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Hi all;
Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 |
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"Oldhobo30001" wrote in message ... Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 Well for sure, if you have used the restroom at all you'll see a big difference. But the body does metabolize during the night, and you will be lighter in the morning even without going to the bathroom. 4-6 lbs seems like a big difference though. |
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Don't weigh yourself at night. Bad idea.
You've got food, water, ummm...."stuff" that is waiting to come out. Weigh in the morning, after pee, before breakfast. |
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On Feb 5, 6:14 pm, "Oldhobo30001" wrote:
Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 Hector -- If you've camped in a tent, you might have noticed that the walls of the tent are somewhat wet in the morning as a result of your expiring moisture in the night. A lot of the temporary weight you lose at it is the moisture in your breath. Yours, Caleb This is from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Miscellaneous/2006_August_19 " The beginning of a fast may very well show a large weight drop (several pounds), while, if you continue to fast, the weight loss will slow down. You take in a few pounds of food each day, and expel the same amount as waste each day. The first day you fast, you will likely defecate yesterday's food. After that, you will have nothing more to expel. In other words, you are lighter by the weight of the contents of your digestive tract, which is now empty. StuRat 18:58, 19 August 2006 (UTC) " Plus: your body will have got rid of a lot of fluid. For instance, in the mornig you are a couple pounds lighter that when you go to bed due to expiration of moisture. A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter: so weigh that up!--Light current 19:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)" |
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On Feb 5, 10:52 pm, "Caleb" wrote:
On Feb 5, 6:14 pm, "Oldhobo30001" wrote: Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 Hector -- If you've camped in a tent, you might have noticed that the walls of the tent are somewhat wet in the morning as a result of your expiring moisture in the night. A lot of the temporary weight you lose at it is the moisture in your breath. Yours, Caleb This is from Wikipedia athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Miscellaneous/2006_August_19 " The beginning of a fast may very well show a large weight drop (several pounds), while, if you continue to fast, the weight loss will slow down. You take in a few pounds of food each day, and expel the same amount as waste each day. The first day you fast, you will likely defecate yesterday's food. After that, you will have nothing more to expel. In other words, you are lighter by the weight of the contents of your digestive tract, which is now empty. StuRat 18:58, 19 August 2006 (UTC) " Plus: your body will have got rid of a lot of fluid. For instance, in the mornig you are a couple pounds lighter that when you go to bed due to expiration of moisture. A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter: so weigh that up!--Light current 19:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)"- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. One pound is 2 cups of water. |
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"Caleb" wrote in message ups.com... On Feb 5, 6:14 pm, "Oldhobo30001" wrote: Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 Hector -- If you've camped in a tent, you might have noticed that the walls of the tent are somewhat wet in the morning as a result of your expiring moisture in the night. A lot of the temporary weight you lose at it is the moisture in your breath. But 4 lbs would be a half gallon? Is that possible? |
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On Feb 5, 9:14 pm, "Oldhobo30001" wrote:
Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. I found this article helpful: http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspart...ight/scale.htm The daily weight fluctuation is a combination of water retention, food still in your digestive track, and glycogen storage. My weight doesn't fluctuate as much as yours does - more like an average of 2 lbs - but I'm also smaller (5' tall and currently at 117). I do notice however that my weight can fluctuate more dramatically on days that: - I take in more sodium. Did you know that instant pudding cups have a lot of sodium??? I didn't! The advice here is to steer clear of processed foods. Also, restaurant food tends to be higher in sodium. Anytime I eat in a restaurant - no matter how careful I am with portion control - my weight goes up temporarily. - I don't drink enough water. Yep, sounds counter-intuitive, but it's true. If I don't drink enough water, my body fights to retain what it has. On days I drink at least eight 8 oz glasses, my weight doesn't fluctuate anywhere near as much. And even if you find that your weight does fluctuate when you keep well hydrated, bear in mind that you need that water to metabolize and flush out the fat you want to burn. - I exercise. Yep, again, this sounds counter-intuitive, but for me on days that I walk for longer than an hour (i.e., enough exercise to exhaust the glycogen in my system - 30 minutes isn't enough for that), the scale will read higher that night and also the next morning. I am assuming this is the glycogen storage effect. One pound of glycogen requires four pounds of water. But that's no excuse to not exercise, because a few days later, provided I am consistent with the exercise, the scale will jump down to new, lower levels. IOW, it doesn't go neatly down 0.2 lbs per day - instead, it jumps down from one plateau to the next. Therefore the way I look at it is that the glycogen storage is a *good* thing, because it prepares my body to do more exercise the next day, and as a result, burn more fat. And that's what we're trying to lose, isn't it? Fat - not water. If your fancy scale gives out numbers other than weight, track those functions too. For example, my Tanita gives out body fat % and also % of water weight. This is very useful info to know. In the manual that came with my Tanita, it recommends that you weigh yourself in the late afternoon - before dinner - instead of in the morning. This apparently is supposed to more accurately reflect your true weight. I am finding that I weigh *less* in the late afternoon than in the morning. For example here's what the scale read for me over the last 24 hours: - 118.0 in the morning - 117.4 in the late afternoon - 120 before bed (dinner was 1 cup of baked ziti, a cup of cauliflower soup, and a glass of white wine... total 500 calories). - 117.0 this morning In this case, I didn't exercise yesterday or over the weekend (unforutnately, it was way too cold and icy to venture out). Had I been able to keep up with my routine, i might not be seeing 117.0 today; it would probably be more like 117.6, which is right in line with my current average pace of 0.6- 0.8 lbs per week. Also it goes without saying, make sure you are weighing yourself under similar conditions i.e., undressed or wearing just your underwear or whatever, hair dry not wet, etc. Clothes can weigh a few lbs. Heck, my glasses even make a 0.2 lb difference! Finally, the most important thing is to see a general downward trend. If your weight is always 3-4 lbs higher at night, who cares, provided that you are seeing a downward trend night after night. jen |
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In article .com,
"shinypenny" wrote: --A lot of good info snipped... Finally, the most important thing is to see a general downward trend. If your weight is always 3-4 lbs higher at night, who cares, provided that you are seeing a downward trend night after night. jen Thanks, jen. Great post, and great advice! Amy 168/117/115 |
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"Oldhobo30001" wrote:
My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. This is exactly why it is a horrendously bad idea to weigh more than once per day. Everything from sweating on changes the scale reading. And none of it can possibly be a difference in fat. The list of valid reasons for weighing more than once per day is very short. To see what variation your scale has by stepping on every ten minutes for a while. To drive yourself crazy by focusing on the noise in the data in order to lose sight of the trend. To track what effect eating a meal has. Folks who sucessfully maintain tend to weigh in daily to be able to catch regain before it gets large. As long as you are on your plan, you're in the losing phases so you're not on maintenance yet so you don't have that need. How often to weigh depends on your emotional reaction - Weigh infrequently if you have a strong reaction or if you are stoic about it day daily and do a weekly average to give the daily bouncing numbers a real meaning. But more often than daily, not usefull. |
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On Feb 5, 9:52 pm, "Caleb" wrote:
On Feb 5, 6:14 pm, "Oldhobo30001" wrote: Hi all; Just started a diet/exercise routine (almost a week ago). I planned on keeping my calorie intake to around 1900 (I am a 46 year male, 6', 262 lbs) but so far I have been keeping it to about 1500 calories (thank goodness it has been bearable) mainly by watching the foods I eat and more importantly (at least for me) the portions. My question/issue is that I have been noticing a huge (between 4 lbs and almost 6 lbs) difference in weight between my evening weight in (before I go to bed) and my morning weight in right after I get up. I am a lot lighter in the morning. I initially thought It was my scale (it was very old) so my wife bought me a new fancy one and I still get the same results. Is this normal? I did not expect that much differences overnight. Thanks Hector 262/258/200 Hector -- If you've camped in a tent, you might have noticed that the walls of the tent are somewhat wet in the morning as a result of your expiring moisture in the night. A lot of the temporary weight you lose at it is the moisture in your breath. Yours, Caleb This is from Wikipedia athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Miscellaneous/2006_August_19 " The beginning of a fast may very well show a large weight drop (several pounds), while, if you continue to fast, the weight loss will slow down. You take in a few pounds of food each day, and expel the same amount as waste each day. The first day you fast, you will likely defecate yesterday's food. After that, you will have nothing more to expel. In other words, you are lighter by the weight of the contents of your digestive tract, which is now empty. StuRat 18:58, 19 August 2006 (UTC) " Plus: your body will have got rid of a lot of fluid. For instance, in the mornig you are a couple pounds lighter that when you go to bed due to expiration of moisture. A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter: so weigh that up!--Light current 19:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)" Yes...especially the dehydration, since water is very heavy. I noticed the same dramatic night vs. morning weight as I was losing my weight. Honestly, I think part of the water loss is the insomnia and fretting that happens as you fast. The dehydration also effected the reading on the reistence testing for body fat that I was doing. I kept getting readings that were way too low for the body fat that I had at the time. Later, after I lost weight, I also slowly became hydrated again and put on a little weight (water weight) while eating exactly the same amount of food and exercising the same. I do sleep a lot better now too. When anyone tells me about dramatic weight loss in a short period of time, I always think dehydration first. dkw |
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