Christmas weight gain albs

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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    Life has been a little crazy busy, so I missed two weekly weigh-ins, and finally stepped on the scale this morning, knowing that since the last weigh-in I have had more than a couple days of eating around 1000 calories over maintenance (partially just enjoying the holidays, and partially intentionally, as I've been battling bronchitis for about 8 weeks, and I finally decided my body needs the energy for recovery). I was thrilled to only be 1.5 lbs heavier, and I'm feeling pretty much recovered, so life is good.
  • holyfenix
    holyfenix Posts: 99 Member
    Where is the lost weight over Christmas and Thanksgiving thread? Pretty sure magic took place in my instance
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    4lbs over the course of a week. Not bad, really, considering how much I ate! XD So, back on the bandwagon for me.
  • kateangel2312
    kateangel2312 Posts: 242 Member
    i gained 5lbs over a week, ive cut back to make up for it now. Got 17lbs to go till goal, seems miles away now :(
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    holyfenix wrote: »
    Where is the lost weight over Christmas and Thanksgiving thread? Pretty sure magic took place in my instance

    I lost weight over thanksgiving and stayed the same about during Christmas. (technically I lost weight but I was bloated the day before Christmas and gained 2 pounds lol so I don't count that)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited December 2014
    Most, if not all of the weight gain is water and more waste than usual in your system. People always seem to forget that if they eat more, they're naturally going to have more waste in their systems...and that waste has mass and thus weight.

    True fat gain is actually a pretty slow process and doesn't happen overnight just because you ate too much ham and had too many beers. To put on one pound of actual fat, you'd have to consume roughly 3,500 calories in excess of your maintenance calories...for me that would equate to about 6,300 calories...and even then, it doesn't happen overnight, the human body is an awesome machine and goes to great lengths to maintain the status quot...you have to consistently under-eat or over-eat to override your body's ability to maintain energy balance.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    I gained ten pounds (some of it was over consumption & the rest was from sodium & the TOM).
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    My 4lbs gained in 2 days went just as quickly

    It's mainly water weight / food weight

    Take heart
  • holly55555
    holly55555 Posts: 306 Member
    Don't worry! I "gained" four pounds spending Christmas Eve and Christmas with family. I'm already back down 2 lbs. It's just water/sodium going crazy.
  • fallenangel316
    fallenangel316 Posts: 16
    Im up 5 pounds from the holiday meals and goodies and such.. but im like “meh its Christmas”. I have a feeling to most of it came from alcohol consumption to.. LOL. But I am fine with that.. I will just take it as a little bump in the road, pick myself up and carry one.. tomorrow is a new day..
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