Weight going up and down

[billr77]

Ive been back in the gym for a whole month now and ive gone from 290lb to 280lbbut everytime i check my weight its different, ill be up one day and down the next dayI run 3 to 5 miles aday ive been eatting healthy, been drinking as much water as i can and i cant seem to lose weight and keep it off I check my weight last night and it was 285lb, i check this morning after my run and it was 280lbsIm think im building muscle but im not lifting weights, my legs are looking nicecould i be building muscle on my legs? from doing cardio

[Joe HadEID]

Do not weigh yourself everyday.
At max, once a week. Weigh yourself at the same time, with the same clothes on etc.
For example, I weigh myself in the mornings, on an empty stomach, after my showers.. Usually every other Sunday.

I would recommend you measure yourself (stomach, neck, arms, legs etc) as scales are NOT accurate.

[NeedANick]

Do not weigh yourself everyday.
At max, once a week. Weigh yourself at the same time, with the same clothes on etc.
For example, I weigh myself in the mornings, on an empty stomach, after my showers.. Usually every other Sunday.

I would recommend you measure yourself (stomach, neck, arms, legs etc) as scales are NOT accurate.

Let me just rephrase that for him:
scale is not accurate to check fat loss.

[Electricheadd]

Ive been back in the gym for a whole month now and ive gone from 290lb to 280lbbut everytime i check my weight its different, ill be up one day and down the next dayI run 3 to 5 miles aday ive been eatting healthy, been drinking as much water as i can and i cant seem to lose weight and keep it off I check my weight last night and it was 285lb, i check this morning after my run and it was 280lbsIm think im building muscle but im not lifting weights, my legs are looking nicecould i be building muscle on my legs? from doing cardio

You probably are building a bit of muscle, but it will not outpace your weight loss. What you are seeing is daily fluctuations in water weight. Weigh yourself once ever two weeks and you will not notice this. If you have to weigh every day be sure you do it at the same time (right when you wake up) As far as I can tell you lost somewhere between 5-10lbs in that month, your right on pace.

[Joe HadEID]

Let me just rephrase that for him:
scale is not accurate to check fat loss.

Haha, yes. Thank you, NeedANick.
I meant to say "NOT ALWAYS accurate". But what you said works as well.