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Weight fluctuation

halama626
halama626 Posts: 16
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
I tend to fluctuate weight every week, either I'm down 5 lbs. or back up 5 lbs or more. This is very frustrating to me because I have been doing way better than in the past (except the occasional drinks on the weekend) but when I do not see the results I have very little motivation and it just makes me want to eat more and give up. Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?

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  • kellehbeans
    kellehbeans Posts: 838 Member
    Stop panicking about the scales. Unless you are eating 3500kcals 5x a week, every other week - then those 5lbs are only fluctuations as you mentioned - and are nothing to worry about. Measure yourself, see how you are doing with this.

    You just need to look at it as a new challenge to get away from these fluctuations - e.g. work out harder, change your diet up a little, drink more water.

    If you lose motivation, you will never get to where you want to be. Don't ever give up :flowerforyou:
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    Looking through your diary, it is pretty inconsistent. You need to stay in a consistent deficit to see some weight come off.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    i used t all the time till i started strength training, now my weight has never been more consistent!
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