i put on a lb

rachylouise87

so i thought i had been in deficit even if on a couple of days i hadn't stuck to my exact goal but was still meeting my net calories i had still been in deficit according to mfp but i stepped on the scale and i had put on this week after it going from 149-152-151-150 and now back up to 151. i could cry. something has gone wrong this 4 weeks. i need to figure this out... RANT OVER

Phrick

It's normal to fluctuate a pound or two - or five, or sometimes even more - over a day/several days. Don't let it wreck you. Things like sodium intake or a higher-than-normal carb intake, how hydrated you are, when you last pooped, if you've increased intensity in your exercise or started new exercises, and as an added bonus for women, where you are in your menstrual cycle, can all affect those fluctuations (mostly by causing your body to retain water or waste). The sooner you can wrap your head around that and accept fluctuations as normal, the sooner you'll give up the "I could cry" over 3 pounds of water weight fluctuations, and the happier you'll be.

Sued0nim

What phrick says

Black dots are weight readings, it's the overall trend over time you need to focus on

misschoppo

^ as above. fluctuations are normal. It is better to judge the overall trend you see over several months to see if you are making progress or not.

callsitlikeiseeit

shoot, my weight fluctuates around 3 pounds a day.

no biggie. overall trend is what matters.

fatcity66

Wrong thread.

queenliz99

Maybe you should only weigh once a week. Fluctuations are normal from day to day.

fatcity66

But yes, fluctations of up to 3-5 lbs are normal for me.

rachylouise87

i weigh once a week. for a month now i have not lost but kept going up and down. cannot get past 149