I usually weigh myself every morning, though I don't care what the scale says. More so curiosity. On nights I lift and after eating, I usually weigh myself at the end of the night.
I just got done eating dinner and from this morning to now I gained 9.5lbs. The largest difference was a few days ago and that was 5lbs after chugging a liter of water before bed.
Now that i think about it I was running too late today to have breakfast and ate more from 12-8 than in the morning.
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05-04-2009, 06:44 PM #1Registered User
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How much does your weight fluctuate thru the day?
1.01.11 - 264.6
6.07.11 - 242.1
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05-04-2009, 06:55 PM #2NITTANY LION PRIDE
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eh, I came back from vacation a week or so ago and I was up around 15 lbs. I wouldn't sweat it. Back to +1 lbs before I left for vacation.
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05-04-2009, 07:08 PM #3Bigger, Stronger, Faster.
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I've fluctuated as much as 10lb's from mid-day to the next morning. It's all waterweight usually.
Obsessed is a word used often by the lazy, in order to describe the dedicated.
Working to get sub 10% BF for the first time in my life!!!
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05-04-2009, 07:42 PM #4hindsight is always 20/20
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Yeah around 8-10lb for me too...
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05-04-2009, 08:49 PM #5dedication
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i usually range about 5-7 pounds through the day. but i just weight myself in the morning to keep track of my actual weight. depending what i ate the day before like a cheat day i can be 10 pounds heavier the next morning then back to normal in 2-3 days.
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05-04-2009, 11:48 PM #6Registered User
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I usually am 4 pounds heavier right before i go to bed
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05-05-2009, 01:31 AM #7Registered User
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Daily weighing in isn't the best idea, fluctuation occurs and can be a deterrent
Pick a day once a week (or even every 2 weeks) and weigh yourself that morning
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05-05-2009, 04:34 AM #8Registered User
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10 lbs is pretty normal for me. But the scale is not a tool I rely on to gauge my success. The mirror and calipers are your friends. I've weighed 205 for almost 3 weeks now but bf% keeps going down. Hooray for finally getting calories and macros correct.
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05-05-2009, 06:14 AM #9Registered User
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2-5 lbs, on average but it can be more than that. This is why scales are useless.
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05-05-2009, 07:22 AM #10Blackmill Music 10/10
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Scales are far from useless. They CAN be useful tools to track progress but things must be kept consistent to really see the benefits of one.Originally Posted by SocratesTX
"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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05-05-2009, 08:48 AM #11Banned
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Good to hear all your responses, lets me know im normal with my 7 or so pds of fluc. through a normal day. I like the scale, I get on it over 3 times a day, helps me really break everything down. When I dont like what it reads I give it THE BIRD and walk away.
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05-05-2009, 09:11 AM #12Registered User
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Wow! Three time a day. I'd get way too pissed off at myself (and the scale) if I did that. Once a week is more than enough to track your overall progress.
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05-05-2009, 09:23 AM #13Registered User
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I go between 175-183 lbs
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05-05-2009, 10:19 AM #14Registered User
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Okay, but maybe once every 2-4 weeks and it should be medical grade. Calipers and someone who knows how to use them is much better.Originally Posted by th3pwn3r
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05-05-2009, 10:40 AM #15NITTANY LION PRIDE
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Do you really? I know you say you just walk away... but it's some concern that you weigh yourself that much. If it doesn't matter, then why do you do it so often when you KNOW of the fluctuations? The reason I say this is I used to do the same, obsessed with the turnout and it'd really effect me if it wasn't lower then the last time, which was pretty often.Originally Posted by cmjenkins
My suggestion: weigh yourself once a week. Once every 2 weeks if you can bare. You'll be much happier when you see a 2 lb drop and not a .2 lb drop. I personally am not weighing myself for a month in order to truly assess if my diet is working, I know I'll want to switch if I don't see results after a week or two.
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05-05-2009, 11:11 AM #16Blackmill Music 10/10
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Well, it depends on what you're trying to do with the scale. If you're just tracking progress for the sake of WEIGHT loss then any scale will do. I wouldn't sign up for a fight and then use a crappy scale to see if I'm close to my weigh-in goal haha. That's when I would go with your medical grade scale recommendation. Anyhow, I weigh myself on a daily basis but I keep water intake and everything consistent so it shows pretty steady decreases through the weekOriginally Posted by SocratesTX
"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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