The inevitable weight gain.

Cedarwren
Cedarwren Posts: 73 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
The scale is up 0.6 pounds today and I am bummed. When I see others write about occasional gains, it is easy for me to realize they just need to be patient, and know that it doesn't mean they are doing anything wrong. But now when it happens to me, I am second guessing myself all over the place. I KNOW my eating is in control, weighed and measured, and yet I feel I must be doing something wrong. I can practically guarantee a loss next week, but man, the emotional fallout today from a mere fluctuation is very painful and disconcerting. Giving up is hardly the answer, though.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Maybe you should weigh less often or use the Trendweight.com app
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Did you eat something salty last night? Did you drink alcohol?
    Millions of things can cause temporary water retention weight gain.
  • Cedarwren
    Cedarwren Posts: 73 Member
    I weigh once a week. I don't drink alcohol. No doubt water retention is a possibility. I'll just have to suck it up and keep on going.
  • Expatmommy79
    Expatmommy79 Posts: 940 Member
    I have been obsessing much less since using happy scale.

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    The solid line is my trendweight. The dots are my actual measured weight that day.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Yes, I agree trend weight etc is the answer for you. You're not seeing the forest for the trees.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited March 2016
    Try to weigh every day.
    And keep in mind "a pound of fat is 3500 calories".
  • binabodu
    binabodu Posts: 120 Member
    Cedarwren wrote: »
    The scale is up 0.6 pounds today and I am bummed. When I see others write about occasional gains, it is easy for me to realize they just need to be patient, and know that it doesn't mean they are doing anything wrong. But now when it happens to me, I am second guessing myself all over the place. I KNOW my eating is in control, weighed and measured, and yet I feel I must be doing something wrong. I can practically guarantee a loss next week, but man, the emotional fallout today from a mere fluctuation is very painful and disconcerting. Giving up is hardly the answer, though.

    Same. Only .2 and I know exactly why, but it still hurts. Happy scales is helping me get over the fluctuations though.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Cedarwren wrote: »
    I weigh once a week. I don't drink alcohol. No doubt water retention is a possibility. I'll just have to suck it up and keep on going.

    Water retention is a completely natural thing even without alcohol or sodium, etc...those things just exacerbate something that occurs naturally anyway...so yes, it very well could be water retention...or it could be more waste in your system at that particular moment in time as compared to that last particular moment in time.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    0.6 lbs is a completely normal fluctuation in body weight. Use Trendweight or HappyScale.
  • smj424
    smj424 Posts: 3 Member
    Does anyone recommend an app for Android that is similar to HappyScale?
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    This is why I weigh daily. Those tiny gains have happened before, I've gotten past them, giving me the confidence to brush off the next little (or more than little) gain. For me, if I weighed weekly, each data point would carry way more meaning for me.
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    I use a trendweight app and it's really interesting. I gained a whopping 6lb in water weight virtually over night at TOTM, which I lost again in stages over 4 days. I knew for a fact my eating and exercising was spot on, so I knew it wasn't a "real" gain.

    0.6lb is nothing!
  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    smj424 wrote: »
    Does anyone recommend an app for Android that is similar to HappyScale?

    Libra
  • ngolden3320
    ngolden3320 Posts: 360 Member
    Cedarwren wrote: »
    The scale is up 0.6 pounds today and I am bummed. When I see others write about occasional gains, it is easy for me to realize they just need to be patient, and know that it doesn't mean they are doing anything wrong. But now when it happens to me, I am second guessing myself all over the place. I KNOW my eating is in control, weighed and measured, and yet I feel I must be doing something wrong. I can practically guarantee a loss next week, but man, the emotional fallout today from a mere fluctuation is very painful and disconcerting. Giving up is hardly the answer, though.

    I'm right there with you. Mine has been 2 lbs. I know it is water weight/bloat as it is that time of the month. I have been doing Happy Scale for the last week. I entered all of my pervious weigh ins and see the trends. However me and that Happy Scale are not on good terms at this time. Probably not the best week to start using it the week of TOM. Live and learn.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    ngolden3320 wrote: »
    Cedarwren wrote: »
    The scale is up 0.6 pounds today and I am bummed. When I see others write about occasional gains, it is easy for me to realize they just need to be patient, and know that it doesn't mean they are doing anything wrong. But now when it happens to me, I am second guessing myself all over the place. I KNOW my eating is in control, weighed and measured, and yet I feel I must be doing something wrong. I can practically guarantee a loss next week, but man, the emotional fallout today from a mere fluctuation is very painful and disconcerting. Giving up is hardly the answer, though.

    I'm right there with you. Mine has been 2 lbs. I know it is water weight/bloat as it is that time of the month. I have been doing Happy Scale for the last week. I entered all of my pervious weigh ins and see the trends. However me and that Happy Scale are not on good terms at this time. Probably not the best week to start using it the week of TOM. Live and learn.

    I'd say it's the best time. Because then you start to drop and you're like "OMG I'm making so much progress!" :p
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    Weigh everyday but do a 7 day average to smooth things out. It is very common to fluctuate up and down from water weight, food weight, etc.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I'm surprised nobody has added this to the conversation yet: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    We need to develop an informed & realistic view of weight loss & fluctuations. Do you expect the weather to be perfect everyday? Do you give up if It rains on vacation one day? Do you get depressed if the weather isn't what was forecasted? Hopefully not! Weight can seem as fickle as the weather, but is more controllable in the long run. Lots of good advice above!
  • lml852014
    lml852014 Posts: 243 Member
    I have gotten better at getting frustrated at 1-2 lb fluctuations. As others have said use happy scale to track your progress and it will help!
  • Cedarwren
    Cedarwren Posts: 73 Member
    Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. I will survive the disappointment and move on. And I will give Happy Scale a look.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    This is exactly why I do not (nor will have) a digital scale. I have NO interest in 10ths of a pound. The human body fluctuates quite a bit throughout the day as far as water weight. I don't have the time or the interest to allow such tiny number differences on the scale affect my day.

    Maintaining a healthy, steady range of weight is what is important to me.
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