How did I gain 4 pounds overnight?

DarbieR
DarbieR Posts: 1
in Health and Weight Loss
When I weighed myself this morning the scale said I gained 4 pounds since weighing at the same time yesterday. The only difference between yesterday and a normal day for me was that I had to work so I worked out later and was unable to drink as much water but other than that everything was the same. I may have even eaten less calories than normal and was pretty active at work. How did this happen?

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  • fruitsalad15
    fruitsalad15 Posts: 102 Member
    I am terrible for weighing everyday, but we shouldn't really. I had a similar experience this morning and you need to try to keep in mind that you haven't really put on 4lbs over night! I bet if you weigh yourself tomorrow you will see a completely different number. And if you weigh in a weeks time it will be drastically different! Try to stay positive and don't let the daily fluctuations get your down, if you insist (like me!) on weighing everyday!

    I was so cross this morning! ha ha! But its not a real gain! Wait a day or two!

    Hope this helps!
  • FindingMyPerfection
    FindingMyPerfection Posts: 702 Member
    Drinking less and doing more can cause your body to retain water. It will normalize in a few days.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Did you eat food and not poop yesterday?

    If the day to day fluctuation in weight is going to worry you, I suggest weighing less often.
  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    It's water weight.

    Think of it this way...... in order to gain a lb of TRUE fat you need an extra 3,500 calories.

    If you say you gained 4 pounds, did you consume an extra 14,000 calories? I HIGHLY doubt it.
  • chelledawg14
    chelledawg14 Posts: 509 Member
    this happens often... I weigh myself same time everyday wearing the same thing with the scale in the same location and I use two different scales, but I only count my official weight once a week - every Saturday morning. The days in between don't count because there is so much fluctuation depending on time of the month, water intake, etc. Don't fret about it!
  • brianlowell
    brianlowell Posts: 28 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    water retention...also, maybe you need to take a dump. weight loss isn't linear, it is a general trend over time...just as your weight maintenance will not be static, but rather a range of about 5 Lbs or so.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Drinking less and doing more can cause your body to retain water. It will normalize in a few days.

    This.

    Also salt. Especially if you're sodium-sensitive, the effect can be even more dramatic.
  • KristinaB83
    KristinaB83 Posts: 440 Member
    lol, I can go up 10lbs from day to day. Don't worry about it. I weighed myself last night and was 225, I weigh myself in the morning and I'm 214. Fluctuates all the time... I put no stock in it. Once weekly (real weigh in), always same time of day.
  • toronto_j
    toronto_j Posts: 206 Member
    You didn't. This is why I don't understand why people weigh themselves daily...they get obsessed with the fluctuations.
  • Florie77
    Florie77 Posts: 4
    Being a woman, a lot of it has to do with your "cycle". The same thing happens to me. Drink lots of water, and like everyone else is saying- be patient.
  • patsypooter
    patsypooter Posts: 175 Member
    Definitely notice weight gain around my cycle. It's water retention, d on't worry! Will start coming off again.
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    Didn't you know that the more frequently you weigh yourself the more weight you gain over a short period because of giving your mind set something to think about regarding weight? Everyone in broscience knows that!

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