Gained large amount of weight overnight

18JessieS

okay so yesterday I was 176.6 today I was 180.3, why is this? Yesterday I ate 200 calories less than my goal so I should have lost weight or maintained at the least? Why did I gain close to 4 lbs over night, how is this possible?

Liftng4Lis

Water retention, don't worry about it.

WeddedBliss1992

water weight can cause weight gain. also weight loss isn't definitive. some days you will weigh more than others. keep at it!

malibu927

-excessive sodium intake
-hormones related to female reproductive system cycle
-stress
-new/increase in amount of exercise
-bodily functions

All of those can cause weight gain, but it's not fat.

CSARdiver

My water weight fluctuates ~5lbs throughout the day, this is normal. Drink more, flush more.

deceived1

Step on the scale at 8am. Step on the scale again at 7pm. These numbers will very likely be very different. As much as 5 pounds or more difference is possible. This is not "weight gained". These are normal body fluctuations. Same thing applies on a daily basis. Some days it'll be higher. You need to focus on how your weight is trending.

SueInAz

Weight loss is not linear so don't think of your weight as a static number. Instead it's really within a range of about 5 pounds. Every time you eat, drink, use the toilet, workout, etc. you're gaining or losing weight. You do this constantly throughout the day.

As long as your weight is trending downward overall, you're doing fine.

PrizePopple

Also make sure you drop a deuce before you weigh yourself. :P

tannibal_lecter

Your blood can hold on to 4+ pounds of water. Stay hydrated and it will go away.

This happened to me two weeks ago, and I was super bummed. How could I have put on 3 pounds? Then the next week they were all gone again. Just don't quit what has worked up to this point.

SergeantSausage

3 pounds and change.... "large amount" ... don't make me laugh.

I regularly have 4 to 6 pound daily fluctuations.

It's quite normal.

barbecuesauce

malibu927 wrote: »

-excessive sodium intake
-hormones related to female reproductive system cycle
-stress
-new/increase in amount of exercise
-bodily functions

All of those can cause weight gain, but it's not fat.

These. I always gain right before my period. Some women gain when they ovulate. And if you're not weighing yourself post-bathroom pre-water/food, you're not getting an accurate reading.

BWBTrish

water weight..will be gone over some days again

I am the winner till now in this thread....gained 10.6 pounds in two days In April lol @SergeantSausage
poof just like that...
And i really didn't eat 35.000 calories surplus in those 2 days lol

Lost it spread over a week plus a my 1 pound ( so lost around 12 pound in one week again)

Must be honest btw i have a sodium problem hehehe

DisneyDude85

I don't weigh myself daily for this very reason. It gets in my head. I weigh in weekly and, like others have said, follow the trend!

Also PrizePopple is right

SergeantSausage

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

water weight..will be gone over some days again

I am the winner till now in this thread....gained 10.6 pounds in two days In April lol @SergeantSausage
poof just like that...
And i really didn't eat 35.000 calories surplus in those 2 days lol

Lost it spread over a week plus a my 1 pound ( so lost around 12 pound in one week again)

Must be honest btw i have a sodium problem hehehe

I've lost and regained that much in a day or two ... but not randomly or regularly... And always the same cause:

A mid-August full marathon (26.2 miles(98 degrees (F) (37 C )and 400% humidity here in The Ohio River Valley))) will do that much (and more) to nearly anyone who finishes. Lose it in 3 hours. Gain it back in a day or two. It's all water. Even a full marathon doesn't burn a pound of actual fat for most folks who run them.
It's all water. Not fat.

BWBTrish

dang thought i had a winner here lol

SergeantSausage

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

dang thought i had a winner here lol

You are a winner.

Have some sprinkles:

BWBTrish

sprinklessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

and iceeeeeeeeeeeeee nom nom nom...and now i want icecream, and i am out of icecream danggg

PaulaWallaDingDong

Don't forget to drop the chalupa before you weigh in the morning.

MKEgal

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote:

now i want ice cream, and i am out of ice cream danggg

I was going to have ice cream this afternoon.
Took the second half of my lunch break around 3pm, walked about 1/3 mile down the street to a little
cafe / coffee shop / ice cream shop... only to find that they closed at 3, and I arrived at 3:06.
I guess that was actually a good thing.
So I stopped at a convenience store on the way back to work & got a popsicle.
Probably better for me, right?

SLLRunner

18JessieS wrote: »

okay so yesterday I was 176.6 today I was 180.3, why is this? Yesterday I ate 200 calories less than my goal so I should have lost weight or maintained at the least? Why did I gain close to 4 lbs over night, how is this possible?

You don't gain fat overnight, but you can retain water. It can be due to a variety of reasons, and weight fluctuations are very normal.

SLLRunner

SergeantSausage wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

dang thought i had a winner here lol

You are a winner.

Have some sprinkles:

That looks GOOD!