I know I have struggled with the scale not moving over a week or two even, but, thanks to this sub, I finally understand how crazy water weight fluctuations can be and how aggrevated it can get you.
Just a friendly reminder that many things can cause water retention (salt, carbs) and that may make you think you didn't lose weight this week or that you even 'gained' weight. I weigh in every Thursday morning and last week I was 260lbs, which was the same weight as the week prior. I was confused but, had to remember it was just water weight since I stayed under my calories, however, I worked in doritoes and cheese balls into my allowance for several days in a row (sodium bombs) Even though I know about water weight, I was still frustrated, however, this morning I am down 2.5lbs and I guess the 'whoosh' I have seen discussed in here finally happened for me.
Long story short, if the scale didn't go down or even went up but you were still in a deficit and it has you discouraged and confused, think about what you ate over the last bunch of days. It was probably those chips, slice of pizza, soft pretezel you had and you are retaining some water. Don't beat yourself up, wait a few days, then hop on the scale again.
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from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/avqgz9/water_weight_reminder/
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