Does water displace fat in fat cells as you loose weight?

#1

This infographic has been around and I’m wondering how accurate it is? It kind of makes sense, but I’m not a scientist, doctor, or anything. Thoughts?

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#2

If this keeps people motivated then I’d say it’s fine, however I doubt it’s this simple. When you water fast for example you are losing fat at a rapid rate and from most accounts including my own your fat cells don’t seem to be filling up with water. If you want to have a “whoosh” that everyone seems to buy into, do a water fast. Also, throw your scale away. It serves as a source of discouragement far more often than a source of motivation. Fat cells live for ten years, my advice is do keto and intermittent fasting for the next decade then weigh yourself if you must.

(Siobhan) #3

I’ve seen it written about here:

Would love to see if there is an actual study done on it though

(Khara) #4

It seems info-graphics can get one to believe just about anything. It’s hard to know which ones to trust without doing extensive research. Thanks for the article @siobhan. Both the graphic and article resonate with me because this is exactly how I experience weight loss. I hover at a given weight for weeks/months and then literally overnight several pounds of drop. So, this info is intriguing and gives a great visual explanation but it’d be nice to see more science on it.

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #5

Having recently gained access to a scale (I’ve been too cheap to go out and buy one) I’ve been weighing myself a lot just because I can, and I am seeing a lot of variation from hour to hour. I’ve come to the conclusion that frequent weighing is not helpful. Better to rely on how I feel and how poorly my clothes fit—I’ve already had to give away my first pair of baggy jeans!

(Adam Kirby) #6

I have no idea what the actual science is, but the whole stall/whoosh thing seems to be near-universal in people losing weight, so it is a very compelling idea. Otherwise people would slowly and linearly lose weight every day, which almost no one does.

#7

Gaining weight usually happens in bursts also, but as we know that’s more hormonal than anything. Hard to imagine losing weight is much different.