Water weight?????

[trailseeker]

So...I had a way-worse-than-usual cheat day yesterday, including to much soy sauce and a crapload of not-so-healthy food (bad...I know). This morning, I weigh 9 POUNDS heavier!!!!! Is it really possible to gain THAT much in water weight in 24 hours?? So I'm chuggin the water today; it should be gone by tomorrow, right?

 

[Sassy69]

give it a day or two - if you freak out because it isnt' gone TOMORROW that doesn't accomplish anything. Soy sauce = mega sodium. Any heavy carb loading will also increase water retention. Watch your complex carb intake for a few days, stay away from the salt, lots of water. And don't sweat it. You can have daily "weight' fluctuations all the time - its the general trend up or down that you need to watch.

 

[jenscats5]

Yes, it's possible....Women can fluctuate between 5-10lbs of water daily, let alone during their cycle.....Throw a high carb day in with mucho sodium & there you go.

It'll go away - keep drinking your water.....

 

[ironbabe]

I've gone up more than that before. Drink you water- drink, drink, drink. Then your body will start letting go of that water your holding and you'll fit your jeans again .

 

[Roonytunes]

It will go away, but it may take more than a day. Sometimes, it will take me a good 4-5 days to get back to my original scale weight after just one night of a rich cheat meal. I'm just warning you so you don't freak out.

 

[*Bunny*]

It will go away, but it may take more than a day. Sometimes, it will take me a good 4-5 days to get back to my original scale weight after just one night of a rich cheat meal. I'm just warning you so you don't freak out.

^^ yup ...

With the others, sure it's possible

Do you know how people often say high consumption of salt only results in temporary weight gain as it causes your body to retain water ? Well a NICE big cheat of carbs will do the same thing, hold onto that liquid for dear life

At least you recognize it's NOT 9 lbs of fat

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Drink more water than you think humanly possible.

Buy some Glucorell-R to use before, during and after a cheat meal. Of course, it won't help with the sodium-related water retention, but it WILL help with carbs.

I used to take a million Gluc-R's during my all out cheat DAYS (where I ate everything in sight all day) and as long as my water consumption was normal (around a gallon or more) then there would be NO difference on the scale the next day.

 

[velvett]

So...I had a way-worse-than-usual cheat day yesterday, including to much soy sauce and a crapload of not-so-healthy food (bad...I know). This morning, I weigh 9 POUNDS heavier!!!!! Is it really possible to gain THAT much in water weight in 24 hours?? So I'm chuggin the water today; it should be gone by tomorrow, right?

Yes it is.
Keep drinking that water - until you float - oh and use a straw it's easy to drink more.

And give it a few days.