Do you weigh yourself when sick?

superhockeymom
superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So as some of you know I am a bit under the weather. Sore throat,cough, chills. Still at work because I was away last Thursday Friday and Monday. Could not get out of bed to walk the dog this morning but made it here. My question is it wise to weigh yourself when you are sick. I think i did not do to bad eating yesterday considering how I feel. I weighed in as total habit and I am down 2 pounds. It must be water weight right although I have been drinking tons of water and tea? Just seems like a lot for no reason.

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  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    Bodies are weird even when functioning at full capacity. I'd take the two pounds with a grain of salt and just wait until you're better.
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  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    KateTii wrote: »
    Bodies are weird even when functioning at full capacity. I'd take the two pounds with a grain of salt and just wait until you're better.

    That's what I was thinking. Well I will probably lose them again at a later date I think I will stay off the scale till I feel better.
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    i blame it on lost muscle

    Or your muscles had been retaining water because of increases in exercise, but now with a rest, are not. I'd hate to think muscles actually waste away in such a short period of time.

  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    what part of your 1200 calories yesterday was "bad eating" ???
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    No bad eating wow everyone hates the word bad. I said I did not do bad eating meaning I ate as much as I could given that I felt like crap. I did not hit my goal but tried.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    i blame it on lost muscle

    No...

  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    i take a loss when i can - sick or not.
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  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    i take a loss when i can - sick or not.

    I do too. But then I have to remind myself when I am "plateaued" for a period of time, that the last loss I entered was kind of an artificial loss. I call them "pull aheads".

  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    goldthistime wrote: »
    leahcollett1 wrote: »
    i take a loss when i can - sick or not.

    I do too. But then I have to remind myself when I am "plateaued" for a period of time, that the last loss I entered was kind of an artificial loss. I call them "pull aheads".

    yep i agree :smiley:
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?

    +1
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    edited October 2015
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?

    Hey it was just a question I was just curious if other people would count it. I did and others do so not to weird I guess. Actually if I'm going to feel like total crap might as well get something out of it!
    And might I add I learned a lot yesterday and I am making adjustments
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    I bet your coworkers are just thrilled you've brought sore throat, cough & chills to work... Hand out the hand sanitizer!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    SMH!
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    scolaris wrote: »
    I bet your coworkers are just thrilled you've brought sore throat, cough & chills to work... Hand out the hand sanitizer!

    Where do u think I got it! Not one person in here is not sick. Year end in the finance department no one stays home everyone works till its done.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?

    +1

    OP, just stop. It's likely a water weight fluctuation. Step away from the scale.
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    oh_happy_day wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Seriously? This is your question today? You feel like death warmed over and you want to know if the loss on the scale counts? I sincerely think you should take a step away from the scale, and from MFP for a while. You need to focus on getting yourself better, not only from your cold but from your pattern of under eating and binge:restrict cycles. You had a thread yesterday with thousands of posts where people spent all day trying to get through to you and then today you start this? Does the loss count? Seriously!?

    +1

    OP, just stop. It's likely a water weight fluctuation. Step away from the scale.

    I know that
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I don't weigh while I'm sick. But then, I only weigh in once a month anyway. I don't need the fluctuations messing with my head.

    Don't forget you didn't eat much while sick. Some of that loss is water because of that and some of it just comes from having less food in your system. That's not something worth celebration for me.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)
  • superhockeymom
    superhockeymom Posts: 2,000 Member
    I_Will_End_You wrote: »
    FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)

    Really I did not know that.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    Jeez... The 300 post long thread yesterday wasn't enough so you're starting another one? For someone who is so gravely ill it's funny how you have the energy to climb on the scale.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    superhockeymom wrote: »
    I_Will_End_You wrote: »
    FYI drinking more water actually makes you retain LESS water. (you lose more "water weight" when you drink more water/fluids)

    Really I did not know that.

    Yes, this is why when people over do it with sodium - it is recommended that they drink lots of water the next day. Your body needs water to help flush out the retained fluids.

  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    *Sigh*

    OP, Your question is not a stupid question whatsoever. But your reasons behind asking is once again, worrying.

    Weigh yourself as and when you normally would. It's useful to track fluctuations and how your body can react depending on your circumstances. But please go easy on yourself?

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