how often do you lose weight?

sjprasad
sjprasad Posts: 8
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't lose any weight for maybe 2 weeks and all of a sudden i notice i lost 2lbs...do you have the same experience?

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  • Yes, that happens a lot. I can go as many as 3 weeks with little or no change and then have a sudden drop.
  • bethrs
    bethrs Posts: 664 Member
    It has happened to me before. Just recently actually. I lost 1/2 a pound one day after not having lost for weeks, and then consecutively I weighed a good 2 pounds less on two different days (I re-weighed to make sure it wasn't a fluke). If you are a lady, especially, water can sometimes hang around and mask loss as it happens, and then when you aren't hanging on to the water, you see the loss...
  • teachparents
    teachparents Posts: 225 Member
    yes the loss seems to come suddenly and erratically.. heres my scale story for you

    i have a scale thats about 20 years old. when i point it north i weigh 5 pounds less than when i point it south... i got two responses when i queiried this:

    1. from my husband- are you sure you werent standing on a compass
    2. from a friend... try standing east and west maybe youll lose 10 pounds!


    time for a new scale/compass
  • betsyweltha
    betsyweltha Posts: 17 Member
    I agree... It's a girl thing :)
  • Oh yes, I had not lost any weight for almost a few weeks and suddently today I lost more than 3 lbs. You are not alone.
  • Dafrog
    Dafrog Posts: 353
    your weight can vary from 3 to 5 lbs. depending on so many factors (food, water, retention of water, muscle gain or no bowl movement). The scales are not as accurate as ppl give them credit. I would suggest taking measurements atleast once a month. ex: one month i only loss one pound, although lost 12" from different points on my body.
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