No weight loss then all of the sudden lose 5 lbs? Does this happen to anyone else?

tindeyy

This happens to me regularly. Especially during my time of the month. I know if I keep eating at a deficit during those few days, at the end of all the bloating and what not, I come out way lighter. Usually even gain a few pounds of water weight as it nears my time of the month too.

SteveMFP123

Happens to me, one day I've lost nothing, the next I've lost 4lbs for the week. The human body is the ultimate troll.

EkoDenny

This thread is not very new, but I thought I could chip in, so bumping this.

I've been losing weight on and off for a few years now. Generally I can see improvements almost daily. Sometimes I've had plateaus for 3-7 days then a drop, but that's rare.

I also had a period of about 40 days when I lost 100 grams every single day, it was like a clockwork.

Last week I had a rather large whoosh. So, I was 79.2 one day, the next day I was 78.0, and the day after I was 76.8 kg. That's 174.6, 172 and 169.3 in lbs.

That's 2.4kg or 5.3lbs loss in two days.

From the experience I've had, after each whoosh it climbed back in one or two days, not necessarily back to where it was, but it always jumped up. In other words, I've never had a plateau after a whoosh.

This time I was so excited about my big whoosh, that I had to go a bit crazy for several days, just so I could retain that number. So for 8 days already I've been very close to that weight right after the woosh.

From what I've read women are more prone to whooshes, but I'm a male. So it is a mystery to me why it happens, but it does. I witnessed a 5.3lbs whoosh, so don't worry about whooshes and plateaus, just stick to the plan that works in the long run.

amritdhillon28

Hi guys.

I'm a 32 year old male and started out at 185kg. My current weight is 161kg. From 185kg to 172kg the weight loss was pretty regular and incremental although I did get whooshes from time to time. As soon as I entered the 160s I found that weight on scales could be constant (or even sometimes gains) for as much as 7 days (despite perfect diet and exercise with strict discipline) but then eventually you get a 2lbs whoosh over one day. In fact today is one of those days. Moral of the story is continue to stay true to the principles you know work (e.g. IIFYM and IF), even if short term success is not coming as eventually it will pay off with a whoosh. Take a long term approach to your goals. I feel the MyFitnessPal weight graph is perfect for doing this. As long as the overall trend over time is down, then you know you're on the right path and its just a matter of patience. Good luck guys!

LivingtheLeanDream

Yep! Its called a whoosh ! our weight can stall for a few weeks and then bam/whoosh overnight we lose a few pounds in one go. If you have quite a lot of weight to lose your expected whoosh can be higher

batorkin

Happens to me, my most severe case was losing nothing for almost 4 weeks then losing 9 pounds the next week.

Drinking lots of water will make it happen less in my experience.

Roadie2000

Yup. I lost about 6 lbs in a month and I was feeling proud of myself, then I gained 4 of it back and it stayed there. I swear my body defies the laws of physics sometimes.

But it is recommended to drink 64 oz. of water a day, that by itself weighs 4.2 lbs. So it makes sense that my weight can fluctuate by about 4 lbs on any given day. Also most of our body is water, some days we'll retain more water than others. There are a lot of things that cause water retention; sodium, hormones, medications, lifestyle, etc. I've noticed alcohol does some weird things to my weight also. Days when my weight is really low I'll actually worry that I am dehydrated instead of being happy that I "lost" weight.

lostsomeweightonce

I go up and down daily. Pure water retention - sodium levels, and glycogen (when working out). Took 2 weeks off the gym at Christmas and lost around 6lbs. Which shocked me I thought I would have gained over the holidays. Started back up in January and gained it back in a week. Now its the daily up and down with the odd whoosh and then up and down again. Best to look in the mirror and judge by that.

staraly

Me too. I find that those weeks when the scales aren't going down, my waist often is. For motivation, I try on my favourite clothes that haven't fit me for a while to see if anything can be moved into my regular wardrobe. I'm very 'clothes motivated'.