How long after you eat something does it "register" on the scale?

[niexator]

Alright, probably a slightly stupid question but I've actually received mixed responses to this.

Suppose you go on the scale and it reads 200lbs, you quickly eat 3500 calories of food, if you were to step back on that scale, would it read "201 lbs"? Or does it have to "convert" to fat first...and if it does, how long does that process take? In other words, how long until it reads 201 lbs?

[WonderPug]

Suppose you go on the scale and it reads 200lbs, you quickly eat 3500 calories of food, if you were to step back on that scale, would it read "201 lbs"? Or does it have to "convert" to fat first...and if it does, how long does that process take? In other words, how long until it reads 201 lbs?

I can only hope and pray that this post is a joke. If it isn't, then I give up on humanity.

[niexator]

I actually think it's a pretty reasonable question

[hheck50]

I actually think it's a pretty reasonable question

Sadly though, it's not.

[WonderPug]

I actually think it's a pretty reasonable question

May I ask how old you are and what level of education you've completed?

[DDon1996]

I actually think it's a pretty reasonable question

I agree, Pug is just a grouchy old man.

I have a similar question....

If you're 200lbs and pick up a 5 pound dumbbell and step back on the scale, will it immediately read 205 or does it have to take some time to convert to weight...?

[otterakl]

[phozosado]

I was 185 lbs and ate a double 1/4 Pounder with cheese. Now I'm 185 1/2 lbs with cheese.

[Shrederator]

Alright, probably a slightly stupid question but I've actually received mixed responses to this.

Suppose you go on the scale and it reads 200lbs, you quickly eat 3500 calories of food, if you were to step back on that scale, would it read "201 lbs"? Or does it have to "convert" to fat first...and if it does, how long does that process take? In other words, how long until it reads 201 lbs?

What if 3500 cals of food = 2 lbs of actual food weight?

[hheck50]

I was 185 lbs and ate a double 1/4 Pounder with cheese. Now I'm 185 1/2 lbs with cheese.

Strong math there

[FenderElectrics]

How does peeing first affect this situation?

[WonderPug]

How does peeing first affect this situation?

It will cause the scale to be wet and warm.

[niexator]

May I ask how old you are and what level of education you've completed?

I'm 44 years old and spend all my time posting on an internet foru...oh wait

[fad3d]

I'm 43 years old and spend all my time posting on an internet foru...oh wait

Jake's on you, Pug is 44

Beat your ninja edit!

[WonderPug]

I'm 44 years old and spend all my time posting on an internet foru...oh wait

I'm really curious and I'd appreciate a sincere answer.

[blueelectrc]

I weighed myself at 195lb, then I drank a gallon of water. I now weigh 195+1gal! Water is 0 calories, but I gained weight! Does drinking water make you fat?

[niexator]

I'm really curious and I'd appreciate a sincere answer.

I finished school and am a software engineer. Sorry I'm not a fitness buff d00d

[hheck50]

I finished school and am a software engineer. Sorry I'm not a fitness buff d00d

Knowing that every food weighs something and that by putting into your body will add weight to you (at least temporarily) does not make one a fitness buff. D00d

[niexator]

Knowing that every food weighs something and that by putting into your body will add weight to you (at least temporarily) does not make one a fitness buff. D00d

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

For example, idiot, if you drink a gallon of water it will also "add weight to you", though it wouldn't register as 2/3/4lbs (you'll see an increase on the scale, but it wouldn't be 'accurate', it's just water weight), etc.

ya see? reasonable question d00d

[WonderPug]

I finished school and am a software engineer.

School isn't something "binary" that is finished or not finished. There are different grades and levels. For example, there is high school, college and graduate school.

Anyway, it seems like you need to learn what a scale measures, which is weight. You weigh something. So do other things, like food. If you weigh, for example, 150 pounds and you ingest 2 pounds of food, your weight will immediately increase by 2 pounds. To figure out what you now weight, add 2 pounds to 150 pounds. The result is 152 pounds.

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

Ok, we've been trolled. This guy is obviously just joking around.

[hheck50]

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

For example, idiot, if you drink a gallon of water it will also "add weight to you", though it wouldn't register as 2/3/4lbs (you'll see an increase on the scale, but it wouldn't be 'accurate', it's just water weight), etc.

ya see? reasonable question d00d

You just repeated exactly what I told you.... Everything has weight. Think of it this way: If you put a dumbbell in your mouth and then stepped on the scale, how long would it take to register?

Answer: The amount of time it takes you to step on the scale and for the number to flash

[DDon1996]

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

For example, idiot, if you drink a gallon of water it will also "add weight to you", though it wouldn't register as 2/3/4lbs (you'll see an increase on the scale, but it wouldn't be 'accurate', it's just water weight), etc.

ya see? reasonable question d00d

... My mind is beyond blown.

[msmartsmart]

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

For example, idiot, if you drink a gallon of water it will also "add weight to you", though it wouldn't register as 2/3/4lbs (you'll see an increase on the scale, but it wouldn't be 'accurate', it's just water weight), etc.

ya see? reasonable question d00d

Uh... no. There are so many variables that it is completely impossible to give a correct answer. For instance, the age, weight, height, BF%, sex, metabolism, weight of food, chemical makeup of the food, macro breakdown of the food, whether or not the person is on gear, whether or not the person is diabetic, whether or not the person has erectile dysfunction, whether or not the person has a yeast infection, whether or not the person is a midget, whether or not the person has pooped their pants in the last five years, how many children the person has, where they live, what they do for a living, whether or not they watch "The Bachelorette", etc.

A stupid question only warrants a stupid answer. You're welcome!

[WonderPug]

... My mind is beyond blown.

Mine too.

Is it possible the OP is serious?

[hheck50]

Mine too.

Is it possible the OP is serious?

No. I hope

[tsrobfl]

i'm trying to save the OP here, i think he is asking how long it will take a period of binge eating to show up on the scale. Like if you eat 10,000 cals a day over the weekend, how long will it take for the 10,000 cals to be converted to fat and when will the subsequent fat gain show on the scale? its not a bad question if he meant it like that

[niexator]

Uh... no. There are so many variables that it is completely impossible to give a correct answer. For instance, the age, weight, height, BF%, sex, metabolism, weight of food, chemical makeup of the food, macro breakdown of the food, whether or not the person is on gear, whether or not the person is diabetic, whether or not the person has erectile dysfunction, whether or not the person has a yeast infection, whether or not the person is a midget, whether or not the person has pooped their pants in the last five years, how many children the person has, where they live, what they do for a living, whether or not they watch "The Bachelorette", etc.

A stupid question only warrants a stupid answer. You're welcome!

well how can i debate with someone who has 'smart' in their name, guess it's gotta be true. Just curious, was mssmartbigpenis taken???

You just repeated exactly what I told you.... Everything has weight. Think of it this way: If you put a dumbbell in your mouth and then stepped on the scale, how long would it take to register?

Answer: The amount of time it takes you to step on the scale and for the number to flash

Oh okay, so if you drink a gallon of water or you drink a gallon of cola, the scale will be the same the very next day, gotcha

[msmartsmart]

i'm trying to save the OP here, i think he is asking how long it will take a period of binge eating to show up on the scale. Like if you eat 10,000 cals a day over the weekend, how long will it take for the 10,000 cals to be converted to fat and when will the subsequent fat gain show on the scale? its not a bad question if he meant it like that

The answer is still the same.

[phozosado]

Well I'm trying to see how long before it registers on the scale.

For example, idiot, if you drink a gallon of water it will also "add weight to you", though it wouldn't register as 2/3/4lbs (you'll see an increase on the scale, but it wouldn't be 'accurate', it's just water weight), etc.

ya see? reasonable question d00d

Okay, what if it were a gallon of tacos?

[Jamie94]

I don't actually understand - if you eat, say, 7k cals of like Peanutbutter - prob wouldnt weigh 2lbs but in theory you'd put the 2lbs on - hes asking when would you see those 2lbs go on?