Gain weight after feed day

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lui789

9:25 pm
3 Sep 13
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Hi all,

I have just jumped on the scales and gained 1kg after a feed day. Initially I lost 1kg from the fast now I have picked it back up. Should I avoid weighing myself daily because this is very disheartening? If this is the trend then my assumption is a s follows 5 feed days = 5kg gain and 2 fast days = 2kg lost – 5 – 2 = 3kg nett gain per week. Some advice will be much appreciated.

annette52

10:28 pm
3 Sep 13
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Put the scales away and don’t panic. It is possible to gain and lose 10 lb in one day. I never lost weight the day after a fast, it always took several to register.

Record your weight before the fast with your measurements of bust/chest, waist, hips, thighs and upper arms.Losing internal fat is the goal, so the weight may not shift but the tape measure will certainly record the shrinkage.

Weigh and measure once a week.

Try it and see. Let us know what happens after a week.

Keep calm and keep going.

dlroseberry

10:59 pm
3 Sep 13
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I’ve been weighing myself quite a bit, in fact I’ve got a older balance beam scale and I’m wondering about the wear parts. My weight bounces around quite a bit. In the morning I should be most dehydrated, but I think my actual water weight probably depends on how much salt I’ve been eating. Also, I had hay fever real bad awhile back and I wonder about that effecting things. And with 5:2, I usually don’t go potty on the day after fasting and now things are a bit irregular.

For me, I usually lose between .5 and 1.5 pounds from Friday morning (fast Monday and Thursday), to the next Friday morning, but I often gain up to 3 pounds in between, even in weighing just in the mornings. A couple of times I’ve gained weight over the week but I can’t be sure what caused the gain. I went on some very long hikes over the summer and would expect that to have an effect too.

It’s good to weigh, I think, but you need respond positively to the bad news which will come, and not get complacent when the news is good.

lui789

11:45 pm
3 Sep 13
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I think my scale is dodgy. I got back onto the scale 1.5hrs later and I weighed 114.2kg from 116.1 earlier. I weighed myself the second time to make sure. I even moved the scale to a different location.

Kiwiana

11:47 pm
3 Sep 13
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I would just set one day a week aside to weigh in. Dont do it daily and every few hours. you are bound to fail if you keep doing this.

Foris

7:53 am
4 Sep 13
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lui789, if you’re using digital scales they can be extremely variable over a short time.

Good quality digital scales are usually better than cheap ones, but all of them are sensitive to temperature. One manufacturer recommends using theirs between 18°C and 30°C.

I had some cheap digital scales, but threw them away because the discrepancies were so huge and made them virtually useless. I replaced them with an expensive set which is much better – however they are still unreliable at lower temperatures… within a few minutes they can vary .4kg or more.

Compounding this problem is that some scales are programmed to show the same weight if used within a short time, to disguise the variability – so for instance if you discard your heavy shoes and re-weigh, the scales show the same weight!

For now, I try to make sure I use my scales within the proper temperature range, which works reasonably well. I suppose the other options might be to use a scale designated as being suitable for medical use (I suspect most of them are analogue), or beam-type scales.

zimbos22

8:20 am
19 Oct 15
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Hi everyone,

I started the 5:2 diet last week. I fasted on Monday and then on Wednesday. Monday morning I weighed 51.7 kgs and on Wednesday morning I weighed 51.4kgs which I was thrilled about. However when I weighed myself this morning I weighed 52.6kgs? How is this possible? I am doing 3 days of HIT training in combination with the fast, is it possible I’m gaining weight from that?

Any info or help will be greatly appreciated .

simcoeluv

5:08 pm
19 Oct 15
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Hi zimbos and welcome:

This thread answers your questions, and more: https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/the-basics-for-newbies-your-questions-answered/

Good Luck!