Start over or adjust profile?

stef115
stef115 Posts: 9
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
On Saturday, I went to the store to look at new scales... and to my horror... 5 different models all said I was 10 lbs more than my scale at home!!! Not a great way to start out a weekend! I left the store in tears not buying a thing! :( But after my moody day and only eating a slice of pizza (chicken alfredo), I went out with my hubby and had 5 OJ & Vodkas! Yesterday, all I ate was a handful of nuts and another slice of pizza. For some reason I wasn't feeling very well, LOL!

Sundays are my usual weigh-in day, but I decided to do it this morning. Old scale says I lost 4 pounds. Which is great, but now what do I do? I'm going to buy a new scale today, so should I start over or adjust my starting weight?

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  • froggzy1015
    froggzy1015 Posts: 178 Member
    Were you weighing in the middle of the day? It may not make a 10 pound difference, but it will make a difference! I wouldn't start over, just buy the scale, weigh first thing in the morning and see what it says. You can always put your weight up and then start losing from that point. Hope that helps!
  • christina0089
    christina0089 Posts: 709 Member
    Were you weighing in the middle of the day? It may not make a 10 pound difference, but it will make a difference! I wouldn't start over, just buy the scale, weigh first thing in the morning and see what it says. You can always put your weight up and then start losing from that point. Hope that helps!


    I absolutley agree!
  • hockeyman28
    hockeyman28 Posts: 136
    They should really just set the scales in the store to make you less than you really are so they can more easily sell them (and not make customers cry)

    I have a scale that tends to put me "lighter" than the rest of the world's scales...I choose to not be obsessed with the number on the scale and instead obsess over weight lost, and if somebody asks what i weigh, i just knock 5 pounds off what my home scale says. I can see the difference in my face, in my muscle tone and in my clothes so the scale- meh.

    So I say, just keep going, don't start over and adjust your goal.

    Truthfully 5-10 pounds one way or the other is hard to "see" anyway- nobody believes I am as heavy as I tell them because my body type carries weight in my legs and butt and I have broad shoulders, so my gut(which is definately noticeable) appears not as large as you would expect for someone in the 220's. So anything within 10 pounds doesn't matter all that much anyway.
  • helenium
    helenium Posts: 546 Member
    You've got to remember this: just because the other scales said you are actually 10 pounds over what your home scale says, doesn't mean you magically put on 10 pounds when you stepped on the new scales. You're still the weight you are. You still look the same way you do in the mirror and no scale can take away your NSVs. If anything, finding out you're heavier is a good thing, because we all know that the lower your weight is, the harder it is to lose more weight. I don't know if that outlook helps at all, but hopefully it does :flowerforyou:

    As for your weigh-ins, I'd probably adjust your previous measurements and add 10 pounds to each of them. No need to start a new profile. It'll take a bit of work but at the end of it you can just continue using your new scales as if nothing happened!

    Hope things go well.
    H
  • mrswestmoreland
    mrswestmoreland Posts: 27 Member
    When you weighed on the scales in the store, were they still in package? If so that can be the result of some of the weight, because its not even. Also, were you wearing more clothes than you usually weigh in and was in later in the day. Anything can be the result of the weight difference. I would get the scale home and put it in the same spot as the old one and see what happens. If the old scale isn't broke, why are you in the market for a new one. If you do purchase a new scale, get one that calculates your daily water weight and fat percentage. That way you will have other things to measure your progress instead of just the number on the scale. If all else fails and the weight is higher with the new scale, I probably would leave the profile alone, because you will still be eating less than whats neccessary for the higher weight. If you see this is not working, then make an adjustment. But you do whatever works best for you. Whatever will keep you moving ahead. Good luck.
  • askme12
    askme12 Posts: 155 Member
    Personally I'd just adjust my profile. Try not to get to down on yourself, I've never liked scales, people give them to much damn power. Focus on how you feel, how your clothes fit you. You can still lose inches and not lose any weight. Try to stay positive and don't give up!
  • SommerJo
    SommerJo Posts: 258 Member
    There was a 3 lb difference from my old scale to my new one --- and not in my favor. I had weighed myself at night the first time -- then again in the morning. So I recorded the new weight and started from there. For about 30 seconds it felt like a set back but the reality was -- I had still lost the weight I lost -- I still had my NSV's. I just had a new number.
  • flausa
    flausa Posts: 534 Member
    I'm "looking forward" to an official weigh-in with my doctor this week. It'll be the first time I've seen him since before I started losing weight, so I'm expecting his scales to show me a bit higher. But at the same time, I know that I've lost loads of weight and that a different scale doesn't put the weight back on me, it just reflects it's own measurement. I know basically where I am and I know how my clothes are fitting, so I'm not as focused on the scale. I would probably just leave my weight where it was until it catches up with the new measurement.
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