Large fluctuations in weight on a daily basis

VelveteenArabian

Does anyone experience big weight fluctuations in a day? I know some fluctuation is normal but sometimes I swing up and down by as much as 12 pounds! I drink a lot of liquid so it's not a change in hydration I don't think. I've never been able to find a pattern.

I will also fluctuate by several pounds occasionally from one day to the next and back again.

howardheilweil

How much do you weigh? 12 pounds seems very extreme.

SezxyStef

no...but I don't weigh myself much either.

12lbs in one day...same scale????

cwolfman13

My daily fluctuationare generally between 2-5 Lbs depending on my sodium intake, workout, and beer. The heavier you are, the more your weight is going to naturally fluctuate. Also, are you weighing multiple times per day or just once? At most you should weigh once per day at the same time and under the same conditions with the same scale. If you're weighing multiple times per day, you're weighing a lot of food and liquid that you are consuming...yeah, that stuff weighs something and doesn't just dissapear when you eat it...also waste.

EmmieBaby

I wouldn't weigh myself everyday...try once a week or once a month.

your body will naturally fluctuate. Golden rule...weight loss is never linear.

qtgonewild

id say 12 pounds is a scale issue. get a new one.

Francl27

12 pounds is a lot, I agree with getting a new scale (or changing the batteries).