Does it count?

katiehepp1

This might be a strange question but since Wednesday I have eaten about 6 crackers, a few slices of bread and some plain cookies - not out of choice but because I got food poisoning so have been really ill!! Now I know that my weight will be less and most of it my water weight (I went down over a stone on the second day because I couldn't take in anything for more than 5 minute) it's all come back though apart from a couple of pounds - my question is. Is this a real weight loss because I didn't consume any calories or will it all come back as j start eating at my normal deficit again?

dark_sparkles37019

Only way to know is to wait and see
You might want to eat at maintenance a day or two to help your body after being sick.

SJB2102

When I was really sick I lost about 12lb, after a week a normal eating (no deficiency because I was still generally feeling week and couldn't get my *kitten* moving) I was up 4lb. The following week I lost the 4lb again and then went back to my usual 1-2lb a week loss. So effectively I lost 12lb in 3 weeks.

SJB2102

Lol. *Kitten* It replaced my naught word for the thing we sit on. Lol.

lynn_glenmont

Depending on your calorie maintenance level, you may have lost one or two pounds of "real" weight in two or three days of not being able to keep anything down. The other 12 lbs is water weight. It will come back as you recover.

Oh, sorry, I see that you say it's already come back except for a couple of pounds. I'm with dark_sparkle. Wait and see.

Sorry you haven't been feeling well. I went through it a couple of months ago, and saw the same huge swing (well, about 8 lbs, not a full stone). It's a good thing that it comes back. Really. It means your body is recovering.

ahoy_m8

... and that you haven't lost as much muscle (fast loss usually = some LBM loss)