Odd comment at WW meeting

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OK, I went to a WW meeting last week and the leader playfully scolded me on wearing jeans at weigh-in. She said I added 3 lbs to my weight by wearing jeans. Is that possible?? LOL, I wore jeans last Wednesday too because it was too darn cold for sweat pants or skirt.
 
Okay, I'm stumped too. Does everyone else show up naked for weigh in or something? I mean jeans is normal attire and all clothes weigh something. Can jeans weigh 3 whole lbs anyway?

Linda
 
It's well known that jeans weigh more than sweats or other pants, so everyone at our meetings, dresses "light"! ;)
I'm ditching the socks, bra and ........never mind TMI!!!!!!!!! :p

Suffice it to say that I WILL have that 5 lb clippie tomorrow, one way or another!!!!! LOL
CC
 

Originally posted by WebmasterCathyCanada
It's well known that jeans weigh more than sweats or other pants, so everyone at our meetings, dresses "light"! ;)
I'm ditching the socks, bra and ........never mind TMI!!!!!!!!! :p

Suffice it to say that I WILL have that 5 lb clippie tomorrow, one way or another!!!!! LOL
CC


All I can say CC is
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We definitely dress light for weigh in at my meetings!

I'd guess jeans could possible weigh as much 2-3 pounds, depending on size. I wear thin slacks or shorts and a tank top, and take off my shoes, my Mickey Mouse watch, and anything else that won't make the cops show up to arrest me on indecency charges!

I would only wear jeans at the very first weigh in (to ensure a good loss the next week), or when I get very comfortably under my goal weight. Until then, the lighter the better!

(I'd tie helium balloons from my earlobes for weigh in if I could!:p )

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I just performed a very scientific experiment. I weighed myself, then weighed myself holding my jeans. I repeated the experiment three times to be sure the results were consistent. My conclusion is: Eddie Bauer size 18 tall jeans weigh 2 pounds. That could be the difference between a very happy and a very disappointed weigh-in.:p
 
Okay, I just weighed two pair of jeans on my kitchen scale:

Just My Size jeans Size 18 (way to big now--thank you very much!) 1 pounds 10 ounces

Lee Riders jeans Size 14 (Hey, I can actually pull them up--can't button them, but I can pull them up!) 1 pound 9 ounces.

My FIL goes to TOPS and wears the same thing to weigh-in every week.

Regina
 
When I went to the meetings to weigh in, I would wear nylon type sweat pants and a tshirt or shorts and tshirt if it was nice out. I never wore jeans or heavy sweatpants. I need all the help I can get!
 
The most consistent weight readings come from weighing yourself naked, so differences in the weight of clothing and jewelry doesn't impact the scale. By the same token, you can't strip down at a WW meeting, so the objective would simply to wear similar clothing at each weigh-in. I remember a case where someone regularly weighed in in his shoes -- he did it the same each week, so that he wouldn't magically "lose" a few pounds one week. (Some folks complained that his shoes were messing up the top of the scale... you get the idea...)

Incidently, weight ranges are often quoted as "in light clothing" -- from what I have seen of clinical procedures, there is an effort to ensure that folks aren't wearing heavy sweaters, heavy pants or skirts, etc. -- that they truly are wearing the lightest clothing possible.
 
I try to dress in similar clothes for each weigh-in. This past week, though, I wore jeans and was UP 0.6 lb. (First gain since I started WW!) One of the women behind me in line told me to take off my belt!! :eek:

I figure even if the clothes DID make a difference, it will all balance out next week or the week after that. ;)

BTW, DD was at Victoria's Secret a few weeks ago, and there were some women there who announced that they wanted the absolute LIGHTEST (weight) bras and panties in the store so they could wear them for their WW weigh-ins!!
 
I've been wearing the same outfit to weigh in each week for probably about 6 months now. I wear a light pair of athletic pants and a T-Shirt. And not just any T-Shirt, but the EXACT same T-Shirt every week.

I take NO chances!!! :)
 
That's it, I'm wearing light sweat pants and t-shirt this wednesday!! Hopefully it won't be cold. LOL
 
A few years ago I lost 70 pounds on WW and our leader would always tell us to wear the same clothes each week and try to wear the lightest clothes we had or to know what the clothes weighed beforehand. It just gives you a more accurate weight if you do that.
 
My only advice is to try to wear the same "type" of clothes each weigh in. So if you have worn jeans that last couple times continue to wear them. Otherwise your wiegh in won't be as accurate.
 
I don't weigh at a meeting I just weigh at home. I always wear the same thing, my nightgown, the same nightgown every Thursday :) I weigh first thing in the morning, too.

Doesn't keep the bloat fairy away from my house, though :(
 












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