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Do YOU go up and DOWN?

BenKnowsFitness
BenKnowsFitness Posts: 451 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Around the end of 2011 my weight loss experience changed drastically. Instead of holding steady with the occasional loss, I started going up and down on a daily basis. It is not unusual to have an 8 pound variation inside of one week. I've seen as much as a 6 pound difference from one day to the next. So for the last 6 months I've seen a high of 194 and a low of 185.4 and all points in between. Does anyone else have this going on?

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  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    everyone does. water retention. pooping frequency. amount of sleep. intensity of workout. macro composition. all of this can have an effect on the scale.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    Yup. Lose a few pounds during the week and gain most of it back so MFP tracker tells me I lost half a pound or whatever. There're tons of reasons why, too.
  • LilSomethin
    LilSomethin Posts: 545 Member
    Yup, I do...I can weigh anywhere from 133.8-139.8 so I've pretty much given up on the scale and just use it occasionally to make sure I stay under 140. As long as I stay in that range I'm happy :)
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