Dropped weight too fast

sturchiok89
sturchiok89 Posts: 14 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I stayed off the scale for a time and when I got on I saw I was 177.5. **does a jig** but I always do it two days in a row to make sure it sticks. The next day I was 176.8. Ok odd. And again today I dropped more, 174.9. I'm confused, I weigh every morning same way same time. I'm concerned that I'm losing too fast for reasons other than my diet. I do have a cold and so I'm on sudafed is that causing this? Should I switch meds. I don't want to be dropping weight in an unhealthy way. Or does it matter?

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  • alyssagb1
    alyssagb1 Posts: 353 Member
    If you're dropping that fast, and you have a healthy intake of calories etc, its more than likely water weight. I doubt its sudafed causing a loss such as that. Just keep an eye on the losses and go from there.
  • datsundriver87
    datsundriver87 Posts: 186 Member
    If your like me Your weight will flucuate pretty drastically. There's allot that comes into play such as water retention, how long since your last meal and how big it was, and many other variables. Think of it like this, if you drank a gallon of water than weighed... You would weigh approx 5 pounds more on the scale.. But you would have gained no sustained weight. I would not weigh more than once a week for this reason. For me personally +-5 pounds is pretty normal if I weigh everyday
  • Remaking_Me
    Remaking_Me Posts: 62 Member
    Honestly, fluctuations are super normal for females usually. Water, health, salt, exercise and diet, as well as sleep all play a role. I have bounced 4lbs in a 10 day time frame before, even 5.5 once. I wouldnt worry about it.

    Too much at once is like, 5+ in 7 days without effort. THEN Id be concerned.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    Meds don't magically dispose of calories, right?
  • momar23
    momar23 Posts: 292 Member
    I've had that happen a few times I am set to lose 1 a week and I'll lose 2-3 lbs in a few days after a 10 day stall then stall again. Weight loss isn't linear. After my last multiple days in a row loss I jumped back up for a week. Sometimes I can relate it to a change in workouts, TOM or eating out but not always. I weigh daily, track it and watch for trends
  • sturchiok89
    sturchiok89 Posts: 14 Member
    Ok thanks guys. I usually only weigh once a week unless I don't believe the scale. I've done this long enough I typically know how much my body fluctuates. This was just different. Usually I gain not lose when I fluctuate.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    sturchiok89 wrote: »
    Ok thanks guys. I usually only weigh once a week unless I don't believe the scale. I've done this long enough I typically know how much my body fluctuates. This was just different. Usually I gain not lose when I fluctuate.

    I get what you mean. Just a few weeks ago I went from 162 first thing in the morning to 167 THAT NIGHT. I try not to pay attention, and like you, I like to weigh every day. I try to remember the very FIRST piece of advice I ever got on here, which was that anything within 2-3 lbs is a dirty rotten lie until you get it thrice in a row measuring once a week.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    sturchiok89 wrote: »
    Ok thanks guys. I usually only weigh once a week unless I don't believe the scale. I've done this long enough I typically know how much my body fluctuates. This was just different. Usually I gain not lose when I fluctuate.

    You gain and lose when you fluctuate that's why it's called fluctuate ..:)
  • threadmad
    threadmad Posts: 190 Member
    momar23 wrote: »
    I've had that happen a few times I am set to lose 1 a week and I'll lose 2-3 lbs in a few days after a 10 day stall then stall again. Weight loss isn't linear. After my last multiple days in a row loss I jumped back up for a week. Sometimes I can relate it to a change in workouts, TOM or eating out but not always. I weigh daily, track it and watch for trends

    Me too! For several days, my weight will range 2 to 3 lbs around the same base weight, then I'll suddenly drop 2-3 lbs a day for a couple of days in a row, then start over again. If I only weighed once a week, I would rarely see a change from my base. THAT would drive me nuts. It took about a month before I recognized the cycle and understood that the fluctuating around a base weight did not mean I wasn't losing. It's just the way my body works.
  • MarcyKirkton
    MarcyKirkton Posts: 507 Member
    That's happened once.........in the very beginning to me. Nice, huh?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Fantastic, sounds like you're in a whoosh-Way to go!
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html/
  • AspenDan
    AspenDan Posts: 703 Member
    I've seen my weight fluctuate more than 8lbs in a single day..I think you're doin OK =)
  • iambabygoose
    iambabygoose Posts: 42 Member
    -10lbs in a week!

    My bloating has gone and I have been working really hard but I'm guessing the majority is water loss. It could be anything. Keep at it
  • KiwiAlexP
    KiwiAlexP Posts: 186 Member
    You may also want to check the batteries in your scale - I start showing ridiculous losses when the batteries are running low
  • kissedbythesunshine
    kissedbythesunshine Posts: 416 Member
    Sounds normal to me. I weigh daily and am always within a 5lb range. I like to think that my lowest number is the "real" number though

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