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Night and Day

IUChelle423
IUChelle423 Posts: 197
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I learned the hard way last night that you ALWAYS, ALWAYS weigh yourself in the morning! I missed weighing in yesterday morning, so I figured - what the heck, the number won't be THAT different and weighed myself last night before I went to bed. When I saw the number, I totally freaked out! WHAT?!? How did I GAIN 4 pounds?!?

So I decided not to panic too much and just weigh myself this morning. I'm not up 4 pounds, I'm down 1!

Is it normal to have your weight fluctuate 5 pounds overnight?

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  • IUChelle423
    IUChelle423 Posts: 197
    I learned the hard way last night that you ALWAYS, ALWAYS weigh yourself in the morning! I missed weighing in yesterday morning, so I figured - what the heck, the number won't be THAT different and weighed myself last night before I went to bed. When I saw the number, I totally freaked out! WHAT?!? How did I GAIN 4 pounds?!?

    So I decided not to panic too much and just weigh myself this morning. I'm not up 4 pounds, I'm down 1!

    Is it normal to have your weight fluctuate 5 pounds overnight?
  • hmo4
    hmo4 Posts: 1,673 Member
    You bet!
  • Poison5119
    Poison5119 Posts: 1,460 Member
    YES.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Yup!

    Whatever time you chose to weigh during the day, stick to that time for every weigh in!
    I weigh at 3-ish in the afternoon.
  • wildkat318
    wildkat318 Posts: 326 Member
    Yep, I've been known to fluctuate by 7!! I always weigh first thing in the morning, buck naked, same day of the week! :smile:
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