Any other scale maniacs out there getting pissed off!?
ShaeSweetness
Posts: 61 Member
Okay so i know you're supposed to weigh yourself once a week, if that..but im about to throw the scale out the window and weigh myself never!! I weighed in at 196.4 on Sunday (wooohoo!). I was 208 when i started about a month ago so that was exciting to see, i went out and had a cheat meal that night and then the next morning just wanted to see that happy weight again and weighed myself. Well nope! Disappointment followed as i was 199! The next day 198 and today 197 after super clean eating and working out. Now im here wondering why the hell am i not 196. Was that never my true weight? Was that a fluke!? Cause i know one day of cheating didnt make me fully gain 2 or 3lbs. Its frustrating because yesterday i was a hangry grumpy little biotch all damn day cause i just wanted my taco bell and i held strong and didnt eat any *kitten* because i wanted to see 196 on the scale again and NOPE!!! This just honestly makes me not even want to keep trying....i know im being a big baby right now-let me cry about it okay! Anyone else get frustrated with the stupid scale!?
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Also, not sure why this thing auto corrected one of my words to "Kitten"...did i curse!? lol1
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Don't weigh after a "cheat" meal I ate some ice cream (ok a whole tub of b&j) and put on 4lbs overnight it's all water weight unless you went over your maintenance calories by 3500= 1lb your weight will fluctuate naturally anyway so don't get discouraged you can do this2
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Your weight will fluctuate naturally 3 - 5 pounds daily or weekly so don't get too hyper-focused on the numbers. Look at the trend over time.
Also, weight loss or gain (actual weight; not water weight) is not immediate. If the scale is up a pound or two one day looking at what you ate yesterday or the day before is irrelevant. That's why keeping accurate food logs is important. It's very helpful to look back a week or two and see what may be the cause.5 -
Another alternative many of us do is use a trend weight app/site - Libra, Happy Scale, trendweight.com are a few. Over time you'll see the day-to-day fluctuations as useful data points rather than anything to be upset over.5
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It's going to be a veeeeeeery long process if you don't get a grip on your expectations. I'd strongly recommend reading some of the stickies and learning how weight loss actually works.14
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Our weight naturally fluctuates hour to hour; day to day. It's normal.
Try looking at your trend instead of individual weigh-ins or hide the scale.
Sodium can cause water retention (scale increase or stalled)
Dehydration can cause water retention (scale increase or stalled)
Constipation will cause the scale to go up
Where you are in your cycle can cause water retention (scale increase or stalled)
Higher than normal food intake can cause the scale to go up
New exercise can cause water retention (scale increase or stalled)
Increase in exercise intensity can cause water retention (scale increases or stalled)
All of its temporary. And how fast it comes back off will vary person to person.
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Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.6
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And for me, I've noticed that if I have a high carb day (I'm not eating low carb or keto, but I do tend to try to clock in under 50% for carbs), my weight will go up, so if I eat pizza or pasta or something like that, the weight will go up the next morning. It's water weight.
If I've worked hard phsyically, one day, the same thing happens - its water weight and will come off. That's why a lot of folks will tell you to look at your trend weight and not actual numbers. Stick with it - it will work!
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.
I found it amazing what just drinking more water does for me I now drink a UK gallon every day 3.78litres0 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.
I'd lose weight from running back and forth to the bathroom all night
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.
I'd lose weight from running back and forth to the bathroom all night
At first yes you do go to the bathroom more but your body grows accustomed to it over time you will need to go less0 -
I am right there with you!! I was losing regularly and am still doing the same things - 1200 a day, all veggies, fruit and lean meats. But my scale has been stuck at the same three pounds (up and down, up and down, up and down the same three pounds) for 15 days. FIFTEEN DAYS!!! WTF?!?!5
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.
I'd lose weight from running back and forth to the bathroom all night
At first yes you do go to the bathroom more but your body grows accustomed to it over time you will need to go less
I drink plenty of water throughout the day; it's almost exclusively all I drink. However, I still find that if I drink too much close to bedtime, I'll have a night of disrupted sleep, so I keep it to a minimum after dinner 1 -
Body weight fluctuates...weight loss isn't a linear progression...weight loss looks like this...
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Stupid weight loss trick #1. Drink an extra quart of water late in the day.
I'd lose weight from running back and forth to the bathroom all night
At first yes you do go to the bathroom more but your body grows accustomed to it over time you will need to go less
I drink plenty of water throughout the day; it's almost exclusively all I drink. However, I still find that if I drink too much close to bedtime, I'll have a night of disrupted sleep, so I keep it to a minimum after dinner
Oh yes me too I try to get all my water in before 7pm 8 at the latest otherwise I'm up in the middle of the night needing to pee then struggle to get back to sleep0 -
Thanks everyone! Ive been trying to drink more water as well but ill give the late night trick a try!0
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I have a wi fi logging scale. I weigh once a day when I wake up and let the chips fall where the may. The way I see it more data points leeds to greater accuracy and I don't sweat the odd up days.1
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Weight can fluctuate by more than 1.5lbs in a single day. The scale is just a tool; one of many. Don't let it control you. I weigh once a week, at the same time of day. I never make my cheat day the day before weigh-in. Track your calories, track your exercise. Track your water intake. You'll be fine - promise.0
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This is what weight loss looks like. There are so many factors affecting it. You have to look at the big picture. Here's my 3 month trend (weighed every couple of days) compared to my 3+ year trend. The difference is incredible, isn't it?
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Look at your weight trend over time. Over weeks not hours or days.
Weigh at the same time of day on the same scale under the same conditions. Don't compare weights from first thing in the morning to evening.0 -
Use Libra or HappyScale to track the trend over time, there's just too much fluctuations otherwise.1
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I get the same situation all the time. I'm weighing myself after every morning run I do. So if I don't run on a particular day, no scale. If I run in the afternoon, no scale. So I'm a little heavier during the winter months because I don't sweat as much during winter runs. It's also related to hydration. If you drink 1 liter of water, it's 2,2 pounds. So long story short, I like the daily weigh-in but analyse on a weekly/monthly periods. Cheers!0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Body weight fluctuates...weight loss isn't a linear progression...weight loss looks like this...
I love this graph. Where did you get it?0 -
I too have had issues with drinking lots of water late in the day and waking up to pee. But I've learned to sleepwalk to pee. And I'm getting better at it - on average, I find the bathroom 2 out of 7 nights!!!!!!!!!3
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I hear ya! sometime I just want to throw that sucker out the window! LOL there are so many factors to why our weight fluctuates during the day /week, what we eat,when we eat, what we drink, how much, to little , salt intake ( for women that time of the month
... just give it more time and eat right and exercise good luck! you can do this !
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I too have had issues with drinking lots of water late in the day and waking up to pee. But I've learned to sleepwalk to pee. And I'm getting better at it - on average, I find the bathroom 2 out of 7 nights!!!!!!!!!
Are you like my sisters boyfriend who would on occasions find a dresser drawer instead of the bathroom!? hahah0 -
If your “cheat meal” was restaurant food it was probably full of sodium, which can cause water retention, which shows as temporary weight gain. Don’t panic. It’ll go away soon.3
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I hear ya. Its hard not to compare yourself to what others are experiencing with regard to weight loss. People losing 10-12 pounds a month and you work your butt off, each clean, record what you eat, do IF, carb cycling, don't each back your exercise calories, drink gallons of water and lose 3 pounds. WTF is right. I don't get it, but I am determined to not give up. I would love to hear from those of you that have had gotten great results consistently. Please help us lol1
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I no longer weigh. I go by my clothes. It’s taken the whole scale obsession out of the way. I have no idea what I weigh these days and I’m happy about that. I always close my eyes at the docs.1
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Scales don’t lie, but they do tell incomplete truth. Gained 6 lbs this week. I got an attitude for a couple minutes but then I dropped another pants size today. That’s 3 pant sizes in three months. Exercise duration and intensity increasing. No eating out last week. Tail end of virus. Hit macros and calories. You can’t always predict body weight week to week. If it takes 12 months or 2 years I not going back to sedentary. Sedentary=Cemetery2
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