So...Why is the scale going up?

Recommend reading this - it will change your opinion of the scale.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/160943-why-the-scale-lies

I'd recommend only weighing a couple times a week, and watch your sodium.

I dont understand why you weigh yourself twice a day :indifferent: I got obsessed with weighing myself every morning at one point because i would weigh myself naked, with dry hair, on an empty stomach and make sure i had an empty bladder / bowels, but to then weigh yourself a second time - it can only go up as you drink and eat!?
But i had to kick the habit of weighing myself every morning, sometimes it would go up for no reason. Then by the end of the week it turns out i had lost compared to last week. I think weighing once a week is a more productive way of going about it, then you're in the dark about the natural fluctuations.
If you went over on your salt then it could be possible that your body retained water but im sure it changes, just like your height changes from the morning to evening xx

Well weighing yourself twice a day factors into your weightgain, so that was your answer ... unless i misunderstood your question and you want to know why you weigh more today than last monday? :noway:

Maybe you got the batteries in backwards.

It isn't set on metric pounds, is it?

Hello! I am wondering if anyone can shed some light on my situation or possibly make me understand it. So I have been sticking to my calories everyday, I DID go WAY over on sodium a couple days back, but as far as calories go- I'm good. BTW I weigh myself twice a day, I like it, I'm not obsessing, I just enjoy it. Last night before I went to bed I was at my highest before bed weight and this morning I have gained weight!! I am not sure what is happening...I am just hoping it goes away with in the next few days!! Thanks for any input.

P.s. I have always liked to weigh myself everyday & I weigh myself before bed. I know that some people don't agree with this, but I just always have. And today the scale jumped randomly.

I weigh myself twice a day, also, once before bed and once when I wake up. I'm not obsessed with my weight, I just like to see what my body's up to (I annoy my doctors all the time with this same mindset; "Can I see my X-rays?!?" "What does that mean?!?" "What kind of tool is that?!?" are met with "No"s and eyerolls). The scale doesn't mean a whole lot to me; measurements are much more important. But still, "what's going on in there?" persists.

I would make sure you're eating your exercise calories, if you have any. Your body needs to know there's plenty of food to fuel itself AND lose fat at the same time. Also, drink at least eight 8 oz. glasses of water every day. Watch the sodium. If you just worked out in the last day or two, you'll have some water weight as your body is repairing muscles, as well.

I weigh myself every morning and like the above poster - not obessing, just curious. Some days I gain a pound for no apparent reason, not TOM, sodium was low, etc. It just happens. It doesn't bother me becasue I look at my weight chart and overall its always moving in the right direction. I don't look at a day's abnormal weight gain (or loss for that matter) as a reason to change anything as long as I'm showing steady improvement long term.

If you weigh yourself so often -- and I completely understand wanting to know what your body's up to! Myself, I weight every morning and calculate 4-day moving averages -- you must be aware that fluctuations of up to several pounds are completely normal. Weight / fat loss occurs on a slower time scale. Even if you record your weight twice a day, the actual effect you're after occurs when you compare values a week or so apart (less if you have a lot to lose -- 100 lbs, say, more if you're already in or close to what's considered normal weight).

What kind of "gain" are we talking about anyway? 3 lbs or 0.1 lbs?

Now it's a little odd to weigh more in the morning than in the evening, because you sweat and exhale water, and most people pee a few times between the two points in time. Did you drink water during the night? If not, check with a different scale! (What does yours do when you weight yourself repeatedly? Mine tends to jump around these days. We may buy a more accurate and repeatable one (no, it's not the batteries in my case, but check yours).

ETA: Yes, sore muscles retain a lot of water. I went up 3 lbs the day after a strenuous new routine! Lay about lazily for a few days if you want to see a drop :.

Yep. I was going to ask if you’d recently started strength training or increased your exercise. Depending on what you were doing before, the change n workout can cause your muscles to hold extra water for a few weeks. But it will shed when your muscles acclimate. And you will see another drop. Watching sodium and staying hydrated will help.

I found this article on swelling of muscles/retaining water when you have just worked out or are sore. I think this is my problem, seems like MANY people have this problem. This is a good reason to not worry about my gain after my CRAZY sore thighs (thanks Bob Harper Kettle Bell work out).

This is nice to know. I started strength training again and working my leg muscles more and I gained a few pounds. Also my jeans are fitting tighter in the thigh area too. I had read that your muscles hold extra water but didn't know it was for a few weeks. I'll keep it up and see how it goes. Thanks for the info