So I walked about 5 miles yesterday in addition to my daily walking needs.  It wasn't hot and I drank while walking, rehydrated the rest of the day and ate the usual amount of beef. And this morning I'm down 1.6 lbs from yesterday.  I can only explain this by sweating much more than I imagined.  have any stories to tell?

I have seen 2-3lb swings in a 24-hour period going both ways.

Sometimes I am expecting a loss and see a gain, and then vice versa. Looking at the weight as a number can be frustrating.

As of late it has been cool to cold when I walk so there is not much sweating. Last week we had a really warm day followed by a rather warm morning. My normal workout clothing is a white undershirt with a long sleeve T shirt on top. When I got home, I put the weighted vest on with a pullover hoodie on top of the vest. I started my walk and about halfway thru I could feel the first warm morning f the spring. Afterwards I found the undershirt was drenched in sweat, even some in the long sleeve. 

I did my normal, shower then weigh routine. I was fully expecting a loss from the previous day. Exact same weight as the day before. The next day I took off, ate the same with no work out and no walking, I dropped 2lbs. 

I'm guessing it is the accumulative effect. LOL

Scott

Going back through a couple of months of my weight charts it looks like three pounds is about the most I’ve experienced in a 24 hour period. I track my weight every day. I just like to check the trends. The thing I’ve noticed is that my weight can fluctuate from day to day and hour to hour. If it goes up a couple of pounds in the next day or two it’ll be right back down shortly thereafter. It not anything I concern myself with unless it just keeps going up. As light as I am I have the same attitude if my weight starts going down. 

The same boat here. I check it every day. And it moves up and down.

When the weight first started falling off there were many more days of losing than gaining. At that time, it was frustrating and somewhat disheartening if it went up a couple pounds unexpectedly. I would over analyze everything I did the days prior. 

Now after losing 90+ pounds and the 'number' not being as important as it was back then, I check it daily but the swings are a lot less impactful. I don't over analyze what I have eaten or the last couple workouts or the days activities. Most of that changed when I started counting protein. I guess I know I am eating a lot so at some point the weight has to move up and when it does, it is not that big of a deal. 

Scott

I think the most I have seen from one day to the next is a 3-pound difference. I think my kidney disease comes into play here.

Too many variables to be accurate over just a 24 hour period. You would be better to track over a few weeks and then divide by the number of days. I rarely weigh myself and just go by how my clothes fit. Currently I'm at 160.1 and headed for a final goal around 150. When I get there, I get there. I think it's more about how you feel then what you weigh.

On 4/20/2025 at 2:23 PM, Terry said:

Too many variables to be accurate over just a 24 hour period. You would be better to track over a few weeks and then divide by the number of days.

I agree. Although I do weigh in every morning, my weight fluctuates considerably. I think a lot of it depends on how hydrated I am or how much I drank and am retaining - due to my kidney disease.