For Those Who Weigh Themselves Daily

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  • kellyiris6
    kellyiris6 Posts: 69 Member
    Totally normal, take a look at how much mine fluctuates. I'd say mine bounces 1-3 lbs. it depends on water weight, what you ate (sodium, etc.), etc. I had one bad weekend where I ate terribly and gained like 4lbs but evidently it slowly came off.

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  • srecupid
    srecupid Posts: 660 Member
    My weight fluctuates quite a bit on a day to day basis hence the reason I weigh daily. I slept in yesterday and was a pound lighter than today. Maybe I lost more water while sleeping? Anyway if I get a weight 3 days in a row that's my new official weight
  • lthames0810
    lthames0810 Posts: 722 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    meg7117 wrote: »
    Alright friends of MFP, I've got a question. I'm on week two of my diet/lifestyle change and have chosen to weigh myself daily. Specifically every morning right after I wake up. It holds me accountable which is why I like it, but the daily fluctuations are a bit frustrating. I started out at about 153.8 lbs and at the end of the first week I was 151.8 (a whole two pounds!) But I haven't gotten below that at all this week (Though I am only on week two). And yesterday I weighed in at 153 again which was quite disheartening. I know for a fact that I'm eating less, but just want to know is that normal for you to gain up to two pounds while weighing yourself daily? I drink a lot of water too so I don't think that's the problem, but hey maybe this is just something that happens when you choose to weigh yourself daily. I'm not sure. I'd really love to see what some of you guys have to say about this so I don't feel as discouraged! Thanks guys!

    I find the daily fluctuations fascinating. I can usually pinpoint why the fluctuations occur.

    I go on a long bicycle ride ... my weight goes up.
    I eat salty food ... my weight goes up.

    Three day after my long bicycle ride ... my weight goes down.
    I drink a couple cups of tea and use the toilet a lot one day ... my weight goes down.

    Keep in mind that food and water has weight. If you've eaten and had something to drink not long before weighing yourself, you'll likely be heavier. If you drink a lot of water, that might be the problem sometimes.

    Look for patterns.

    I've noticed that with bicycling too. Do you have an explain or theory about that? Cycling is the only exercise I really like to do, but it's to the point that I sort of dread seeing the water weight gain and the days it takes to lose it. But that's just in my head...I still ride as much as I can.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    srecupid wrote: »
    My weight fluctuates quite a bit on a day to day basis hence the reason I weigh daily. I slept in yesterday and was a pound lighter than today. Maybe I lost more water while sleeping? Anyway if I get a weight 3 days in a row that's my new official weight

    I think we are a little lighter as the morning progresses because that gives our food from the previous day a little more time to digest. I usually log my weight on Sundays after 9 a.m. before I eat or drink anything. I notice if I weigh earlier, it's always a higher number. I think it's just that our food is still digesting. Just my opinion.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Body weight isn't static...the human body is made up of anywhere between 50% - 65% water and that's always going to be in flux. You also will always have variable degrees of waste in your system. Weight management is all about tracking trends over weeks and months.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Body weight isn't static...the human body is made up of anywhere between 50% - 65% water and that's always going to be in flux. You also will always have variable degrees of waste in your system. Weight management is all about tracking trends over weeks and months.

    Very true.
  • nikkitimkitembo89
    nikkitimkitembo89 Posts: 27 Member
    Not too be too graphic but this morning I woke up did my business and weighed myself right after in my birthday suit I weighed 213.8 I went to work had breakfast had lunch came home weighed myself and I was 215.8 so what I'm trying to say is weigh yourself in your birthday suit right after you just wake up without putting a drop of water or ounce of food in you and after you have done your business for more accurate readings and try to do it around the same time every day
  • mazarasltm
    mazarasltm Posts: 205 Member
    Analytically Speaking for an individual measurement an average of 3 readings is good, but an average of 4 weight measurements ought to bring you to 90% confidence level (i think, its been > 15 years since I studied statistics).
    nikkitimkitembo89 wrote: »
    Not too be too graphic but this morning I woke up did my business and weighed myself right after in my birthday suit I weighed 213.8 I went to work had breakfast had lunch came home weighed myself and I was 215.8 so what I'm trying to say is weigh yourself in your birthday suit right after you just wake up without putting a drop of water or ounce of food in you and after you have done your business for more accurate readings and try to do it around the same time every day

    nikkitimkitembo is exactly right. Its what I do. But be aware alot of fluid uptake & a sweaty workout can mess with this. Plus, if you dont BM regularly then daily measurements will be torture.

    Your fluctuations are not isolated. See Below.

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    You should care for overall trend. I find my scale bouncing around 3 lb range. Therefore I dont get excited over 1 good or bad measurement

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