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The scale says I gained since last night!!

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  • DanetteNel
    DanetteNel Posts: 68 Member
    Don't rely on the scale alone - take measurements of your hips, waist and thigh.

    Do that once a week and keep track that way.

    The scale does not tell you about body composition - it is affected by too many other factors as mentioned in previous posts.

    Mine bounces all over the place, but as long as my measurements are decreasing, I am happy.

    Your clothes are telling you the truth ;-)

    Hang in there!
  • alleycat88
    alleycat88 Posts: 756 Member
    There's a thread bout this exact same thing by another poster, two subjects down.

    SMH.
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
    probabaly just water weight, no biggie, I am up and down all the time within a few pounds, drop teh scale and just eat healthy and work out.
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    Weighing yourself daily is fine - good even - because it shows you how much you fluctuate - even if you follow the same routine daily!

    I fluctuate by 2-3 lb: Women tend to fluctuate even more.


    Look at over all trends week on week... there is a nice graph on the web site and the iPhone app (not sure about the rest): Look at the graph over at least two weeks, preferably a month: That is your true measure of success!
  • kingofcrunk
    kingofcrunk Posts: 372 Member
    I weighed myself then did the 30 Day Shred and then went for a run. I then weighed myself again and had gained 2 lbs. These things happen. I know its not a true gain, just my body doing funny little tricks. It'll come back off soon.
  • jocanlose
    jocanlose Posts: 48 Member
    I find if I do a lot of exercise I don't lose weight straight after. I have just done two days of intense workouts and a week of being under calories and have lost nothing. I know that it's the exercise, something to do with muscle repair.
    Anyway give it a few days and weigh again
  • 84wweber
    84wweber Posts: 97 Member
    It's probably water weight. Sometimes there is a lot of sodium in foods we don't expect to have it.
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