Lifestyles of the Fluctuating and Frustrated

that1shortchick

So I’ve been going pretty hard with the working out and eating right, recently found out I’m allergic to gluten. Which isn’t breaking my heart or anything since I already eat a pretty gluten free diet as is. Buuuuuuut I’m a fun size gal (4’11”), age 26, and I have noticed my weight can go anywhere from 90lbs-96lbs in a matter of hours.
If I drink a glass of water, boom! Scale says I gained. Use the bathroom, boom! Lost weight. Get mildly hungry, shed a pound.
Now I understand the scale isn’t the end all be all of my...fitness? Health? Gain muscle? My ‘I got bored one day and decided to see what my body could actually do’ journey. (My goal seems to fluctuate as often as my weight)My question is at what point is my most accurate reading? Because I would love to include it in my log, but I’m not even sure the scale knows how mid I weigh. Literally just go with best two out of three.
So any helpful advice here amigos?

ghudson92

Weigh every day at the same time, most people prefer to weigh themselves naked first thing, and use a weight trend app such as Libra. This will help you to see your weight loss within the bigger picture. If you're working out it can also be useful to take your measurements as a marker of progress.

rheddmobile

It’s not surprising that you gain weight when you drink water. A 16 ounce glass of water is exactly one pound! Put that inside your body and your body weighs one more pound.

The most consistent reading is at the same time of day in the same state - for most people, just after waking and using the bathroom in the morning, before drinking or eating anything. Even this weight can go up and down by several pounds due to food in your system, muscle swelling from exercise, or time of the month. I’ve found that if I track my lowest reading in a week it generally gives me an accurate picture of my trend.

As far as the scale giving different readings without anything changing, home digital scales all operate on basically the same principle and will vary from moment to moment by up to three percent. Most conceal this variation by artificially showing the last weight recorded if it’s within a certain amount of the previous reading. Don’t worry about it, the trend over time matters, not the exact weight.

that1shortchick

Thanks guys! Appreciate you 😊