Gained 7lbs in one day?

gpanda103

Is a weight fluctuation like this normal?

Lietchi

For me it wouldn't be, but some people have weight fluctuations like that, yes. High sodium intake and/or high volume of food the previous day, heavy exercise the previous day, air travel: those are the main culprits for fluctuations like that.

Or it's your scale acting up. Batteries need replacing? Or perhaps you placed it on an uneven surface?

(PS: just to be sure: you did weigh under the same circumstances both days: same clothes (or none), same time, after peeing, etc.?)

janejellyroll

It would be normal for me.

sweetaddict123

I don't think I've ever had 7 but I have had up to 5.

rosebarnalice

I have a regular 5 lb swing.

cwolfman13

I would say that it's not normal for me...like in as a matter of routine. My fluctuations are +/-3 or less, but a large swing isn't unheard of either depending. I usually see a larger swing if I've eaten a meal or two out...usually sodium as well as larger portions of food...or if I've been traveling, particularly by air, but also long stints of sitting in the car.

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goal06082021

Did you black out and eat two dozen sticks of butter last night?

No?

Then you didn't gain 7lbs of fat overnight. It's retained water and/or food in transit, or you didn't weigh yourself under the same circumstances (same time of day, same clothes if any, same scale in the same place, same amount of time since last you used the toilet, same amount of time since last you ate or drank anything), or all of those things. Bodies are dumb. Pay attention to the overall trend over time (like a month or more), not day-to-day.

springlering62

I'll get five or six pounds overnight, but I'm used to it.

I generally eat a flat 2200 per day, and then once every week or ten days I'll have 3500 or 4000.

Wanna guess which days my weight is up 5 pounds?

It'll be back down like clockwork in three days.

My pig-out of choice is either three Lidl bakery peanut butter cookies (at about 400 apiece), or pizza. It absolutely fascinates me how three cookies can do that much "damage", and serves as a constant reminder that, errrrrrr, it can and will if I slack back off.

Mexican food of any stripe can do the same to me, even if I'm within my 2200, whether it's a grocery store taco kit, a plate of anything from our local favorite, or even a homemade enchilada sauce. Am I going to give it up? Hell, no!

You just have to tell yourself, "Brain, you know that 1200 extra calories of anything is not five pounds. Get used to it."

Sonicmojo

I have been seeing this wild swing as well - but mine keeps going up. As of 10 minutes ago - I am currently sitting at 204.1 - a steady climb (without any deviation whatsoever) since April 22 when I weighed in at 200.8.

I have been conducting an experiment here since April 17 (the day I got our new Eufy digital scale) - logging everything as accurately as possible, sticking hard to my current (TDEE - deficit) of 1923 and eating as healthy as possible.

I have been weighting myself daily each morning within 10 minutes of waking (no clothes, no water, no coffee and hit the washroom)

On April 17 (Start) I was shocked to see myself at 203.2 (after believing my analog scale for months and months) and then saw my current low of 200.8 by April 22. Seemed like I was heading in the right direction (my goal is to get back to my pre-COVID weight of 190).

I do two bouts of exercise per day (brisk walking for 30-35 in the morning and either running/cycling/kettlebell circuit in the PM for 35-40) and I cannot get a drop of any significance no matter what I do.

I am almost ready to check in with the doctor as I usually can drop 5-7 easy - this is very strange for me. Or I am finally just getting old....

Sonic.

PepeLPew

Yesterday morning I was 238.2 on the scale.
This morning on an empty stomach I weighed 234.9.

Water retention, food, all contribute.

In the past I've had an exemplary 2 week calorie deficit goal, mixed in with exercise, and then after 2 weeks to the day nothing registers on the scale. Then 2 days after that I register a drop in weight.

I would think that a normal fluctuation of 5 pounds is normal.

corinasue1143

I think my record is 6 pounds. You beat me! Mine is mostly from overworking my body. When I’m up 6 pounds my ankles look like tree trunks and my feet hurt when I just stand on them. When the swelling goes down, the weight disappears. Maybe 5 days until I am completely back to normal.
Welcome to the world of truly learning your body and how it reacts.

xrj22

That is large, but I can have 3 lbs difference morning to night, and I have had 3 lb differenc (one morning to the next), so I guess it would be possible. Some things that can cause big changes: Inflamation (i.e. injury, over-work), change in salt intake, alcohol, carbs when you have been on a low-carb diet, steriod medications. If it is just once, I wouldn't worry. If you have heart or kidney issues and see this more than once I would talk to my doctor.

richardgavel

The only thing that makes those spikes annoying for me is that it can take up to 4 days for my weight to stabilize back down to the right level.

wunderkindking

My weight bounces all over the place, only giving me a fairly steady reading for about a week a month and even then it's a range of about 3lbs over a day.

Makes me rethink the whole concept of a 'goal weight'. Might need to go with a 'goal 10lbs' LOL

heybales

If you setup the right conditions, yes, I've done that.

Prior weigh-in was after prior days of eating lower sodium than normal, and lower amounts of food, and no workouts.
That weigh-in day had a workout later, and higher sodium meal, and poor sleep.
Next day was up a lot.

JamesL1988

for some 7lb can be a normal fluctuation.
Depending on the size of your last meal, whether you've been a toilet, how much sodium you had, the volume of food the previous day, training intensity, batteries in scales etc

Why scale weight alone doesn't tell the whole story, I would monitor it over a few days but if nothing has changed I wouldn't worry about it too much

AnnPT77

I can't recall having seen one quite that big, but I've dropped by 6+ overnight:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10679961/this-never-happened-before-fun-with-weight-fluctuations#latest

For me, 2.5 pounds increase overnight is totally common, and 3+ isn't unusual. I don't recall specifically what the highest overnight gain was, but scrolling back through Libra, I can see some 4 pound or so up-spikes in daily weigh-ins . . . and I'm not that big a person to start, 5'5", 125ish pounds now, so that's a decent percentage.

If recent calories don't account for it (ballparking 3500 of the little buzzards = 1 pound), then it isn't fat, so meh. 🤷‍♀️