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Don't lose then drop.....

AChristopher09
AChristopher09 Posts: 19
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I'm curious as to why my body does what it does....I weigh every day and my weight usually stays around the same for a week or two and then all of a sudden I weigh and start dropping 3-4 lbs within 2 days. is that normal? I have lost 4 lbs in the last few days. This has been consistent with my weight loss since the beginning.

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  • brynnsmom
    brynnsmom Posts: 945 Member
    It seems like that was always the case for me, too. I don't think it's unusual.
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html
  • reddi2roll
    reddi2roll Posts: 356 Member
    Just take it and run...LOL.
  • SteveHunt113
    SteveHunt113 Posts: 648 Member
    That's basically how it works for me. What I see is a big drop, followed by a little increase, then hover slightly higher than my lowest point, followed by another big drop.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    yep pretty normal
  • Le_Joy
    Le_Joy Posts: 549 Member
    Last time I lost weight it was a steady slow loss. But this time I have been doing that no loss for a while, then a sudden drop.
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    Happens to me - I chalk it up to my body adjusting itself and I find I lose inches during that slight gain/stall - then drop. Enjoy it and as long as you are doing what you should, you will be fine :)
  • AChristopher09
    AChristopher09 Posts: 19
    That article was a pretty interesting read, thanks for that! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! yay for weighloss! I'm only 3lbs away from a 60lb loss and I'm ecstatic!
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Happens to me, too :)
  • chickybuns
    chickybuns Posts: 1,037 Member
    Mine did that when I first started, but it was always right after my period I lost.
  • nutandbutter
    nutandbutter Posts: 447
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

    Was going to post this! Great read.
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    I was the same way. I would stay the same for a couple of weeks, then have a nice loss. It all evens out in he end. I hit my goal in January and when I calculated my loss per week, it was about a lb a week, what I had it set on.
  • Hannekve
    Hannekve Posts: 6 Member
    I weight myself often out of curiousity, and I see the same thing. If I exercise hard I don't see the weight loss untill after the muscle soreness is gone. Hormones also play a part, I weight a couple of ponds more at the beginning of TOM.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    I think it's the norm. Lyle McDonald calls them wooshes. I call them tectonic shifts. :happy:
  • ImaSongbird
    ImaSongbird Posts: 126 Member
    I think we hear so much about the mathematics of weight loss that we forget that our bodies are not calculators. Subtracting X for Y days does not necessarily equal Z weight loss. We need to be patient and focus on healthy living in the long term, and the numbers will do their dance, trending downward over time.
  • anfmusicgrl
    anfmusicgrl Posts: 63 Member
    This is exactly how my losses have been every single week, of every single month, for the past 6 months (53 lbs of loss so far)

    My week tends to be like:

    1-2 days of losses ranging from 1-4 lbs;
    2-5 days of hovering at the lowest weight
    1 day above the lowest weight....

    Then rinse, and repeat, I'll "whoosh" down another few pounds.

    It's not always exactly in that pattern, but I don't lose 1/2 pound, etc most of the time.. mine almost always is coming off in 1-2 lb increments. I rarely ever see a drop of a few ounces, or whatever. It's strange..but during the days I am lingering I just keep on going and know that it will drop eventually if I've been consistent...

    I also have noticed my losses tend to mostly follow one of my higher calorie days (I zigzag to a degree) and/or days off from working out. Which after reading that article, and from what I suspected, did have to do with hormones and/or water retention.
  • amdahwd
    amdahwd Posts: 237 Member
    Same for me... It is frustrating to see a low number on the scale and then see it go right back up the next day even after doing everything "right". I have realized that I see a larger number after a few days of doing less cardio.
  • ingfit
    ingfit Posts: 180 Member
    I'm the same way. I only weigh in once a week, but this is my pattern for the last month: Lose 4lbs, gain 2 lbs, lose 1 lb, gain 2lbs (TOM) ...... but I am still below my original weight from the previous month start. So I average a loss of about a one lb a week which is my goal. Its just the way my body works!
  • ImaSongbird
    ImaSongbird Posts: 126 Member
    It's like a Mambo:

    two steps forward, one step back
    one step forward, two steps back

    but over a period of time it trends downward.
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