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Is my scale broken??

sarahcohee Posts: 36 Member

May 2017 edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss

I usually only weigh once a week, but yesterday when I did, I had gained two ounces from last week. I weighed again today out of curiosity, and I was down 2.5 pounds! What the heck?!

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  jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member

  May 2017

  Your weight is not static and daily fluctuations of a few pounds are completely normal.

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  L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member

  May 2017

  Did you eat or drink anything between now and then? Or pee or poop? My scale fluctuates that way everyday. Up two, down two.

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  vivelajackie Posts: 321 Member

  May 2017

  If weight fluctuation were a carnival ride they'd be a tilt a whirl. Nauseating and very confusing... Nah. Completely natural to bounce like that

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  bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member

  May 2017

  Do you expect to always weigh the same or drop at an exact rate? It doesn't work like that.

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  AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member

  May 2017

  http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10084670/it-is-unlikely-that-you-will-lose-weight-consistently-i-e-weight-loss-is-not-linear/p1

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  Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,559 Member

  May 2017

  +/- 2 lbs is common for me. I totally agree that it's spooky. Where does it come from and where does it go? Inquiring minds need to know.

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  jmolivia Posts: 43 Member

  May 2017

  Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

  +/- 2 lbs is common for me. I totally agree that it's spooky. Where does it come from and where does it go? Inquiring minds need to know.

  
  I think it's .... pooooooop.

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