Weight fluctuations

beppipanks6
beppipanks6 Posts: 37 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How much "should" your weight fluctuate in a day?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited February 2016
    Mine fluctuates up to two pounds in a day, but up to three punds in 2 - 3 days.
  • beppipanks6
    beppipanks6 Posts: 37 Member
    Mine has been fluctuating around 5-6 lb a day, is this generally not normal?
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    Normal is relative when it comes to fluctuations.

    For me, it's 1-2 pounds for the most part.

    Others have a higher range.

    5-6 lb is a number I've seen posted by some folks here...what's your current weight? What's your height, age & gender? Those can play a role in water weight fluctuations :)

    ~Lyssa
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    There is no "should". I can fluctuate 5 lbs between 7am and noon. I've never tracked it for the whole day. From one morning to the next it can be 1-3 lbs, sometimes more.
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    I fluctuate 3-4 lbs during the day
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    If your calorie intake is consistently at the same level either at or below your MFP calorie budget for your weight loss goal, your weight fluctuations will be influenced by your sodium intake and your menses. If your sodium is higher one day by 400mg than the day before, you should retain an extra 2 lb of water. It's quite drastic.
  • CodyQuinlan
    CodyQuinlan Posts: 38 Member
    Depends mine changes about 2lbs however it can change up to 5lbs depending on the food I eat the day before. If you consume a large amount of carbs which will be broken down and stored as glycogen in your muscles this will increase you weight and increase your water retention.
  • beppipanks6
    beppipanks6 Posts: 37 Member
    Thank you for all the comments, starting to understand it a bit more,
    @macgurlnet 5 ft 5, 215lb and 18
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    edited February 2016
    Best thing is don't scale obsess it only tells you one part of the story
    Weigh once a week same day time etc then write it down but only take your progress n a monthly weigh so if you started on Jan 20th every 20th is the progress indicator
    TAPE MEASURE is better a inductor

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