I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

[Regester85]

So I weighed myself this morning, at 178. Yesterday morning I was 180. Is it really possible to have lost 2 lbs in one day?

Just curious.. I drank a ton of water yesterday and my net carb intake was around 18-19 yesterday. I also went on a more intense walk last night with my hubby haha didn't know our neighborhood had such big hills!

Thanks for any input!

Marie

[phil h]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

Prob diuresis at this point.keep it up and fat will mobilize.I have a hard time losing that close to 20 carbs myself.Some do fine though.You will have to determine the amt of carbs you can eat and lose wt.The key will be if you can keep hunger controlled at your carb consumption.

[liv]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

It is weird isn't it? When I started Atkins I often had to step on the scale several times to check it that thing had gone crazy because pounds dropped off so quickly and yet I was eating tons
Good luck Marie. Sounds like you are off to a great start.

[Regester85]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

So I weighed myself again... umm I weigh 180 again lol. Of course I have eaten and drank.. I don't know I should put the scale away and use it at the end of the week?!

I think I am way to anxious... is this weird?

Marie

[Georgiana]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

Okay..... looks like we've got another addict among us...

Yes, the scale will also measure the stuff you eat, so if you drink 1 L of water and then weigh yourself, you'll be more than 2 lbs heavier.

Some of us prefer to weigh weekly. Others prefer to weigh daily. It depends... if the number on the scale influences your mood, then by all means don't weigh yourself daily --- fluctuations are perfectly normal and can be due to too much sodium, TOM, a slower digestion, water retention due to heat, etc.

[ldyj]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

My name is Jeannette and I'm a scale addict! Big Time!!

I restarted Atkins on June 19th after a two week carb party (talk about a hangover!!) and, as of today, I've lost 8 lbs. of the 10 lbs. I gained. I know it's water weight, carbs blow me up like a blowfish! One day I couldn't even find my ankle bones!

Here's what I've discovered about weighing. We've all been told to weigh ourselves first thing in the morning. So, I weigh myself first thing, then about 1/2 hour later, I weigh myself again. Why do I do this? Because I've found that my true weight is measured after that 1/2 hour. Of course, if I go to the gym that day, after I come home and shower, I will weigh again, because, even though I don't count it, I will weigh even less then. Don't know why this is so, but it is. And, of course, it's fun to watch the scale go down like that.

I can weight myself like that because when the scale goes up, I don't get all depressed or down on myself. I know what is going on in my body, so I just take a look at what I've been consuming, or in the case of water, not consuming, and go on.

[Georgiana]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

Of course, if I go to the gym that day, after I come home and shower, I will weigh again, because, even though I don't count it, I will weigh even less then.

Lucky you! I weigh more after coming back from gym/showering.

[rajenki]

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Lucky you! I weigh more after coming back from gym/showering.

Me too! I gotta weigh first thing in the morning, post-potty, pre-drinking of anything. LOL....

I too can handle the fluctuations from day to day. If you can't, however, then best to only do it once per week. I weigh every day...unless I KNOW the number is gonna suck due to water retention...but I only count the weight that registers on fridays as my "official" weight of record.

[sham]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

It is best to weigh first thing in the morning as it will tell you the real weight you are then.I think soon enough you will become a scale addict like us all simply because as we lose weight in the beginning it is so pleasing that we constantly want to see the numbers decreasing so we keep weighing ourselves.On this diet some people lose lots of weight during induction so it is possible you have lost 2 lbs.Keep going and let us know how your 2 wks induction goes,all the best.

[Ashleye233]

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I am definatly a scaled addict also. I weigh first thing in the morning, before I eat, after I go to the little lady's room , after I take a shower, before I take a shower, after I exercise, after I do yard work........ I HAVE A PROBLEM. Also, just me happy about he two lbs, it was fun while it lasted.

[moniegail]

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i'm trying really hard not to be a scale "addict", and so far so good. i've made it through 2 weeks of induction and only weighed on mondays(my official weigh in days.) in past times i've found it really difficult, but i'm trying really hard to stay off of it this time, even though it's right there on the floor in the bathroom and i see it all the time. as i add carbs back in and working my way through the rungs, i may start feeling like i need to check more often, but even then i'll try not to do it daily, no more than twice a week.

[chillispice]

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I don't find my scale addiction is a problem as long as I weigh myself before putting on any face cream, body lotion or hair gel.....

[Hoping]

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My scale addiction was baaaaad last time around. I'm going to try to weigh weekly....Keyword try....

[Regester85]

Re: I lost 2 lbs on the after first day?

I just got home to read all the posts! lol I think its funny that many of us are similar in the fact that we love to get on the scale. My reason for weighing all the time is just because the scale is there right in the bathroom. So since I go in there ten millions times a day because of all the water i have been drinking I get on for the hect of it . Thank you so much for responding! I really enjoy this interaction!

Hope all of you have a great day tomorrow and I will def. let you all know how the 2 weeks induction goes!

Marie

[ldyj]

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My scale addiction is so bad (how bad is it??) that I took my scales with me on vacation (you should have seen the look on my husband's face !) Of course, when I fell in the carb mud, I quit using them - pure coward when I know for a fact the news is going to be bad - fluctuation doesn't bother me, but when I make those bad choices, I run from the scales!