Did I really gain 3 pounds in 6days?

tamikawoodson
tamikawoodson Posts: 185 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Last Tuesday, I weighed in at 216.5 and today I weighed in at 219.6. Is that really possible? Granted I did not do any exercises on Saturday and Sunday nor log in my food diary since it was my family reunion and I wanted to enjoy myself. I didn't over eat, didn't have any alcohol at all. I know I was slack in my water intake but could I have really put back on 3 pounds that quick? Anyone have any ideas?

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  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Sure, if you ate over 10,500 calories. Otherwise it's probably water from too much sodium and lack of water. Don't stress.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    3 pounds in 3 days. It's possible. But like someone else said, it might be just some blip caused by sodium or just a temporary spike from all the food and no activity. I'd receck later in the week for confirmation of course. 1-2 day spikes happen.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I weighed 181.3 on Friday morning...I weigh 185 today. It's not fat, because it's scientifically and mathematically impossible for it to be fat. For me, it was a killer workout on Saturday in which I was shooting for a PR on my OH press combined with some salty junk food on Sunday. All of the above caused me to retain 4 Lbs of water...muscles recovering from my Sat AM workout and the rest is sodium related water retention. It'll be gone by Tues/Wed.
  • tamikawoodson
    tamikawoodson Posts: 185 Member
    Thanks everyone. I don't feel as bad. I weighed in today officially at my doctor's office and I was only up 1/2 pound and he said the same thing, water retention and lack of water. So lesson learned here is to not slack on my water and watch my sodium.
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    You've got the right idea, my weight fluctuates by about 5 lbs on any given day. If I eat a pound of food... I weight a pound more until I am sure it's left my system. Take about 24-72 hours for your food to pass through your system.

    My solution has been to weigh myself at the same time every day, and count the lowest weight for a given week. Can't fake the lows, but the highs fluctuate a lot. This doesn't work for a lot of people though, since they can get a little obsessive, but if you can manage it, it's the best method by far.

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