I have no ide how I gained 20 lbs in 24 hours!

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  • rb16fitness
    rb16fitness Posts: 236 Member
    Buy a new scale and pick up some common sense while you're about it!
  • Squidgeypaws007
    Squidgeypaws007 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Sorry, this did make me smile :laugh:

    Either it's not "tared" (i.e. sitting at 0 when you get on it) or you've got a corner on some carpet/other surface to the one you're on. Did that once and gained 15Ibs. Kicked the scale for betraying me which made me realise my error :bigsmile:
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Did you take an iron tablet today? Iron is very heavy.
  • YoungIronG
    YoungIronG Posts: 125 Member
    put down the cats your holding before stepping on the scale
  • A185945
    A185945 Posts: 16 Member
    I gained 10 pounds in 24 hours due to water retention. I was drinking more than 8 glasses of water a day, believing it was good for me, but because my body has the ability to retain fluids, it turned out to have negative results. I would suggest speaking to your doctor about your weight gain in such a short space of time.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Did you take an iron tablet today? Iron is very heavy.

    I read on Wikipedia that iron weighs more than fat. :laugh:
  • CarmenSRT
    CarmenSRT Posts: 843 Member
    On a serious note, it IS possible to gain that much water weight in 24 hours, but the circumstances have to be mega extreme. I gained 18 pounds of water weight in less than 24 hours due to a medical problem (bled out for several days, ended up in the hospital getting 4 units of blood just to be safe enough to have the surgery to STOP the source of the bleeding). When your blood pressure gets dangerously low the body tries to increase it by increasing blood volume. It does this by adjusting the hormones responsible for fluid balance. Result? Massive water weight gain.
  • SofaKingRad_II
    SofaKingRad_II Posts: 591
    You guys keep saying her scale is off, but no. It can't be. It's gotta be more complex than that. You see, she ate these super high calorie candies that are like, 5,000,000,000 calories per piece. I know the math don't work out because that's like 1,428,571 pounds worth of calories, but this is no ordinary situation. You see, the candy actually made calories after she ate and it put on the weight. How this happened is a government test on the people that's top secret and you can't even gain access to this classified information. Just be careful, it's scary that the government is doing this.

    Pssh, and you guys thought it was something as simple as the scale being off. Jeez.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    The candy nullified your birth control pill, so now you're pregnant.

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  • QuincyChick
    QuincyChick Posts: 269 Member
    You guys keep saying her scale is off, but no. It can't be. It's gotta be more complex than that. You see, she ate these super high calorie candies that are like, 5,000,000,000 calories per piece. I know the math don't work out because that's like 1,428,571 pounds worth of calories, but this is no ordinary situation. You see, the candy actually made calories after she ate and it put on the weight. How this happened is a government test on the people that's top secret and you can't even gain access to this classified information. Just be careful, it's scary that the government is doing this.

    Pssh, and you guys thought it was something as simple as the scale being off. Jeez.

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    Tim and Eric for the win!
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    What time did you eat said candies ? Was it after 7:03pm? You're welcome.
  • lostkat12
    lostkat12 Posts: 6
    So either my scale is broken or my morbidly obese cat joined me on it. The school scale says I weight 178 (I am a student-doctor so scales are easy to come by at least).

    As for the person who mentioned meds, I have been on my medication for OCD for a few months and haven't changed in a while. I was worried about weight gain from them at first but they haven't been an issue. I got treatment for my OCD because I finally did something dumb enough with my dieting to actually black out (walked 5 miles in 101F weather without drinking or eating anything that day)...so nope my cat has not been eaten my meds are not an issue I just need to buy a new scale.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    I recommend a good bowel movement. Make sure you have home owner's insurance, this one could be earth shattering.
  • Collier78
    Collier78 Posts: 811 Member
    wow.. thats a huge gain...

    I once lost 35lbs in three days.. best diet ever..

    it required a lot of pain... and the delivery of an almost 11lb baby.. but seriously.. best diet ever. ;)

    but never the reverse?

    LMAO

    This made me spit coffee on the guy across from me...HE is NOT super happy with me right now...LOL
  • rosemary98
    rosemary98 Posts: 632
    So either my scale is broken or my morbidly obese cat joined me on it. The school scale says I weight 178 (I am a student-doctor so scales are easy to come by at least).

    As for the person who mentioned meds, I have been on my medication for OCD for a few months and haven't changed in a while. I was worried about weight gain from them at first but they haven't been an issue. I got treatment for my OCD because I finally did something dumb enough with my dieting to actually black out (walked 5 miles in 101F weather without drinking or eating anything that day)...so nope my cat has not been eaten my meds are not an issue I just need to buy a new scale.

    It is scary to see such a large gain even if intellectually you know you could not possibly have gained that overnight (even factoring in water/waste). And to have it be your own scale (versus some random scale you have never weighed on before) makes it even more unnerving. I am glad you got a second opinion at school.

    Add a history of OCD...I think that adds to the irrational fear the scale could be right.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    I recommend a good bowel movement. Make sure you have home owner's insurance, this one could be earth shattering.

    I think I just peed on myself a little while laughing ....you cant beat stupid...:laugh:
  • babyblooz
    babyblooz Posts: 220 Member
    Most ludicrous thing I've read on this forum. And that's saying something.

    :laugh:
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    ......I am a student-doctor so scales are easy to come by at least.......


    And you're on an internet forum asking if it's possible to gain 20lbs overnight? :indifferent:
  • lilbearzmom
    lilbearzmom Posts: 600 Member
    Most ludicrous thing I've read on this forum. And that's saying something.

    No kidding. WTH?

    Honestly, this post frightens me....
  • slimster1970
    slimster1970 Posts: 65 Member
    The OP should just remember to take the motorcycle helmet off before going on the scales next time, and put the bowling ball down.

    Should just about take the 20lb off I think.
  • lostkat12
    lostkat12 Posts: 6
    Most ludicrous thing I've read on this forum. And that's saying something.

    No kidding. WTH?

    Honestly, this post frightens me....

    I freaked out because my scale told me something that was completely crazy and it was totally normal last night...I overreacted not that horrible.
  • AleciaG724
    AleciaG724 Posts: 705 Member
    Have you seen your cat this morning? I went to bed and dreamed of eating giant marshmallows one night & in the morning my pillow was gone... just sayin'!
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    not possible. look at my diary and see what i ate last night which is the first time in 4 months eating crazy. i was on a date with my ex. anyways long *kitten* story but the moral of the story is my scale is only up 3 pounds this morning and I KNOW ITS BECAUSE THE sodium was off the charts from dinner. im not going to die. im going to be alright. and so are you. go get a new scale btw.

    edit: to LOL @ have you seen your cat omg lmao!!!!
  • gmthisfeller
    gmthisfeller Posts: 779 Member
    You will want to report this to the CMS researchers at super-collider center in Cern, Switzerland. During their last Hiigs boson run, they inadvertently created and then lost a microscopic black hole. I feel confident that it is lodged under that scale.
  • redmapleleaf
    redmapleleaf Posts: 56 Member
    Whoa! I've gained 20 lbs in a cross country road trip vacation in two weeks. Yikes.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    Better hit the gym!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Silly, your scale is out to get you. :laugh::bigsmile:

    You are joking, right? :wink:

    Seriously, you know you didn't gain all that weight overnight. Either change the batteries or get rid of the scale, or tell us the joke is on us.
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Time for a nice modern digital scale .. with batteries. Promise they will not hurt you. Though the scale might make you cry.

    But honestly ... time for a new scale.

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