My scale said i gained 20 pounds overnight and im stressing!

Chellie_Beans
Chellie_Beans Posts: 5
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Ive been trying to lose weight for awhile now but just now got really serious about it Ive started eating right exercising even got a gym membership which is a big step for me. So anyways I weighted myself two days ago and it said i lost 26 pounds and I was happier then a kid in a candy store! Then the next day I weighted myself again and it was the same it must have been right because i weighted myself multiple time and got the same number. But this morning when I woke up and stepped on the scale out of habit it said i gained 20 pounds! I wanted to know if this is even possible? did i never even lose the weight to start with? Im just so confused and devastated :(

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  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Sounds like your scale is messed up--it's not possible to gain 20 pounds overnight and that seems outside the range of day-to-day fluctuation. If it has batteries, try replacing them. If not, just throw it out and keep track of your measurements instead.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Make sure you are weighing yourself in the same spot. A bit of give in the floor can change your weight.
  • Jen800
    Jen800 Posts: 548 Member
    Your scale is messed up. There have only been 12 days in march, and assuming you just started your weightloss in this month... 26 pounds isn't possible. Get a new scale!
  • Chellie_Beans
    Chellie_Beans Posts: 5
    Thank you guys so much I feel so much more at ease know I cant gain that much weight over night :) I do weight myself in the same spot every time but I must admit i never thought to change the batteries XP
  • BrennLinn
    BrennLinn Posts: 178 Member
    My scale did that to me a couple weeks ago, I replaced the batteries and now it is working fine.
  • Treadmillmom1st
    Treadmillmom1st Posts: 579 Member
    What scales are you using?

    I use a Wii Fit balance board and once it said I lost 13lbs in a week but it was actually a lego brick underneath that had offset it lol.
  • Cynclancurrie
    Cynclancurrie Posts: 73
    I have found that quick weight loss for me (and I am rather different because I retain water in my legs and arms pretty easily from both salt intake and inability to move--for instance, I recently spent 12 hours on a boat/bus/plane, and puffed up like a sponge :). Anyway, quick weight loss is aided by losing a lot of water with the healthier diet. Then, within a few days, my weight will rebound, as my body starts recovering the water loss. After all, water is what we are made of, and being well hydrated is what you want, it makes your skin and hair pretty, combats headaches and muscle fatigue, and is an overall benefit to your body.

    What is important is to learn all about nutrition and your own personal health, what makes you feel good, energetic and most alive. Don't weigh too often. Remember, you're beautiful. Weight is a number, but nutrition is forever.
  • andyisandy
    andyisandy Posts: 433 Member
    What scales are you using?

    I use a Wii Fit balance board and once it said I lost 13lbs in a week but it was actually a lego brick underneath that had offset it lol.
    lol^^ well atleast you didnt step on it, i swear my kids leave them all scatered about just to torture me
  • Chellie_Beans
    Chellie_Beans Posts: 5
    What scales are you using?

    I use a Wii Fit balance board and once it said I lost 13lbs in a week but it was actually a lego brick underneath that had offset it lol.
    Im using a glass Weight Watchers scale that my mom's boyfriend gave because he knows how hard im trying to lose weight. I dont know if its a good scale or not Ive always just believed what it said and went with it but 20 pounds just seemed way to much to gain just overnight
  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    Throw away that scale. Its broken!!!
  • SadKitty27
    SadKitty27 Posts: 416 Member
    I wouldn't worry so much. There is no way humanly possible that you've gained 20lbs over night. There are roughly 3500 calories per lb. Unless you ate 3500 calories x 20 in one day ( that'd be roughly 70k calories) - you did not put on 20lbs over night :tongue:

    Plus, you should really only weigh yourself in the morning after you do your business to get a consistent reading. Our weigh fluctuations during the day due to fluid/food intake, and a whole other variables.
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    What scales are you using?

    I use a Wii Fit balance board and once it said I lost 13lbs in a week but it was actually a lego brick underneath that had offset it lol.
    Im using a glass Weight Watchers scale that my mom's boyfriend gave because he knows how hard im trying to lose weight. I dont know if its a good scale or not Ive always just believed what it said and went with it but 20 pounds just seemed way to much to gain just overnight

    i have one of the weight watchers scales too and i think it works just fine.. maybe it needs new batteries?
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    If you've lost 26 lbs, you would know without stepping on the scale.
    That's a significant amount of weight.
  • Chellie_Beans
    Chellie_Beans Posts: 5
    As for noticing i did think i looked a bit lighter thats why i decided it was time to step on the scale and see
  • Chellie_Beans
    Chellie_Beans Posts: 5
    I have found that quick weight loss for me (and I am rather different because I retain water in my legs and arms pretty easily from both salt intake and inability to move--for instance, I recently spent 12 hours on a boat/bus/plane, and puffed up like a sponge :). Anyway, quick weight loss is aided by losing a lot of water with the healthier diet. Then, within a few days, my weight will rebound, as my body starts recovering the water loss. After all, water is what we are made of, and being well hydrated is what you want, it makes your skin and hair pretty, combats headaches and muscle fatigue, and is an overall benefit to your body.

    What is important is to learn all about nutrition and your own personal health, what makes you feel good, energetic and most alive. Don't weigh too often. Remember, you're beautiful. Weight is a number, but nutrition is forever.
    Thank you so much :) Ive been trying to lose weight for such a long time and every time i would fail but this time Im not leaving any room for failure. Thats why i was so happy to see i had lose 26 pounds i hadnt weighted in a month because i was afraid of what it would say even tho id been working so hard the scale has never really liked me lol But thank you so much for all the suggestions I will defiantly try to drink more water i really appreciate your help you are very kind :)
  • andyisandy
    andyisandy Posts: 433 Member
    If you've lost 26 lbs, you would know without stepping on the scale.
    That's a significant amount of weight.
    or gaining 20 overnight
  • Moonlove73
    Moonlove73 Posts: 4 Member
    I think she looks great! I would like to say THANK YOU to all the Kind Reply's. And as for her noticing the weight loss we have noticed difference here with her body size. We will look into getting a new scale. But I Love the people on here who are Supporting her in her endeavor to better herself. She is just looking for support and encouragement like we all do. And yes we know that's it obvious to see a weight difference and clothes are looser. We are very proud of her. Keep up the good work Chels.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    You'd know if you had lost 26 lb, your pants would be much looser etc. And it seems like a lot in a month. I'm thinking your scale is broken both ways, you might have lost less than that. But every little bit counts! Keep doing what you're doing!
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    Change the batteries.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Don't stress...20Lbs over night, your scale is obviously jacked. Scientifically impossible to put on 20 lbs in a 24 hr period.
  • MaryB2
    MaryB2 Posts: 331 Member
    How long did it take you to lose 26 lbs?

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