Some of you may follow my thread in the prep/offseason section but just thought I'd see if anybody else's weight fluctuates dramatically?
For those who haven't read my thread I'll give a tiny bit of background. I follow IFYM however the majority of the time I follow a meal plan adhering to these macros (to the gram). I have one off plan meal per week (fairly moderate compared to most) and the odd day where I'm more flexible with a couple of meals still adhering to the gram macros wise. Sodium wise I'm pretty consistent. Yet my weight fluctuates by 10-14 lbs throughout the week.
Through reversing cals from 1600-2800 my weekly average dropped from 130.6 to 127.3lbs over 8 weeks, After this cals increased to 3.3k, weight suddenly increased by 5.6, keeping cals the same for the following two weeks my average was dead on the same w1 and 0.2 up week 2, I increased cals again by 200 as in retrospect only 2.5lbs up in 11 weeks. Weights plummetted up again. averaging 6lbs up, still early on in week but wondering what opinions were? Maybe digestion issues? Food sources are, oats, whey, coco pops, jam, bagels, eggs, salmon, spinach, peas, chicken and sweet potato.
Just to illustrate an example of my fluctations my weigh ins last week were
Sun 133.25
Mon 130.5
Tues 136.25
Wed 134.25
Thurs 130.75
Fri 128.75
Sat 138.25
I am also starting prep in two weeks so the more I know the less stress I will have understanding why my scale weigh doesn't move like I want. It has been a issue in the past and even though my measurements are lower I do seem to hold a lot of water
Thanks @Ben Martin
My weight now over today's is
Monday 53.3
Tuesday 53.4
I am maintaining currently but this week I have increased a lot from Christmas yes over Xmas I never tracked for 4 days however lowered my maintainance cals 200 to elevate this
So electrolyte?
Edema I do not suffer from can you explain more it's just something I would like to monitor in future
My weight fluctuates and ask the same question! I have started to keep a log of variables for example fibre, time of eating, fats and training hoping to get more of a answer. So all week I've fluctuated
Monday 58
Tuesday 57.8
Wednesdsu 57.7
Thursday 57.6
Friday 57.7
Sat 57.3
Sunday 58.3
Quite a late response to this but hopefully you see it.
Weight fluctuations are normal, and are a very personal thing. I personally fluctuate .6lbs on average day to day, but a dramatic change in one variable could see me fluctuate up to 4lbs. I'm not the tallest guy, and generally lean year round with a small bone structure. I have a propensity to hold water but with as many variables kept consistent my weight won't change much.
The variations you are seeing could be due to a number of factors such as;
Increased or decreased output on certain days
Increased or decreased carbohydrate intake on certain days
Inconsistent fluid intake
Inconsistent salts intake (salts being more than just sodium; chloride, potassium etc)
Changes in your sleep pattern Change in the weather (fluid retention)
Fluid retention in general
Bowel movements; consistency, frequency etc
Stress
In short, i wouldn't worry too much unless the fluctuations appear to be from water retention and you have noticeable edema. If this is the case, then report back and address the diet first.
Hope that helps
Forgot to say Mon was my off plan meal and Tues was IFYM