Doubting the scale!

They're both real. Water weight flux our body's weight daily, anywhere from -3 to +3 lbs. in a day. That's why they say to keep it at the same time of day on the same day every week. Good luck!

I used to weigh in on Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday was always a bit artificially inflated because my cheat meal was scheduled for Saturday. Now I just weigh in on Thursdays. Do you measure yourself? Keeping track of your body fat percentage will give you a much better idea of what's going on.

You said you weighed yourself last NIGHT. That means you also weighted your weight and all the food and drink you had that day minus what was eliminated on the toilet and through sweating. Best time to weigh yourself is in the morning upon getting up but after going to the washroom. Once you start eating and drinking, the number will change as much a 4 pound (sometimes even more) during the day.

I usually pick the weight I like the best and stick with that

Your true weight is your weight in the morning before youve eaten or drunk anything and after youve been to the toilet. Thats the closest to your actual body weight you can get, without food or drink in it. Doesnt matter how often you weigh.

IF you are not cheating, only pay attention to the lowest measurement. 70% of your body is water, there are bones to weigh, organs, muscle. And fat, but we won't mention that :-) The water fluctuates like mad and water weighs more than fat does. So if you're staying at or below what is recommended, you'll lose fat. It's science!

They're both real. Water weight flux our body's weight daily, anywhere from -3 to +3 lbs. in a day. That's why they say to keep it at the same time of day on the same day every week. Good luck!

I really needed to hear this! out of curiosity I weighed myself before and after my workout. Before read that I weighed 4 lbs less! Throughout my workout I continually drank water and I'm guessing thats what the 4 lbs was.

Water is approx 8.3 lb/gal which means if you drank a half gallon you would have ingested about 4 lbs. There are countless reasons why, but the human body weight is a dynamic rather than a static. For instance, when you first weigh yourself in the morning you have a lower weight usually. If you were to eliminate and then return to the scale you may show an increase in weight,which would be odd since the only thing that happened between the first and second weighing was you visibly "losing weight" if you will. This happens often (to me anyway) and scientist have no real answer for it. It is kind of like the phenomenon that you lose a certain amount of grams in weight the moment you die even though you lose no mass. For this reason most experts agree that you should weigh yourself no more than once every 3-4 days at the extreme most. I choose once a week.

It doesn't matter how often you weigh yourself. Just remember, and take into account the context. I've gone through phases where I weighed myself three times a day just to see what those number looks like. I've also gone 6 months without stepping on a scale.

Sounds to me like you're just curious about your weight as you are upset about not losing anything. If you're looking for more information. Weigh yourself every day, just remember you're looking for a downward trend line over several weeks. Not day to day fluctations.