Gaining weight after intense exercise?

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frugalshrimp
frugalshrimp Posts: 36 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone noticed some weight gain the day after intense exercise (by intense I mean running a half- or a full-marathon)? Could it be all water retention, or am I eating way more than I am aware of?

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    It would be pretty hard to eat enough food to cause a noticeable weight gain in one day but it is very common to retain water (as part of the recovery process) after a long race.

    Silly question....are you logging your food?
  • Vowder
    Vowder Posts: 378 Member
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    I always seem to gain weight after ski weekends... I know I eat more on the weekends...but not by much. I still log my all my food and know I over my regular caloric target but WELL under my adjusted caloric target adjusted for the exercise. It is really frustrating.
  • peacerunner
    peacerunner Posts: 30 Member
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    Oh glad to see this. I ran a half marathon yesterday and woke up 3.5 pounds heavier this morning. Very depressing.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    Yeah...intense exercise breaks down the body....fluids are retained to aid in repair.

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