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Do you really consistently lose every week?

BflSaberfan
BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
edited January 21 in Health and Weight Loss
I will hover around the same weight for 2/3 weeks, then go down 2 lbs....then stay there for a week, ....then go up 1 lb....then stay there for another week, then go down another lb.

I have never consistently lost weight every single week =( Makes me sad.

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  • mamamia29
    mamamia29 Posts: 32 Member
    I can be like this too. I think it is my monthly cycle, i'll hold onto weight for a few wks then the week after my cycle
    I can lose up to 3lbs in a week.

    The body is a weird but wonderful thing!
  • drop_it_like_a_squat
    drop_it_like_a_squat Posts: 377 Member
    As you can read all over this community: "Weight loss isn't linear".
    Your body isn't a machine, you can't give x input & get x output. Everyone has their ups & downs during their journey, it's totally normal. Just don't get discouraged, you got to keep going.
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
    Sadly, that's the way it happens to me, too. With sodium (salt) intake, fluctuating fluid retention, various levels of food/waste retained in the bowels, etc., it'll probably continue that way. So I only weigh once every week or two. That helps. But I take great solace in the fact that the general trend is down, rather than up. So let's just keep at it!
  • xxTracey
    xxTracey Posts: 85 Member
    Me too :( x
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    No, you do not lose the same amount of weight every week. But, look at the overall trend and you will see it is going down!!! I have been maintaining for 8 months and I watch the overall trend to stay +/- 1 to 2 lbs. I weigh myself every morning and do not get upset with a small gain or loss. If I "binge" then I expect to gain 3-4 lbs but... I get right back on track and get the weight off. It is how I have found to maintain. It is not the absolute number but the overall trend down for losing and constant for maintaining.
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    Sadly, that's the way it happens to me, too. With sodium (salt) intake, fluctuating fluid retention, various levels of food/waste retained in the bowels, etc., it'll probably continue that way. So I only weigh once every week or two. That helps. But I take great solace in the fact that the general trend is down, rather than up. So let's just keep at it!

    Maybe I will switch to weighing every two weeks or every month instead of every other day as I am now. It's driving me crazy
  • Reeceybaby1988
    Reeceybaby1988 Posts: 91
    ive lost on average, 1.8lbs per week, i weight and take measurements every 2 weeks, and yes, i have lost very consistently !

    my progress graph looks like the side of a moderately steep hill (downwards ofcourse :P). dont know how long this is going to last though but if what im doing is working why change :)
  • melissak2177
    melissak2177 Posts: 2
    I Lose about 1 pound each week.. its slow but steady! I do notice a stall each month around my cycle.. just stay positive.. a loss is a loss:smile:
  • mikeroobuddha
    mikeroobuddha Posts: 28
    I weigh every morning and sometimes I'm up and somtimes I'm down but everyday I record my weight into an app that displays it as a chart and shows me the overall downward trend.

    I do feel as though I know my body better for weighing every day and I can attribute gains and losses more easily to actions I've taken or foods I've eaten/not eaten..... :smile:
  • raspberryk
    raspberryk Posts: 39 Member
    No I lose only lose 2-3 out of every 4-5 weeks, sometimes I think it's to do with monthly cycles sometimes I think it's just me having a bad week or two. I weigh in on Thursday evenings at the same time at my slimming group.

    x
  • Toddahlie
    Toddahlie Posts: 116 Member
    As you can read all over this community: "Weight loss isn't linear".
    Your body isn't a machine, you can't give x input & get x output. Everyone has their ups & downs during their journey, it's totally normal. Just don't get discouraged, you got to keep going.

    Totally agree!!
  • srk369
    srk369 Posts: 256 Member
    I weigh every morning and sometimes I'm up and somtimes I'm down but everyday I record my weight into an app that displays it as a chart and shows me the overall downward trend.

    I do feel as though I know my body better for weighing every day and I can attribute gains and losses more easily to actions I've taken or foods I've eaten/not eaten..... :smile:

    I do this too and record them on my weight on my Fitbit site that then links to an account with Trendweight.com. I don't stress over the scale and know it's going to go up and down. But I like knowing the numbers and how activities and food effect me.
  • squiggyflop
    squiggyflop Posts: 148 Member
    I lose just about the same amount every week, until I get my period. Im on bc pills that make it so that I do not get it every month though. So im pretty sure its your cycle messing with your numbers
  • skydiveD30571
    skydiveD30571 Posts: 281 Member
    Sadly, that's the way it happens to me, too. With sodium (salt) intake, fluctuating fluid retention, various levels of food/waste retained in the bowels, etc., it'll probably continue that way. So I only weigh once every week or two. That helps. But I take great solace in the fact that the general trend is down, rather than up. So let's just keep at it!

    Maybe I will switch to weighing every two weeks or every month instead of every other day as I am now. It's driving me crazy

    Keep logging everything accurately and put up the scale for a couple weeks. Trust that what you are doing will work. Weigh in every couple weeks to check progress. I think you'll be much happier and less stressed this way.

    I too weighed daily just to see the fluctuations. Even though I understood why it would go up and down daily, it's still a bummer seeing it go up and can put a damper on the rest of your day. I switched to once every 2 weeks and feel much better!
  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    I lose just about the same amount every week, until I get my period. Im on bc pills that make it so that I do not get it every month though. So im pretty sure its your cycle messing with your numbers

    I dont get a cycle any more due to my bc
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    No I don't, I will go weeks without loosing and then drop 4lb then go weeks again sometimes. I did work out though I still average 1lb a week which I have to remind myself of every time I get a 'maintain' on the scales.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I lose just about the same amount every week, until I get my period. Im on bc pills that make it so that I do not get it every month though. So im pretty sure its your cycle messing with your numbers

    I dont get a cycle any more due to my bc

    Ah well, you may not get the 'evidence' of a cycle but you may still have one. I don't have a period but I do get one week a month where I could eat the contents of the fridge, am moody and get all the other PMT symptoms and I never lose that week.
  • i_luv_irs
    i_luv_irs Posts: 30 Member
    Nope. Some weeks I don't lose. Then I suddenly go down a pound or three over the next week or so. Then nothing. Don't bother to weigh during that time of the month anymore since I can appear to have gained up to 4 pounds then! It doesn't bother me anymore.
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