Lose 5 pounds in 1 day!
cashidy
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How do you accurately track your weight when it can fluctuate 2 to 5 pounds in one day? I know this is probably water weight, bloating, hormones, a bad scale, exc, but it makes it hard cause of course when I look like I have lost a lot of weight I feel ecstatic, and then when I look like I gained a lot in one day I feel like I am doing something wrong. I know I am not, but does anyone have any advice?
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All of that is perfectly normal. All you have to do it keep track of your weight (there are apps for this) and look for an overall downward trend. If you see that occurring overall then you're fine.2
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Track over time. Compare you weight today to what you weighed 1 month, 2 months ago...1
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I would chose one day per week to be the "official" day. On that day, log whatever is on the scale and track over a course of weeks.1
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Thank you all1
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How do you accurately track your weight when it can fluctuate 2 to 5 pounds in one day? I know this is probably water weight, bloating, hormones, a bad scale, exc, but it makes it hard cause of course when I look like I have lost a lot of weight I feel ecstatic, and then when I look like I gained a lot in one day I feel like I am doing something wrong. I know I am not, but does anyone have any advice?
If you think about it, you add things into your body, and remove things from your body through the course of the day.
Forgive me for being crude, but if you have just eaten a big meal you will have more weight from the food in your stomach, just as if you have a poop you will be removing waste from your body.
Drinking as well, I consume a lot of water - Im sure that adds up at times.
So, essentially, its a moving target.
The best bet is to weigh at regular intervals (week/fortnight/month/whatever your preference) and look at the trend over time.0 -
Think marathon not sprint. Record your weight periodically not daily and watch the overall trend, not the fluctuations from one entry to the next. Set goals that aren't weight- related (meeting your fruit/veggie servings, balancing your macros, activity, etc.)2
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I weigh on a Sunday morning always as soon as I wake up with exactly the same sleepwear on2
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Like thielke2015 said, weigh youself same time/day every week. Only once a week. I have found that my water weight will flucuate during the day and especially on workout days. Avoid the temptation to weigh daily or even more than once per week unless measuring for hydration levels or something more specific.1
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It really is just a matter of how it affects you mentally. I personally like to see the trends in my weight fluctuation. I ate this and my weight did that..... But 3-5 pound swings of the scale don't affect me. This whole thing, weight loss, is a process that has to work for you. How you eat, how you exercise, and how you measure your progress is a very personal thing. Do what works for you, both in terms of weight loss, and mentally.0
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Have patience and look at the trend instead.1
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