confused with my weight loss

Whitney_Massey

I am counting calories and eating high protein foods and trying to be more active. I am always under my calorie goals by a few hundred and am losing weight. I am just confused on why I wake up 2-3 lbs lighter every few days. Is that possible?

bbell1985

Did you just start this? You are probably losing water weight, especially if you dropped your carbs. Also, if you're in a deficit, chances are there is just less food in your system. Food has weight.

VintageFeline

Also worth noting if you are "a few hundred" calories under your goal each day, you are increasing your deficit substantially. What are your stats? What is your daily goal and just how much under are you on average?

Whitney_Massey

Im 5'9" 267. My daily goal is 1540 Im usually about at 1100

Whitney_Massey

Ive been tracking for 12 days

bbell1985

1100 is too low though. Eat more.

Whitney_Massey

But how is it possible to be 2 lbs lighter in 24 hrs?

bbell1985

Whitney_Massey wrote: »

But how is it possible to be 2 lbs lighter in 24 hrs?

I just said...water, less food in your system, maybe mixed with fat.

I lost 8lbs over night for a powerlifting competition weigh in.

__TMac__

Bodies are weird, and weight loss isn't linear. I won't lose anything for days, and then 3 lbs down in one day. It's normal.

DancingMoosie

I've weighed myself and then used the toilet and lost 3lbs. *kitten* happens....

bbell1985

DancingMoosie wrote: »

I've weighed myself and then used the toilet and lost 3lbs. *kitten* happens....

That's a good one. Jealous. lmao

courtneyfabulous

Ignore daily fluctuations, or even weekly... it's better to compare month to month. I can gain a pound on the scale in 30 seconds just by drinking a bottle of water- or lose a pound on the scale by going pee. Water weighs a lot and the body is not always at a constant rate of hydration. I also always weigh 3 to 4 pounds heavier at the end of the day compared to the morning, and those 3 or 4 pounds disappear overnight while I'm sleeping.

VintageFeline

I want to reiterate, 1100 is too low. You're increasing your losses by 0.5/week when you already have an aggressive goal. You need to eat more, you don't get a prize for eating as little as possible, eat more while you can clock in large losses eating a good amount.

CafeRacer808

VintageFeline wrote: »

I want to reiterate, 1100 is too low. You're increasing your losses by 0.5/week when you already have an aggressive goal. You need to eat more, you don't get a prize for eating as little as possible, eat more while you can clock in large losses eating a good amount.

This is a very important point that seems to have gotten lost in this discussion. And since OP is averaging 440 cals under her daily goal, she's actually closer to increasing her losses by 1 lb/week.

That's not a healthy or sustainable approach, IMO.

VintageFeline

CafeRacer808 wrote: »

VintageFeline wrote: »

I want to reiterate, 1100 is too low. You're increasing your losses by 0.5/week when you already have an aggressive goal. You need to eat more, you don't get a prize for eating as little as possible, eat more while you can clock in large losses eating a good amount.

This is a very important point that seems to have gotten lost in this discussion. And since OP is averaging 440 cals under her daily goal, she's actually closer to increasing her losses by 1 lb/week.

That's not a healthy or sustainable approach, IMO.

Thanks for catching that! I somewhere got my math confuzzled, which isn't hard for me really.