Anonymous
Post 06/01/2014 22:41     Subject: Re:I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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.
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2014 18:31     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
I never weigh myself. Numbers mean nothing. (same philosophy with age - means nothing! ha!)

It's how the clothes fit.
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2014 18:23     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
Anonymous wrote:Wet hair


lol!
Anonymous
Post 06/01/2014 09:39     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 06/01/2014 08:43     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 06/01/2014 08:19     Subject: Re:I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 05/31/2014 14:12     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
Anonymous wrote: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?


it's possible if you went outside to soon after your shower. live and learn.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2014 12:32     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
water - i always weigh more after shower
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2014 11:20     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
Scales are not perfect.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2014 09:51     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 05/31/2014 09:50     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
Did you use a washcloth in the shower? It left bits on you.
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2014 09:47     Subject: Re:I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 05/31/2014 09:23     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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
Post 05/31/2014 09:21     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
Wet hair
Anonymous
Post 05/31/2014 09:19     Subject: I weighed myself this morning (TMI)
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?