should i be worried?

allisonander11

so i just got down to 154.4 pounds and maintained it from friday to sunday, but this morning when i weighed myself i was 155.6... should i be worried? does it have something to do with my period? i didnt over eat or anything at all this weekend and i worked out also.. any advice on how to get back down to 154 quickly?

malibu927

If it's water retention from your hormones/period, it'll likely stick around for several days. Have patience and read this thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear

Silentpadna

allisonander11 wrote: »

so i just got down to 154.4 pounds and maintained it from friday to sunday, but this morning when i weighed myself i was 155.6... should i be worried? does it have something to do with my period? i didnt over eat or anything at all this weekend and i worked out also.. any advice on how to get back down to 154 quickly?

No reason to worry. Your weight has fluctuated your whole life. It will continue to fluctuate for the rest of your life. It's how your body works. Whether gaining, losing, or maintaining.

Time and Trend. They're your friends.

YalithKBK

I would recommend a weight-trend tracking app. I use Trendweight.com. Weight trend apps can smooth out all of the fluctuations and give you a better idea of what's happening with your weight.

I generally gain a few pounds of water weight around my period and then drop most of it the next week. But more importantly: weight loss is not linear. Your weight will go up and down over the course of a day/week/month.

JasminPetals

Periods and lack of sleep are huge factors in water weight, so make sure you're getting around 7-8 hours of sleep and just wait until your period passes and see how you feel!
Depending on your workouts you could also be gaining some muscle mass, which is also nothing to worry about.

toxikon

Weight can fluctuate up and down ~5lbs from day to day. Water retention, poop, TotM, all sorts of things go on "behind the scenes".

Weigh yourself every day (or week - whatever you're comfortable with) and use an app (Libra - Android/Happy Scale - Apple) to see the trends. As long as the trendline is slowly going downwards, you're doing fine. Fluctuations are totally normal.