member
    I did. I gained it and now I have to lose it.
  • stetienne
    stetienne Posts: 560 Member
    yep...and I went from maintenance mode back into the weight loss category. Oh well, I was getting tired of eating all those calories anyway :)
  • venturaroo
    venturaroo Posts: 84 Member
    I updated mine. Will feel great when it goes down again :smile:
  • Queen_Adrock
    Queen_Adrock Posts: 130 Member
    I updated mine today. Gained 2.4 pounds...hoping that it's mostly water retention because I didn't eat THAT much extra! Felt a little sad seeing the weight loss number go down, but then told myself it'll be quite easy to get rid of. In the grand scheme of everything, 2.4 is nothing!
  • babyblooz
    babyblooz Posts: 220 Member
    I tend to leave it the heck alone. :wink:
  • Dawnhasajeep
    Dawnhasajeep Posts: 180 Member
    yes I updated.
  • ChadB74
    ChadB74 Posts: 128 Member
    IMO you should update your weight once a week (up or down)
  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    I'm skipping my weigh in this week, but if I'm up any pounds next week, I'll update my ticker.

    Yeah I should be honest, blah blah blah.

    Im still motivated to eat healthy and exercise, a week in the grand scheme of things isn't a big deal to me.

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