I hope I read the scale right...

So I weighed myself a couple days ago and it read 188. This morning I got up, went pee, and brushed my teeth. I got on the scale and it read 184 ! I mean I worked out last night for 45 minutes on the treadmill and when I was entering the info into the machine, I still assumed I was 188. I hope its right :laugh: Could I have really lost 4 pounds in 2 days?

congrats and keep up the good work ...... our bodies change throughout the day so if you weighed your self at the same time i would think that is possible

I noticed the same thing. It seems that weight fluctuates based on how much water you are drinking and how much food you have in your system. For us girls there is a at least a five lb fluctuation do to the menstrual cycle on top of that. I pick one day a week to weigh in always in the morning right after I wake up and before I start the day, I try to have the same clothes on as well to keep all the variables as stable as possible to get a proper read out. (Can you tell I’m a science nerd?)
Hope that helps :glasses:
Agnes

It was probably food or water weight. My weight fluctuates quite a bit sometimes between days, so I weigh-in every Wednesday and use that number no matter where it is compared to what I weighed yesterday. That way, you can see how much you are truly losing per week without getting all excited that you lost 4 in 2 days and then being disappointed when you "gain" those pounds back the day after that.

Anyway, keep up the good work!! Wahoo for losing 4 lbs, whether they be fat or water! :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

Yeah, I hate to say it, but it's probably food and water weight... but, it's better to "loose" 4lb than only 2

Personally, even once a week is too often for me to weigh in, I have to do it at the roughly the same point in my "lunar" cycle, in addition to the same time of day, dry hair, no clothes, etc. or I get confused by all the womanly fluctuations. :blushing:

Good Job but don't get in the habit of weighing yourself every day or even every other day because It will drive you nuts. Take it from me I have finally gotten into the habit of only weighing every Tuesday.

I agree - weighing yourself daily WILL drive you nuts!

I don't think it's physically possible to lose that kind of weight in that short of time. I am in agreement with others who have stated that your loss is probably water weight. I think any number of things can affect the scale including: sodium intake (a lot of salt in your diet will cause you to retain water), your time of the month may also be a factor as well as whether you are constipated. Perhaps one or more of these variables were influencing your initial weight reading? I try very hard not to weigh myself more than once a week and when I do, try to make conditions uniform. For instance, I weigh myself on the same day each week right after I awake and before I eat or drink anything. (I also try to steer clear of salty foods the day prior so I don't get an inflated reading - which is so discouraging!)