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Weight fluctuations

higgins8283801
higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am in maintenance now, so my goals have switched from weight loss to fitness. With that comes new weight training programs, and more speed and distance in my runs.

With that said: my weight has fluctuated all month! And it's completely normal.

I guess I'm posting this because so many get hung up, in a bump up in the scale. Please don't get discouraged when you see this. Especially when doing more fitness wise. Even my food diary over the last month shows I have not been as on top of sodium and I've been over more than I've been under, another cause of "weight gain"

I weigh daily, to track these sort of things and this is my month. You'll see I haven't quite made it back down to my low point. I weigh everything I eat, and know what I'm eating so I know what it is.

Yesterday I ran 4 miles in 35 minutes, my fastest time ever. Walked another 5, and then did weights. Today, up a pound and sore as crap. Lol

Anyway, it's normal to fluctuate. Don't let it bother you!! You'll come back down eventually. 2jbguwioek10.jpg

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  • moxie1962
    moxie1962 Posts: 165 Member
    Congratulations on getting to maintenance!!

    I myself weigh daily, and see fluctuations. But I can tell if it is water retention due to too much sodium, or maybe whatever activity I was doing that day. Monthlies also contribute up/down 3 lbs. So I don't worry unless I continue to over do it.

    Using the scale is merely a gauge of things. I don't let it eat at me. I know if I am following a healthy diet, or exercising...or not. If I exceed calories, and add a pound...it will come right off if I get back into it.

    Fluctuations WILL happen. I agree...there is no need to get discouraged with fluctuations! Life.... has a big impact on our bodies...and ourselves.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Way to get it woman!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Large and sudden weight fluctuations are NOT fat. Fat gain and loss is a slow, slow process.

    But knowing this, still doesn't completely free me from excitement when stepping on the scales.

    Weighing every day makes it less of a big deal, though.
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