Not sure what the problem is

Silentpadna

Trend is everything. Fluctuation is normal and it has to be that way. You cannot get around it. The reason? You have contributing factors to weight loss/weight gain and the two major ones change at different rates. It's that simple. You could not make weight loss linear if you tried. Or unless you had very few data points in the process. (For example if you weighed yourself every 3 months, it would appear more linear because you would only have 4 points to look at over the year - 5 counting your starting weight). Most people weigh themselves much more often than that.

The more frequently you weigh yourself, the more fluctuation there will be. Because you gain and lose fluid much more easily and quickly than you do fat. That, and your body regulates its fluid based mostly on need. Fact of life. In my short time here, this has stood out more than anything to me. Fluid retention can mask weight loss, but the converse is also true: it can exaggerate weight loss too. That's why trending is so important.

Remember, we look at the scale as a tool to help us figure out if we are losing fat, because that's normally our ultimate goal. There are other tools we can use to tell if we are losing fat too. Like our measurements and general appearance. No one else sees your scale.

Silentpadna

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

Weighing after work also doesn't depict your lowest weight of the day. You will weigh less in the AM after you pee and before you ingest anything. Afternoon weighing doesn't even count in my book.

I've actually found that I weigh less in the afternoon after a workout, and after I've eaten 70% + of calories for the day. Not intuitive, but this has been consistently true. Since I've taken an interest in this, my lightest weight has never occurred in the circumstance everyone says it should.

ccsernica

Silentpadna wrote: »

fitoverfortymom wrote: »

Weighing after work also doesn't depict your lowest weight of the day. You will weigh less in the AM after you pee and before you ingest anything. Afternoon weighing doesn't even count in my book.

I've actually found that I weigh less in the afternoon after a workout, and after I've eaten 70% + of calories for the day. Not intuitive, but this has been consistently true. Since I've taken an interest in this, my lightest weight has never occurred in the circumstance everyone says it should.

That's because you've been sweating and are perhaps under-hydrated. I can lose upwards of 2 lbs of water when I run. I don't count those weights (really, I weigh myself before and after just for grins) because I know it comes right back as soon as I drink some water.