Is a 4 pound weight fluctuation normal?
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Even before working out and dieting I noticed sometimes I would fluctuate from 120 to 116. I'm 118 now, but some days I'll be all the way down to 114. I know weight fluctuation is normal, but it's usually a pound or two, not four. Anyone else have big weight fluctuations?
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I can have up to 5, depending on how much water I drink.0
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I would get that on my old scale and it would drive me crazy. I found this one on Amazon and have been so happy that I sucked it up and bought a new scale.
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/health-products/bathroom-scale-reviews/best-bathroom-scales#slide-10 -
i can be around 60
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I usually fluctuate about a kg or 2 which is about a 4 pounds, its fine I guess, it may just normal variation0
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Ya, water weight can make that happen. Drink a ton of water one day to flush things out. The next day's weigh-in will be pretty true.0
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It is normal. It depends on how much water I drink.0
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This is exactly the reason that I don't weigh myself anymore. If you lift at all, you can see great weight fluctuations due to water retention/DOMs. once I began heavy lifting, I just had to stop using the scale b/c it was driving me CRAZY!0
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Even before working out and dieting I noticed sometimes I would fluctuate from 120 to 116. I'm 118 now, but some days I'll be all the way down to 114. I know weight fluctuation is normal, but it's usually a pound or two, not four. Anyone else have big weight fluctuations?0
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I do. Mine comes after i lift then drops after a day or two for recovery. Sometimes I have too much salt or not enough water.0
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OP, yes. It's normal. No worries.0
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I fluctuate about 3 lbs during the day, and up to five during totm.0
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Even before working out and dieting I noticed sometimes I would fluctuate from 120 to 116. I'm 118 now, but some days I'll be all the way down to 114. I know weight fluctuation is normal, but it's usually a pound or two, not four. Anyone else have big weight fluctuations?
I find it helpful to weigh myself once a week in the morning just after I wake up. I take measurements twice a month or when I am curious.
I found weighting myself every day was hard on my brain. I would work my heart out and eat smart the entire three days and gain 2lbs...that would frustrate me...but at the end of a week I would see results. This day to day fluation is totally normal! You will see this if you weigh yourself three times in a day...even big changes...take one day at a time and I hope with your weight loss and toning you reach your goal.0 -
I"m glad I'm not the only one! OMG, it was making me nuts. My weight is fluctuating like crazy some weeks. I can loose or gain 5lbs in 24 to 48 hours and not really change much.
I'm going to start paying more attention to my salt intake. I don't salt my food but I do take in a lot of processed foods.0 -
Thats why I weigh myself every day, I like to see fluctuations to know things are ok.0
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On a recent cruise vacation (6 days) I 'gained' 6 pounds. That weight was gone in 2 days. While on the boat the food had more sodium and I did not drink my normal amount of water. The six pounds was primarily water retention and was gone one I got back into my normal routine.
I have had my weight fluctuate 5 pounds in a day easy - if I weigh in the morning and at night. That is why I don't do that.
My sudden increases relate to eating food others prepare or not drinking much water or, rarely, overworking my muscles. Ironic isn't it that not drinking water makes you retain water. I need to get a little more of the muscle-related water retention.
I also never seem to see a sudden weight loss, unless it's been preceeded by a sudden weight gain. Ah well, slow and steady does it.0 -
A lot of people say they fluctuate big time, but I only ever fluctuate 1-1.5kg , even when I bloat big time before period. Still never more than 1.5kg up and then back down again next day0
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If I weigh myself in the evening verse morning I'll have a 4 pound gain. Morning it's gone. I weigh myself once a week at the same time to help avoid the fluctuation and even then sometimes it doesn't work.0
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I do. Mine comes after i lift then drops after a day or two for recovery. Sometimes I have too much salt or not enough water.
Mine too, especially if I have a "free" day (I eat any/all junk food), and it can take a few days for the salt to filter out. I am trying to drink alot more water and I noticed that helps.0 -
yes its normal! if your gonna weigh yourself do it in the morning b4 drinking or eating! scales are usually innacurate especially digital ones and they can be affected by the temp in the room! plus if you eat and it has salt and then you drink water you will retain more water weight. i can actually gain 6 lbs in the morning and then lose most of it b4 lunch!0
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For me, particularly when I was still eating alot of grains, I would fluctuate over 10 lbs in the course of a month, however, the average or ending point I was really the same weight. ( weighed myself daily in the mornings every day for 3-4 months). So there is variation.0
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