Day 14 of my diet..
audicole6
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I know the weight comes off faster at first so I weighed myself each week but I think I'm going to wait 2 weeks in between to weigh again. I don't want to get to discouraged. Has anyone ever had that happen?
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Right!! I get too excited, but if it's not the number I wanna see I don't wanna be let down! How did it go!?0
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I weigh myself every monday morning after using the loo before eating anything. I always try to stick to the same time and the same routine.0
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That's what I have been doing..how long have u been dieting and how much are u losing each week?0
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I've lost half a stone in about 2 1/2 weeks. I first joined MFP 3 yr ago and lost 4.5 stone in about 6 month, always weighing myself weekly. I consistently lost 2lb a week, but unfortunately after last Christmas I put some back on so trying again.0
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Well good for you getting back on the wagon!
I lost 7lbs my first week and 4.6lbs my second week but I'm hoping to lose at least 2 this third week 0 -
FYI many women see an increase in weight around their time of the month- This is normal!0
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Thanks for the heads up!0
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I lost 4.4 lbs the first week and I've been weighing myself daily and haven't seen a change since. I'm also coming up on my full 2nd week. I'm not sure I'll weigh myself less often because putting the scale away last time made me forget all about my weight.0
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celadontea wrote: »I lost 4.4 lbs the first week and I've been weighing myself daily and haven't seen a change since. I'm also coming up on my full 2nd week. I'm not sure I'll weigh myself less often because putting the scale away last time made me forget all about my weight.
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A lot of people weigh daily so they can track fluctuations better. I do that. Depending on my workouts, I can retain up to 5lbs of water weight for 2-3 days after heavy/intense workouts. Add to that that I typically have a higher sodium diet than most people (on my Dr's orders) so I tend to retain water a lot. Weighing daily helps because then I won't get discouraged any large gains because I know what caused them.1
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63 lbs down here. I weigh weekly- every Saturday morning, no clothes, same scale, same place, before breakfast.
Any more often than weekly and it can be irritating to see fluctuations on the scale from day to day, even though they're completely expected (although some people do this and just average their daily weights at the end of the week, but that takes a certain type of person). Any less often than weekly and it can be hard to pinpoint if/where something needs to be tweaked (ie tightening up on weighing/measuring, tracking sodium intake, etc.)
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I weigh weekly.
The trick is to realize that the scale is just a tool. It tells you what it reads. It doesn't know if you lifted weights yesterday and might be retaining muscle-water. It doesn't know if you're starting your period, or ate a salty burrito, or have belly button lint. All it does is tell you what it sees. The best part of weighing on a weekly or daily basis and recording it is that you can look at your chart after a couple of months and see how your weight is affected by everything that you do, and that what looks like 2 pound gain right before your period starts is suddenly a 3 pound loss the following week.
Try taking your measurements in addition to weighing- often when you don't see movement on the scale, you'll see a difference in measurement, which can be encouraging.
But, if I may ask, why are you trying to lose 2 pounds a week? If you're 'falling off the wagon', so to speak, maybe you're trying too hard and need to look at things that you can make a total lifestyle change that will help you find the healthiest you instead of considering this a diet that will have you yo-yoing your weight up and down?4 -
Wow great job!! How long have u been at it?63 lbs down here. I weigh weekly- every Saturday morning, no clothes, same scale, same place, before breakfast.
Any more often than weekly and it can be irritating to see fluctuations on the scale from day to day, even though they're completely expected (although some people do this and just average their daily weights at the end of the week, but that takes a certain type of person). Any less often than weekly and it can be hard to pinpoint if/where something needs to be tweaked (ie tightening up on weighing/measuring, tracking sodium intake, etc.)
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I'm not falling off the wagon yet I just know with all the hard work and effort I'm putting in I would like to lose at least 2 lbs a weekElizabethOakes2 wrote: »I weigh weekly.
The trick is to realize that the scale is just a tool. It tells you what it reads. It doesn't know if you lifted weights yesterday and might be retaining muscle-water. It doesn't know if you're starting your period, or ate a salty burrito, or have belly button lint. All it does is tell you what it sees. The best part of weighing on a weekly or daily basis and recording it is that you can look at your chart after a couple of months and see how your weight is affected by everything that you do, and that what looks like 2 pound gain right before your period starts is suddenly a 3 pound loss the following week.
Try taking your measurements in addition to weighing- often when you don't see movement on the scale, you'll see a difference in measurement, which can be encouraging.
But, if I may ask, why are you trying to lose 2 pounds a week? If you're 'falling off the wagon', so to speak, maybe you're trying too hard and need to look at things that you can make a total lifestyle change that will help you find the healthiest you instead of considering this a diet that will have you yo-yoing your weight up and down?
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Have to say, I'm a slave to the scales. Once in the morning then before I go to bed. It's what I've always done. I used to get so angry when I never lost anything after doing 1hour workouts and eating salad but I know what that's all down to now. Done the research etc. With me it's water weight and building muscle but the ball does start rolling again after about a week with me and weight starts falling off. Good luck chick1
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celadontea wrote: »I lost 4.4 lbs the first week and I've been weighing myself daily and haven't seen a change since. I'm also coming up on my full 2nd week. I'm not sure I'll weigh myself less often because putting the scale away last time made me forget all about my weight.
You weren't discouraged weighing daily when the # didn't change?
No need to be. Weight loss isn't linear. Sometimes the weight'll go up, stay the same or down. It's normal.
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kelseyframe91 wrote: »Have to say, I'm a slave to the scales. Once in the morning then before I go to bed. It's what I've always done. I used to get so angry when I never lost anything after doing 1hour workouts and eating salad but I know what that's all down to now. Done the research etc. With me it's water weight and building muscle but the ball does start rolling again after about a week with me and weight starts falling off. Good luck chick
Thanks girl! U too!!
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I like to weigh daily. I plug the numbers into my Happy Scale app and it graphs a trend line so you don't have all the little ups and downs. I don't get too bothered by little ups and usually know what caused it...new or extra exercise, ovulation, salty or cheat meal etc. I saw someone's graph awhile back that showed the daily fluctuation and if he'd only weighed once a week there were a couple weeks where he wouldn't have seen any losses because he happened to be weighing on a "high" day. Just my preference...no right or wrong way to weigh:)1
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I personally weigh every morning after the bathroom before eating, and I put it into an app called Happy Scale which shows my trend over time. If I waited and weighed once a week, I feel like I would get frustrated, since sometimes that day happens to be an upward fluctuation day, and I might weigh the same or even more than the previous week's weigh in. That's just a personal preference though, everyone has their own way!
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I think people should weigh every day, but know that number is only today's number. You get to know your body a lot better. I understand being frustrated by the number, but you have to let that go. This is going to take a long time, longer than you initially thought. Understand that then use the scale as a tool to monitor your progress. Use trendweight.com or the Libra app to make it much more palatable.0
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BeYouTiful94 wrote: »I personally weigh every morning after the bathroom before eating, and I put it into an app called Happy Scale which shows my trend over time. If I waited and weighed once a week, I feel like I would get frustrated, since sometimes that day happens to be an upward fluctuation day, and I might weigh the same or even more than the previous week's weigh in. That's just a personal preference though, everyone has their own way!
Best of luck!
Exactly, weighing once a week does not help the phenomena of weight fluctuation, it just makes fluctuations all the more frustrating because dammit a whole week went by and I didn't lose anything! Meanwhile you were maybe well under that weight for 4 days and you happened to eat a salty meal the day before you weighed-in.1 -
Thanks everyone! I appreciate the feedback:)0
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I'm not falling off the wagon yet I just know with all the hard work and effort I'm putting in I would like to lose at least 2 lbs a weekElizabethOakes2 wrote: »I weigh weekly.
The trick is to realize that the scale is just a tool. It tells you what it reads. It doesn't know if you lifted weights yesterday and might be retaining muscle-water. It doesn't know if you're starting your period, or ate a salty burrito, or have belly button lint. All it does is tell you what it sees. The best part of weighing on a weekly or daily basis and recording it is that you can look at your chart after a couple of months and see how your weight is affected by everything that you do, and that what looks like 2 pound gain right before your period starts is suddenly a 3 pound loss the following week.
Try taking your measurements in addition to weighing- often when you don't see movement on the scale, you'll see a difference in measurement, which can be encouraging.
But, if I may ask, why are you trying to lose 2 pounds a week? If you're 'falling off the wagon', so to speak, maybe you're trying too hard and need to look at things that you can make a total lifestyle change that will help you find the healthiest you instead of considering this a diet that will have you yo-yoing your weight up and down?
Just remember, its what you do if you lose nothing that matters. As someone else stated before, what if your weight happens to fluctuate up on your weekly weigh in day? For this reason I like to weigh and track it daily. Helps me see how what I do and eat effect those fluctuations
Remember to not get discouraged if your weight doesn't meet your expectations. Or perhaps change your expectations Trust the CICO system, it works. 0 -
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Well good for you getting back on the wagon! I lost 7lbs my first week and 4.6lbs my second week but I'm hoping to lose at least 2 this third week
Unless you have hundreds of pounds to lose, if you lose 13.6 pounds in three weeks you are seriously undereating. That's going to set you up for failure or malnutrition / hair loss / muscle loss.
What Are the Risks of Rapid Weight Loss?
Rapid weight loss creates physical demands on the body. Possible serious risks include:- Gallstones, which occur in 12% to 25% of people losing large amounts of weight over several months
- Dehydration, which can be avoided by drinking plenty of fluids
- Malnutrition, usually from not eating enough protein for weeks at a time
- Electrolyte imbalances, which rarely can be life threatening
Other side effects of rapid weight loss include:- Headaches
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
- Constipation
- Menstrual irregularities
- Hair loss
- Muscle loss
Read more: http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss?page=21 -
kshama2001 wrote: »Well good for you getting back on the wagon! I lost 7lbs my first week and 4.6lbs my second week but I'm hoping to lose at least 2 this third week
Unless you have hundreds of pounds to lose, if you lose 13.6 pounds in three weeks you are seriously undereating. That's going to set you up for failure or malnutrition / hair loss / muscle loss.
What Are the Risks of Rapid Weight Loss?
Rapid weight loss creates physical demands on the body. Possible serious risks include:- Gallstones, which occur in 12% to 25% of people losing large amounts of weight over several months
- Dehydration, which can be avoided by drinking plenty of fluids
- Malnutrition, usually from not eating enough protein for weeks at a time
- Electrolyte imbalances, which rarely can be life threatening
Other side effects of rapid weight loss include:- Headaches
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
- Constipation
- Menstrual irregularities
- Hair loss
- Muscle loss
Read more: http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss?page=2
Thanks for your concern but I do need to lose 79lbs and I'm not undereating. I'm a mom so I wouldn't ever do anything to harm myself. When you are heavier the first bit of weight comes off quickly but it will slow down these next weeks
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I weigh every day but it's easier for a male to retain sanity while doing that than a female. It gives me rapid feedback on the consequences of my most recent actions.0
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I weigh once a week. I may be a outlier but I don't care if my weekly weigh in is higher due to fluctuations. I'm confident in knowing that my other tools are being used efficiently (Food scale, fit bit). I know how much I'm eating, I know how hard I've been working out. The scale to me is nothing but a means to see my end goal at an future date. Now if I'm not losing after 4 weeks then, I'd be all up on my scale
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I wouldn't do that. Weigh each week so you don't slip and kid yourself. At least you'll know your progress.0
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I weigh daily and use a trend tracker. The ups and downs don't bother me, they used to though. I have come to realize that if I have too much salt today, I will be heavier tomorrow from water retention, it will be down the next day. If I have a particularly hard workout, water retention. TOM, water retention for nearly a week. It's just data points. The trend tracker helps, but here's several months of my progress here:
Same time frame with the trend tracker:
The overall trend is what matters, and that can take several weeks to establish.
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