Originally Posted by
baron von trail
I'm consistently seeing a 5lb difference between my morning weigh-in and the one in the evening. It's been like that for years.
Anyone else see that much variance?
Sure. Have seen 7# swings across two days, many times. Water has much to do with it.
So long as I weigh at similar times of the day, following a light meal and ~20oz or less of water, I feel comfortable with the overall trend in what the scales report.
But if I double or triple the water intake over that previous hour, along with a bit larger meal, there can be a 3-4lb difference right there.
Can't say whether others get so much variation off the same intake differences, but I'm no longer surprised by such short-term changes, particularly when a couple days later it has evened out.