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Will water weight do this?

Shopster3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:38:09 GMT

Weighed in this morning. Ate nothing, ran to the store, was gone about an hour.

Came home, gained a little over a pound.

Why?

I ate my usual "program" food after that. Figured maybe I haven't been eating enough & my body is trying to protect itself because it thinks it's going to starve?

Any ideas?

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:41:27 GMT

It's your scale, most likely. That happens often.

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qualitygal — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:50:05 GMT

My bet in one hour, water weight.

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millieshops — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:51:28 GMT

I agree with @Noel7 -- and your scale is really likely to be the culprit if it's a humid day where you live.

Most bathroom scales are good to tell us the direction of our weight over a longer term than a few hours. They're aren't nearly as accurate as most doctor's scales or those used by various weight loss companies. That's probably why WW says (used to say?) weigh yourself once a week, not every day.

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bri20 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:52:16 GMT

I can weigh myself 10 times a day and get 10 different weights. As long as I'm in a certain range of a few pounds, I'm good. Lol

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:54:28 GMT

I never worry about 1 pound because it could be all kinds of things and really doesn't make any difference unless you're in a competitive sport where you have to meet a strict weight requirement.

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Noel7 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:57:18 GMT

My experience is that sometimes even the way I step on my scale can make a difference, don't worry about it, just stick to your plan and good luck 😀

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nomless — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:59:12 GMT

Just a suggestion...don't weigh yourself hourly or multiple times a day. It doesn't provide useful info. Even weighing yourself daily isn't very enlightening and could be discouraging.

My guess is the variation is due to your scale. I used to have one that gave different results depending on where I stood on it. I could weigh myself 10 times in succession and get 10 different results . The one I have now is more consistent.

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ID2 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:03:56 GMT

@Shopster3 wrote:
Weighed in this morning. Ate nothing, ran to the store, was gone about an hour.
Came home, gained a little over a pound.
Why?
I ate my usual "program" food after that. Figured maybe I haven't been eating enough & my body is trying to protect itself because it thinks it's going to starve?

Any ideas?

Why are you weighing yourself hourly??

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Mz iMac — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:07:13 GMT

@Shopster3 wrote:
Weighed in this morning. Ate nothing, ran to the store, was gone about an hour.
Came home, gained a little over a pound.
Why?

Any ideas?

Did you weight yourself in the morning buck naked?

If you weighed yourself when you came home, were you still clothed?

Clothes & shoes add pounds. Reason why you should always weigh yourself buck naked.

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Shopster3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:07:32 GMT

Never thought about humidity and scales. You may be right.

I have come to the conclusion that the morning weight was wrong.

I will just keep sticking to my program...it's been going well since January.

Thanks guys for your feedback!

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:10:34 GMT

@Shopster3 Why would you weigh in again after your trip to the store? Wouldn't your first weigh in be enough?

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chrystaltree — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:14:04 GMT

You shouldn't weigh yourself every day and certainly not multiple times a day. That will only drive you crazy. Weigh yourself weekly, at the same time of day, on the same scale. Our bodies fluctuate during the week and over the day. It's not unusual for me to weigh 4lbs more at 10pm than I weighed at 10am. It's fluid. Weight loss is a gradual process, concentrate on what you are eating and drinking not the scale.

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Shopster3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:35:01 GMT

Why would I weigh myself again so quickly? Because I have an obsessive addictive personality. I'm on meds but will probably never conquer it.

It's just who I am.

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qualitygal — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:57:53 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Shopster3 wrote:
Weighed in this morning. Ate nothing, ran to the store, was gone about an hour.
Came home, gained a little over a pound.
Why?

Any ideas?

Did you weight yourself in the morning buck naked?

Everytime someone says "buck naked", I crack up. It's one of those things that when I hear it, for some odd reason I laugh.

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Shopster3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:11:03 GMT

I weighed myself in the same clothes I had on both times, including shoes.

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ladyroxanne — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:17:21 GMT

i'm a diet professional here. LOl anyway i'm told you gain 2 pounds during the day every day, but lose them overnight. that means weighing yourself in the morning you should be 2 pounds heavier that evening. in the am you are two pounds lighter again. that is if you art sticking to your eating plan.

this info provided by my nutritionist some time ago.

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elated — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:22:08 GMT

I have a WW scale and the instruction book said weigh yourself once a week at the same time. Your weight will vary. I would not weigh every hour on the hour. I am sorry to say but this is crazy making. Just stick with your routine and you will be ok. Just keep positive and don't beat yourself up.

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Shopster3 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:24:27 GMT

The 2 pound thing sounds right. I don't always gain 2 since I split my meals eating each one in parts.

If I eat too much in one sitting I get bloated.

Most days I do gain a pound and a half to 2 pounds.

I'm losing very slowly, about a pound a week. Can't go much faster as I am unable to do heavy exercise.

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:27:03 GMT

I do not weight myself but every few months just usually go by how my clothes feel and what the 6 month check up reading says on the Dr.'s scale.

But when I do weigh it is always at the same time of the day no clothes no shoes and since my hair is down to my waist it is never wet. Way to heavy when it has just been washed. Naked, dry and at the same time of the day is my rule.