I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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Anonymous
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So, I weighed myself when I got up this morning. I then took a shower, pumped 5 oz of breast milk, and had a bowel movement. I weighed myself again with towel-dried hair and I gained half a pound! No clothes either time. How is this possible?
(Based on recent posts, I am now wondering if my pores were open and sopped up some water in the shower.  )
Any ideas? |
Anonymous
| Wet hair |
Anonymous
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Ha! That happened to me the other day--didnt breastfeed, but weighed myself before and after a bowel movement and the scale went up.
Just goes to show how unimportant the number on the scale can be! |
Anonymous
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The scale has a margin for error. You didn't gain any weight or lose weight, that's just the margin for error.
Also, it's a balance system. If you moved it, the balance changed slightly and that changed the measurement. |
Anonymous
| Did you use a washcloth in the shower? It left bits on you. |
Anonymous
| It's actually water weight (combined with what PP said about margin for error). Water weight fluctuates throughout the day; more so at certain times of the month. |
Anonymous
| Scales are not perfect. |
Anonymous
| water - i always weigh more after shower |
Anonymous
it's possible if you went outside to soon after your shower. live and learn. |
Anonymous
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do not weigh yourself daily, much less twice daily.
it is the recipe for frustration. and, I never lost weight breastfeeding. It was like my body was going to do ANYTHING to keep on that extra cushion. Got down to pre-pregnancy weight within 2 months of stopping breastfeeding, both kids. |
Anonymous
| There is really no point in weighing yourself more than once a week, otherwise all you are picking in terms of change is water weight, scale inaccuracies and other unrelated issues. |
Anonymous
| The reason I weigh myself daily is that the habit is important. I know my weight fluctuates and I know the range is bounces around in. If it trends higher, it's time to fix it. |
Anonymous
lol! |
Anonymous
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I never weigh myself. Numbers mean nothing. (same philosophy with age - means nothing! ha!)
It's how the clothes fit. |
Anonymous
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If I weighed only once a week, how would I know if I wasn't just bloated or dehydrated that day?
I only weigh first thing in the morning, naked, before showering. |