crazy fluctuations...how do you calm them?

trudijoy

At higher weights this didn't happen, but my range for fluctuations is about 5kg at the moment and it swings up high then down to the next low across varying time periods. It's really really annoying because I'm dipping in and out of goal range.

I'm not being as strict with cals at the moment but I'm certainly not eating enough extra to gain even 1kg let alone 5....

Saree1902

Are you weighing yourself at the same time of day each time? With the same amount of clothing? (Or lack thereof!)

Also, is the scale on a flat hard surface? My bathroom floor is uneven and I can get up to a 3kg difference depending on where I put the scales (cue anguished howls or squeals of joy...!!) So I try to make sure it's in the same position each week.

And are you just weighing yourself once a week? Weight can fluctuate daily due to water retention depending on salt intake.

trudijoy

Are you weighing yourself at the same time of day each time? With the same amount of clothing? (Or lack thereof!)

Also, is the scale on a flat hard surface? My bathroom floor is uneven and I can get up to a 3kg difference depending on where I put the scales (cue anguished howls or squeals of joy...!!) So I try to make sure it's in the same position each week.

And are you just weighing yourself once a week? Weight can fluctuate daily due to water retention depending on salt intake.

I weigh myself first thing in the morning and just before bed, both times either without clothes or in underwear.

The bathroom floor isn't that even but I've been dealing with it all year and the scales are the same ones I've been using all year and it's never been this bad. I've changed the battery. Mums brand new scales had me fluctuating a bit but not as bad. The scales/floor could definitely be a factor. I wasn't fluctuating really badly until i ovulated last month and shot up 4kg and have been yoyoing ever since. My clothes don't fit any differently and my measurements are the same.