Gain 5 lbs in one day? Seriously?

i hear ya. i am trying hard not to weigh myself daily anymore and just every monday am. it's too depressing seeing the scale go up and down every few days. I just hate that if i was on one of my UP days when i weight myself on my weigh in day, i will be more discouraged....

You could be wearing heavier clothes, not pooed, eaten a lot of dense food, bloated, the list goes on.
Don't fret =]

OH the person above me, yes! PMS! I weigh AT LEAST 5 pounds more during that time than lose that plus about 2 pounds at the end of it all. So that's a good thing to consider

DON'T WEIGH YOURSELF EVERYDAY! Do it once a week, tops. Weight can vary as much as 5 lbs per day (mine has varied as much as 8). Don't cause yourself unnecessary stress!

100% ....sodium is your culprit ..your most definately high and it doesnt appear that your tracking it.....it can cause you to retain water etc too..start tracking it and keep it under 2000mg to start and see how it goes after 2 weeks..good luck

drink some water, take a dump, and weight tomorrow after potty, before consumption or shower, in the nude.

Don't get discouraged yet.

It could be your normal monthly water retention time. It sucks bigtime to see the scale pack the pounds on when you've been doing what you're supposed to but there is no getting around Mother Nature.

There could be other things you need to play with - maybe you're too far under your calorie goal. Maybe you're working out and adding muscle. Maybe your body was food deprived before you started counting calories here and you're just going through an initial gain to fix your metabolism.

Have you been working out and not logging it? If you're exercising and not eating back the calories your body may be holding onto your food.

There is no way that is real weight. I gain 10 pounds I kid you not if I am pmsing. I hate it. get some cucumbers they are a natural diuretic and eat then every few hours as well as grapefruit if you like it not the grapefruit juice just the balled fruit. figure out what you ate that might have had more sodium over a 3 day span...

A lot of things can change weight from day to day. Body measurements are more rewarding to see (i.e. pant size, shirt size.) The time of day can change your wieght. Keep in mind you are wieghing your ENTIRE body mass on a scale. It does not single out FAT. Don't be discouraged.

this is really grotesque coming from me especially (i don't usually put things so bluntly) however i recenlty experienced the same thing, i got up one morning when 2 days prior i had been doing days 2&3 level 1 of JM 30DS and running on my treadmill both days to find I had gained like 5.6 pounds, i had a melt down in the shower, drank lots of water upped my fiber intake that day watch exactly what i ate that day, took a gigantic poop and it was all gone plus an additonal pound, i know were all different! buttttt maybe you just need to go uh hum and increase your water intake today (like majorly, get some ice water and a straw and get going..... i'm really sorry for you, think positive and keep doing what your doing

Yes and as far as weighing everyday I only do that in the beginning for a week to see what foods arent agreeing with me. Every 1-2 weeks is what you should be weighing. How do your clothes feel when you put them on? The same? I am sure you are fine...also weather can really affect scales.