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Weight Loss/Maintenance

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

1. Water weight gain

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 08:44 AM

Oct 2012

Last year I was doing slow carbs 6 days a week, with one cheat day a week. It was completely normal to wake up the next morning after cheat day with 3-8 pounds of extra weight, even though I clearly didn't eat 24,000 calories on cheat day. It drops off again over the next few days.

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Why does your weight go up and stay up for a while if you eat just [View all] no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 OP

Water weight gain noamnety Oct 2012 #1

Yes... eating heavy simple carbs causes water (and sodium) retention. hlthe2b Oct 2012 #2

you shouldn't weigh yourself more than once a week Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #3

I'm not convinced about that advice noamnety Oct 2012 #4

It was counteractive for me Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #5

The daily fluctuations drive me crazy too rox63 Oct 2012 #7

That's why I weighed myself daily laundry_queen Dec 2012 #11

Me too. Lisa0825 Oct 2012 #6

water weight isn't fat Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #8

Wl reeviint Dec 2012 #9

Welcome to DU no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #10