I want to scream
incisron
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I got down to 210 pounds. Then yesterday we were short on food. Dad had brought me a takeawaythe day before, Jamaican food, so I ate thr leftovers. I had a cup of the rice for breakfast, a cup for lunch and a cup for dinner with a 300 cal grilled chicken sandwich from McDonalds and a 90 calorie orange. There was no calorie info for the takeaway rice, but I didn't think it could be so bad. Today, from early this morning till now, 3 in the afternoon, I'm 210.6 pounds! I am SO frustrated. Holding myself back from throwing in the towel and stuffing my face with crap.
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Really?19
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Your weight fluctuates throughout the day. It is not static. Stick to weighing in once a day, same time, same state of being. I personally weigh in first thing in the morning, naked, after peeing.
For future reference, your weight can also be affected by eating more carbs than usual, when you had your last bowel movement, your menstrual cycle (if applicable), and new exercise programs. Try not to freak out too much. It will even out.
I've learned a lot of things by watching my weight trends. Spaghetti for dinner? Up two pounds the next morning, every time. PMSing? Up four pounds that come off after TOM. I'm not affected by pizza, but my husband sees a four pound jump every time. These are water weight, and go away after awhile, sometimes it takes a few days.
Depending on your personality, either don't weigh in so often, or weigh in every day and watch for trends. There are apps you can download to track your weight - HappyScale and trendweight are two. Only you know which will personally work for you.15 -
Yes.stephmph16 wrote: »Really?
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Half a pound is normal fluctuation.9
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I wouldn't sweat it. My guess is it is just the high white carb intake. Don't weigh yourself more than once a day either. Your weight is going to fluctuate - you will drive yourself crazy! Just relax and don't let it shake you. Tomorrow is another day and for tomorrow try to stay away from carbs if you can. It will all even out2
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I'm not really going to throw in the towel, but oh my GOD!!!1
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Thanks. I hope so.0
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You're going to throw in the towel for what is just a normal fluctuation? Alrighty then....
You do realize that body weight isn't static right? That you naturally fluctuate? I would suggest not weighing in daily if you do not understand normal weight fluctuations. Hell, .6 Lbs could simply be the scale registering a different temperature change in humidity, etc...
Also, if you're weighing in later in the day, you're weighing everything you've ingested...like really...the food you eat weighs something right...well, wouldn't it be common sense that it would register on the scale?8 -
Or it's, you know, food in your digestive tract. Poo. It's really silly to weigh yourself more than once a day. Especially because it upsets you so much.1
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Yes.stephmph16 wrote: »Really?
Ok then. First would be realizing 0.6 lbs is normal and not a big deal as weight fluctuates day to day. Second would be relaxing a bit, because you're wound really tight. You want to throw in the towel because the scale went up 0.6 lbs in a day?? Third would be rereading all of what I just said, because I'm pretty sure if you're freaking out about a 0.6 lb fluctuation between days you're gonna fight hearing any of this.3 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Your weight fluctuates throughout the day. It is not static. Stick to weighing in once a day, same time, same state of being. I personally weigh in first thing in the morning, naked, after peeing.
For future reference, your weight can also be affected by eating more carbs than usual, when you had your last bowel movement, your menstrual cycle (if applicable), and new exercise programs. Try not to freak out too much. It will even out.
I've learned a lot of things by watching my weight trends. Spaghetti for dinner? Up two pounds the next morning, every time. PMSing? Up four pounds that come off after TOM.
Depending on your personality, either don't weigh in so often, or weigh in every day and watch for trends. There are apps you can download to track your weight - HappyScale and trendweight are two. Only you know which will personally work for you.
All of this. Also, if you're not already doing so, I'd suggest you start using a weight trending app (Happy Scales, Libra, trendweight.com, etc), so that you'll keep your focus on your long term weight trend rather than normal, day-to-day weight fluctuations.
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Dang I'd be thrilled if my weight in the afternoon only went up half a pound. It normally goes up at least 3 pounds. Because you know. Food isn't weightless and waste and water etc. Only weigh yourself in the morning after you've gone to the bathroom.3
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Your weight fluctuates like that everyday, at lease mine does and sometimes more if I eat higher sodium, drink more water, it will be gone tomorrow or the next.0
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I was thinking the same thing. I've seen as much as 3.9-4 lbs in a day. I'd happily take that .5Dang I'd be thrilled if my weight in the afternoon only went up half a pound. It normally goes up at least 3 pounds. Because you know. Food isn't weightless and waste and water etc. Only weigh yourself in the morning after you've gone to the bathroom.
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Do you normally weigh yourself more than once/day? As others have said, its pretty common, if not inevitable, that you would weigh more later in the day than first thing in the morning due to added weight from consumed food.
I personally find I weigh ~2 lbs more at night before bed then I do each morning.
The kind of defeatist "I gained 0.6 lbs so I might as well give up and stuff my face with crap" thought process doesn't seem like a healthy mindset at all.3 -
OK...Deep Breath!
1) Weight loss isn't linear. You will have days that you are up, and days that you are down. What matters is the overall trend, like from week-to-week, month-to-month. Weighing yourself every day (at the same time under the same circumstances) is a great way to notice those trends and remember them. I do this. But if you stress about it, perhaps it's better to put the scale away for a while, or weigh periodically, say once a week.
2) Your weight is comprised of many things. Lean mass, fat, bodily fluids, waste, food and liquid to name a few. If any one of things has more in you from one weigh-in to the next, you will weigh more. If you drink a bottle of water, that weight is inside of you and you weigh more on the scale. But do you count that as weighing more? Of course not. Which is why we weigh ourselves under similar circumstances, to take out as much of this unknown as possible.
3) People (especially women at certain times of the month) have weight fluctuations due to fluid retention. If you ate more sodium than normal yesterday, if it's your TOM or near ovulation, if you exercised more than normal over the last week, etc... you may be retaining fluid. No biggie, this is just one of those things to take notice of and recognize it for another time.
What is important here is that you not freak out or give up because of one day or even a few days. I shot up 4-5 pounds over the last week due to Christmas yummy foods/leftovers and my period starting yesterday. No biggie, I'll be back to where I was last week in a few days or so. Keep doing what you are doing, and you'll see results in the long term!2 -
Takeaway anything = a *kitten* ton of sodium = water weight gain
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Spliner1969 wrote: »Takeaway anything = a *kitten* ton of sodium = water weight gain
I thought that could possibly be the reason, but was not sure.
Thanks, everybody, for taking time to reply to me freaking out.2 -
amyrebeccah wrote: »You know food has mass and weighs something, right? That is literally weight sitting in your stomach that hasn't finished moving through your digestive tract.
Even if it wasn't, and you had literally defecated all of the solid mass, you still would have been within a normal day's worth of weight fluctuation.
Edit: Ok, people just explained this to you a couple of days ago on this thread.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/38431745#Comment_38431745
Honest question: this seems to be affecting you a LOT. Do you have some anxiety issues?
I'm not sure.0 -
I'm not really going to throw in the towel, but oh my GOD!!!
Dude...it's okay. I fluctuate 5lbs either way when I am maintaining and this is completely normal. I even go up by up to 10lbs for TOM...not fun.
Your fluctuation is most likely from the sodium in the rice. Don't give up. I highly recommend that you get an app like happy scale or use trendweight, weigh yourself every day and get used to your natural fluctuations. It will go a long way into helping you feel better from these fluctuations.0 -
Someone weighs themselves. Eats several meals. Weighs again. Is 0.6lbs up. Thinks OMFG I gained weight. Freaks out.
This is not a normal reaction or behaviour. Chill. Out. If you put a brick in a bag does the bag weigh the same as it did before you put the brick in? NO!10 -
stephmph16 wrote: »Really?
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This is what happens when you weight yourself everyday0
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I have rice once a week and notice weight stays up .. maybe salt ?
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humpbackgirl wrote: »This is what happens when you weight yourself everyday
No, this is what happens when you weigh yourself more than once a day without an understanding of how human physiology works with regards to weight. Natural fluctuations within a few pounds range is totally and perfectly normal.
Lots of us weigh daily to track the trend and give very little emotional investment to the number. It's just data.10 -
OMG2
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I recommend you read up on the science behind weight loss and learn how your body functions. Knowledge is power when it comes to achieving your goals.3
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VintageFeline wrote: »humpbackgirl wrote: »This is what happens when you weight yourself everyday
No, this is what happens when you weigh yourself more than once a day without an understanding of how human physiology works with regards to weight. Natural fluctuations within a few pounds range is totally and perfectly normal.
Lots of us weigh daily to track the trend and give very little emotional investment to the number. It's just data.
This. Also, more data points = a more accurate trend line.0 -
I got down to 210 pounds. Then yesterday we were short on food. Dad had brought me a takeawaythe day before, Jamaican food, so I ate thr leftovers. I had a cup of the rice for breakfast, a cup for lunch and a cup for dinner with a 300 cal grilled chicken sandwich from McDonalds and a 90 calorie orange. There was no calorie info for the takeaway rice, but I didn't think it could be so bad. Today, from early this morning till now, 3 in the afternoon, I'm 210.6 pounds! I am SO frustrated. Holding myself back from throwing in the towel and stuffing my face with crap.
Weight fluctuates! The scale fluctuates! Don't get bent out of shape. I gain about 3-lbs every Saturday when I have a cheat day and lose it the next two. I can step on my scale with my left foot and weight 5-lbs less than when I step on it with my right foot. I'm about two lbs heavier when I go to bed at night than when I wake up in the morning. I gain 2-3lbs for a day if I eat something really salty. I've gained up to 7-lbs after a two day hunting trip where I was hiking all day (back to normal a couple of days later). Just track things over a longer period of time and don't give that much credence to a single measurement! Good luck.0 -
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