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if you have a cheat day, how soon does it show on the scale?

Jcox300
Jcox300 Posts: 62 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
is it the next day or a few days later?

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Usually the next day
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    if i have a high sodium cheat meal i can see the water retention that day.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    The next day.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    It really depends on how big of a cheat day you had. A couple of hundred calories won't make a difference, 3500 over your daily maintenance allowance and you will see a pound gained. Anything in between is a percentage of.
    If you ate high sodium, as @fishshark said, you may see a water gain.

    Cheers, h.
  • Ashtoretet
    Ashtoretet Posts: 378 Member
    Ever since I stopped doing cardio purely as exercise, I rarely saw a fluctuation on the scale even after a cheat day. I pretty much only see fluctuations/stubbornness when I have a period now.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    Sodium and long hikes are the things that show on the scale for me. Right now I'm showing the pizza I've had for the last 2 days lol. Another 2 or 3 days if I eat my normal foods the water weight will all go away. I temporarily gain upwards of 10+ sometimes from hiking - crazy lol.

    The pizza wasn't worth it either since my tummy hasn't been happy.

  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Next day.
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