Setback

"Melissa" wrote in message ...
I'm curious...did you really eat enough in 2 days to account for a true
weight gain of 8 pounds? That would mean having to eat 28,000 calories over
those two days. That's a LOT of food! That is the amount of calories I eat
in 3 weeks time!

I have seen major fluctuations on my scale, as much as 4 pounds in a day. It
is almost always completely water gain and not a true weight gain. That is
why jumping on the scale every day is a bad idea. Especially for women who
can go up and down drastically in just a day or two depending on water,
hormones, salt, etc.

i have been able to accomplish this amount of waterweight gain over
one weekend just by going to a bad casino buffet

mk5000

"This one's got me pulling my hair out. Any ideas? anything??
Thank you for your help."--kael

Speaking of setbacks and quick gains...

I was talking to my girlfriend today abotu the food consumption we both had
this weekend (she too, went out of town to visit family)... and she made a
comment about it takes 3 days for the weight to show up on the scale. So,
as she said - don't get on the scale on Thursday.

Anyone know or have anecdotal evidence on this? I'll surely see as the
week goes on for me. Although I'm not to stressed about it.



"Melissa" wrote in message
.. .
I'm curious...did you really eat enough in 2 days to account for a true
weight gain of 8 pounds? That would mean having to eat 28,000 calories
over
those two days. That's a LOT of food! That is the amount of calories I
eat
in 3 weeks time!

I have seen major fluctuations on my scale, as much as 4 pounds in a day.
It
is almost always completely water gain and not a true weight gain. That is
why jumping on the scale every day is a bad idea. Especially for women who
can go up and down drastically in just a day or two depending on water,
hormones, salt, etc.

Melissa


"janice" wrote in message
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On 30 Sep 2003 11:05:33 -0400, Alison L Miles
wrote:

Ignoramus16314 wrote:
let's cry together beeswing... misery loves company... I still have
no
idea where my weight gain comes from...

i

Mind if I join y'all? Last week was a bad eating week and I somehow
gained 9.5 pounds in THREE DAYS. Four are gone, but the remaining 5.5
have stuck for several days now, which is very depressing. People
wonder
why I watch my diet and exercise so carefully..this is why.

Good luck to all, setbacks or no.


-Alison, not feeling too great or motivated, but going out running
anyway

Alison, it's a relief to know I'm not the only one who gains big time
once my eating gets out of control. 8 lbs in 2 days, and 13 lbs in 12
days are both gains I recorded on occasions last winter before I got
back on track.
It scares me to think that I'm always only a few short weeks away from
regaining the lot - which has happened several times over in the past.
Don't let anyone tell me it takes longer to put it back than to lose
it, because in my case that just isn't true.
Hope you soon see the back of your 5.5
janice
233/161/133

On 30 Sep 2003 13:42:35 GMT, Ignoramus16314
wrote:

I regained 2 lbs (223/178/180)... I blame eating too much extra fat in
my diet (butter on bread etc). To be honest I am somewhat puzzled
because I did not eat that much more than usually. Not quite sure
where the regain comes from.

i
223/178/180

Can't speak for what happens to the male body, but this female's
bodyweight can fluctuate by 3-ish pounds on any given day.
I know why I'm up 2.5 pounds from yesterday. Chinese food (Chinese
food 'American-style', that is!). Calorically a pretty high day, but
not all THAT high! It was a splurge, maybe 400 more calories than my
usual eating plan and NO exercise yesterday (which is very very
unusual for me!). I'm going to chalk it up to a big 'oh well', get on
my bike and go for a long ride, and keep the fat and starchy carbs low
today. And see what tomorrow shall bring :-)

best,
Jonquil

Jonquil,

That burst of gain could be water retention from the (relatively) higher
sodium content of the Chinese food.

Drink extra water today to help "flush" it from your system.

Ann

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"Jonquil" wrote in message
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On 30 Sep 2003 13:42:35 GMT, Ignoramus16314
wrote:

I regained 2 lbs (223/178/180)... I blame eating too much extra fat in
my diet (butter on bread etc). To be honest I am somewhat puzzled
because I did not eat that much more than usually. Not quite sure
where the regain comes from.

i
223/178/180

Can't speak for what happens to the male body, but this female's
bodyweight can fluctuate by 3-ish pounds on any given day.
I know why I'm up 2.5 pounds from yesterday. Chinese food (Chinese
food 'American-style', that is!). Calorically a pretty high day, but
not all THAT high! It was a splurge, maybe 400 more calories than my
usual eating plan and NO exercise yesterday (which is very very
unusual for me!). I'm going to chalk it up to a big 'oh well', get on
my bike and go for a long ride, and keep the fat and starchy carbs low
today. And see what tomorrow shall bring :-)

best,
Jonquil

Thanks Ann, yes, that's what I thought too. That and the fact that
I'm not used to eating starchy carbs at night, not at all! And this
was really typical American Chinese restaurant fa beef tomato chow
mein (accent on the pan fried noodles and not the veggies/meat); fried
rice, moo shu pork, etc. Heavy stuff! But in no way could it account
for a REAL 2.5 pound overn ight gain, as I mentioned, I estimated that
I took in 400 extra calories beyond my usual daily intake (only
because the earlier part of the day was so light tho!!) I probably
drink 3+ litres of water/day, so I should be ok :-) Thanks for the
response.

Jonquil

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 16:36:03 GMT, "Ann" wrote:

Jonquil,

That burst of gain could be water retention from the (relatively) higher
sodium content of the Chinese food.

Drink extra water today to help "flush" it from your system.

Ann

Jonquil wrote:
Can't speak for what happens to the male body, but this female's
bodyweight can fluctuate by 3-ish pounds on any given day.
I know why I'm up 2.5 pounds from yesterday. Chinese food (Chinese
food 'American-style', that is!). Calorically a pretty high day, but
not all THAT high! It was a splurge, maybe 400 more calories than my
usual eating plan and NO exercise yesterday (which is very very
unusual for me!). I'm going to chalk it up to a big 'oh well', get on
my bike and go for a long ride, and keep the fat and starchy carbs low
today. And see what tomorrow shall bring :-)

best,
Jonquil

On 30 Sep 2003 13:42:35 GMT, Ignoramus16314
wrote:

I regained 2 lbs (223/178/180)... I blame eating too much extra fat in
my diet (butter on bread etc). To be honest I am somewhat puzzled
because I did not eat that much more than usually. Not quite sure
where the regain comes from.

i
223/178/180


Did you do any extra or different exercise? I find that if I do
something that I'm not used to... my muscles may retain water for a
couple days. It can easily make for a 2-4 jump in pounds.

Extra sodium can do the same thing.

262/239.0/200 first goal