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  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
    To the Newbies ;-)

    Here is my weightloss chart in 2013-2014 on 5:2. You can see it is a 'bumpy' ride. Some people lose linearly, but I think most don't.

    As I gain 1-3lb of water over the weekend (mostly water retention) and lose this on my Monday fast. Over the course of a week my weight can fluctuate 4lb on maintainance. During weightloss I had 1-2 weeks with good losses and then 1-3 weeks with gains and maintainance even when strictly sticking to cals on fast and NFD. Lots can effect weightloss and water retention....hormonal cycle, sodium to potassium ratio of food, lost fat gets replaced with water in the cells first. On the scale you see the weightloss when the water is flushed out. So DRINK water and eat potassium rich foods.

    It's just the body and how it works. Instead of getting too discourged, I started linking fluctuations to the food I had eaten. An example...If I eat grains I retain water, if I eat potatos, I flush it out. So after pizza or pasta (even within my cals) I gain 2-3lb overnight. If I fast, eat potatos or lots of veggies (water and potassium in there), that kilo disappears as quickly as it came.

    So my suggestion is, get to know how your body ticks and you'll know how the scale will react before you get on 8 times out of 10. :) It'll still surprise you once in a while to keep you on your toes :p

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  • klmcneil1
    klmcneil1 Posts: 26 Member
    I weigh myself everyday, but just enter Saturday's weight (or the weekly average) into MFP. My fast days are usually Tue and Thur.

    There's a lot of variation, from one day to the next, so I like using the app that averages it out. (And try not to sweat a pound or two up or down.)

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  • megemrj
    megemrj Posts: 547 Member
    edited April 2016
    Don't get discouraged Kate! I was not losing on the scale, though I could tell in my clothes, then whoosh overnight I lost 2.5 pounds! I knew it was coming as I was doing everything really well with logging, exercise, and sleep. I wasn't too worried but wondered if everything I was doing really made a difference.

    I looked at my trend too and see that I'm finally over a very long stall and down 10lbs since 1.1.2016. If you're anything like me, it will happen in your clothes before the scale. :)
  • KateNkognito
    KateNkognito Posts: 1,634 Member
    You all are the best! After getting over the shock, I realized that I have probably had a lot of sodium lately, and that is likely where the gain was from. I had a couple of food related things yesterday and today, but I am looking forward to fasting tomorrow and Thursday. Thanks again for the encouragement!

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