Can we talk about water retention for a sec?

Losingthedamnweight

So, i tend to overanalyze when it comes to anything weight loss related so if i'm way off, thats cool. Just tell me. Chances are i'm overcomplicating things. Couple things i was just thinking about.

I swear whenever i have a high calorie meal (like a 2,000 calorie sodium filled meal) that day or the next day i go to work i sweat a hell of alot more. Like the degree in which sweat comes out of my fat body is noticably greater than every other day. Even if i'm not working any harder than i usually do. My imagination?


I feel like whenever i have so and so high calorie meal, that there's like a delay-response as far as bloating. That day and the next day i'll feel alright, but then like 3 days later out of nowhere i'll feel like a human water bed. All mushy and everything. I'll jump on the scale and the number will confirm that i'm a couple pounds over what i should be. Is there any truth to this? I ask because on sunday i had a cheat meal (i really need a better word for that) and was maybe 2,500 calories over budget and i felt just dandy. Then today i got on the scale and boom. I'm 3 lbs heavier than i should be even though technically if you do the math, i should have burned off all the calories and then some from that cheat meal the other day.

Water weight is a pain in the butt. I'm glad i'm at the point where the number on the scale doesn't matter that much to me anymore, but it's still annoying to see. I feel like yelling at the damn scale like "You lie! You freaking little liar i know thats not my number! Show me the right number or i'll rip the batteries out of you and put you in the corner!"

DeguelloTex

You're over complicating things.

strong_curves

Sounds like the number on the scale does bother you still.

CSARdiver

Nothing unusual at all with your experience - it takes an average of 5-7 days to flush out excess sodium and the associated water weight.

Biological systems don't respond to math well. It will happen over time, but there are too many variables unaccounted for in the body - and your reaction will be different that everyone else, again with the variables. Takes time for metabolic pathways to flow, cells to send signals and respond, etc.

This is why many recommend not to focus on the scale and instead focus on your performance, stamina, strength - whatever gains you're getting and stay positive. The weight will come off on it's own.

Losingthedamnweight

strong_curves wrote: »

Sounds like the number on the scale does bother you still.

Well it does in a way, but i don't change my behavior based around what it says anymore. It annoys me when it doesn't reflect the work i put in, but i just put the scale away and weigh again a couple days later. No biggie. It's always just a waiting game anyway. I'll see a number that makes no sense and then wait a couple days and it goes back down again. I know this routine well, so i don't really take it too hard

TheSatinPumpkin

take measurements.

Losingthedamnweight

TheSatinPumpkin wrote: »

take measurements.

...I know math adds up and the weight is coming off, i was just asking a couple things about the effects on the body of water retention. You know. For science reasons