Help please

luckyjen76
luckyjen76 Posts: 31 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I have been doing really well, and for some reason this morning on the scale I weigh 1.8lbs more than yesterday I am really discouraged by this and have no clue why this has happened I've even been exercising more. So if any one could possibly tell me why this could be happening I would appreciate any feedback

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Water retention and natural body fluctuations. No one has a static body weight. Your weight fluctuates in a range of 5-ish pounds from day to day due to things like stress, increased exercise, hormones, salt, waste, etc. A 1.8 pound gain over the course of 24 hours is nothing to worry about. The important thing is what the scale does over the course of weeks, not hours.
  • NASAwife13
    NASAwife13 Posts: 130 Member
    What she said ^^^^^

    My body fluctuates within like 5 pounds any given day. I dont take it to heart..or try not too. Some days I drink more water and others I eat things higher in sodium that causes water retention. Dont get discouraged just keep doing what you have been doing.
  • phrunch
    phrunch Posts: 115 Member
    Girl, cut yourself some slack! Maybe you just really had to pee. Or ate too much salt. Or drank a bottle of water.

    You can avoid this kind of frustration by cutting down to weighing yourself once per week. This will give your body more opportunity to even out and make real changes.
  • KassiesJourney
    KassiesJourney Posts: 306 Member
    Water retention!
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    Unless you ate 7,000 calories over maintenance in the past day or so it's not fat that you've gained. Weight loss also isn't linear so you will have small gains in between losses
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  • Rosie_McA
    Rosie_McA Posts: 256 Member
    Once a week is enough for me - same day and time, same set of scales, same place, before breakfast, and butt naked!
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