Comments on: How to Lose an Extra 0.2 Pounds, Instantly

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:39:32 +0000

Starting today.. 126 lbs

By: diesel13

diesel13 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:26:00 +0000

After a long week of meetings and good meals down 1.2 lbs.

By: JoshB

JoshB — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:45:24 +0000

Started at 177.0. Weighed in today at 175.4, without resorting to any tricks. At this rate, I will only lose 6 pounds by Christmas. I think there are a few places where I can kick it up a notch, like no beer. It’s extreme, but so is 10# by Christmas.

By: Kathleen@ForgingAhead

Kathleen@ForgingAhead — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:53:03 +0000

You’re three lbs ahead of me.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:29:42 +0000

I tried the “toes forward” trick this morning, and I’ve lost three pounds this first week (that’s not even over.) Thanks for the tip, Fatty!

By: Lulea

Lulea — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:35:07 +0000

I have no idea how you lose over 3 pounds in a day. Water weight, starving? I am happy with losing my 1.25lb in 3 days.

By: Mayr

Mayr — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:31:00 +0000

Fatty…once your body has digested what you have consumed it goes to the appropriate “waste holding tanks” appropriately labeled #1 and #2. It’s at this point when you can no longer consider what’s in those holding tanks as part of you. So of course you would want to empty the tanks before you step on the scale…and this is best dine in the morning.

All kidding aside, if you want to maximize your possibility for outstanding scale readings be aware of what you eating the day before you weigh. Higher intakes of sodium, caffeine, pasta binging can all contribute to less desirable numbers. In addition, water, water, water…drink it, drink it, drink it. Rinse out all that you don’t want to keep. I have a theory that drinking lots and lots of it also rinses the fat(of course I mean the biological kind) out. Last, don’t punish yourself…take a rest day from workouts and honest nutrition. Have a small treat…it helps to make the adventure a little more tolerable.

I’m not going to jump on the wagon with all of you but I’ll applaud your efforts and successes. I’ll stick with my workouts and honest nutrition, and I’ll be happy with any weight loss. 5 pounds might be a better goal for me but I won’t put a deadline to achieve it by.

I’m looking forward to reading follow ups over the next few weeks. Should be fun!

By: oilcanreacer

oilcanreacer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:45:30 +0000

see now i got the opposite problem, but its still a problem. i can’t gain weight and being a furious cyclist i lose too much weight and am too weak to be competitive.

so i too inch around on the scale to change weight values, just i scoot back to make myself heavier. lol….funny how we are all the same, yet different.

By: EasyMark

EasyMark — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:38:52 +0000

I was watching a boxing match this past weekend and they pointed out that one boxer had gained 15 pounds in the _single_ day between the weigh-in and the fight. It made me wonder what horrible things these guys are doing to themselves to get that kind of weight off in a totally temporary manner.

Sort of made your 3 pounds in 1 day seem minor league, however…

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:27:41 +0000

I still vote percent weight lost for next time. its not that I’m fit – its just that when you’re 5′2″ 10lbs is a lot!

Colin, I too <3 my Withings scale – every morning I get up and pee, and then weigh in and it sends it to dailyburn.com – which I also <3!