Any body else wake up 2 lbs heavier??!

I've been having a similiar issue for 5 months. I bounce between 3 numbers for 2-3 weeks. But then it stays down and I bounce between 3 numbers for 2-3 week. For instance I was bouncing between 176-174. The 174-171. Now I'm bouncing between 170 & 171. So its slow going for me. I understand your frustration. Eating right and exercising and the scale refuses to acknowledge all your hard work!!

But it's better to do all of this and know you are doing your best. Then to say why bother and do nothing!!

Stay strong!!!

How often are you weighing yourself? Generally, I do step on the scale nearly every day just being nosy but it's best to week yourself 1-2 times monthly. Also, take measurements. You have to keep in mind that your weight fluctuates for various reasons not relating to eating too much or not working out enough ... Muscles swell, water weight, sodium, bloating, etc. And also the absolute best way to see if your losing weight, in my opinion, is take note of how tight/loose your clothes are fitting. Are clothes that you wear often starting to feel looser than normal , are you having to pull up your pants all day? Those are great indicators of weight loss.

Things that cause weight gain--when you are not looking:
-Time of the month (grin and bear it)
-Lots of sodium in your food the day before (drink loads of water--repeat, water)
-Lack of BMs in the past day or so (drink loads of water and eat fibrous foods--veggies, raw fruits, whole grains)
-Someone messing around with your scale (just kidding!

I hope this problem passes and you continue a slow and steady weight loss. Hugs. :drinker: (water)

hell i showed 3 lbs this morning :sad:
:blushing: must have been those wings and beer last night :ohwell:

Ok, thank you -more good replies - yes my scale is digital - I'm sure I am one of the only ones who weigh daily (LOL) - I need to stop that I know.
This is the BEST site ever - have passed it along to so many of my friends who are struggling with weight - some say "it's a WEB site" - I say it is a LIFE site. So many good and caring answers. THANK YOU ALL !

LOL .. I'm bad about weighing myself daily. For most people, it can be extremely discouraging but it really hasn't affected me lately. It's kind of disappointing but on the other hand it makes me really want to push harder b/c i don't like seeing the same number everyday .. I've cut back though. I used to weigh myself multiple times a day.

& I agree .. it's a life site for sure! No problem .. We are all here for the same reasons!

Ah I know the feeling! Frustrating but most likely water weight. Happened to me too. I know I had a lot of sodium last night so I'm not going to let it get to me because tomorrow is a new day. Just keep working hard.

Being healthy and keeping weight off is a lifestyle change and commitment. A journey without a destination.

The weight will come off.

Sometimes it happens...I drink water the next few days (like I should). I try to drink 2-3 (32oz containers of water). Oh, I weigh myself every Sunday morning (in the nude). I get up and normally have to go to the bathroom afterwards I get on the scale. Please don't be discouraged or disappointed. Things happen you get a plateau or you gain unexpected weight you thought you would loose weight. Don't give up and stay focus. Keep your eyes on the big prize!!!! Shake off the bad feeling you have today. I

f you can shake you can make it....lol

Eve:bigsmile:

5 months?! Ok, I guess "patience" is the word I need to keep in my head ! I have a blood sugar issue - not bad but "on my way" so that is why I started this journey -

Mine high blood pressure.

The last 3 lbs decrease has been since increasing my calorie intake based on this sites reccommendation.

Patience is needed, because not based on a time frame, but based on my change in eating and exercise. I should have been to my first goal weight easily by now. Even at a 1lb weight lose a week. I've got 5 lbs on a low scale day!!! :huh:

I do have a Dr's appt set for next month. So bloodwork is going to be done to see if somethings going on internally. But until then I persevere!!! :blushing:

i also weighed myself early this week and it says i have gained 2lbs but a lot of people have told me that your weight can fluxuate
throught -out the week. also if you are exercising 5 times a week dont forget that muscle weighs more than fat so it might not actually be that you are gaining weight because of what you eat it may be that you are gaining muscle too.

also as i read in this post sodium can take a while to pass through the body and this can affect weight change especially if you are weighing so often.

my advice is to weigh the same day every week usually before breakfast and around the same time you should hopefully get a more accurate reading of how much you have lost.

i know how discouraging looking at the scales can be when it says you have gained weight i felt the same way yesterday i thought whats the point in doing this if its not working.

but im staying strong pushed on stayed within my 1200 calorie limit and exercised for 60 mins keeping my fingers crossed for when i step on that scale on wednesday.

good luck with the weight loss you can do it stay strong and stay positive

It's been said before, stop weighing daily, it will drive you mad. The best way to weightloss is to watch what you eat and get regular exercise but to make it a part of daily life.

As a trainer myself, I find many clients spend all their time equating exercise with food. "I did 300 calories on the bike, so I can eat 300 calories more".

This will set you back further as you are not changing your mind set to weightloss and healthy living, but are actually creating a mindset that is looking to eat MORE!

Calories in vs Calories out is right but not an exact science. If you burnt 600 calories last thing at night, do not expect to see a huge weighloss in the next 12 hours or so, it's a gradual process over time.

Also, to lose 1lb you need to burn 3,500 calories, hence the 500 a day for a week. So even burning 600 calories extra in a day you might only expect to see a 0.15 lb loss, which many scales won't pick up.

Depending on water levels, loo visits, food in stomach, time of month, salt levels etc you can change weight throughout the day.

I used to weigh myself before and after long runs during marathon training to see how much water to replace. I have got up before at 4am and weighed 13st 9, run 20miles, got back weighed 12st 12lb !! at 7am. And by 3pm been 13st 8lb and 13st 9lb by 6pm.

Thats a overall change in weight of 22lb up and down in 14 hours.

Once a week max weigh yourself.

Does muscle weigh more than fat? This is that question that is mis-quoted time and time again. The true answer is more of a language issue than a maths one.

People often dispute the statement using "a lb of muscle weighs the same as a lb of fat", well obviously.

Then again 10cm of a giraffes neck, is the same length as 10cm of a Swans neck. But i hope most people agree that a Giraffe has a longer neck.

When people say muscle weighs more than fat they really mean, the same amount of muscle IN VOLUME, weighs more than the same amount of FAT IN VOLUME.

So, a litre of Muscle I believe weighs about 1.06kg and a litre of fat about 0.9kg so the statement is true.

Whether this accounts for lack of weightloss is questionable though. It is highly unlikely that through starting an exercise programme you are going to lose a litre of fat and put on a litre of muscle.

TO put significant muscle ON you need to be eating plenty of protein and enough calories to have a surplus not a deficit. And also to be putting significant work in the gym. This is why most bodybuilders and boxers etc periodise their diets. They will spend a number of weeks in the hypertrophy stage building muscle with hard gym work and high calorie diets. These diets are usually high in protein and relatively low in fat/carbs.

They will then change exercise and diet regimes to strip away the resulting fat layers to reveal the new bigger stronger muscles.

I noticed the same thing too. I understand that weight is a terrible indicator of fat loss and that weighing yourself more than twice a month is pointless but it is still a guilty pleasure of mine. But I am more curious than anything why this happens. I mean I understand your body losses weight at night from water loss and even weight loss from the carbon you breath off. However I don't understand how the body can gain weight in sleep without manually adding something to it but it still does and the internet is absolutely no help.

All the time. Totally normal.