Water Percentage

chaarlotte289

I've been using a Weight Watchers body analysis scale because I've had some trouble with gaining weight while reducing calories. My water percentage is 60% currently which is on the high side. Could this be the problem for my weight gain? That my body is holding onto water?

AnnPT77

I'm almost at goal (and active), and mine (per a similar scale, different brand) runs in the 50s much of the time, first thing in the morning when I'm likely to be least hydrated. From casual reading, 60 seems to be considered to be in the healthy range, at the higher end. You should be able to lose weight in the normal way (Calories In < Calories Out) regardless. Do you drink adequate water? Counter-intuitively, getting enough water may tend to reduce how much your body holds - no need to go crazy with it, though.

Also, if it's currently time of month for you, you could be holding onto more water than usual - you say it's currently 60, but don't indicate whether it's been that for a while, or not. Other things that make me hold on to water weight are new workouts that require muscle repair, extra salt compared to my normal eating, extra carbs compared to my normal eating.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

If you're retaining water you'll weigh more, and increasing calories (particularly carbs) will often cause water retention at first. Keep in mind that it's normal to weigh differing amounts within a range. I can weigh anywhere from 121 to 129 lbs depending on recent dietary choices, workouts, time of month, etc. How much are you up over what period of time?

Those scales are not known for being particularly accurate, so I wouldn't worry too much about the percentage it's giving you.

Yi5hedr3

No - 60% is about right. I average 58%, but I'm older so my percentage will be slightly lower. Yours is
normal.