Losing weight in a weird way?

madisonsteelex
madisonsteelex Posts: 295
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Welp, I've been losing weight seriously for about 8 months now, and it's been going pretty slow but that's probably because I'm not that big in the first place. But the way I have been losing is kind of weird.. I'll fluctuate between like 2 lbs of one weight for like 3 weeks to a month then all of a sudden I'll lose like 2-3 lbs in 2 days. Then stay at that weight/fluctuate about a pound above/below , then BOOM another 2-3 lbs.
Shouldn't it be a more steady/slow pace?
any ideas what's going on?

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  • madisonsteelex
    madisonsteelex Posts: 295
    bump
  • ranewell
    ranewell Posts: 621 Member
    Not a clue....but mine does the same thing! Nothing for 3 weeks, then like 5 lbs every week for the next 3...
  • 2knoxs
    2knoxs Posts: 81
    lol Id like to hear some answers to your question too. :)
  • madisonsteelex
    madisonsteelex Posts: 295
    It's so weird! I mean it averages out to MAYBE a half pound to a pound a week. if you think about it.. but it just is so weird and kind of discouraging
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,533 Member
    This sounds like an argument for weighing less often :laugh:

    I think it's common for this to happen, I know I go through it, too. Let's blame the moon.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    It's normal. Weight loss is not a linear activity. It's a biological process.
  • madisonsteelex
    madisonsteelex Posts: 295
    I just feel like if I'm consistantly burning more calories than I take in on a day to day basis I should be losing weight in a consistent way
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    That's not how it works, especially if you don't have a lot to lose and have too big a calorie deficit. Losing fat is HARD. Fat is part of the endocrine system and has a high priority as far as the body is concerned. If you have a lot of body fat, it will drop off (relatively) quickly, but when you have a lower body fat % than your body hangs on to it, as it needs a certain amount for proper function, and if you have too big a deficit, than your body does other things to avoid burning fat, and "hoards calories." You have to convince your body that it's going to have a constant supply of the fatty acids it needs to keep the endocrine system running properly. That's why weight doesn't drop in a linear fashion, your body hangs onto fat until it feels safe burning it off.

    That's a simplified explanation, I'm not a biologist, but this is what I've read on it.
  • cayzweaver
    cayzweaver Posts: 54 Member
    However it comes off, at least it comes off!!! In any event, I would kill for abs like yours! What's your secret?
  • cayzweaver
    cayzweaver Posts: 54 Member
    That's not how it works, especially if you don't have a lot to lose and have too big a calorie deficit. Losing fat is HARD. Fat is part of the endocrine system and has a high priority as far as the body is concerned. If you have a lot of body fat, it will drop off (relatively) quickly, but when you have a lower body fat % than your body hangs on to it, as it needs a certain amount for proper function, and if you have too big a deficit, than your body does other things to avoid burning fat, and "hoards calories." You have to convince your body that it's going to have a constant supply of the fatty acids it needs to keep the endocrine system running properly. That's why weight doesn't drop in a linear fashion, your body hangs onto fat until it feels safe burning it off.

    That's a simplified explanation, I'm not a biologist, but this is what I've read on it.

    This makes so much sense, it's scary! I've been eating lots more fish and taking fish oil capsules for the last month or so. Will this help convince my body that fatty acids will always be available? I know I feel better since taking them and my HDL level is dropping, Thanks for the great information.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    I wouldn't be surprised if hormonal fluctuations were playing a part in it. That's my excuse anyway. :wink:
  • ruby_red_rose
    ruby_red_rose Posts: 321 Member
    My doctor said weight loss for some people looks like stairs - flat for a while, some loss, followed by more flat and loss periods.
  • splackk
    splackk Posts: 163
    I like the stairs explanation, that’s how mine has been too. It’s very interesting to look back on after a period of time, but it does get frustrating when you know you’ve been busting your butt the whole week and every time you step on the scale it’s the exact same number. …Then you lose a load in a day and wonder why it couldn’t have just been a nice even loss going down just a little bit each day instead. Hang in there and try not to let the numbers get you down!
  • madisonsteelex
    madisonsteelex Posts: 295
    However it comes off, at least it comes off!!! In any event, I would kill for abs like yours! What's your secret?
    Well just so you know the picture in my ticker isn't me! It's where I want to be, my default picture is me though!
    I don't even know if I have a secret, I just noticed the ab definition this past weekend!
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