Gaining weight without injesting anything?

violasmith85
violasmith85 Posts: 274 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, so it doesn't really matter, I'm just curious about how it works. I can weigh in the morning then an hour later weigh again and have a higher number despite not eating or Drinking anything. Like I said, it's not anything I'm worried about as I trend down weekly, just thought it's weird how it happens like that every morning.

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Are you wearing the same thing? Is the scale on a hard level surface? How much more are you weighing?
  • violasmith85
    violasmith85 Posts: 274 Member
    Exact same clothes. Yes level hard surface. And about a 1-2 lbs usually.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Hmmm...

    Read this>> http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    I like this guy's explanation too.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/how-to-weigh-yourself-accurately/
  • violasmith85
    violasmith85 Posts: 274 Member
    Oh I know I'm not gaining. That's why it doesn't worry me. Just curious about how I works. Thanks everyone!
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Is it a battery powered scale? If your scale is doing weird things, sometimes it means the batteries are dying.
  • Emmapatterson1729
    Emmapatterson1729 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Could be retraining a little water once you're up and moving around.

    My weight fluctuates so much daily, I threw my scales out.

    Sounds like you don't need to go to this extreme, because you seem to have a healthy mindset about it and not stressed over it.
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    It's possible that you're just experiencing a fluctuation due to any of the reasons mentioned above, or it could just be your body going through stages of digestion.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    If there is that large a fluctuation without ingesting anything (assuming you haven't moved the scale), it could a sign that the batteries are dying and need to be changed.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I have this happen all the time. I don’t worry about it since I know fluctuations are normal.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    Emmapatterson1729 wrote: »
    Could be retraining a little water once you're up and moving around.

    My weight fluctuates so much daily, I threw my scales out.

    Sounds like you don't need to go to this extreme, because you seem to have a healthy mindset about it and not stressed over it.

    You can't gain weight from time A to time B through retaining water if you haven't ingested any water in the meantime. You can't be retaining more water at a later time if you haven't given your body some more water to retain.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    The scale isn't working properly.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Emmapatterson1729 wrote: »
    Could be retraining a little water once you're up and moving around.

    My weight fluctuates so much daily, I threw my scales out.

    Sounds like you don't need to go to this extreme, because you seem to have a healthy mindset about it and not stressed over it.

    You can't gain weight from time A to time B through retaining water if you haven't ingested any water in the meantime. You can't be retaining more water at a later time if you haven't given your body some more water to retain.

    Whoever disagreed with this, can you help us understand why? Where do the 2 extra pounds of water come from without drinking any water?
  • jo_nz
    jo_nz Posts: 548 Member
    Did you shower in between?
    If I shower and wash my hair, I can "gain" a noticeable amount on the scale.
  • BarbaraHelen2013
    BarbaraHelen2013 Posts: 1,941 Member
    jo_nz wrote: »
    Did you shower in between?
    If I shower and wash my hair, I can "gain" a noticeable amount on the scale.

    Sure, if you weigh yourself whilst your hair is still wet! Depending on how much hair you have, how thick it is etc it’s like wetting a towel and weighing it!

    But, unless you’ve been drinking your shower water, once your hair is dry there is no physical reason why you’d weigh more!
  • Emmapatterson1729
    Emmapatterson1729 Posts: 1,296 Member
    Women can fluctuate as much as 10-15 lbs a day. Depending on many factors.

    And yes you can gain water weight without drinking water. If your body retains sodium, female hormones, even allergies can cause slight swelling while sleeping. There are many different reasons someone could fluctuate before eating or drinking.

    Considering I woke one morning and didn't recognize my own body from water retention weight gain (rushed to hospital, turned out to be heart failure). My case is extreme and rare, but to say one cannot retain water before consuming water is incorrect.

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