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  • turkeyhunter60
    turkeyhunter60 Posts: 319 Member
    The only way I have confdence in my weight gain or loss is to consistently weigh on the same scales.
  • NewCaddy
    NewCaddy Posts: 845 Member
    You've heard it before here...don't compare weight between different scales. You did lose that 8 pounds! And who knows which is right?!! My doctor's scale weights 7 pounds heavier than my brand new digital scale. Who knows which is right (although I'm going with mine :wink: ). Just know that the 8 pounds is gone!
  • KLAC_2012
    KLAC_2012 Posts: 1
    Scales are not the only, and very likely not the best, method of tracking success in your fitness journey! As other people have said, rely on just one scale, because they all weigh different. Also, different times of the days, different days of the week, different weeks of the month can all give you different results, even on the same scale. In addition to weighing on a scale, take measurements (bust, stomach, hips or whatever) and measure your success by inches. Or, have someone do a body fat analysis (they pinch your fat in three different places three different times to come up with a body fat %, not everyone is qualified to do this). Pay attention to how your clothes fit. These are all ways to track your success without relying on the numbers on a scale (which I personally think are all evil, though I do still weigh myself regularly LOL). And instead of letting it discourage you, let those numbers encourage you to keep doing more! My two cent's worth anyway...
  • ninessential
    ninessential Posts: 88
    Girl I know how you feel. But for me I trust no doctors. Especially when it comes to nutrition. hahaha... Maybe yours is different. It is ok though to find out from blood work if maybe something is keeping you from losing weight. But just don't give up. All scales read different for the most part so don't freak out. Just keep working at it. Just track what you eat. As you track you'll find out what helps and what doesn't when it comes to losing. Just keep it moving, stay hydrated.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    All I can say is the not all scales are the same. Use the same one at the same time of day for consistent results. I think you can benefit from a tape measure too.

    If you set up MFP and follow it, you should see results. I know that you are being checked for medical issues, but barring those, diet and exercise should work. Get a measuring cup and a food scale.
  • Rob777com
    Rob777com Posts: 11 Member
    You need to fix your ticker, it still says you lost 8 lbs..JK!!!

    Don't expect it to happen at once. It takes time and once you find your routine it will show and you will feel good.

    Weigh yourself on your scale and track it. I weigh in once a week. In the same clothes. After the same morning routine. After my coffee and just before I work out.

    Exercise, anything you are doing that is more than you used to will help. Don't set high expectations to burn 1000 calories or work out for a full hour. There are days you will do more and have great days, some days you gotta push to make a minimum amount, but usually once you get started it falls into place.

    Log everything you eat, everything. I have lots of beer on my log every weekend. But I also don't usually count extra things as exercise even if I am on my feet at the park all day or working harder than usual. I also fudge some on my exercise calories (put down less than I did burn) and overestimate my food a bit. Why? Because I would rather be pleasantly surprised at my next weigh in vs feeling like shat. It works for me:)

    You can do it, get on the horse and just start out slow.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    You weigh at the doctor's with your clothes and shoes on. You weigh at home naked. There will be a difference!

    Actually, I get weighed at the doctor's office in nothing but one of those thin examining robes. There's never been a major difference between his and my home scale. He has the old-fashioned scale with the weights you slide, while I have a digital scale.
  • janahcarter
    janahcarter Posts: 42 Member
    I had this happen to me. I was excited to go to my yearly to see how much I had lost. I weighed myself that morning at 196 at home. I get to the doc's and step on the scale...203! I was like..what the eff!!? Then I asked them to look at my weight from last year. I had been thinking the whole time that my starting weight was 223 when actually, I was 230 by their scale. Keep going! You can do this. I get discouraged sometimes, but I keep on truckin'. You are going to have great days, you are going to have terrible days. Accept that you had a bad day, and move on. You CAN do this!! (Also, don't buy any of that crap. I don't know of anyone, personally, who has successfully used those products and kept the weight off for longer than 3 months. It's not worth it and the only place you'll lose weight is in your wallet!)
  • Mock_Turtle
    Mock_Turtle Posts: 354 Member
    anything with the following words to describe a product someone is selling:

    toxins
    cleanse
    reset

    is a SCAM
  • nextrightthing
    nextrightthing Posts: 408 Member
    We ALL get discouraged after putting in such profound effort. I don't always do this, but when I do, it works. If you are healthy you might want to try this. I have 2 TBS of peanut butter (that I just "lick on," making it last the WHOLE DAY. Have a big glass of water with EACH time you go for a lick. This can be done at home or work or anywhere. Once I was traveling, and put the spoons in a baggie in my purse. The only mess was the baggie! The peanut butter satisfies both a protein need and a salty/sweet taste. The water fills you up and gives you energy. I always have 1 very light meal only, on my peanut butter days.

    This is some of the strangest advice I've ever heard.

    Yes I agree this is strange advise.... glad I wasn't the only one to think so!

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