Good job for persevering!

To answer your question, DO NOT FREAK OUT. Day-to-day fluctuations in weight, especially in women, are a reflection primarily of water retention. It often happens that the change in water weight outweighs any actual fat loss that is happening, but the fat loss *is* happening. This fluctuation happens and it happens all the time, especially with women. Hormonal things, what exactly you are detoxing right now, literally *anything* can cause this. You could have been dehydrated yesterday, you could be retaining water today, we never know, could be anything. Worry about doing the right thing at each step. As long as you do the right thing, the numbers will follow. Trust the process. And go you! 9 days!

**water fluctuations sometimes result when people drink coke zero or tea or coffee or other zero or low-cal beverages. If these contain caffeine, which is a diuretic and can cause dehydration, or some other chemical with some other action, that can be a reason for the fluctuation, too. If you are this person (I am not saying that you are), quit anything that is not pure water because your liver and kidneys have enough of a job trying to fast-clear accumulated junk, toxins, and acetone/ketones, don't burden them additionally!

Note to self: follow the above advice (I have a caffeine addiction I need to tackle and I know exactly how stupid it is for me to continue to have it but I haven't been able to beat it yet.)

I Water Fast several times a month, no schedule, just when I think I have 3-5 days of quiet I go for it. It may not be a "true" Water Fast because I have to keep up my antimicrobial herbs and some vitamins, but I always feel better, and it helps to get this water weight I have accumulated while being sick for several years.

Sometimes I am stunned when the scales goes up a couple of lbs, but it always goes back down, and I maintain the loss.

I also started using a FIR (Far-Infrared-Sauna) sauna, and it helps also. It helps pull toxins out of your skin, and improves the appearance.

I saw you asked about skin on another post, I credit Vitamin C for keeping my skin tight. It has had no ill effect on my water fast.

You can't "break your body" because you're fasting. Your body sometimes just needs time to catch up to what you are doing. It's no secret that people who are calorie restricting often experience plateaus in weeks 2-3. It's an equilibrium thing all things being equal: water, fecal matter, food intake, whatever, coupled with physiological processes adapting to decreased energy intake.

It's impossible to gain fat weight on a fast and any H2O weight will be temporary.

Im experiencing the same thing, Im around about the same day as you also. Hopefully we get through it xD