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dehydration and weight readings
Went dancing w/ friends last night, at the kind of lame "Tequila Rain"
bar/dancefloor downstairs of Jillian's on Landsdown St, in what would be the shadow of Fenway Park were it not like 11pm. Very uneven mix of music, and a DJ who bothered with smooth transitions about 1 in every 3 or 4 songs, but overall a decent time. (But we all miss Man Ray in Cambridge...) Anyway, probably didn't hydrate enough during/aftr, and was thirsty this morning. Which makes me wonder... is a weightreading likely to be higher or lower than it would be if I had been drinking water properly? Like, is it lower than it should be, simply because there's less water rattling around inside me, or higher, because my body recognized the situation and is holding on to all the water it can along with "asking" for more? Kirk, 227/208/180 -- QUOTEBLOG: http://kisrael.com SKEPTIC MORTALITY: http://kisrael.com/mortal "Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales." --Bertrand Russell |
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Kirk Is writes:
Anyway, probably didn't hydrate enough during/aftr, and was thirsty this morning. Which makes me wonder... is a weightreading likely to be higher or lower than it would be if I had been drinking water properly? Your weight can easily change by several pounds as you become dehydrated and rehydrated. Two thirds of your body is water; water is heavy, and even a small change in water balance represents a big change in weight. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Kirk Is writes: Anyway, probably didn't hydrate enough during/aftr, and was thirsty this morning. Which makes me wonder... is a weightreading likely to be higher or lower than it would be if I had been drinking water properly? Your weight can easily change by several pounds as you become dehydrated and rehydrated. Two thirds of your body is water; water is heavy, and even a small change in water balance represents a big change in weight. Right, but that doesn't quite answer my question, though I guess you'd say that if I'm thirsty, I'm probably a bit lighter because my water weight is down, as opposed to some less intuitive idea like my body is trying to hold onto all the water weight it can rather than let urination drain me further, that kind of thing... -- QUOTEBLOG: http://kisrael.com SKEPTIC MORTALITY: http://kisrael.com/mortal "Evaporation is God's paper towel" --Dylan Murray |
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dehydration and weight readings
"Kirk Is" wrote in message ... Mxsmanic wrote: Kirk Is writes: Anyway, probably didn't hydrate enough during/aftr, and was thirsty this morning. Which makes me wonder... is a weightreading likely to be higher or lower than it would be if I had been drinking water properly? Your weight can easily change by several pounds as you become dehydrated and rehydrated. Two thirds of your body is water; water is heavy, and even a small change in water balance represents a big change in weight. Right, but that doesn't quite answer my question, though I guess you'd say that if I'm thirsty, I'm probably a bit lighter because my water weight is down, as opposed to some less intuitive idea like my body is trying to hold onto all the water weight it can rather than let urination drain me further, that kind of thing... Dehydration will make you lighter than you really are when properly hydrated. Give it a day of drinking plenty, and you'll be back up to "normal". |
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