Dieters Edema

EvgeniZyntx wrote: »

ddavenport63 wrote: »

Never weigh everyday , once a week the same time eg every monday morning , before eating anything and naked is best .

Why? Weigh as often as you want as long as you understand fluctuations and don't let it emotionally drive you.

Why? Because after years and me knowing the weight i see isn't my real weight, I still sometimes can't rationalize what I'm looking at. It's hard not to see the number on the scale and become discouraged. For some people it's like whatever. Others? That number, despite not being accurate, is everything. And one more reason to worry. And worrying can lead to falling off the wagon.

So yeah. I don't think everybody should weigh everyday. And what's the point in doing it anyway? You're probably never gonna see the same weight. It'll go up and down day by day before settling at some point later on. What progress could you make in a day anyway? What's the point in weighing when you probably only lost a 4th of a pound? Weigh yourself when you think you've made some real progress.

ashayoc wrote: »

So how can I tighten my core I've had a big belly before my kids after them it's now 38inches!!!!!!!!!! The rest of my body is proportioned I've been told by everyone if I didn't have my belly I'd look fine. Thus me upping my cardio to drop the weight since I can't spot reduce

You can lose more weight. You can build muscle in your core that changes the composition of your body and can, in some people to some degree, create a slimmer profile (in others it can create a wider profile, it depends on your anatomy). You can have surgery that spot reduces fat and skin in that area. That's about it, really. You can't safely reshape your body externally, and "spot fluid loss" is an equally nonsense concept- your body is a comprehensive unit, where you sweat from isn't going to have more than a brief effect on where you retain fluid, as our bodies are constantly circulating blood and fluid balance is maintained across the entire system, not just under the spot where you make yourself sweat.

If this is a dramatic change in your shape since pregnancy and it doesn't seem to have resolved despite significant weight loss, it may not be excess fat but diastasis recti, a separation of the muscles in your abdomen during pregnancy that can cause a "pooch" afterwards. Wearing a binder often or during general exercise may actually make this worse as it weakens those muscles further and encourages you to attempt movement that might not be good for those damaged muscles, although a binder may be used by a therapist as part of targeted therapy (to support the muscles during specific exercises to promote healing).

If it is diastasis recti, your doctor may refer you to physical therapy. Katy Bowman, a biomechanics specialist, also has some writing about approaches to DR. Especially if you intend to be pregnant ever again, addressing it is important, as subsequent pregnancies can worsen it.

emmycantbemeeko wrote: »

Personal trainers can't diagnose things and shouldn't try, not that that stops some of them. Talk to your doctor about possible muscle damage, not a personal trainer.

I agree, a personal trainer cant diagnose an issue. you can check if you have diastasis recti yourself, look up videos on how to check, then if not sure ask your dr.

I'll just leave this here.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

alienredqueen wrote: »

ashayoc wrote: »

EvgeniZyntx wrote: »

ddavenport63 wrote: »

Never weigh everyday , once a week the same time eg every monday morning , before eating anything and naked is best .

Why? Weigh as often as you want as long as you understand fluctuations and don't let it emotionally drive you.

I use to weigh every Sunday morning naked before I eat and I did this Sunday I logged those results but I'm saying since which I've gained on the scale so it's depressing I guess I could stick to just Sunday and yes it emotionally stresses me

Plus, what really is the point of weighing everyday, especially if you "understand fluctuations?" You can't possibly lose a noticeable amount of weight that could not be attributable to water from one day to the very next so why do it more than once a week anyway?

Personally, I weigh daily and record it in a trend-tracking app, because my deficit is such that my weekly target loss is less than the possible range of fluid fluctuation, and it would be very possible to miss the overall downward trend if I happened to pick two high days a week apart.

More data makes me happy. And keeping in the daily habit has historically been important to me.

Everybody's different, of course. But there are plenty of valid reasons to weigh daily, as long as you *do* truly understand fluctuations and don't go crazy over them each day.