I gained weight? - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Morethananumber · 04-23-2011, 05:42 PM

The beginning of April at my moms house, I weighed 160 before i started dieting.
April 15, at my daughters doctors appointment, I weighed 162. That was day 2 of my diet. (for note, she weighed 34lbs and our other daughter weighed 41lbs)
I decided to get a new battery for our home scale today and weigh myself. It says I weigh 162. This wouldnt be bad, but I also weighed our daughters and it says they are 31lbs and 38lbs. Theres no way my daughters lost 3lbs in 1 week! The only thing I can think of is that the scale is off by 3lbs. So Id actually weigh 165- a weight gain.

I know different scales say different things and I guess it could be water weight, muscle or w/e...but is this normal? How do you get over this hump?

Princess of the KING · 04-23-2011, 06:14 PM

Maybe the scale at your moms house is off?

Visual · 04-23-2011, 06:25 PM

When dieting it is very important to weight yourself using the same scale. All scales will say something different depending on how old they are or how they're calibrated.

zoodoo613 · 04-23-2011, 06:33 PM

You really can't compare all those numbers. Scales just aren't that accurate. Clothes, scale, time of day, are all going to affect things. Pick a scale, pick a time and go with it. So far you don't have two numbers on the same scale. Until you do that, you really can't say if you've gained or lost.

Engraved · 04-23-2011, 06:39 PM

i think its important to weigh yourself using the same scale, at the same spot, at the same time n day, usually in the morning before breakfast.
Thats what i do at least so i avoid all this frustrations.

icedragon6669 · 04-23-2011, 06:46 PM

even weighing on the same scale and standing in different spots (forward/back) can change the weight.
Don't let it get you down, scales ARE not accurate at all!

Morethananumber · 04-23-2011, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engraved

i think its important to weigh yourself using the same scale, at the same spot, at the same time n day, usually in the morning before breakfast.
Thats what i do at least so i avoid all this frustrations.

Quote:

Originally Posted by icedragon6669

even weighing on the same scale and standing in different spots (forward/back) can change the weight.
Don't let it get you down, scales ARE not accurate at all!

Thanks, This makes me feel better.

and i now know its not right because i weighed myself again and now its saying im 158.