Artificially high/low weights- do you record?

Ok, be honest

If you have serious reason to believe that your weight is either artificially high, or low, do you still record it if it's a weigh-in day? Case in point: I had a huge dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse last night. I bet it was the largest meal I have consumed in 2015. The scale was up roughly 2.5 lb this morning compared to yesterday morning. Monday is typically the day I update my weight in MFP- I just couldn't bring myself in input that ugly number, especially since I feel like it will be back to "normal" tomorrow. Similarly, if the number had been artificially low (i.e. if I'd slept in really late after having an early supper the night before), I would not be inclined to record that weight, either. How does everyone else handle this?

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crazyjerseygirl

sgthaggard wrote: »

I weigh daily and my weight is automatically entered.

I'm wondering what an artificially low reading is.

I've had those. My house is very dry, I wake up very dehydrated and up to 3lbs lighter than what I went to bed with. I tend to drink a few glasses, use the tearoom then weigh. Much more even that way!

sunandstars2

i do log "false highs" when they're for reasons like you mentioned -- exceptionally large dinner the night before a scheduled weigh-in day. i do it because when i'm reviewing progress reports over a period of weeks, when i see an increase i can refer to my meal log and see the correlation between the large meal and the increase in weight. but when it goes back down, i remove the loss post from my newsfeed so i'm not announcing Hey i lost that same pound again. LOL .. i just track it all, up or down, for the sake of having an accurate history of everything, good or bad.

malibu927

I record every day to track the trends (but only on MFP once a week). And that's a good thing, as I've gained over the past 2.5 weeks, so I need to crack down on what I have or haven't been doing.

Ready2Rock206

If it is my normal weigh in time I log it. No matter what.

caaber01

Smallc10 wrote: »

This is why I weigh in Friday morning - it's my most consistent weight because I'm usually good all week and have the most likelihood for a sodium filled night Friday and Saturday. If it is going to be artificially high or low I'll log it in my phone tracker but I won't update it on mfp until the next day. I like to see the highs and lows but I don't need that on mfp

That's a great idea - I think I'll start that because I was weighing in on Sundays.

Cking1162

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

Is it sad that I only log if its a loss from a previous low? If it goes up I don't log anything until I have a loss from the previous low. I weigh every day.

^This! I only record the loss. I don't lose often so it is a happy happy day when I get to record something. However, I have lost a lot of inches!

sunandstars2

caaber01 wrote: »

Smallc10 wrote: »

This is why I weigh in Friday morning - it's my most consistent weight because I'm usually good all week and have the most likelihood for a sodium filled night Friday and Saturday. If it is going to be artificially high or low I'll log it in my phone tracker but I won't update it on mfp until the next day. I like to see the highs and lows but I don't need that on mfp

That's a great idea - I think I'll start that because I was weighing in on Sundays.

i also LOVE this idea. seems like the best scenario for me as i tend to have my "cheat meal" on friday or saturday night, making sunday's weigh-in a bummer. LOL thanks for the idea!

mpeters1965

I weigh every day but on Friday I log whatever my lowest weight is on Thursday or Friday of each week. I know it's kind of weird but I feel that that gives me a flexibility based on water retention, etc. My weight fluctuates wildly from day to day so I have learned not to freak out about it. I do still record one of those days even it if it went up from the previous week.

Merkavar

I weigh on Friday morning and record what ever it is. A loss of .3 or 2 kg.

I might reconsider this if I gained weight.

Your weight is what it is. If there is a bump in your graph what's the big deal? Next week your weight should drop by a lot more than normal. Got to look at the trend longer term not day to day week to week.

NikonPal

I weigh daily for tracking and “record” the same day/time/clothing on Mondays. Whatever it is…it is…and I record it.

maidentl

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

Is it sad that I only log if its a loss from a previous low? If it goes up I don't log anything until I have a loss from the previous low. I weigh every day.

I do the same. I also weigh every day but only record new lows.

TheVirgoddess

I only record gains that stay around over a week or so. I log all losses on here as they happen. I do, however, only track on a monthly basis and the 23rd of the month, good or bad, is my "official" weight. That's the only weight I really pay attention to.

Zedeff

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

Is it sad that I only log if its a loss from a previous low? If it goes up I don't log anything until I have a loss from the previous low. I weigh every day.

Ditto. I like that my 180 day trend is consistently down, and there is zero doubt if my progress is "real" or not.

chouflour

sgthaggard wrote: »

I weigh daily and my weight is automatically entered.

I'm wondering what an artificially low reading is.

The day after a long/fast bike ride, I'm usually ~ 2lb lower than I would otherwise be. It's glycogen depletion, so as artificially low as a high sodium meal might might be called artificially high.

I only record my trend weight in MFP, but track daily weights. Even when it's "air travel makes me gain 5lb", I record my morning weight. Otherwise it's too easy for things to get away from me. "Oh, that's not real. Neither is that one. I don't believe that weight..."

hsmith0930

I weigh and add daily. I hate not knowing. If my weight is up, it is usually a sign for me to drink more water. Drink more that day and see either a loss or no gain the next morning.

LAWoman72

I record my weight each Thursday morning regardless of water fluctuations or other factors. What I'm looking for is a general downward trend over time.

JPW1990

I only record losses. In my case, I know my gains are "artificial" because it's all fluid retention due to a medical condition. If I recorded the swings, I'd be up or down by as much as 8lbs a day. Since it doesn't serve any real purpose in tracking how bad the fluid is (I use measurements for that), I don't see a point in making my report look like an EKG.

SuperC_sa

I gave up weighing months ago

mburgess458

I weigh daily and enter it in a spreadsheet. I only put it into MFP if it's a new low (so it might lower my TDEE calc).

cincysweetheart

I've never recorded a "gain." But, if it shows a loss… I record it. Even if it's really drastic one that doesn't match with my calorie deficit.
None of my "gains" have been permanent.
But every loss has been. I have occasionally seen a loss one week to see a gain the next, but I've always gotten back to the lower weight and then lost more. I've never kept gaining. Well, at least not since I started MFP.

brianpperkins

Failing to log an increase does not mean it did not happen. It never ceases to amaze me how a water weight gain is so rapidly dismissed ... but a water weight loss gets input as fast as one can type.

Either you track honestly and completely, or you don't.