What weight should I count

anbe15
anbe15 Posts: 5 Member
edited December 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh myself daily, and some days I can be 2 kgs lower than others, is the extra 2 kgs water weight ? I'm starting I lose motivation because of this as I have been working at this so much and have only seemed to have lost 3lbs within a month and sometimes gain some of the weigh back

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Either log every day or log one day a week (or every two weeks or every month) and make it the same day.

    Nobody weighs the same every day.
  • kimdawnhayden
    kimdawnhayden Posts: 298 Member
    Weigh once a week at the same time .... like Fridays right when you get up ... after you pee. ;)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Just watch the overall trend...body weight isn't static so the actual number doesn't really matter...the trend is what matters.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    Your weight can vary pretty significantly over time. The good news is you have lost 3 pounds in a month. Maybe it isn't what you were hoping for, but it is better than not losing or gaining weight. Keep it up and eventually all the weight goes away. It may be better next month as well. Just be patient and give it time.
  • anbe15
    anbe15 Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks everyone, just glad I haven't gained the 3lbs back !
  • I_amnr
    I_amnr Posts: 129 Member
    i usually do Saturday morning once I've used the toilet.
    also make sure I don't over eat the night before
    I sometimes do a Wednesday weight in out of curiosity but don't log it half the time
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I weigh every morning and track it using Trendweight. A weight tracker helps smooth out the fluctuations, so you don't panic so much! :lol:
  • melachey
    melachey Posts: 14 Member
    I weigh myself every morning and log it using the HappyScale app. However, I only log an "official" weight on MFP once a week on Wednesday. I like the daily weights because I get to see a trend. I use Wednesday as my official weekly weigh in because it gives me some time to recover from the weekend if I cheated.

    The HappyScale app has nice charts and graphs too. I really like it.

    It's also worth noting that your weight can vary throughout the day. I frequently weight two pounds less in the morning than I did when I went to bed. Be consistent with the time of day you weigh yourself.
  • karahm78
    karahm78 Posts: 505 Member
    I LOVE Happy Scale.... I log daily in it, as long as the overall trend is heading down I am happy. It really smoothes out the fluctuations and logs a moving average. I also like the look and reports, the app is well done.

    I only log losses into MFP.
  • MultipleHigh5s
    MultipleHigh5s Posts: 49 Member
    Always weigh at the same time everyday. I find first thing in the morning before I eat or drink anything to be the most consistent. But even then my weight can fluctuate a pound or two.
  • charleycartee
    charleycartee Posts: 49 Member
    I generally wake up, take my morning walk, and then weigh myself.

    early on I was weighing several times a day because I wanted to get an idea how much my weight changes in a day... it can easily fluctuate by more than 4 lbs (from my lightest to heaviest of the day)
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