I'm confused at what's going on?

OAS5
OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
edited December 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, we went on vacation a few weeks ago and I was 199.6 which is exactly 73 pounds down. I over indulged a bit on vacation but just a bit and was 202.8 when I got home. Over the next few days saw 201 and was on just way again I thought to getting to 190 which is the goal.
I've been bouncing around between 201 and 203 which is quite normal I guess. Saturday was out anniversary and we went out for dinner and I are health but did have dessert. Ok so the best day I was 203.8. I was like ok what are ya gonna do. Freaking today was red flag day for me, 204.8. I haven't been that high in months, June maybe. I have to say I'm freaking out. Am I bring crazy, too hard on myself? Should I be a bit concerned? I'm thinking of cutting 200 calories today and for the week to see if something gives.

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  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    TheMrWobbly wrote: »
    Yes you are being too hard on yourself. It was one weigh in, restaurant meals have more salt giving water retention or a dozen other issues. Leave it for your next main weigh in
    Thanks, maybe I'll not weigh in every day and return Friday or next Monday.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,022 Member
    Sounds like you're being overly critical (hard not to be, I get it), but judge over a period of 4-6 weeks not a few days. What you're doing is clearly working as you mentioned losing 73lbs so far.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    If you are weighing in daily, use a trendweight app like Happy Scale or Libra, it'll show your trending weight, which can help with putting a one-off high weigh in into context.

    Ya know I would like up use an app. like that but I couldn't find it in my app. store on my phone. I'll look again but didn't find it the first time. That's a good app. I hear.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    shaf238 wrote: »
    Sounds like you're being overly critical (hard not to be, I get it), but judge over a period of 4-6 weeks not a few days. What you're doing is clearly working as you mentioned losing 73lbs so far.

    Yeah, ya know when you see a number you didn't expect sometimes you have a little meltdown. I had one this morning. I did NOT like seeing that number at all.
  • StaciMarie2020
    StaciMarie2020 Posts: 68 Member
    If you weigh in daily: collect 60-90 days worth of stats. If you're female also note your cycle points on that calendar. You will figure out natural trends for you. You may retain water when ovulating, or when your cycle starts. Your body may naturally drop a few pounds of water at a certain point in your cycle. A long list of daily weigh ins can help identify those trends for an individual.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    You can just google weightgrapher
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    I kinda like weighing in everyday. I feel better knowing that not knowing, it's just those bad ones really suck. I'm gonna see what happens and make a decision.
  • SFJULES66
    SFJULES66 Posts: 168 Member
    edited October 2019
    I've started using the Happy Scale app and I like it because it shows weight trends with the ups and downs. Like NorvusDies' graph above, the losses are followed by ups and then a new lower weight and continue that way if calorie restriction is consistent. Vacations and anniversaries important and are what life's about, so give yourself a pass and be kind to yourself. You aren't alone and have support here!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,644 Member
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    I found Libra, I'll set it up later.

    Get at least a month or two of daily weights in there before you start making assumptions, would be my advice. (You can enter past data if you have it).

    IIRC, it defaults to 7-day projection and smoothing (in advanced settings), so less than that is completely pointless . . . and you have some anomalous stuff in there (like the vacation) that will distort things a little . . . plus some of us have longer-cycle fluctuation patterns (regular or irregular).

    It should be helpful, but it's still just applying statistical techniques, not producing magical insights out of thin air. ;)
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    I found Libra, I'll set it up later.

    Get at least a month or two of daily weights in there before you start making assumptions, would be my advice. (You can enter past data if you have it).

    IIRC, it defaults to 7-day projection and smoothing (in advanced settings), so less than that is completely pointless . . . and you have some anomalous stuff in there (like the vacation) that will distort things a little . . . plus some of us have longer-cycle fluctuation patterns (regular or irregular).

    It should be helpful, but it's still just applying statistical techniques, not producing magical insights out of thin air. ;)

    Thanks, I put today in and will enter in every day and see what it says on 3-4 weeks. I'm kinda curious to see the results.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    And so just a few days later, this morning I was 201.6. very strange the human body and the scale. I can't wait to see 190 on that scale. I came to far not to see that goal.
  • amy19355
    amy19355 Posts: 805 Member
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    Ok, we went on vacation a few weeks ago and I was 199.6 which is exactly 73 pounds down. I over indulged a bit on vacation but just a bit and was 202.8 when I got home. Over the next few days saw 201 and was on just way again I thought to getting to 190 which is the goal.
    I've been bouncing around between 201 and 203 which is quite normal I guess. Saturday was out anniversary and we went out for dinner and I are health but did have dessert. Ok so the best day I was 203.8. I was like ok what are ya gonna do. Freaking today was red flag day for me, 204.8. I haven't been that high in months, June maybe. I have to say I'm freaking out. Am I bring crazy, too hard on myself? Should I be a bit concerned? I'm thinking of cutting 200 calories today and for the week to see if something gives.

    I see 5 pound spikes regularly when I don't use the scale to weigh my food.

    I see 5 pound spikes when I have a 'happy meal' that doesn't get logged or weighed.

    I look at my progress line graph over the long term and as long as it is a downward trend, I'm not going to stress over these 5# fluctuations.

    Stay the course, you're doing great. Enjoy the ride.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    amy19355 wrote: »
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    Ok, we went on vacation a few weeks ago and I was 199.6 which is exactly 73 pounds down. I over indulged a bit on vacation but just a bit and was 202.8 when I got home. Over the next few days saw 201 and was on just way again I thought to getting to 190 which is the goal.
    I've been bouncing around between 201 and 203 which is quite normal I guess. Saturday was out anniversary and we went out for dinner and I are health but did have dessert. Ok so the best day I was 203.8. I was like ok what are ya gonna do. Freaking today was red flag day for me, 204.8. I haven't been that high in months, June maybe. I have to say I'm freaking out. Am I bring crazy, too hard on myself? Should I be a bit concerned? I'm thinking of cutting 200 calories today and for the week to see if something gives.

    I see 5 pound spikes regularly when I don't use the scale to weigh my food.

    I see 5 pound spikes when I have a 'happy meal' that doesn't get logged or weighed.

    I look at my progress line graph over the long term and as long as it is a downward trend, I'm not going to stress over these 5# fluctuations.

    Stay the course, you're doing great. Enjoy the ride.

    Thanks, I'm using the Libra app, working great do far. I like it, I think it's gonna help with calming me down. Thanks for the words of encouragement, appreciate it.
  • moonangel12
    moonangel12 Posts: 971 Member
    edited October 2019
    Watching a trending graph is neat! And it definitely paints a bigger picture than just day to day data points...

    2rpq99vqn58g.png
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    all good advice. body reacts to change, a holiday sometimes takes weeks to get back to normal, it isnt true weight gain, just retention of water for the most part. This happens for me when my routine, even exercise and activity level changes. It is not always predictable either, as getting lots of cardio will sometimes wreck my pattern of weight loss or maintenance.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    riffraff2112 wrote: »
    all good advice. body reacts to change, a holiday sometimes takes weeks to get back to normal, it isnt true weight gain, just retention of water for the most part. This happens for me when my routine, even exercise and activity level changes. It is not always predictable either, as getting lots of cardio will sometimes wreck my pattern of weight loss or maintenance.

    Yeah that may be true. Maybe just going on vacation for 5-6 days messed things up so much that I'm just coming out of it now and getting back to normal. I was 201.0 this morning. Thanks for the info.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    moonangel12 wrote: »
    Watching a trending graph is neat! And it definitely paints a bigger picture than just day to day data points...

    2rpq99vqn58g.png

    Yeah I'm gonna keep using it, is interesting. I'm gonna put in whatever it is in the morning and see how things go.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    edited October 2019
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    And so just a few days later, this morning I was 201.6. very strange the human body and the scale. I can't wait to see 190 on that scale. I came to far not to see that goal.

    You've come a long way and made a lot of progress. Something that I find really helpful is to take the emotion out of it and make it just a science experiment. The trending app helps with this.

    Sodium, travel and strenuous exercise will all increase water weight. But none of that is fat. You've lost enough at this point to know what it takes. Trust the process and keep on keeping on. Look at the fluctuations as just interesting data points. I mean, after all, you know that even if you ate 500 over maintenance for a week, the most you gain is a lb of fat.

    One step, one day at a time. Lower the emotions, increase the observation without judgement and trust the process.
  • OAS5
    OAS5 Posts: 376 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    Cavallaro65 wrote: »
    And so just a few days later, this morning I was 201.6. very strange the human body and the scale. I can't wait to see 190 on that scale. I came to far not to see that goal.

    You've come a long way and made a lot of progress. Something that I find really helpful is to take the emotion out of it and make it just a science experiment. The trending app helps with this.

    Sodium, travel and strenuous exercise will all increase water weight. But none of that is fat. You've lost enough at this point to know what it takes. Trust the process and keep on keeping on. Look at the fluctuations as just interesting data points. I mean, after all, you know that even if you ate 500 over maintenance for a week, the most you gain is a lb of fat.

    One step, one day at a time. Lower the emotions, increase the observation without judgement and trust the process.

    Thanks for the help. I thought for sure, I mean for sure I'd be at my goal of 190 by now. I was 201 in June. Can't seem to get to the actually goal. I guess that's why I get annoyed. Thanks again.
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