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Weight fluctuates -.-

hiyomi
hiyomi Posts: 906 Member
edited January 8 in Health and Weight Loss
Sooo, I check my weight basically everyday when I go to the gym, it usually goes up and down,1-3 pounds, but these past 2 days that I weighed myself it says I gained about 4 pounds over a weekend. I know I did not each THAT much, at most 2,000 calories on a Saturday, but what gives? >.< How long does weight usually go up and down for? Usually I weigh myself after I have had my breakfast and lunch, because the scale is at the gym. I'll be buying my own later this week so I can check first thing in the morning before any food. Are there certain foods that make you bloated?

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    How long does weight usually go up and down for

    forever, until you die. after death it goes down only, as you decompose.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    Sooo, I check my weight basically everyday when I go to the gym, it usually goes up and down,1-3 pounds, but these past 2 days that I weighed myself it says I gained about 4 pounds over a weekend. I know I did not each THAT much, at most 2,000 calories on a Saturday, but what gives? >.< How long does weight usually go up and down for? Usually I weigh myself after I have had my breakfast and lunch, because the scale is at the gym. I'll be buying my own later this week so I can check first thing in the morning before any food. Are there certain foods that make you bloated?
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/350212--why-scales-lie?hl=why+scales+lie

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  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    Mine goes up and down by 4-5lbs through the week.

    Just weigh yourself once a week, at the same time. Monday morning, straight out of bed, is my lowest weight for the week for some reason, so I just weigh then.
  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    Sodium, poop, retaining water... really a million little things. Don't weigh yourself everyday if it bugs you. We fluctuate by up to 10lbs a day.
  • amanda_ataraxia
    amanda_ataraxia Posts: 400 Member
    I would stop weighing yourself every day.

    Mine can change as much as 5lbs in a day, or even from the morning to evening. It will drive you insane if you weigh every single day.
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