Gained 10 pounds in 1 day

(Rob Burkholder) #1

Not sure what happened. I ate some regular foods, popcorn and maybe some crackers, probably more actual volume than I recall. The scale today said 222, yesterday it was 212! I’m sure some of this is temporary as carbs carry a lot of water but what can I do to get back on track? I already ran 5 k in hopes of sweating some out but that didn’t drop the scale any.

(Ron) #2

It’s impossible to gain 10 lbs in 1 day. Did you eat 10 lbs of food? :open_mouth: Seriously, did you weigh on the same scale both days? Were you wearing the same cloths, is the scale functioning properly?

#3

10 pounds of fat, that is.

When I used to do 3-hour sessions at the gym in the morning, it was not unusual for me to drop 10 to 15 pounds during that 3 hours. I used to take a couple shirts and a couple towels with me to the racquetball courts. I’d have to wring out the shirts to keep playing and needed the towels to wipe up sweat, especially if I ended up diving for a shot and sliding on my sweat. :slight_smile:

I’d put all of that lost weight back on at work, between drinking water and the half-gallon of juice I’d buy on the walk in to work. I had to stop the juice after I figured out aspartame gives me blinding headaches if I have too much of it. Worse than MSG. :frowning:

That was during a 6-month stint of a low fat diet with lots of exercise, where I dropped from 405 down to 300. I was probably in the best condition of my life, until I dove head-first into the wall for a backhand shot in racquetball, knocking myself out and herniating my L3/L4 vertebrae. Then, between the pain and lack of exercise and comfort foods…

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #4

Water retention and stress can easily pack on 10 over night. Just KCKO.

(Rob Burkholder) #5

Naked both times. I ate a lot more than I typically do in a day and haven’t evacuated in a couple days. I think it has to be water weight for the most part. Yes, it was the same scale at exactly the same time of day.

(Rob Burkholder) #6

I think I’ll fast for at least 12 hours then go back to the regular keto diet, drinking nothing but water. I’m sure it will come down quickly. I do feel very bloated and have to assume this is mostly water retention. Thanks for all of your comments!

#7

Water weight and poop weight, most likely. Chinese food can be very salty. Fasting is probably a good idea.

#8

I had a boyfriend who worked the lighting rig at stadium gigs - he could easily lose 5kg of water each night.

(Doug) #9

Ate enough salt (pretzel binge) long ago that I should have taken on 18lbs/8kg of water just to dilute it down to normal body concentration. Did not weigh myself; later calculated it.