Over night weight loss

The answer I see most often is that it's water weight/fluctuation. Only log at the end of the week and you'll start averaging a pattern.

Depending on how much you've got to lose you will see some dramatic stuff at first.

But hey, take it and enjoy!!
Motivation comes from things like this.

And good luck with the next few days. Keep doing what you're doing.
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There are two schools of thought here...

Daily weight and weekly weight.

Weekly weight takes some of the stress out of this. You don't have to think about the numbers on the scale. All you worry about is what your plan is. It keeps you from second guessing your plan, and helps you stay motivated.

Daily weight can be kind of nerve wracking. When you've just had a great day, and that scale is up two pounds....YIKES. I have been a daily weigher for years, and it's the only way I could do this. I log every day, and after 50 days on MFP, I can see a very clear downward trend in my weight. There are fluctuations, yes...but I have made my peace with them.

There are so many factors that affect your weight on any day. Your water retention, your digestion, what time of day it is, where you are in your menstrual cycle...I always worry if I weigh weekly that my number is off because of one of these factors.

It depends on what you personally like...I weigh at the same time every day, naked, first thing in the morning, after I pee. Same scale. Those are the important things...

It is due to cosmic relative functions evaporating through the equators pulse waves. Clearly.

Weight can fluctuate quite a bit day to day...I've noticed it's mostly from differences in carb (specifically gluten, go figure) intake.

Still, good on you for starting! You're gonna do great!

I'm also in the "weigh-daily, record weekly" camp. Seeing the daily fluctuations serve as a great reminder to be diligent about making healthy choices. Recording weekly prevents me from becoming spastic about those same fluctuations.

The caveat: Any time I increase my calorie allowance, I hide the scale for a few weeks while my body adjusts to having more fuel to burn! Otherwise, I'm diligent about my method.

So, unfortunately, you did not lose 7 pounds of fat overnight! It's not uncommon for weight to fluctuate several pounds from day to day, but if you changed your diet suddenly, it's likely that most of that 7 is water. That's not a bad thing... 7 pounds is 7 pounds. Just don't be disappointed when things even out and your seeing much smaller numbers. Keep it up and Good luck!

I want to lose 56lb so yes a fair amount to lose! I do tend to lose quickly at first then it goes to a more steady 1-1.5 lb per week. I have added you. Your pic looks fab! Thank you!

This is standard. You lose a bunch of water weight in the beginning, then you start to lose mass. That is when the weight loss slows down.

You probably sweated some of it out overnight, and the rest is due to household scale inaccuracy. I can get that much of a difference by weighing myself in different parts of the room, because the floor is slightly uneven.

Pick one. Weekly at the same time of day, or do it daily. You can fluctuate up to 5 lbs in a week naturally. Your body is a biological system trying to maintain a balance. Its normal. Consistency will tell you if you are losing true weight or not.

Personally I weight daily and ignore increases (and what they could mean to my self-esteem). I've tracked for months in a row, charted it, and there is a definite up and down swing for me. I dont sweat the up-swing because I know that my cycle has a huge impact on it. "Real" weightloss for me is a few days after my period ends. That is my lowest point consistently and if I have lost weight/inches thats when I see it. You are looking for a pattern, not a daily number.

While I do weigh myself every day with that same method of doing it when I first wake up, naked and after I pee and I write down that weight every day in a little notebook - its good for me to see how I fluctuate and what my trends are - BUT I only have one official weigh-in day each week which I post on here. I find it's a good balance to see those day to day ups and downs but then see the overall downward trend with the weekly weigh-ins Keep it up!

This is what I did as well. Helped me see patterns, fluctuations, and how certain foods affected me.

Pick one. Weekly at the same time of day, or do it daily. You can fluctuate up to 5 lbs in a week naturally. Your body is a biological system trying to maintain a balance. Its normal. Consistency will tell you if you are losing true weight or not.

Personally I weight daily and ignore increases (and what they could mean to my self-esteem). I've tracked for months in a row, charted it, and there is a definite up and down swing for me. I dont sweat the up-swing because I know that my cycle has a huge impact on it. "Real" weightloss for me is a few days after my period ends. That is my lowest point consistently and if I have lost weight/inches thats when I see it. You are looking for a pattern, not a daily number.

Definitely this^^^!

The first week is usually the easiest for weight loss. The change in eating habits may be hard, but you can drop quite a few pounds in the first week, which most people assume is mostly water weight. After that you'll have to really stick with it to maintain a half or pound per week and will still have some plateau weeks where you don't seem to budge much at all.

Trying to lose any amount of weight is at least a six month to a year commitment and easily much more plus maintenance, but once you drop a couple sizes and feel better than you have in years, it's well worth all the effort.

While I do weigh myself every day with that same method of doing it when I first wake up, naked and after I pee and I write down that weight every day in a little notebook - its good for me to see how I fluctuate and what my trends are - BUT I only have one official weigh-in day each week which I post on here. I find it's a good balance to see those day to day ups and downs but then see the overall downward trend with the weekly weigh-ins Keep it up!

This is a very good suggestion. I'll probably implement this. Thank You!