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Weight Gain

carieblack619
carieblack619 Posts: 26 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh myself everyday, which I know I probably shouldn't do. But my weight fluctuates really bad. Like this morning I weighed myself and I gained 2 lbs since yesterday. Did I really gain 2 lbs overnight or is it just the time of day I weigh in or what? It is very discouraging.

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  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    Did you eat an extra 7,000 calories yesterday?
    If no, it's just normal variation (water, BM (yes, gross), even if you ate a large breakfast...)
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    Unless you are 7000 calories over your maintenence you didn't gain 2lbs of fat. Weight changes daily and hourly for a lot of different reasons.
  • strikerjb007
    strikerjb007 Posts: 443 Member
    You said you shouldn't weight yourself daily and yet you do. Do you know why you shouldn't do that? I will quote you: "it's very discouraging."

    First of all, do it once a week, same day, same time. In fact, do it in the morning after you pee, that way there are less variables. Your weight varies every minute. I weight 146 in the morning and by afternoon I am up to 152.
  • carieblack619
    carieblack619 Posts: 26 Member
    I was 100 calories under my goal yesterday but I didn't do my normal exercises. I played basketball and frisbee instead which burned about the same amount of calories I usually do. I have been on this constant struggle with weight loss since December. I will lose weight for a few weeks and then gain weight for a few weeks. So I pretty much stay the same weight.
  • sipseyab
    sipseyab Posts: 56 Member
    If you know you shouldn't do it, why do you? Weigh yourself once a week - max.
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