To think my scales are conspiring against me

[Ellie73]

Exactly that. My bathroom scales hate me the fuckers. The last 5 days I have hardly eaten, two super healthy low calorie meals per day, portions measured and regular intake of water. No sweets, treats or sly sneaky snacks. Then this moment I step on the scales and the fucker has the audacity to say I am 5 lbs heavier. WTF...... how? Was I abduxted in my sleep and force fed 5lbd of chocolate cake or is this in fact a conspiracy led by my bathroom scales.
And no it's not muscle, or water retention, and yes I was super physically active running after a 4 year old all day long.
Sorry for the rant. Damn those scales.

Maybe your scales are not accurate? I have been eating healthily like you (seriously cut out every bad thing) and exercising most days for 6 weeks now and have lost 3 pounds. It is REALLY demoralising so I sympathise but just don’t give up because I feel and look better and my clothes are fitting well even though the scales won’t budge. Also you might be due your period? It will probably come off in a sudden drop at some point. I am still hoping anyway!

Mine did this a few days ago but it’s settled back down now. I figured I hadn’t eaten enough to maintain weight never mind gain so figure it was a bit of water weight. Weight loss, the one good thing when life goes tits up and you can’t eat or sleep

Sadly I’ve worked out wine will help me sleep so I guess that’s the end of the weight loss