Sodium and weekly weigh ins

[JReayner]

Hi, I have a question regarding sodium intake and weekly weigh ins and bulking.

If I have a day where I eat a higher amount of sodium then normal,will it make me heavier and therefore make me look as if I have gained muscle.

For example, say I’ve been eating 3000 calories for 1 week and gained a between 0.5-1 lbs. (with a constant sodium intake). Then the next week, the day before I way myself, I have more sodium than normal, and the next day the scale says I have gained 2lbs because of water retention.

This makes it look like I am eating too much, but it’s water weight.

If this makes sense could you tell me if u track or take any notice of your sodium intake and does sodium affect the weigh ins, thanks so much 👍👍👍

[Heisman2]

Sodium definitely effects weigh ins. This is why most here recommend daily weigh ins and averaging your weight over 7 days as it helps to minimize the fluctuations.

[jk202]

Weighing in once a week is dumb, daily fluctuations can easily be 2 lbs. Weigh everyday after poo and follow your moving 7 day average

[TheUnderdog83]

I notice a bit of a gain in weight if I have significantly more sodium the day before, it comes back off the next day though if I return to normal sodium intake. As others have said, weigh every morning after using the bathroom and before you eat or drink.