by how many pounds does your weight flactuate per day

fitnessqueen91
fitnessqueen91 Posts: 166 Member
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This morning I weighed 12st 4lb, but this evening I weighed myself after my work out and I was 12st 7. I checked my home scales as they were 12st 7lb too. Both are digital scales. I haven't eat that much today. In fact I haven't even had dinner yet. I've been drinking a lot of liquids today. I've had about 4 cups of coffee today, with sweetner and tiny bit of semi skim milk and I worked my butt off at the gym. I had a really good work out, even my mum says I look thinner after my work out. I sweated a lot and drank a fair amount of water. I usually only go up by 2 pounds at the end of the day, not 3. My body fat percentage has gone down a bit; yesterday I was 32%, today I'm 31.6%. I checked and apparently it's healthy. I think I've lost a bit off my hips but not so much from my waist which is odd as ive always had a small waist. I'm 31 inches round the small bit of my waist, is that big? I'm around 41.5 inches round my hips. My period may be due so I dont know if that's caused my weight to go up during the day as well. By how many pounds does your weight flactuate during the day?

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  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    I have "gained" as much as 4 lbs in one day (weighed myself at 5 AM and again at 5 PM).

    My weight fluctuates up and down by 2-5 lbs throughout the week depending on if I had a carb-heavy day, a sodium-heavy day, if I lifted weights... that's why I only record my weight once a week, usually Friday or Saturday.
  • ddslowly
    ddslowly Posts: 46 Member
    it's been by as much as 5 or 6 pounds (thanks sodium and booze) but is usually around 2 or 3. i rarely weight myself for just that reason.
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I take no notice of my weight other than first thing in the morning but occasionally I'll step on the scales before getting in the shower at night out of curiosity and it sometimes goes up by about 6 or 7 pound. It means nothing.
  • iorahkwano
    iorahkwano Posts: 709 Member
    Quite a lot, actually.

    In the morning I could be 138lbs...
    After 3 meals, I'll be 145lbs.
  • sugarlemonpie
    sugarlemonpie Posts: 311 Member
    I typically fluctuate around 2lbs a day.

    It just depends what I eat, especially if it's particularly high in sodium.
  • scody311
    scody311 Posts: 12 Member
    Here, you can see! I have been keeping a daily log of my weight loss journey...
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhYbOincv7eJdHU1MWtzWDhfQWhJZ3pTYVlGXzVUSkE&usp=sharing
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    By as much as 5-6 pounds a day.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    day to day, 3-5 Lbs...but if you're weighing yourself throughout the day, keep in mind that you are consuming food and liquids...these have mass and thus weight. If you eat 1/2 Lb of food, guess what, that weight doesn't magically disappear just because you swallowed. You're also creating waste...which also has weight. You have to remember that the number on the scale is just that...and it is made up of many different things, not just fat.

    I would highly suggest you don't step on the scale multiple times per day...there is really no reason to do that and it would appear that you are already having issues with this.
  • scody311
    scody311 Posts: 12 Member
    I track daily, but I only really care about the average of the last seven days... That number tells me if I am consistently moving down.

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