🧬 A Complete Explanation of Daily Weight Fluctuations
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I'm 1kg heavier at night than in the morning.
I'm 0.8kg heavier than yesterday.
"Wait, did I gain weight?"
That anxiety—
in most cases, it's not fat 👍🏻
Today, I will scientifically explain 🔬
✔ The difference between morning and night
✔ Salt, carbohydrates, and water
✔ Women's cycles
✔ Why "increased weight" does not equal "fat"
This article is worth saving 📌
🌅 ① It is normal for weight to differ between morning and night
First, the conclusion.
👉 It is normal for weight to fluctuate by 0.5 to 2kg in a day.
The reasons are simple.
✔ Weight of food
✔ Water intake
✔ Digested matter in the body
✔ Glycogen storage
At night, it's "body + food + water".
In the morning, it's "body only".
Naturally, there will be a difference 😅
This is not fat.
🧂 ② How salt affects weight
When you consume a lot of salt,
👉 your body retains water.
This is because the body holds onto water to keep sodium levels constant 💧
This is the reason why your weight increases the morning after eating ramen 🍜
But this is:
✔ Temporary water weight
✔ Something that returns to normal in 1-2 days
It is not fat.
🍚 ③ Carbohydrates also increase weight
When you consume carbohydrates,
👉 they are stored as glycogen in the muscles and liver.
And this is important:
💧 For every 1g of glycogen, about 3g of water is retained.
In other words,
Increase carbohydrates
↓
Water also increases
↓
Weight increases
This is also not fat.
When you return to a normal diet after restricting carbohydrates,
this phenomenon causes your weight to jump up 👆🏻❗
🚺 ④ Fluctuations due to women's cycles
Due to hormonal influences, women experience stronger water retention
✔ around ovulation
✔ before menstruation
🙂↕️
This is because progesterone makes it easier for the body to retain water.
Although there are individual differences,
👉
it is normal to gain 1-2kg.
This is not an increase in fat.
Rather, it is a normal physiological reaction 🩻🩷
🔥 ⑤ Why "increased weight" does not equal "fat"
This is the most important part.
To gain 1kg of fat,
👉 you need a surplus of about 7,200 kcal.
To gain 1kg of fat overnight,
you would need an incredible amount of calories.
If you gain 0.8kg the next day
after a normal meal,
it is almost 100% water and digested matter.
Fat does not increase at that speed 😉🙌🏻
📊 How to look at weight correctly
What you should look at is:
✔ Measuring under the same conditions every morning
✔ Looking at the weekly average
✔ Looking at the 2-4 week trend
It's a "line," not a "point."
Weight is data.
Don't judge it with your emotions 💔
🌱 Summary
✔ A 0.5-2kg daily fluctuation is normal
✔ Salt retains water
✔ Carbohydrates come with water
✔ Women fluctuate significantly due to cycles
✔ Fat does not increase that quickly
Weight is not "the amount of fat" but "a snapshot of the body's internal environment" 📸
Don't let the increased number
negate your hard work 😭✊🏻
You don't need to rush.
Your body is definitely changing 🔥
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Yuka, Head Trainer at Kokua fit