Up & down

sivrajeoj
sivrajeoj Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I can stay under my calorie goal all week and still see swings in my weight up and down. Got very discouraged to see the few lost pounds go back up on the scale while staying under my calorie goal.

Thoughts?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Weight fluctuates. Get used to it - there's nothing you can or should do about it.
  • The_Weaze
    The_Weaze Posts: 511 Member
    Get used to the normal body fluctuations...poop, sodium, water, hormones.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,751 Member
    A high sodium meal will make you retain water. Heavy exercise will make you retain water. High fiber will make you retain water. Not drinking enough will make you retain water. TOM will make you retain water. Not sleeping enough can make you retain water.

    Look at the long term trends, not the short term.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    If you've got a scale at home, try weighing yourself multiple times during the day. My weight often ranges 2-3 lbs depending on the time of day, and that's not even taking into account stuff that can cause bigger fluctuations. I never noticed this stuff before because I never used to weigh myself regularly, but it's kind of fascinating.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    You may a good candidate to use a weight trending app, such as Libra for Android, Happy Scale for iOS, or Trendweight. They're not magic, just statistics ;) , but some people find them a reassurance that they're on the desired trend despite daily fluctuations.

    I second this idea. Once you learn that weight fluctuations are normal and you use an app like this you will not be easily discouraged when you still see a downward trend.
  • artanis50
    artanis50 Posts: 96 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    If you've got a scale at home, try weighing yourself multiple times during the day. My weight often ranges 2-3 lbs depending on the time of day, and that's not even taking into account stuff that can cause bigger fluctuations. I never noticed this stuff before because I never used to weigh myself regularly, but it's kind of fascinating.

    I actually did this today just to see what would happen. Lowest weight was 202.4 and highest was 204. No exercise today, 200 over calorie goal and I drank about 105 oz of water.

    The ups and downs happen. If you can't deal with the upswings, my advice is to weigh yourself less frequently.
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